All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 17, Issue 8-9 – Page 5
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Rem D. Koolhaas, the founder of United Nude, asked five...
Rem D. Koolhaas, the founder of United Nude, asked five well-known architects and designers to create sculptural women's shoes for its brand made entirely on a 3D printer. These were architects Zaha Hadid, Ben van Berkel and Fernando Romero, and designers Ross Lovegrove and Michael Young. All five pairs of ...
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JRC Reflex has developed its retro-reflective trimmings for application to...
JRC Reflex has developed its retro-reflective trimmings for application to the leather uppers of shoes
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ANWR is launching a third house fair, ANWR now! at...
ANWR is launching a third house fair, ANWR now! at its campus in Mainhausen. The one-day event will take place on Oct. 13, presenting the products of about 100 brands. It is meant to collect reorders and to present new styles for the next season. As a result, the Fashion ...
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Connie Rishwain has announced her intention to resign as president...
Connie Rishwain has announced her intention to resign as president of Ugg Australia to spend more time with her family and pursue other interests, but she has agreed to stay through a transition period until her successor is found. Rishwain joined Ugg 20 years ago and became brand president in ...
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Magnum, the work shoe brand of Hi-Tec Sports, has announced...
Magnum, the work shoe brand of Hi-Tec Sports, has announced a three-year contract with the Civil Nuclear Constabulary, the armed police force in charge of protecting civil nuclear sites and materials in Great Britain
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Crocs has announced the launch of its first global integrated...
Crocs has announced the launch of its first global integrated marketing campaign. The #FindYourFun campaign, which launched on Mar. 30, will run throughout 2015 in the U.S., Germany, U.K., China, Japan and South Korea. Consumers are encouraged to “find their fun,” as the tagline suggests, through innovative imagery featuring Crocs' ...
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Etnies has announced it has reached one million trees in...
Etnies has announced it has reached one million trees in its “Buy a Shoe, Plant a Tree” reforestation program. The Californian footwear brand started the program in 2011, when its owner and chief executive, Pierre-Andre Senizergues, decided to plant a tree in the Costa Rican rainforest for every pair of ...
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Hi-Tec Sports USA has announced it will be donating shoes...
Hi-Tec Sports USA has announced it will be donating shoes to the National Odd Shoe Exchange, a non-profit organization which distributes footwear to those requiring single shoes or pairs of differing sizes. The organization, founded in 1943 by Rubin Feldman, serves people with injury, disease and genetic disorders, considering that ...
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Annarita Pilotti, president of Loriblu, has come forward as a...
Annarita Pilotti, president of Loriblu, has come forward as a candidate to replace Cleto Sagripanti as president of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian shoe industry association, at its annual meeting in early June. Operating like Sagripanti in the Marche region of Italy, she would be the first woman to run the association, ...
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Outperforming analysts' estimates, Rocky Brands has reported a net profit...
Outperforming analysts' estimates, Rocky Brands has reported a net profit of $1.4 million for its first quarter, double the level of the year-earlier period. However, revenues declined to $65.5 million from $65.8 million, despite a 30 percent increase for the Durango brand of shoes. The management feels that the drop ...
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Yvonne Piu, a manager of Leder & Schuh who previously...
Yvonne Piu, a manager of Leder & Schuh who previously took care of Hugo Boss' global licensing business, is joining Birkenstock in June to fill a new position where she will be in charge of product and marketing, including design and participation in trade fairs and other events. She will ...
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Michela Ratti, a former official of Procter & Gamble, has...
Michela Ratti, a former official of Procter & Gamble, has become the new director of global communications for Salvatore Ferragamo, filling the position previously occupied by Andrea Tremolada who is now doing a similar job at Roberto Cavalli
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BNS Bergal, Nico & Solitaire has signed a global license...
BNS Bergal, Nico & Solitaire has signed a global license for shoe care products with Adidas, involving dedicated packaging of products
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Cole Haan has presented The American Dream Project, its first...
Cole Haan has presented The American Dream Project, its first ever film production, realized in collaboration with Happy Marshall Productions. The docu-series explores the concept of “the American dream.” Filmmaker James Marshall and photographer Todd Williams embarked on an epic journey across the U.S. carrying just $250. In order to travel ...
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Stuart Weitzman Holdings has named Alyssa Mishcon president of global...
Stuart Weitzman Holdings has named Alyssa Mishcon president of global retail. She will report to the group's chief executive, Wayne Kulkin. In her new role, Mishcon will oversee strategic operations development, merchandising, customer experience and relationship management, and the growth of international retail. Mishcon was most recently president of Thomas Pink ...
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Nobrand is partnering with a Portuguese designer, Dino Alves, for...
Nobrand is partnering with a Portuguese designer, Dino Alves, for a capsule collection of two shoes inspired by a rural environment
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Haman Alimardani will replace Robert Dizdarevic as creative director for...
Haman Alimardani will replace Robert Dizdarevic as creative director for Bread & Butter. The Iranian-born graphic designer, who grew up in New York and Munich, has already developed B&B's new marketing campaign. His former customers include names such as Kenzo, Mey, Nike, Porsche and Microsoft. His pen name is Hamansutra.
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Alibaba disputes claims that it tolerates fake goods
Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, is defending itself against allegations made by the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) that it tolerates the sale of fake products on its Taobao website. The AAFA, which called Taobao “one of the biggest platforms for counterfeit goods worldwide,” shared this concern with the ...
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Frank Geisen and Gerhard Giesel, who are already running Aktivbank...
Frank Geisen and Gerhard Giesel, who are already running Aktivbank along with Hauke Kahlcke, have joined Hans-Ulrich Seum on the executive board of the DZB Bank, creating a basis for stronger collaboration between the two banks, which help finance the operations of ANWR Group's retail members. Aktivbank is a subsidiary ...
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Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for...
Footbalance has signed a distribution agreement with Hickory Brands for the U.S. market, effective April 2. Headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, the FootBalance store concept is based on providing comprehensive foot-analysis and individually molded insoles made directly on-site. Hickory Brands will represent FootBalance's in-store concepts for 100% custominsoles and sandals as ...
