All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 8-9 – Page 2
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Giuseppe Zanotti has formed a joint venture in China with...
Giuseppe Zanotti has formed a joint venture in China with Life Luxury Group, its long-term Hong Kong-based franchisee, to open stores in Greater China. The new company, of which the Italian brand holds a 51 percent stake, is called Giuseppe Zanotti Design Holding Hong Kong. Zanotti entered the Chinese market ...
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Mickey Chen, founder and chief executive of Kingmaker, died from...
Mickey Chen, founder and chief executive of Kingmaker, died from wounds after being stabbed at one of the company's shoe factories in Vietnam, by a warehouse manager after he was questioned about missing inventory, according to a report in the Taipei Times. Chen founded Kingmaker in Taiwan in 1981 and ...
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The Dutch Ziengs Schoenen chain plans to shut down only...
The Dutch Ziengs Schoenen chain plans to shut down only 32 of the 197 Scapino stores that it has taken over from the bankrupt Macintosh Retail Group
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Ferragamo’s CEO steps down
Salvatore Ferragamo announced that, after a decade at the helm, its chief executive officer Michele Norsa, 67, plans to step down by the end of the year to focus on his family and new professional interests. To ensure a smooth transition, he will remain at his post until a successor ...
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Mattias Castenvik, has taken over sales of Pomarfin's shoes in...
Mattias Castenvik, has taken over sales of Pomarfin's shoes in Sweden
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Havaianas has developed a capsule collection of rubber sandals for...
Havaianas has developed a capsule collection of rubber sandals for the Liberty store in London, featuring five designs from the ‘sixties selected among the 43,000 prints in Liberty's archives
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LVMH’s fashion business slows down
LVMH's Fashion and Leathergoods segment, led by Louis Vuitton, continued its gradual slowdown. It posted stable revenues of €2,965 million in the first quarter of this year, after an increase of 3 percent in the second half of last year. It continued to perform less well than the other segments ...
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Buoyant quarter for Skechers ex U.S.
After another sharp rise in the first quarter, Skechers' international wholesale turnover has turned into the largest part of its wholesale business, driving another robust quarterly sales increase and a surge in profits for the American footwear brand.David Weinberg, Skechers' chief operating officer and chief financial officer, said in a ...
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Brazilian exports recover slowly
Brazil's shoe exports increased gradually from one month to the next in the first three months of 2016 but remained below the comparable levels of last year. From $69.3 million in January, Brazil's exports rose to $77.7 million in February and $79.8 million in March. They had already increased by ...
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Rocky Brands posts a quarterly loss
With sales dropping by 12.2 percent to $57.5 million, Rocky Brands posted a loss of $0.2 million in the first quarter of 2016 as compared to a net income of $1.4 million in the quarter a year ago.The American footwear and apparel company said the factors that affected its core ...
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Görtz reopened its big, original flagship store in the center...
Görtz reopened its big, original flagship store in the center of Hamburg on April 14, after 18 months of refurbishment. The store, which covers 4,000 square meters on four floors, offers about 5,000 different shoe models by over 300 brands as well as bags and other accessories. Schwitzke & Partner, ...
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Silvano Salmaso has become the general manager of Stonefly, taking...
Silvano Salmaso has become the general manager of Stonefly, taking the place of Andrea Tomat, a major shareholder in the Italian brand of fashionable comfort shoes, after many years in the post. Adriano Sartor continues in his position as chief executive. Tomat, who remains as chairman, is also the chief ...
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Bata stores are closing in France and Switzerland
The Bata group has decided to shut down all its 29 stores in Switzerland, mentioning several factors such as the competition from e-commerce and the strength of the Swiss fra+nc, which has been encouraging Swiss residents to make purchases on the other side of the borders in France, Germany and ...
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Mengin, a German shoe retail chain based in Erlangen, will...
Mengin, a German shoe retail chain based in Erlangen, will close seven of its 13 stores due to rising rents, which make up the half of the company's fixed costs. The company says it was unable to renegotiate the leases. Mengin aims to keep the most profitable stores and the ...
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Helsar is launching vegan shoes, made with non-animal based materials....
Helsar is launching vegan shoes, made with non-animal based materials. According to the Portuguese shoemaker, at first sight the products made with non-animal materials look very similar to the ones made with leather. They preserve design and style, while offering a different option for those who value the animal rights.
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Base London and Cheaney win awards
Base London and Joseph Cheaney & Sons were the two British footwear companies that won this year the Queen's Awards for Excellence in International Trade, coinciding with the celebration of Queen Elizabeth's 90th birthday.Cheaney has been making its traditional Goodyear-welted shoes in the Northamptonshire district of England since 1886. Jonathan ...
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Ara takes over Klauser and Salamander stores
The Ara AG holding group, which already owns or has shareholdings in the Ara, Lloyd, Salamander and Legero brands of footwear, is taking a big step into multi-brand shoe retailing by taking over a big German chain of shoe shops, Schuhaus Klauser, and more direct control over the German stores ...
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Trond Langeland has been appointed chief executive of Viking Outdoor...
Trond Langeland has been appointed chief executive of Viking Outdoor Footwear, the Norwegian outdoor footwear brand owned by Bertel O. Steen. Langeland will take over on May 13 after serving in several other sales, marketing and executive functions in consumer goods companies such as Orkla, Jordan and Canon. For the ...
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Ugg has appointed Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as its first-ever global women's...
Ugg has appointed Rosie Huntington-Whiteley as its first-ever global women's brand ambassador. The partnership with the English supermodel and actress, best known for her work for Victoria's Secret, will begin with an autumn 2016 campaign featuring the iconic Classic Boot, updated with new features. The campaign will launch this September ...
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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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