All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 24 – Page 4

  • News briefs

    The Berkemann Group has promoted Yvonne Breinlinger, 37, to the...

    2016-12-23T00:00:00Z

    The Berkemann Group has promoted Yvonne Breinlinger, 37, to the position of joint managing director of Solidus, along with Thomas Bauerfeind. She has spent five years as sales director for the company. One of her tasks will be to pursue the internationalization of this German brand of comfort shoes. She ...

  • Article

    NeroGiardini sees 2016 sales stable

    2016-12-23T00:00:00Z

    BAG, the Italian footwear group that owns the NeroGiardini brand, expects to finish 2016 with revenues in line with the €209 million posted in 2015 despite a new decline in sales in Russia, where the depreciation of the ruble has affected local demand for Italian-made shoes. The drop occurred in ...

  • News briefs

    The new “Vibram Paris Academy” opened its doors at 20,...

    2016-12-23T00:00:00Z

    The new “Vibram Paris Academy” opened its doors at 20, rue des Petits-Champs in Paris on Dec. 6. The 50-square-meter shop is Vibram's first in France, while it is the third in the world, after the Vibram “academies” in Athens and London. This store concept combines a selling area with ...

  • Short stops

    French shoe exports grew by 7% to more than €2...

    2016-12-23T00:00:00Z

    French shoe exports grew by 7% to more than €2 billion in the first nine months of 2016

  • News briefs

    With effect from Jan. 1, 2017, Kering will introduce a...

    2016-12-23T00:00:00Z

    With effect from Jan. 1, 2017, Kering will introduce a minimum length of time for maternity and adoption leave of 14 weeks on full pay, and a minimum of five days on full pay for paternity or partner leave, for any Kering employee with more than a year's seniority. The ...