All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 14-15 – Page 3
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Deckers Brands has released a new Ugg boot, the Classic...
Deckers Brands has released a new Ugg boot, the Classic II, describing it as the biggest product launch in the brand's 38-year history. Available in Ugg stores since July 15, it uses pre-treated stain- and water-resistant sheepskin. It comes in three heights and incorporates innovative features already developed for some ...
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Bogs Footwear has hired Kevin Kious as vice president of...
Bogs Footwear has hired Kevin Kious as vice president of sales, covering the farm, service and safety categories. He previously worked for Timberland Pro and Keen Footwear.
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Christian Moritz, a member of Ludwig Görtz' executive board who...
Christian Moritz, a member of Ludwig Görtz' executive board who has been in charge of purchasing, is leaving the German shoe retail chain to pursue new professional interests. He will not be replaced. Frank Revermann, executive board of member in charge of sales, marketing, e-commerce, expansion, business development and shop ...
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To optimize its production and sourcing processes, Birkenstock has introduced...
To optimize its production and sourcing processes, Birkenstock has introduced a uniform color scheme for all of its collections, including sandals, classics, shoes and kids. The color scheme of Birkenstock's socks collection has also been adjusted to the color scheme of Birkenstock footwear. At the Premium show held in Berlin, ...
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Skechers has moved to bigger offices for its British subsidiary,...
Skechers has moved to bigger offices for its British subsidiary, as it continues to expand across Europe. It moved from Potters Bar, north of London, to a nearby facility of about 1,600 square meters in St Albans, with nine showrooms and plenty of multi-media technology. Rapid growth in the U.K. ...
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Sioux, the German company best known for its comfortable moccasins,...
Sioux, the German company best known for its comfortable moccasins, sold 55,000 pairs of the spring/summer 2016 collection of its new line of colorful and original sneakers marketed under a secondary brand in its portfolio, Grashopper. The new product line consists of 100 styles of leather and canvas shoes for ...
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Bernd Hummel, licensee of the Kangaroos brand in Europe, reported...
Bernd Hummel, licensee of the Kangaroos brand in Europe, reported a two-digit increase in orders for the spring/summer 2017 collection, as compared to spring/summer 2016. The brand's low-price segment has been extended in 2015 with two special editions launched per year. Sales in this segment are expected to increase by ...
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Footwear industry get-together at the Berlin Fashion Week
The Berlin Fashion Week, which took place on June 28-30, was once again a successful platform for retailers and suppliers of apparel and accessories to meet and discover the new spring/summer 2017 collections.The Premium trade show hosted a total of almost 1,000 brands with 1,800 collections on a surface of ...
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Friedo Schomeier, formerly with Berkemann, Mephisto, Dr. Martens and Tacco...
Friedo Schomeier, formerly with Berkemann, Mephisto, Dr. Martens and Tacco Footcare, will take care of sales for Rohde in Germany and Austria following the departure of Michael Dornseifer
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In-house shoe production has benefits
Keen Footwear, which remains very committed to sustainability, is focused on boosting its in-house shoe manufacturing and assembly capacity from around 5 percent to 40 percent of its annual volume, which currently stands above seven million pairs per year. The balance will continue to be made by subcontractors in the ...
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Bench has struck a long-term partnership with Deichmann for the...
Bench has struck a long-term partnership with Deichmann for the development, sourcing and distribution of a line of shoes for men, women and children that will be sold exclusively in selected Bench stores and in the Roland, MyShoes and Ochsner Shoes stores of the Deichmann group in Germany, Austria and ...
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Jones Bootmaker has a new head of design, Barbara Paleka...
Jones Bootmaker has a new head of design, Barbara Paleka Lucas, who has spend more than 12 years working with other major chains and brands such as Kurt Geiger, Dune Group, Liz Clairbone, All Saints and Hunter. Her appointment follows that of a new chief product officer, Sarah Davies.
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Baldinini’s change of control will be difficult
The liquidators of Antichi Pellettieri have put up for sale its biggest asset - the 60 percent stake that the Italian company holds in Baldinini – to help reimburse its creditors. With a couple of leathergoods brands also in its portfolio and debts of more than €86 million, Antichi Pellettieri went ...
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Backed by Berkshire Partners, Implus has taken over Spenco Medical...
Backed by Berkshire Partners, Implus has taken over Spenco Medical Corp.'s insole business and its 2nd Skin medical adhesive line. It will integrate them into its insole business, which comprises the Sof Sole and Sof Comfort brands among others. Implus will also acquire Spenco's Canadian operations. The remaining operations of ...
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Toms’ founder gets a special award
Blake Mycoskie, who founded Toms Shoes ten years ago, got the Cannes Lionheart award at this year's Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on June 25. Introduced in 2014, the award is given to personalities who use the strength of commercial brands to improve the livelihoods of disadvantages people and ...
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Deichmann gains ground in a competitive Austrian market
According to a survey made by RegioData Research, the market research company based in Vienna and Munich, and published in Textilwirtschaft, the Austrian shoe retail market has an annual turnover of €1.5 per year. Shoe retailers record annual sales of €1.2 billion, while the rest is generated by fashion retailers, ...
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The in-house restaurant of the Lorenz Shoe Group, the Austrian...
The in-house restaurant of the Lorenz Shoe Group, the Austrian parent company that owns the Högl, Ganter and Assia brands, has been given a special recognition by the local state
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Trying to capitalize on the current strong athleisure trend, Gabor...
Trying to capitalize on the current strong athleisure trend, Gabor is launching a complete collection of sport-inspired sneakers, called Gabor Sport, for the spring/summer 2017 season. Some of the shoes can also be used for sports activities. The collection comprises about 30 different styles, including running and retro models. The ...
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Juan Manuel Perán has been appointed executive chairman of the...
Juan Manuel Perán has been appointed executive chairman of the Pikolinos Group, taking the place of his father, Juan Perán, who will act as honorary chairman. Born 40 years ago, Juan Manuel Perán went through intensive training in the shoe sector and worked in Italy and Germany before joining his ...
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K-Swiss Global Brands appointed Sean O'Shea as new creative director...
K-Swiss Global Brands appointed Sean O'Shea as new creative director of the K-Swiss brand on May 26. O'Shea will be based in Westlake Village, California, and will be responsible for K-Swiss' product design globally. He reports directly to Barney Waters, who was appointed as the new president for the K-Swiss ...
