All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 4-5 – Page 2
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Suprisingly, Claus Topp left Fagus at the end of February...
Suprisingly, Claus Topp left Fagus at the end of February after many years as its chief executive. The German last-maker attributed the move to personal reasons. A shareholder of Fagus, Kai Greten, is taking over the management on an interim basis.
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Geox signs on two Chinese distributors
Geox has found two Chinese distributors to replace Riqing Enterprise and help it cover the whole mainland while it pursues a strategy of opening directly-operated stores (DOS) in Beijing and Shanghai.The company has signed a deal giving Pou Sheng International, the Chinese retail subsidiary of Yue Yuen Industrial Holding, an ...
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Håkon Nygård, chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, left the...
Håkon Nygård, chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, left the company last week. The Norwegian company's chairman said that Nygård is retiring and that the chief executive's functions were handed over ad interim to Christoffer Jahr, one of the company's board members and a partner at XO executive advisers. Nygård ...
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Jörg Wtzel is replacing Lloyd Shoes' outgoing chief financial officer,...
Jörg Wtzel is replacing Lloyd Shoes' outgoing chief financial officer, Thomas Wahle
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Messe Düsseldorf has decided to change the sequence of days...
Messe Düsseldorf has decided to change the sequence of days for the GDS and Tag it! fairs. Responding to a request by visiting retailers, who consider Friday to be an important day of business at their own stores, the show will run from Tuesday to Thursday for its next two ...
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New CEO for Vivarte
The big French retail conglomerate, which covers about 20 percent of the French shoe market through chains like André, La Halle aux Chaussures, Minelli and San Marina, is changing its head for the third time in four years. The investment groups and other shareholders that refinanced the company two years ...
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Cédric Charlier and Michel Vivien are teaming up under a...
Cédric Charlier and Michel Vivien are teaming up under a two-year contract to launch a new line of shoes called Charlier-Vivien. The collection, made entirely in Italy and based on four main styles, was revealed in Paris at the Cédric Charlier's autumn/winter 2016/17 runway show, on March 2.
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CCC wants to be a leader in the online space
After three years of considerable expansion with physical stores beyond its national borders, with the total floorspace rising by 124 percent to over 205,000 square meters, the Polish-based CCC Group says it is now aiming to become the leader in online shoe retailing in Central Europe in the next three ...
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Caleres reports lower quarterly profits
Caleres, the parent of Famous Footwear and various footwear brands previously called Brown Shoe Co, reported sales of $608.7 million for the fourth quarter ended Jan. 30, down from $615.4 million for the quarter ended Jan. 31, 2015. Excluding revenues from Shoes.com, which was sold in December 2014, sales were ...
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The number of foreign buyers reached a record of more...
The number of foreign buyers reached a record of more 2,000 at the Couromoda fair in São Paulo this past Jan. 10-14, highlighting a growing interest in Brazilian shoes, especially after the devaluation of the Brazilian real. The total number of visitors at the show fell by around 5 percent. ...
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Daniela Ritter will succeed Claudia Rohr in mid-March as buyer...
Daniela Ritter will succeed Claudia Rohr in mid-March as buyer of women's shoes for Dielmanns
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Brazil slowdown hits Grendene’s results
Grendene posted gross revenues that were down by 10.0 percent in the last quarter of 2015 against the same period in 2014. Total gross revenues for the parent company of Ipanema, Melissa, Rider and Grendha decreased by 18.8 percent to R$530.6 million (€125.7m-$136.4m) in Brazil, but gained 14.6 percent to ...
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K-Swiss Global Brands is promoting Christophe Mortemousque as global president...
K-Swiss Global Brands is promoting Christophe Mortemousque as global president of its Palladium brand, in charge of product, sales and marketing. He will continue to be based in Lyon, France, where he has been running the brand's French operations lately. Mortemousque has been with Palladium since 1997, when it became ...
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Matt Rubel, former chief executive of Collective Brands and Cole...
Matt Rubel, former chief executive of Collective Brands and Cole Haan, is now CEO of Varsity Brands, which recently acquired Lids Team Sports from Genesco
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Philippe Model, the French brand of high-end sneakers and various...
Philippe Model, the French brand of high-end sneakers and various accessories, is likely to be sold by an English fund, WFM, to 21 Investimenti, the private equity firm run by Alessandro Benetton, according to Pambianconews. The price of the transaction should be higher than €90 million, nine times last year's ...
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Britain's Jacobson Group is taking its Gola brand of sneakers...
Britain's Jacobson Group is taking its Gola brand of sneakers back into the sport performance segment with three new ranges for men and women – Gola Active, Activo 5 and Outdoor – that incorporate many technical features. Designed for any tough terrain, the shoes in the Outdoor range are equipped ...
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Skechers USA was honored as Brand of the Year for...
Skechers USA was honored as Brand of the Year for the second year in a row at the 2016 Footwear Industry Awards. The brand was also named Ladies Brand of the Year, and received other honors including the Platinum Shoe Award and Personality of the Year. The annual awards ceremony ...
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Manolo Blahnik has launched a capsule line of six models...
Manolo Blahnik has launched a capsule line of six models for Rihanna, the famous singer who is also working with Puma
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Bernd Hummel has promoted Torsten Schmidt to the new position...
Bernd Hummel has promoted Torsten Schmidt to the new position of vice president and chief executive for its licensed Kangaroos brand. He joined the company in 2012 in the position of business development manager, with responsibility for sourcing, R&D and international sales. He previously worked for Puma, Jack Wolfskin and ...
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Berluti is launching its first watches in cooperation with Hublot...
Berluti is launching its first watches in cooperation with Hublot
