All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 18-19 – Page 3
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A new online course on sustainable footwear manufacturing has been...
A new online course on sustainable footwear manufacturing has been launched by Step2Sustainability, the program to promote sustainability in the footwear industry co-financed by the European Commission. The new e-learning course can be followed for free by companies and workers during the pilot period. The course is supposed to favor ...
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China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's biggest...
China will overtake the U.S. to become the world's biggest retail market in 2016, with estimated total sales of $4.886 trillion, compared with $4.823 trillion for the U.S., according to Emarketer. The New York-based research firm added that China will remain the world's largest retail e-commerce market, with sales forecast ...
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BBC International has obtained licenses for the design, production and...
BBC International has obtained licenses for the design, production and distribution of Original Penguin by Munsingwear shoes for North, Central and South America. The European footwear license for the American apparel brand is still in the hands of 33 Joints, the British company run by Malcolm Nathan.
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Baldinini has opened its first store in the U.S. The...
Baldinini has opened its first store in the U.S. The boutique is located in The Mall at Short Hills in Short Hills, New Jersey, not far from Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark. The mall is a popular destination for international travelers. For the past five years, the Italian luxury ...
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Leomil, is coming back to the market with a Star...
Leomil, is coming back to the market with a Star Wars line of shoes. The Belgian company, which is part of the Cortina Group, has also announced a deal with Warner Bros. for the development of a “super stylish” global fashion collection of shoes and apparel for the new DC ...
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The existence of fair labor conditions at the final assembly...
The existence of fair labor conditions at the final assembly site has become a new requirement to obtain the European Ecolabel for shoes, in addition to the origin of the materials, the lack of hazardous substances, reduced water consumption, durability and the packaging. The new criteria are valid for six ...
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Asics Corp. has opened the first directly managed Asics Tiger...
Asics Corp. has opened the first directly managed Asics Tiger store in the Shinsalbashi district of Osaka. The store sports a new logo for this brand, which the Japanese sports shoe company launched at the beginning of 2015 for a new collection of retro-athletic, sports-inspired lifestyle shoes that are not ...
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Vulcabras turns around
The Brazilian parent company of Azaleia, Dijean, Opanka and Olympîkus continued to make progress in the second quarter in terms of sales and margins. Its revenues grew by 9.9 percent to 314.0 million reals (€86.8m-$97.4m) during the period, in spite of stagnating consumption in Brazil, while operating and net earnings nearly ...
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Esprit turns around
Esprit recorded a net profit of 21 million Hong Kong dollars (€2.4m-$2.7m) in the financial year ended June 30, 2016, recovering from the net loss of HKD 3,696 million that the company had suffered in the prior year. The international fashion company, which plays an important role in the footwear ...
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Chinese tourists traveling around the world are expected to reach...
Chinese tourists traveling around the world are expected to reach 600 million within the next five years, according to the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA), the Chinese national authority in charge of tourism. Domestic tourism is also expected to grow, said the agency. In the first half of 2016, the ...
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Sonae, the Portugal-based multi-brand retailer, is partnering with Argo to...
Sonae, the Portugal-based multi-brand retailer, is partnering with Argo to expand the Zippy stores, its children's clothing and footwear brand, in Ukraine. The brand already has 15 spaces in Spain in partnership with El Corte Ingles. The recent agreement between Sonae and Argo has enabled the opening of seven Zippy ...
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Clarks appoints a new chief executive
C.&J. Clark's board of directors has selected a highly experienced executive with strong skills in brand and retail management, Mike Shearwood, to be its new chief executive. Starting immediately, he takes the place left vacant by the departure of Melanie Potter a year ago. Tom O'Neill, chairman of the group, ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed a new creative director for women's...
Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed a new creative director for women's shoes, Paul Andrew, and a new creative director for women's wear, Fulvio Rigoni. A British native living in New York, Andrew founded his eponymous label three years ago. Rigoni worked with Christian Dior between 2012 and 2015. He previously worked ...
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Bearpaw, the U.S. chain of shoe shops, has appointed a...
Bearpaw, the U.S. chain of shoe shops, has appointed a new chief financial officer, Jason J. Martini, and a new marketing director, Edna De Pamphilis. Martini did a similar job at JanSport, the American brand of backpacks.
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ANWR Schuh has appointed a new management for the Quick...
ANWR Schuh has appointed a new management for the Quick Schuh chain of 300-odd franchised stores in Germany and Austria, which will be integrated into its own operations from Jan. 1 following approval of the merger by at least 160 franchisees. It will be run by Guido Scholl, who has ...
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Yoox Net-A-Porter has announced a complete overhaul of its web...
Yoox Net-A-Porter has announced a complete overhaul of its web site, mobile site and app. The new site, which was unveiled on Sept. 16, features a more luxurious and colorful appearance as well as new editorial content streams. Through the new site, which is accessible via all mobiles, the user ...
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Christian Louboutin has announced an exclusive capsule collection with SportyHenri.com,...
Christian Louboutin has announced an exclusive capsule collection with SportyHenri.com, the French e-concept store for men keen on sport and style. The collection is comprised of four limited edition styles of trainers. SportyHenri.com was launched in April by former French professional handball player Henri Tai. This new collaboration is the ...
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Annie Rupani, a Pakistani born chocolatier in Houston who specializes...
Annie Rupani, a Pakistani born chocolatier in Houston who specializes in unusual formats and seasonings, is selling Christian Louboutin-inspired high heel chocolate shoes, with the iconic red sole. The first prototypes were created in May, on the occasion of the American Mother's Day, and revealed in the shop window. Following ...
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Miguel Angel Martinez has been made chairman and director of...
Miguel Angel Martinez has been made chairman and director of Inescop, the Spanish research institute for the shoe industry
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Andy Rubin, executive chairman of Pentland Brands, will be the...
Andy Rubin, executive chairman of Pentland Brands, will be the guest speaker at the 10th edition of Footwear Friends, the British footwear industry charity, on Oct. 19 in London
