All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 14-15 – Page 2
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The Wortmann Group has decided to develop one of its...
The Wortmann Group has decided to develop one of its trade labels, Marco Tozzi, into an all-around consumer brand of women's shoes, starting with a big advertising campaign for the German market to support sales of its spring/summer 2017 collection. The German group wants to build up the label in ...
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Leomil Group, part of The Cortina Group, and Nickelodeon International...
Leomil Group, part of The Cortina Group, and Nickelodeon International have extended its partnership with Paw Patrol. The new deal will bring Paw Patrol characters to footwear and apparel to retailers in select European markets this summer. Meanwhile, Leomil Group has partnered with Viz Media Europe for the Yo-Kai Watch ...
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In contrast with Vivarte, which is selling off its shoe...
In contrast with Vivarte, which is selling off its shoe manufacturing subsidiary, CVC, the other major French shoe retailing group, Eram has set up a school to train skilled workers and technicians for its two remaining factories, which employ 350 people in the production of about 1.2 million pairs a ...
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The sneaker trend fosters the German shoe retail market's consolidation
According to a study by the Institute for Trade Research (IFH ) in Cologne together with the BBE, the German consultancy for the retail industry, athletic footwear and lifestyle shoes is currently the best-selling segment of the shoe industry. The German shoe market increased by only 0.9 percent to €9.6 ...
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Ten Points has increased its collection of shoe models with...
Ten Points has increased its collection of shoe models with chrome-free leather, which are placed in a higher price segment than the rest of the collection. While 30 percent of the Swedish brand's autumn/winter 2016/17 collection was made with chrome-free leather, about 50 percent of the current spring/summer 2017 collection ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo's outgoing chief executive, Michele Norsa, said the Italian...
Salvatore Ferragamo's outgoing chief executive, Michele Norsa, said the Italian fashion house will focus on widening the profit margins on its products this year rather than pushing sales, to combat lower growth in the luxury market as a whole. Norsa, who spoke before the brand's menswear show at the Milan ...
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Michele Norsa, who is leaving as chief executive of Salvatore...
Michele Norsa, who is leaving as chief executive of Salvatore Ferragamo, has been appointed non-executive director of Rocco Forte Hotels. He is also on the board of Oettinger Davidoff and a member of the China Europe International Business School's International Advisory Board.
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Zappos is reportedly closing down its innovation center in San...
Zappos is reportedly closing down its innovation center in San Francisco and move dits R&D lab to its own head office in Las Vegas
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Tod's has celebrated the completion of the first phase of...
Tod's has celebrated the completion of the first phase of renovation of Rome's Colosseum, a restoration project which is supported by the Italian luxury group. The first phase of the works has focused on the northern and southern façades of the iconic monument, cleaning up a total of 13,300 square ...
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CCC criticizes working conditions in European shoe factories
In the recently launched “Labour on a Shoestring” report, the Polish-based CCC Group denounced working conditions in European shoe factories. In the framework of the “Change your shoes” initiative, which was recently launched by the CCC Group, the report is accompanied by an assessment of 28 shoe suppliers, which revealed ...
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Emanuela Caruso, a former Italian fashion model, is opening her...
Emanuela Caruso, a former Italian fashion model, is opening her third store in Rome's Via Frattina for her high-end line of luxury sandals, called Emanuela Caruso Capri
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Shoe Carnival has launched a stock repurchase plan for up...
Shoe Carnival has launched a stock repurchase plan for up to $50 million, running until Nov. 30 at the latest
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Superga has launched a new product segment, called Superga Sports,...
Superga has launched a new product segment, called Superga Sports, which was presented for the first time at the Pitti Uomo show in Florence in June. The new sub-brand was launched to extend the brand's sales in the men's footwear market. The tennis collection, which is the first step, is ...
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Italy's Café Noir has opened a showroom in Düsseldorf for...
Italy's Café Noir has opened a showroom in Düsseldorf for its expanded collection of shoes and accessories
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The sales turnover of the Brenta footwear district, in the...
The sales turnover of the Brenta footwear district, in the provinces around Venice and Padua, increased to €1.99 billion in 2015, as compared to €1.86 billion in 2014. According to the figures released by Acrib (Associazione Calzaturieri Riviera del Brenta), production was flat at 19.4 million pairs. The good performance ...
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Deckers Brands plans to change its distribution from an indirect...
Deckers Brands plans to change its distribution from an indirect to a direct mode in Switzerland in the course of the next 12 months. Previously, a local distributor covered the Swiss market, but it has been handled by a sales agent since June. Within the next 12 months, the company ...
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Womsh, a young Italian sneaker brand, launched its first collection...
Womsh, a young Italian sneaker brand, launched its first collection of vegan shoes at the Premium show in Berlin last month. The vegan collection, which consists of four different styles in various colors, is made of corn and a small amount of synthetics, with a production partner in Italy. All ...
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Dimensione Danza, the Italian clothing brand inspired by the dance...
Dimensione Danza, the Italian clothing brand inspired by the dance world, has announced a partnership with Dimex for the production and distribution of sports and dance shoes in Italy. The first models for spring 2016-2017 will be presented at theMicam in Milan on Sept. 3-6.
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Jenny, the German brand of comfort shoes, is launching a...
Jenny, the German brand of comfort shoes, is launching a line of sneakers, comprising 33 styles in multiple widths and with comfortable insoles and outsoles
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Jones Bootmaker will celebrate its British heritage with a men's...
Jones Bootmaker will celebrate its British heritage with a men's footwear collection in September. The “Made in Britain” line will boast 19 options across seven styles, all featuring the iconic British racing green color in details such as eyelets and boot tabs. Prices will start from £220 (€278-$312). The British ...
