All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 18-19 – Page 4
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Shoes.com, the North American e-tailer based in Canada, has appointed...
Shoes.com, the North American e-tailer based in Canada, has appointed Brad Wilson as president. He was most recently the general manager of Expedia. He was prior to that the marketing manager of Travelocity. Roger Hardy, who controls the company, remains chairman and chief executive of Shoe.com, whose sales jumped by ...
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In Europe Amazon has rolled out a section of its...
In Europe Amazon has rolled out a section of its e-commerce website where it features hand-crafted products sold directly by artisans. “Handmade” offers more than a thousand European artisans the possibility to present their goods and to explain their craft and the distinctive properties of each object. Handmade was first ...
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Alteri Investors has announced that David Short intends to step...
Alteri Investors has announced that David Short intends to step down as chief executive of Jones Bootmaker and Brantano in October. During his tenure, Short has led the restructuring of the group following the acquisition by Alteri in October 2015. Alteri has also announced the appointment of David Riddiford as ...
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Kering has appointed Carlo Alberto Beretta to the newly-created position...
Kering has appointed Carlo Alberto Beretta to the newly-created position of chief client & marketing officer, effective Oct. 4. He will report directly to François-Henri Pinault, the group's chairman and chief executive. He will also remain a member of Kering's executive committee. In his new role, Beretta is expected to ...
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Skechers USA has entered into a new joint venture agreement...
Skechers USA has entered into a new joint venture agreement for Israel with MGS Sport Trading, its current distributor for the region. The joint venture is called Skechers Footwear. Adi Moliov, the previous brand manager of MGS Sport Trading, has been named general manager of Skechers Footwear. MGS Sport Trading ...
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Alma, the company born two years ago from the merger...
Alma, the company born two years ago from the merger between Manas and Alfiere, has bought the 30 percent stake held by Cleto Sagripanti, his father Nazzareno and his sister Laura in the family holding company, which owns Manas, Lea Foscati and Khriò. The acquisition price has not been disclosed, ...
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Micam wins a round against GDS
After a series of consultations with an expanded advisory board made up of representatives of shoe brands and retailers, Messe Düsseldorf announced that the summer edition of the GDS shoe show will be moved next year from the end of July to the beginning of September. It made the announcement ...
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Steptronic, the fast-growing British brand of affordable formal men's shoes,...
Steptronic, the fast-growing British brand of affordable formal men's shoes, is making its first investments in TV advertising in the U.K. The brand, whose sales grew by 40 percent in the first half of this year, was elected by Drapers magazine a few weeks ago as Mainstream Men's Footwear Brand ...
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Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Bally's U.S. subsidiary in...
Adidas has filed a lawsuit against Bally's U.S. subsidiary in connection with several footwear designs. In its complaint, which was filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon (Portland Division) in late August, the sports giant alleges that Bally is offering for sale and selling footwear featuring two ...
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Pentland adds strategic and division heads
Pentland Brands has expanded its management team with two divisional heads and one strategic director, in order to more efficiently coordinate the growing brand portfolio and fill gaps in interesting categories.Chirag Patel, former global vice president of product and marketing at Lacoste Footwear, has been appointed director of global strategy, ...
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Momad Shoes, the International Footwear and Accessories Trade Show, welcomed...
Momad Shoes, the International Footwear and Accessories Trade Show, welcomed 4,855 professionals to its second edition, which took place at Feria de Madrid on Sept. 9-11. The event brought together more than 500 domestic and international footwear and accessories brands, 28 percent more than last September. Nearly a third of ...
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Creamodaexpo, the international accessories trade show for apparel, leather and...
Creamodaexpo, the international accessories trade show for apparel, leather and shoes, is launching a new contest entitled “Uno stile atemporale che trascende le mode e pervade lo spirito,” for young designers aged between 18 and 35. The contest is open to designers working in Italy or abroad who present a ...
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LK Bennett, the British retailer of accessible luxury women's shoes, which...
LK Bennett, the British retailer of accessible luxury women's shoes, which has diversified into clothing, has appointed Darren Topp, the former head of BHS, as its new chief executive. Topp succeeds Robert Bensoussan, who will move to the role of non-executive director after two years as interim chief executive. Bensoussan will ...
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The luxury goods industry is projected to accelerate its growth...
The luxury goods industry is projected to accelerate its growth in the medium-long term. In its latest luxury market report, Goldman Sachs said the sector's growth rate in 2016 will be zero, and only a 1 percent increase is expected for 2017. However, the U.S. merchant bank forecasts an average ...
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The Brazilian shoe industry association, Abicalçados, is taking a delegation...
The Brazilian shoe industry association, Abicalçados, is taking a delegation of 14 shoe companies on a trade mission to Shanghai on Oct. 10-13, coinciding with the China International Fashion Fair. The project is supported by Apex Brasil, the national export promotion agency.
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LVMH has announced the acquisition of an 80 percent stake...
LVMH has announced the acquisition of an 80 percent stake in Rimowa, a German supplier of high-quality luggage and leathergoods founded back in 1898, for €640 million. It's a lot of money for a company whose sales were reportedly at €350 million in 2015, but with a projection that they ...
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Attendance slipped by 7 percent at last month's edition of...
Attendance slipped by 7 percent at last month's edition of Who's Next and Première Classe in Paris, with declines in domestic and foreign visitors. Drops in attendance from Italy and Spain were partly offset by a stronger turnout from the Nordic countries. There were also more visitors from the U.S. ...
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Hermès International reported a record operating margin of 33.9 percent...
Hermès International reported a record operating margin of 33.9 percent and a 13 percent increase in net profits to €545 million for the first half of this year, but indicated that the operating margin for the full financial year will likely fall below the 32.5 percent level reached in 2015. ...
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Total exports of leather shoes from China fell by 20...
Total exports of leather shoes from China fell by 20 percent in volume and by 22 percent in value during the first seven months of this year. The volume went down to 395 million pairs and they average price declined to $13.92. Imports of leather shoes dropped by 14.4 percent ...
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Tod’s Q2 sales, margins decline sharply
Second-quarter sales and margins dropped sharply at Tod's despite a positive contribution from foreign exchange rates and new store openings. Financial analysts trimmed their expectations for the full year and now see sales dropping by more than one percent to about €1,020 million for the year. They also anticipate the ...
