All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 10-11 – Page 2
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Snipes, the German-based chain of sneaker stores, signed the lease...
Snipes, the German-based chain of sneaker stores, signed the lease for a new logistics center with offices in Wessling near Cologne. The site which will have 17,000 sqm for storage space and an additional 2,000 sqm for offices, will be finished at the end of this year. Snipes is still ...
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The first of three shoe innovation and development centers has...
The first of three shoe innovation and development centers has just opened in Mexico. It is located in San Mateo Anenco, near Mexico City, and will serve the 1,400 footwear companies active in the region, which employ together 10,000 people. These companies will benefit from the new equipment available at ...
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Carrie S. McDermott, senior vice president and chief operating officer...
Carrie S. McDermott, senior vice president and chief operating officer of DSW, has left the American shoe retail chain, where he worked for more than eight years. DSW is projecting lower earnings than previously anticipated after a first quarter in which it posted lower-than expected adjusted net income of $32.8 ...
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The phase that contributes most to the shoe's carbon footprint...
The phase that contributes most to the shoe's carbon footprint is the manufacture of the components. According to the first results of the European project CO2Shoe, funded by the European Commission, this phase represents 58 percent of the overall carbon footprint of a shoe, followed by packaging manufacture with 16 ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has opened its first store in Cambodia, located...
Salvatore Ferragamo has opened its first store in Cambodia, located in the exclusive Capital Mall of Phnom Penh. The brand has also reopened its flagship store on Paris' exclusive Avenue Montaigne, which measures 1,300 square meters on two floors.
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Gucci is integrating its footwear and leathergoods business units into...
Gucci is integrating its footwear and leathergoods business units into a single entity led by Massimo Rigucci, who has been running its footwear segment for more than 15 years. Chiara Corini will remain in charge of leathergoods but will report to Rigucci. The production of the two types of products ...
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Chris Brown is the face of the new marketing campaign...
Chris Brown is the face of the new marketing campaign for the current spring/summer collection of Snipes, to be on sale in the company's sneaker stores from June 6. Inspired by the artistic American singer and song writer, the collection includes two hoodies and a two-piece 90s style tracksuit. A ...
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New owners for Pom d’Api and other kids’ brands
A dozen French private investors have acquired all the shares of Rautureau Appel Shoes Kids (Ras Kids), parent company of Pom d'Api and other old and new French brands of children's shoes -10is (pronounced tennis), Schoopom, Schwik and Clotaire – that are positioned in different market segments.Founded in 1973 by ...
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Roberto Botticelli has opened its first Italian franchised store in...
Roberto Botticelli has opened its first Italian franchised store in Palermo. The Italian company already has three corporate stores in its domestic market. Another one is planned in the Italian city of Pescara. Roberto Botticelli has 12 other stores outside Italy, notably in the Netherlands, China, Iran and South Africa. ...
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Bogs’ sales tumble in the first quarter
Sales of Bogs, the American specialist supplier of waterproof footwear, tumbled by 17.0 percent during the first quarter of 2016 compared with the year-ago quarter, primarily due to a mild winter season. The drop followed a sudden 22 percent decrease for Bogs in North America during the last quarter of ...
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Jelmoli's department store in Zurich, the biggest one in Switzerland,...
Jelmoli's department store in Zurich, the biggest one in Switzerland, has inaugurated two new sections for premium men's and women's shoes at its flagship store in Zurich. With a total surface of 1,400 square meters on two floors, they represent the largest offer of branded shoes in the country, according ...
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Clarks reports a big drop in profits
C & J. Clark (Clarks) has reported a big drop in profitability for the financial year ended Jan. 31. The group's operating earnings fell to £45.8 million (€59.5m-$66.7m) from £112.7 million in the year-earlier period while revenues rose by only 2.6 percent to £1,494.4 million (€1,940.0m-$2,177.0m).An increase in average selling ...
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Ecco was named as best company in the category “Quality”...
Ecco was named as best company in the category “Quality” in Sweden in the market survey conducted by “Sweden's Best Organisations” (Sveriges Bästa Företag). More than 10.000 Swedish consumers participated in the national survey. Ecco also won the category “Best shoe chain.” In addition, the company scored high in other ...
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L.K. Bennett posts strong online growth
L.K. Bennett saw its revenues for the year to Aug. 1, 2015 decrease to £93.6 million (€121.6m-$136.5m) from £95.3 million. The company attributed the slight decline to its increased focus on reducing the number of underperforming stores in the U.K. On a comparable basis, sales increased by 5 percent.The British ...
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Shoes could benefit from Unido’s new program in Indonesia
The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) has announced a new country program for Indonesia for 2016-2020, designed as a road map to the country's inclusive and sustainable industrial development. Unido's director general, Li Yong, and Indonesia's minister for industry, Saleh Hussein, officially inaugurated the program during a ceremony in ...
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Belsire, an Italian brand that sells high-end men's shoes and...
Belsire, an Italian brand that sells high-end men's shoes and accessories online, will soon open its first brick-and-mortar store as well as a showroom in Milan. The location of the shop is still unknown while the 200-square-meter showroom will open on Corso di Porta Nuova, in the Brera district. Belsire ...
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A Belgian company, Brandplus, is the new licensee of Pantofola...
A Belgian company, Brandplus, is the new licensee of Pantofola d'Oro for the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany and Austria, starting with sales from spring/summer 2017. Brandplus, which is managed by Kristof Vercambre, will open showrooms in Munich as well as in the Netherlands and in Belgium. The previous licensee of ...
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Joan Helpern, half of the shoe duo behind the Joan...
Joan Helpern, half of the shoe duo behind the Joan & David brand, has died in New York at the age of 89. According to reports in WWD, her death was caused by respiratory failure. David Helpern, Joan's husband and business partner, died in 2012. The pair founded together a ...
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Toms gets people to walk barefoot
On May 10, Toms celebrated this year's “One Day Without Shoes,” the annual occasion which is meant to raise awareness of the importance of proper footwear for children's health and education. In many parts of the world, children cannot afford to wear shoes which would protect their feet from harmful ...
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Baldinini is working on a small house museum that would...
Baldinini is working on a small house museum that would show 3,000 shoes, components and documents from its archives, tracing the history of the Italian company, founded in 1910 and currently run by Gimmi Baldinini.
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