All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 6-7 – Page 3
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Jimmy Choo swings to profits, growing the most in Asia
Jimmy Choo announced preliminary results for its fiscal year, ended Dec. 31, posting consolidated net income of £19.4 million (€24.3m-$27.7m) as compared to a consolidated net loss of £10.8 million (€13.6m-$15.4m) the year before.The company's strategy of concentrating on Asia has paid off with the region continuing to see the ...
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Vulcabras improves, downsizes in Argentina
Vulcabras, the Brazilian parent company of the Olympikus brand of sports shoes, reported a further improvement in its financial results during the past year in spite of the economic recession in its country and the loss of a distribution contract for Reebok in four South American countries, with effect from ...
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Maximilian Müller will leave the executive board of Ara Shoes...
Maximilian Müller will leave the executive board of Ara Shoes at the end of July. He will concentrate on his responsibilities within the parent company, Ara AG. Stefan Frank, sales and marketing director at Ara Shoes, is taking on additional responsibilities for purchasing and development, which were previously handled by ...
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Jean-Philippe Bailly has been appointed chief operating officer for the...
Jean-Philippe Bailly has been appointed chief operating officer for the Kering group, starting on April 1, with responsibility for the supply chain, logistics and industrial activities. Replacing Karlheinz Hofer, he will report to Jean-François Palus, deputy managing director of the group, which owns Puma and Volcom along a cohort of ...
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Linda Balfour has been appointed global director of marketing for...
Linda Balfour has been appointed global director of marketing for Superfeet on the eve of its biggest product launch to date – outdoor sandals with inbuilt insole support. Prior to this, Balfour spent 10 years in the marketing department of Keen Footwear with responsibilities ranging from overseeing field services, retail ...
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Implus has appointed Mary Hannah Statham as marketing manager. She...
Implus has appointed Mary Hannah Statham as marketing manager. She will be responsible for all marketing efforts for the Implus family of footwear accessory brands which includes Sof Sole, Sof Comfort, Sneaker Balls, Penguin, ForceField, Apara and Airplus. Statham worked as the director of marketing and communications for Springs Creative ...
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Le Coq Sportif, a French sports apparel and footwear brand,...
Le Coq Sportif, a French sports apparel and footwear brand, has launched a limited edition of running shoes labeled “Made in France.” The three models are available in the national colors – blue, white and red. The shoes are made of full-grain or nubuck leather, with ornamental trimmings such as ...
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Timberland has teamed up with Betabrand, a crowdfunded apparel company,...
Timberland has teamed up with Betabrand, a crowdfunded apparel company, on a crowdsourced project to design its latest collection – the Craftletic. The name is said to stand for an intersection of craftsmanship and athletic ease-of-wear. Until March 17, consumers had a chance to vote on one of three unisex ...
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ANWR re-invites members to become shareholders of Mücke
Affiliated members of the ANWR Group have until April 22 to send non-binding declarations of intent for the purchase of shares in Schuh & Sport Mücke, a big German shoe and sporting goods retail chain that was acquired by ANWR in May 2014.The retailers affiliated with ANWR, the biggest German ...
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Anthony Vaccarello is the new creative director of Yves Saint...
Anthony Vaccarello is the new creative director of Yves Saint Laurent, taking the place of Hedi Slimane who has left the company at the end of his contract with the fast-growing luxury brand. Vaccarello, who comes from Versace, has agreed to stop developing his own brand to focus on YSL.
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Bain & Co.'s annual study of the personal luxury goods...
Bain & Co.'s annual study of the personal luxury goods market is expected to indicate a further slowdown this year, with growth of only around one percent at constant exchange rates, down from an increase of 1.5 percent in 2015, according to a Reuters report. Growth rates should pick up ...
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Unic, the association that represents Italy's tanners, has announced the...
Unic, the association that represents Italy's tanners, has announced the resignation of Salvatore Mercogliano after 40 years at the head of the trade body. His long-time deputy, Fulvia Bacchi, will assume the interim role as Unic general manager. Under Mercogliano's leadership, the Lineapelle trade show was moved from Bologna to ...
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Kering has announced the appointment of Béatrice Lazat as its...
Kering has announced the appointment of Béatrice Lazat as its new human resources director, effective March 3. She replaces Belen Essioux-Trujillo, who has left to pursue other opportunities, the company said. Most recently, Lazat was based in Shanghai and worked at L'Oréal as human resources director for the Asia-Pacific region. ...
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The No Animal Brand, the Swiss brand of vegan shoes...
The No Animal Brand, the Swiss brand of vegan shoes and bags founded by Nicole Frank and Bianca Keyman, is now sold exclusively in Salamander stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
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Sotheby's sold a collection of Andy Warhol shoe prints at...
Sotheby's sold a collection of Andy Warhol shoe prints at £293,000 (€366,827-$416,806) in London on March 22. The auction house originally estimated the sale price at between £100,000 (€125,215-$142,210) and £150,000 (€187,850-$213,375). The collection, titled “A La Recherche du Shoe Perdu” (“In Search of the Lost Shoe”), comprises 16 offset ...
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Neosens is working on a new project that will allow...
Neosens is working on a new project that will allow customers to personalize its shoes with their preferred tattoo design at selected retail stores, starting with the next autumn/winter season. Two retailers have already signed up to open a dedicated “Tattoo your Neosens” area, and the Spanish brand is aiming ...
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Alibaba is likely to overtake Walmart as the world's largest...
Alibaba is likely to overtake Walmart as the world's largest retail platform in its fiscal year ended March 31. The Chinese e-commerce giant indicated that it had reached 3 trillion yuan renminbi (€412bn-$462bn) in gross merchandise value (GMV) as of March 21. The figure, achieved on the back of consumption-driven ...
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Alexis Nasard becomes CEO of Bata
The Bata group has a new chief executive, Alexis Nasard, 49, who comes from Heineken. He takes the place left by the departure of Jack Clemons last September. His appointment comes after a number of changes in the group's board of directors and its management team, which became effective last ...
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Simple Shoes is poised to come back after crowdfunding
Last fall, Simple Shoes turned to Kickstarter, a New York-based crowdfunding platform, to raise capital for a relaunch after a four-year hiatus. During the month-long funding period, ended July 15, the campaign successfully attracted 1,366 backers who pledged a total of $121,508, almost five times the brand's initial $25,000 goal.Backers ...
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Acting more like a marketplace, Zalando plans to introduce same-day...
Acting more like a marketplace, Zalando plans to introduce same-day delivery by sending orders directly from a retailer's store, instead of a warehouse, to the customer's home. Europe's largest online fashion retailer believes that this would shorten delivery times, increase stock availability and cut logistics costs in the long term. ...
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