All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 18, Issue 8-9 – Page 3

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Apiccaps, the Portuguese shoe industry association, has reported that Inês...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Apiccaps, the Portuguese shoe industry association, has reported that Inês Caleiro is the first Portuguese designer to have won a Dream Award at the Fashion Crowd Challenge in Shanghai. She is the artistic director of a five-year-old brand, Guava. She launched her own fashion brand, inspired by geometric shapes, after ...
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Consolidation around ANWR Schuh

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

The ANWR group is consolidating the operations of two satellite buying groups, Garant and Quick Schuh. As it has already done in other countries, since January ANWR has begun to take more direct care of the 595 German independent shoe retailers of Garant through its central structure in Mainhausen.They were ...
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Skechers has announced a new multi-year partnership deal with Howie...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Skechers has announced a new multi-year partnership deal with Howie Long. The sportscaster and former NFL defence player, who won the Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders in 1984, will appear in a campaign to promote Skechers men's footwear collections. The first television commercial is scheduled to launch in time ...
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Lineapelle has announced the new dates for the September edition...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Lineapelle has announced the new dates for the September edition of the trade show. The event will be held at Fieramilano Rho two weeks later than usual, on Sept. 20-22, instead of Sept. 7-9, as previously announced. The new timing will overlap with Milano Moda Donna, the woman collection fashion ...
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Andreas Wagner has been appointed country manager for Cat Footwear...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Andreas Wagner has been appointed country manager for Cat Footwear in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Wagner, a former area sales manager for Vans and Reef in the region, had been responsible for Sperry in the German-speaking countries since December 2013. At Cat Germany, Wagner takes the place of Roy Goosens, ...
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Deckers Brands has appointed Andrea O'Donnell as president of its...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Deckers Brands has appointed Andrea O'Donnell as president of its newly-created Fashion Lifestyle segment, effective April 25. The new segment includes the Ugg and Koolaburra brands. O'Donnell joins Deckers Brands from DFS Group, a luxury travel retailer majority-owned by LVMH, where she served as president of global merchandising. Previously, she ...
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Vivarte, the parent company of André, Minelli and many other...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Vivarte, the parent company of André, Minelli and many other French shoe retail chains, has announced that Stéphane Maquaire became its chief executive and a member its board of directors on April 19. The board also appointed an independent director, Pierre-Antoine Gailly, electing him as Vivarte's non-executive chairman. The top ...
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Ana Boyer is a new face for Grendene's Ipanema sandals...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Ana Boyer is a new face for Grendene's Ipanema sandals
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W.L. Gore & Associates is moving its Spanish office to...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

W.L. Gore & Associates is moving its Spanish office to Las Gloria, the technological district of Barcelona
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In the U.K., Schoon also has turned around, says Drapers,...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

In the U.K., Schoon also has turned around, says Drapers, quoting Mark Pinnock, managing director of the British shoe retailer, who took it over after it went through bankruptcy-like proceedings a year ago. The company is now making a small profit on slightly higher sales, Drapers says, adding that it ...
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All the operating companies belonging to the Leiser group, including...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

All the operating companies belonging to the Leiser group, including Schuhof, generated an operating profit in 2015 for the first time in 20 years, reports Schuhkurier, quoting the general manager of the German shoe retailer group, Steffen Liebich. He bought the remaining shares held by the Josef Seibel group in ...
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Alibaba is the first e-commerce company to become a member...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Alibaba is the first e-commerce company to become a member of the International Anticounterfeiting Coalition (IACC), the non-profit organization devoted to combating product counterfeiting and piracy. The Chinese e-tailer has been working with the IACC since 2013 to identify and take down infringing listings on its Taobao and Tmall marketplaces, ...
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Prada has named Alessandra Cozzani as chief financial officer, replacing...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Prada has named Alessandra Cozzani as chief financial officer, replacing Donatello Galli who resigned to pursue other career opportunities. Cozzani is a company insider. She had been investor relations director from July 2010 and has been a member of the executive board since December 2013. Prior to taking up her ...
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Mikael Gill is the new agent for Colors of California...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Mikael Gill is the new agent for Colors of California in Sweden
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René Caovilla is reportedly considering a stock market listing after...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

René Caovilla is reportedly considering a stock market listing after big sales increases that have enabled the Italian brand of dress shoes to reach a turnover of €40 million in 2015
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Adidas filed a lawsuit against Ecco in the U.S. District...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Adidas filed a lawsuit against Ecco in the U.S. District Court of Oregon on April 20, charging infringement of its Three-Stripe trademark. Adidas said that Ecco is offering for sale and selling shoes featuring three and four parallel stripes on the side of the shoe. The documentation filed by Adidas ...
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According to preliminary figures, Zalando is expected to report a...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

According to preliminary figures, Zalando is expected to report a sales increase of between 22.5 percent and 24.5 percent for the first quarter, meaning a turnover in a range between €788 million and €801 million. The adjusted operating margin (Ebit) declined to between 1.5 percent and 3.5 percent, down from ...
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Birkenstock has opened an 82-square-meter store in the Milaneo shopping...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Birkenstock has opened an 82-square-meter store in the Milaneo shopping center of Stuttgart, using natural materials according to its new shopfit
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Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) has sold a 4 percent stake...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Yoox Net-a-Porter Group (YNAP) has sold a 4 percent stake to Alabbar Enterprises, a Dubai-based investment vehicle, for €100 million. Richemont, the former parent of Net-a-Porter, will remain YNAP's largest shareholder. Yoox merged with Net-a-Porter in March 2015. Alabbar is owned by Mohamed Alabbar, the founder and chairman of Emaar ...
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Belle International has acquired a 29 percent stake in Fashion...

2016-04-27T00:00:00Z

Belle International has acquired a 29 percent stake in Fashion Box, the Italian company behind the Replay brand of jeanswear and accessories. It has bought the stake from the Buziol family under an agreement that also gives Belle the distribution of Replay in Greater China. Meanwhile, Belle has issued a ...