All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 1-2 – Page 2
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Palladium has a new brand director, Douglas Segal, and a...
Palladium has a new brand director, Douglas Segal, and a new marketing manager, Amy Liu Schatt. Segal previously held similar positions at Dr. Martens and Camper. Schatt worked most recently for Telestar Corp. as director of marketing, business development and sales. Segal will report directly to Christophe Mortemousque, president of ...
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Golden Goose, the prestigious ten-year-old Italian brand of sneakers and...
Golden Goose, the prestigious ten-year-old Italian brand of sneakers and lifestyle apparel, reports a 29.5 percent increase in its turnover to €100.5 million in 2016, announcing a target of €140 million for this year. It claims an Ebitda ratio of 30 percent. The brand showed at this week's Pitti Uomo ...
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Marc Fisher Footwear has bought Easy Spirit, the comfort shoe...
Marc Fisher Footwear has bought Easy Spirit, the comfort shoe brand of Nine West Holdings, from Sycamore Partners, which had acquired Nine West's parent company, the Jones Group, in 2014. Marc Fisher, who has been in the shoe business for more than 30 years, worked for Easy Spirit under his ...
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Bonvita Footwear has opened an office for the distribution of...
Bonvita Footwear has opened an office for the distribution of Bundgaard in Germany, which will also service the Benelux countries. Bonvita, a Danish company that acted mainly as a distributor, took over Bundgaard and two other brands in two stages from Sanita Footwear, working initially through a company called Nordic ...
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In response to consumers' requests, Birkenstock is expanding the distribution...
In response to consumers' requests, Birkenstock is expanding the distribution of its vegan sandals from Europe to the U.S. The shoes use cork and synthetic materials instead of animal leather. They feature an EVA sole. The upper and the footbed lining are made out of a soft and breathable microfiber.
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People Group, a big Chinese group that makes and sells...
People Group, a big Chinese group that makes and sells shoes, handbags and accessories, has acquired Fornarina through a company based in Hong Kong, Bright Fame Holdings. Based in the Marche region of Italy, Fornarina, which was one of the first Italian shoe and apparel companies to do business in ...
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A big Brazilian manufacturer, Usaflex, is planning to open two...
A big Brazilian manufacturer, Usaflex, is planning to open two new shoe factories employing 2,000 people in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Founded in 1998 and specializing in comfort and fashion shoes, the company already employs 2,800 people at seven other facilities in the state which have a ...
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Belle International, the leading Chinese footwear and sports retailer, saw...
Belle International, the leading Chinese footwear and sports retailer, saw an increase of 4.6 percent in comparable store sales at its sportswear and apparel stores in mainland China for the third quarter of its fiscal year, compared with a comparable store sales decline of 13.4 percent for the group's shoe ...
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Renzo Dall'Olmo, who has been serving most recently as Italian...
Renzo Dall'Olmo, who has been serving most recently as Italian sales manager for Puma, has been appointed by the Nike group as general manager of Converse for Spain, Italy and Portugal. He had already spent almost 20 years with Nike in Italy before joining Puma. Dall'Olmo takes the place left ...
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Based on preliminary customs data, Vietnam's shoe exports rose by...
Based on preliminary customs data, Vietnam's shoe exports rose by only 8 percent in 2015, or two percentage points less than previously expected by the government and by the country's shoe industry association, Lefaso. Shoe exports reached a level of about $12.3 billion, below the target of $17 billion. Small ...
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India has banned the import of exotic skins of reptiles,...
India has banned the import of exotic skins of reptiles, like crocodiles and alligators, and furs of certain animals including minks, foxes and chinchillas, which are typically used to make leather or for the fur in clothing and accessories. The decision was notified by India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade ...
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A successful year for Austria’s major shoe retailer
Leder & Schuh says it has obtained new financing through the year 2022 because of the positive developments of its retail businesses as it is completing the process of concentrating on only two chains – Humanic and Shoe4You – in Austria and the eight other countries in which it ...
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Deckers Brands has attacked H&M in a federal court in...
Deckers Brands has attacked H&M in a federal court in Los Angeles, charging that boots sold in its stores imitate Ugg's Bailey Button style
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Using the money usually budgeted for Christmas presents, Assocalzaturifici has...
Using the money usually budgeted for Christmas presents, Assocalzaturifici has donated ten new beds for patients at a regional hospital of Fermo, in the Marche region where many shoemakers operate, following the earthquake that struck several times the town of Amandola and other towns in the region between August and ...
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Bata has standardized the packaging of its shoes sold around...
Bata has standardized the packaging of its shoes sold around the world, and made it more sustainable. Before, the individual contract factories were getting the shoe boxes made by local suppliers, but now all the shoeboxes are contracted out to two companies that work with shoebox manufacturers close to where ...
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Nine West Holdings has appointed Joel Oblonsky as chief executive...
Nine West Holdings has appointed Joel Oblonsky as chief executive for the Nine West and Bandolino brands with immediate effect. Most recently, he has served as president of Ralph Lauren's footwear and accessories. Oblonsky had previously worked for the Nine West group, serving in a number of management roles from ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed a new marketing and communications director,...
Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed a new marketing and communications director, Antonio Barrello. After working for L'Oréal and Scott, he joined LVMH as sales and marketing director for Moët-Hennessy. He moved to Zegna in 1996 as corporate communications director. In 2009, he was promoted as the company's chief marketing officer.
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Rocky Brands has appointed Mike Staude vice president of finance,...
Rocky Brands has appointed Mike Staude vice president of finance, as chief financial officer on an interim basis following the resignation of James E. McDonald
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The ANWR Group, which is becoming more and more digitalized,...
The ANWR Group, which is becoming more and more digitalized, conducted a test with RFID chips at two affiliated retail companies up to the end of last year. At a recent conference on the future of retailing at its campus in Mainhausen, ANWR said it is also working on the ...
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Shoes For Crews has announced the arrival of Jim O'Connor...
Shoes For Crews has announced the arrival of Jim O'Connor as vice president and general manager of its industrial shoe business. O'Connor joins from Timberland, where he spent 14 years serving in a variety of leadership positions. Most recently, he was general manager and vice president of the Timberland Pro ...
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