All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 8-9 – Page 4
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Hunter Boots has formed a joint venture for the Japanese...
Hunter Boots has formed a joint venture for the Japanese market with Itochu Corporation. It has launched a web store for Japanese customers and it is looking for a suitable location for a flagship store in Tokyo, but it is also seeking wholesale partners in the country.
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Floris van Bommel of the Netherlands has opened its second...
Floris van Bommel of the Netherlands has opened its second corporate German store in Düsseldorf
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Frank Boehly, the newly elected president of the French National...
Frank Boehly, the newly elected president of the French National Leather Council (CNC) made a strong presentation on the country's leather sector at the recent APLF show in Hong Kong, where France was the focus country this year. He noted that the French leather sector consists of almost 8,000 companies ...
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Ian Brickley, president of Coach International, is joining Crocs' board...
Ian Brickley, president of Coach International, is joining Crocs' board of directors
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Oliver Sweeney has opened its biggest store in London's Covent...
Oliver Sweeney has opened its biggest store in London's Covent Garden
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Hotter, the biggest shoe manufacturer in the U.K., has won...
Hotter, the biggest shoe manufacturer in the U.K., has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise because of its outstanding success in international trade. The company says its foreign sales grew by 123 percent in the last three years, but declines to provide any figures except to say that it ships ...
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KaDeWe, the big upscale department store in Berlin, has opened...
KaDeWe, the big upscale department store in Berlin, has opened a dedicated section for sneakers
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Boxfresh, the British streetwear brand that belongs to Pentland Brands'...
Boxfresh, the British streetwear brand that belongs to Pentland Brands' portfolio, will drop its clothing line after the autumn 2015 season to focus on its core footwear business. Clothing accounted for less than 10 percent of Boxfresh's product offer and sales for autumn 2015. Boxfresh's products are sold by various ...
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Zippy, the Portuguese chain of children's shoe stores that belongs...
Zippy, the Portuguese chain of children's shoe stores that belongs to Sonae Group, has opened a store in Tblisis, the capital of Georgia
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Exhibitors and visitors are being encouraged to book flights and...
Exhibitors and visitors are being encouraged to book flights and accommodation for theMicam fair taking place in Milan on Sept. 1-4 as soon as possible because it will coincide with the 2015 World Fair in the city. Fiera Milano, co-organizer of theMicam trade show, has introduced a new system for ...
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Thomas Vangsgaard has left Viking Footwear to become Danish country...
Thomas Vangsgaard has left Viking Footwear to become Danish country manager for Ecco, replacing Jens-Jacob Iversen. Vansgaard has been the country manager for Viking in Denmark since 2006. He had assumed additional responsibility for KangaROOS in the Nordic countries since 2011.
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The web store of Caroline Issa's Because magazine will sell...
The web store of Caroline Issa's Because magazine will sell exclusively three models of unisex socks for men and women developed by Falke in collaboration with Manolo Blahnik and backed by a short video clip
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The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada will present “Standing...
The Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, Canada will present “Standing Tall: A Curious History of Men in Heels,” a new exhibit opening to the public on May 8. The show, which also serves to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the museum, will look at four centuries of men's footwear, from ...
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Basicnet, the Italian company that owns Superga, has reported a...
Basicnet, the Italian company that owns Superga, has reported a further strong increase in the brand's sales. Directly and through its licensees, Superga's sales jumped by 67 percent to €43.5 million in the first quarter of this year, thanks in part to new licenses. They had already risen last year ...
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Pittarosso is launching Pithagorà, a new banner dedicated to high-range...
Pittarosso is launching Pithagorà, a new banner dedicated to high-range running and lifestyle footwear. The Italian shoe retailer will open its firts Pithagorà store in Desenzano, on the southwestern shore of Lake Garda, on April 11. The 200-square-meter store has been designed by De Francesco+Silva. Pithagorà will be selling running ...
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Ralf Balonier has reportedly left Richter to become the sales...
Ralf Balonier has reportedly left Richter to become the sales manager of Lurchi, the children's shoe brand of Salamander
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LK Bennett has collaborated with Laura Bailey, a famous model,...
LK Bennett has collaborated with Laura Bailey, a famous model, writer and jeweler, for a capsule collection of five shoe styles
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Birkenstock has obtained the coveted Red Dot Design Award for...
Birkenstock has obtained the coveted Red Dot Design Award for its colorful new collection of EVA sandals, while Deichmann has got it for a sandal in its current spring/summer line
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Stegmann Clogs, the Austrian brand specializing in wool felt clogs,...
Stegmann Clogs, the Austrian brand specializing in wool felt clogs, will be distributed in the U.S. through AGS Footwear Group, from this spring. Stegmann has been making wool felt, handmade footwear since 1888. The footwear is created using natural sheep's wool, mountain water and contoured soles. AGS, based in Virginia, ...
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The British Footwear Association (BFA) and Footwear Distributors and Retailers...
The British Footwear Association (BFA) and Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) have established a new strategic partnership to encourage business between the two countries. As part of the partnership, the two trade associations will share market data, regulatory insights and customs updates. The new alliance will help British ...
