All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 24 – Page 3
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Holger Lang, who has worked for Sioux and the Astormueller...
Holger Lang, who has worked for Sioux and the Astormueller Group, will relaunch the Aerosoles brand in Germany next year, backing up the effort with marketing activities and opening a dedicated website next spring. He should also aim at Austria, Switzerland, the Benelux countries and France in due course.
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Wolverine Worldwide has assigned the distribution of CAT Footwear, Keds...
Wolverine Worldwide has assigned the distribution of CAT Footwear, Keds and Sperry in France to the big Groupe Royer, which is already the French licensee of its Hush Puppies brand. The transfer of responsibilities from Wolverine's French sales subsidiary will take place immediately. Wolverine will continue to sell directly Merrell, ...
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Ferragamo takes full control in four Asian countries
Salvatore Ferragamo has taken full control of four distribution companies operating in South Korea and three countries in Southeast Asia, thus putting an end to a partnership in those markets with a Hong Kong-based company, Trinity, which belongs to the Li & Fung Group.The Italian company bought the 20 percent ...
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Tod's confirmed plans to build a new plant at Arquata...
Tod's confirmed plans to build a new plant at Arquata del Tronto, a village of the Marche region that was severely damaged by two earthquakes on Aug. 24 and Oct. 30. Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had already announced in October the company's intention to invest in the area. On ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed a new chief financial officer, Ugo...
Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed a new chief financial officer, Ugo Giorcelli, who will take office next March 15. Coinciding with the release of the company's results for 2016, he will succeed Ernest Greco, who has been in charge of general administration, finance and controlling since 2007, helping the company to ...
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Yet another indication of an apparent turnaround in the Russia...
Yet another indication of an apparent turnaround in the Russia market is coming from Germany. According to the HDS/L, the German shoe and leathergoods industry association, German suppliers recorded an increase of 19.4 percent for their sales of shoes to Russia in the first nine months of 2016, as compared ...
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CTCR (Centro Tecnologico del Calzado de la Rioja) has announced...
CTCR (Centro Tecnologico del Calzado de la Rioja) has announced the successful completion of a project to use recycled polyurethane (PU) foam materials to make new soles for footwear. The project, which started in 2013, has been carried out in cooperation with Valladolid-based Cartif, another Spanish research body. Garmaryga, a ...
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An interesting analysis by Footwear News indicates that sports brands...
An interesting analysis by Footwear News indicates that sports brands may be getting a certain payoff from sponsoring musicians, fashion models and other celebrities rather than athletes. The cost of these sponsorships is generally lower, although the volumes involved may be lower, too. Paying homage to the sneakers boom, Puma ...
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Matt Priest, president of the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of...
Matt Priest, president of the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), will assume the title of chief executive of the Washington-based association, which he joined in 2009
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Crocs has named a roster of brand ambassadors for its...
Crocs has named a roster of brand ambassadors for its upcoming spring 2017 campaign. Among them is Drew Barrymore, the American actress and producer who starred as a child in Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982. John Cena, the American professional wrestler and WWE champion, will also be an ambassador ...
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Caleres picks up Allen Edmonds to reach out to male customers
Caleres, the parent company of Famous Footwear and various wholesale brands including Sam Edelman and Franco Sarto, has bought Allen Edmonds from Brentwood Associates for $255 million. Diane Sullivan, chief executive, president and chairman of the American group based in St. Louis, said the acquisition would allow Caleres to drive its ...
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Zalando opens an office in Alicante
Zalando is opening a sourcing office in Alicante, Spain, for the management of its private labels. At the end of 2016, about five employees will be appointed for quality control. The aim is to work together with local partners and to conduct regular quality checks.Zalando already has sourcing offices in ...
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Footwear entrepreneurs in Italy's Marche region are protesting against the...
Footwear entrepreneurs in Italy's Marche region are protesting against the funds that Italy's cooperation has recently allocated to support the development of the footwear industry in Ethiopia. In this case, Italy's funding is provided to an international €2.8 million project of Unido, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation. According to ...
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Mike Brooks is again the chief executive of Rocky Brands...
Mike Brooks is again the chief executive of Rocky Brands on a permanent basis. He has been chairman of the board since 1991. He served as CEO between 1991 and 2011. Last Sept. 8, he took over the post again on an interim basis, following the resignation of David Sharp.
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Holster covers Europe from South Africa
In what looks like an interesting business model, Holster, the Australian brand of jelly-filled sandals, is using one of its most successful foreign distributors to sell its products on an exclusive basis to retailers in Germany, France and Italy, although it's based in South Africa. The company will continue to ...
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An American actress, Uma Thurman, will star in a “Superwoman”...
An American actress, Uma Thurman, will star in a “Superwoman” campaign conducted by Fitflop next spring
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Foreign tourism in France dropped by an estimated 6 percent...
Foreign tourism in France dropped by an estimated 6 percent this year. Comité Colbert, the Paris-based club of the French luxury brands, recently funded a visit to the French capital city by a hundred affluent guests from around the world, in an effort to attract luxury shoppers. Paris has not ...
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Strauss Innovation, a German chain of variety stores with 57...
Strauss Innovation, a German chain of variety stores with 57 locations and about 570 employees in the country, plans to gradually phase out its operations by the end of February, after failing to find an investor. It filed for insolvency in Düsseldorf for the third time on Sept. 22.
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Daniel Kuster, 41, has been promoted by the ANWR Group...
Daniel Kuster, 41, has been promoted by the ANWR Group as the manager responsible for contractual relations with suppliers, taking the place of Pedro David Mastrorilli who is now key accounts manager at Quick Schuh
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Russell & Bromley saw its revenues drop by 4.9 percent...
Russell & Bromley saw its revenues drop by 4.9 percent to £5.9 million (€6.99m-$7.29m) for the year ended Dec. 31, 2015. Profit after tax fell by 12.5 percent to £16.6 million (€19.7m-$20.5m). The negative performance was attributed to competition and economic uncertainty. The British brand, which is still run by ...
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