All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 18-19 – Page 2
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Cole-Haan is launching a limited edition of shoes that are...
Cole-Haan is launching a limited edition of shoes that are entirely manufactured in the U.S., using a factory in the state of Maine. The collection consists of five styles for men and one for women. Prices start at $325 a pair.
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Cole Haan is launching a new limited-edition shoe collection which...
Cole Haan is launching a new limited-edition shoe collection which is said to be completely made in the U.S. state of Maine. The shoes are hand-crafted in a factory in Lewiston. Each shoe requires the work of at least five different artisans, the company said, and up to 30 hours ...
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Christian Louboutin is making a move into the fragrance world...
Christian Louboutin is making a move into the fragrance world with the launch of a perfume trio. The three scents are called “Bikini Questa Sera,” “Tornade Blonde” and “Trouble in Heaven.” Elisa Sednaoui is the testimonial for the fragrances in a campaign shot by Ali Mahdavi, the fashion and celebrity ...
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CCC opens on Mariahilfer Strasse
The rapidly rising shoe retailer from Poland has just opened its largest European store on the famous Mariahilfer Strasse of Vienna, close to the flagship stores of Humanic and other major shoe retailers, with an investment of more than one million euros. For CCC, which has been opening mainly in ...
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Francesco Russo is launching a new program called Patina. A...
Francesco Russo is launching a new program called Patina. A customer can go to Russo's boutique in Paris and choose one of three classic styles in unbleached leather. An artisan in the boutique will hand-dye the shoe, wait 24 hours for it to dry, and then apply a lacquer - ...
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Hi-Tec’s owner buys Duca del Cosma
Frank van Wezel, the founder and owner of Hi-Tec Sports, has purchased and relaunched Duca del Cosma, the formerly German-based golf footwear brand that filed for bankruptcy last year. He has appointed a team to lead the brand from an office with warehouse near Amsterdam, and has started distribution again.Duca ...
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Deichmann buys Buffalo
Embracing a new business model, Deichmann on Sept. 29 signed an agreement to buy Buffalo, an iconic German brand of women's shoes, provided the deal gets the blessing of the country's anti-trust authorities.Declining to provide information about the brand's turnover or the terms of the acquisition, a spokesman for ...
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British women increasingly like “trainers,” as sneakers and sports shoes...
British women increasingly like “trainers,” as sneakers and sports shoes are called in the U.K.. According to recent research conducted by Mintel, the number of female shoppers who purchased trainers during the past year surpassed for the first time the number of shoppers who purchased shoes with a heel. Trainers ...
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Skechers Performance, a division of Skechers USA, is supporting Breast...
Skechers Performance, a division of Skechers USA, is supporting Breast Cancer Care, the charity that helps patients affected by breast cancer in the U.K., and is releasing a limited-edition footwear collection to commemorate this partnership. The shoes feature the iconic pink ribbon connoting breast cancer. The Skechers Performance Breast Cancer ...
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Rider, one of the sandals brands of Grendene, has inked...
Rider, one of the sandals brands of Grendene, has inked a partnership with the Universal Orlando Resort in Florida and the Universal Studios in Hollywood
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Joya, the Swiss comfort shoe brand, is working closely with...
Joya, the Swiss comfort shoe brand, is working closely with its retail clients though the internet. Its own online store, joyashop.de, recommends selected local retailers to final consumers and invites them to visit the shops for additional service. On demand, orders made on Joya's website can also be referred directly ...
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Cult, an Italian brand of shoes inspired by the rock...
Cult, an Italian brand of shoes inspired by the rock spirit, had a successful start with its first apparel collection for autumn/winter 2016/17, and it has expanded the line for spring/summer 2017
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Inditex’ results boosted by online expansion
Inditex' sales and earnings soared in the first half of the year as the firm opened new stores and expanded its online business. The parent company of Pull & Bear, Zara, Bershka and Massimo Dutti posted revenues for the six months to July 31 that were up by 11.0 ...
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Floris van Bommel opened the third company-owned mono-brand store in...
Floris van Bommel opened the third company-owned mono-brand store in Germany. Located in a Hamburg shopping center, it has a sales surface of 70 sqm. The opening was accompanied by the launch of a special model, “Monkey's Business,” developed in cooperation with Bendix Bauer, an illustrator from Berlin. The industrial-vintage ...
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Birkenstock has opened its first company-owned mono-brand store in Spain....
Birkenstock has opened its first company-owned mono-brand store in Spain. Over 220 shoe items, from classical sandals to sneakers, as well as kids' shoes, socks and bags, are offered in the store, covering 54 sqm in the famous Calle Fuencarral in Madrid. The design of the store is in line ...
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Better figures from Portugal
A quarterly survey conducted by the Portuguese shoemakers' association, Apiccaps, shows an overall positive development in production during the second quarter of 2016, after the declines registered in the previous three quarters. Also, 28 percent of members surveyed reported an increase in orders from foreign clients, compared with 13 ...
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Comfort falls behind fashion in the casual shoe market
Like in 2014, the fashion-oriented segment of the branded casual footwear market performed better than the comfort-oriented segment in 2015. With an overall estimated 8.2 percent increase in terms of U.S. dollars to $11.5 billion, the fashion casual market performed in some ways even better than the branded athletic footwear ...
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A recent survey has shown that Swedish e-retailers have been...
A recent survey has shown that Swedish e-retailers have been suffering increased competition from foreign e-retailers. In the past, the competition was coming largely from the U.S., the U.K. and Germany, but the biggest increase has come from China. The survey found that one out of four Swedes made an ...
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A high-heel stiletto shoe by Loriblu that has been worn...
A high-heel stiletto shoe by Loriblu that has been worn by many actors in Italy and the U.S. has been chosen for the poster of “Amateur Night,” the successful movie released in the U.S. this past summer
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Kering has been recognized as one of the world's top...
Kering has been recognized as one of the world's top 25 most diverse and inclusive publicly listed companies, according to the Thomson Reuters' Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Index. The French holding company reached the 22nd place out of 4,255 publicly traded companies, and is the highest ranking luxury company to ...
