All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 14-15 – Page 4
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Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive...
Rüdiger Fox has been appointed as the new chief executive of Sympatex Technologies, taking the place of Michael Kamm, who is leaving by mutual consent after six years in the post. Like Kamm, he will also act as speaker for the management. Haiko Stüting will remain as joint managing director ...
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Hotter has appointed a former marketing and trading director of...
Hotter has appointed a former marketing and trading director of Missguided, Victoria Betts, as its first “omnichannel director”
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Creating a new function, Peter Kaiser has appointed Jörg Hoepfner,...
Creating a new function, Peter Kaiser has appointed Jörg Hoepfner, 42, as its marketing and PR manager
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ANWR Schuh and Romika, the brand that belongs to the...
ANWR Schuh and Romika, the brand that belongs to the Josef Seibel Group, will launch a TV campaign to market Romika's expanded sneaker segment in the second half of 2016. Customers can buy the shoes online or at selected stores affiliated with the buying group, using click & collect and ...
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Antonio Porta, founder and chief executive of Unisa Europe, has...
Antonio Porta, founder and chief executive of Unisa Europe, has been appointed chairman of Inescop, the Spanish footwear research and technology center. At the same time, Miguel Angel Martinez, deputy director of the institute, has been promoted to the role of director, replacing Cesar Orgilés who will continue as a ...
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Shoe Zone has announced that Nick Davis, its chief financial...
Shoe Zone has announced that Nick Davis, its chief financial officer, has become the company's chief executive, taking the place of the current CEO, Anthony Smith, who has become the company's executive chairman. Davis has been with the British discount shoe retailer for 13 years. His successor as finance director ...
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Bruno Magli has announced expansion plans for China and Japan....
Bruno Magli has announced expansion plans for China and Japan. According to Footwear News, the Italian luxury firm has signed new partnerships with Sitoy Retailing in China and Bruno Magli Partners in Japan. The agreements in both countries include a strong retail strategy. In addition to wholesale distribution, Sitoy Retailing will ...
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Timberland, a brand of VF Corp., has announced a program...
Timberland, a brand of VF Corp., has announced a program to restore and create green spaces in five U.S. cities by 2020. Each year for the next five years, the brand will choose a different city with a Timberland store, beginning with New York City, and will match its retail ...
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Shoe industry managers analyze Brexit’s consequences
While the dust was settling on the startling vote that the British people cast against remaining in the European Union on June 23, several decision-makers in the footwear sector responded to our invitation to outline the effects that it may have on their businesses.In general, they admitted that it is ...
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The first consumer-oriented Bread & Butter by Zalando trade show...
The first consumer-oriented Bread & Butter by Zalando trade show will take place on Sept. 2-4 at Arena Berlin, where the trade-oriented Bright and Seek trade shows were held earlier this month. Adidas, Converse, Nike, Puma, Reebok, Vans and Zalando's private label, Zign, will be among the 25 participating brands, ...
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Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe...
Birkenstock, which is enjoying a boom in the American shoe market, has notified Amazon that it will stop supplying it from next January. It has also asked its authorized dealers not to offer Birkenstock shoes on its marketplace. According to CNBC, Birkenstock has found it impossible to supervise the distribution ...
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Within Latin America, the Chileans are the biggest shoe consumers....
Within Latin America, the Chileans are the biggest shoe consumers. According to Fedeccal, the national footwear association, and as reported by footwearbiz.com, consumers in Chile bought 103 million pair of shoes in 2015, representing an average per capita consumption of 5.7 pairs. However, only 10 percent of the shoes sold ...
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Aquazzurra is suing Steve Madden for allegedly copying three of...
Aquazzurra is suing Steve Madden for allegedly copying three of its most popular footwear designs. The complaint was filed on June 23 in the Southern District of New York, a federal court in Manhattan. According to the Florence-based luxury shoes label, the Sharlit, Lecrew and Sassey models by Steve Madden ...
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Santoni has gone ahead with the planned opening of its...
Santoni has gone ahead with the planned opening of its first flagship store in Paris, presenting its men's line and located at a prestigious address: 36 avenue George V. The Italian brand plans to add seven more stores in the last four months of this year, building up to a ...
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Kenneth Cole Productions has signed a U.S. licensing agreement with...
Kenneth Cole Productions has signed a U.S. licensing agreement with Global Brands Group Holding, a China-based brand management firm, for men's, women's and children's apparel as well as handbags under the labels Kenneth Cole New York, Kenneth Cole Reaction, and Kenneth Cole Unlisted. Global Brands is a licensee for other ...
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Levi's footwear signed an agreement with the big Pou Chen...
Levi's footwear signed an agreement with the big Pou Chen Group for distribution in the Chinese market in April. On July 1, Luis Junyent joined Levi's footwear as country manager for the Spanish market, replacing Miquel Pages, who retired. Junyent worked previously for Levi's denim LS & Co. On May ...
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Blufin, Blumarine's parent company, has announced a five-year licensing agreement...
Blufin, Blumarine's parent company, has announced a five-year licensing agreement with Calzaturificio Rodolfo Zengarini for the production and global distribution of Blumarine Shoes, previously made in-house. The announcement follows shortly after that of a licensing agreement with La Compagnia delle Pelli for Blumarine Handbags. The new collaboration between the fashion ...
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Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal,...
Bedivar, which has been the agent of Crocs in Portugal, changed its status to that of the brand's exclusive distributor in the country on July 1. Run by a Portuguese industry veteran, Carlos Alemão, Bedivar has been distributing foreign footwear brands since 1990. Crocs said the change was meant to ...
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Esprit is apparently heading for a turnaround, after many years...
Esprit is apparently heading for a turnaround, after many years of losses. The management said it expects to report breakeven results for the full financial year ended June 30. Exceptional costs have been incurred on various items, including the development of a children's line and the closure of some loss-making ...
