All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 11-12 – Page 3
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Sarkany, a shoe brand from Argentina, opened its first store...
Sarkany, a shoe brand from Argentina, opened its first store in Barcelona on May 17. Antonella Roccuzzo and Sofia Balbi, business partners and married to Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez, respectively, were also present at the store opening. Messi and Suárez play for the FC Barcelona. Sarkany has 52 stores ...
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Clarks has appointed a new chief financial officer, Paul Kenyon,...
Clarks has appointed a new chief financial officer, Paul Kenyon, who will start in August. He held senior financial roles at several companies including Nomad Foods and Iglo Goods. He previously worked in finance for other companies such as Allied Domecq, Mars, Courtaulds and AstraZeneca. Kenyon will take the place ...
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Apiccaps (Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association) has launched...
Apiccaps (Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association) has launched a new campaign to attract young talent in the main production centers of the country's footwear sector. The campaign is entitled “Capture a New Generation of Talents,” and its slogan is “Feeling Sexy – Join the Sexiest Industry in Europe.” ...
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Skechers has announced the opening of four new stores in...
Skechers has announced the opening of four new stores in Europe. The brand has recently opened a 192-square-meter store at Amsterdam's The Style Outlets. The others will be located in Italy, at The Style Outlets in Vicolungo and Castel Guelfo and at Mantova Outlet Village. Skechers has a global retail ...
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Angel Martinez, who retired as chief executive of Deckers Brands...
Angel Martinez, who retired as chief executive of Deckers Brands a year ago, after 11 years in the post, had decided to run for mayor of his home town, Santa Barbara, California. The election will be held next November. Martinez, who left Cuba in 1958 to emigrate to the U.S., ...
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Bread & Butter, the three-day consumer-oriented style and culture festival...
Bread & Butter, the three-day consumer-oriented style and culture festival being held in Berlin, Germany, will expand this year to feature more than 40 brands and more space. Organized by Zalando, which bought the rights to the former trade show, the consumer-facing trend show attracted 20,000 people at its first ...
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J&F may have to sell Alpargatas
J&F Investimentos, the largest private conglomerate in Brazil, is said to be on the verge of selling Alpargatas, the parent company of Havaianas and the licensee of Mizuno in Brazil and Argentina, to help one of its own shareholders, Joesley Batista, his brother Wesley and four other executives to pay ...
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Caleres improves sales thanks to Allen Edmonds
Caleres' revenues for its first quarter ended April 29, 2017 grew by 8.0 percent to $631.5 million, partly due to the acquisition last December of Allen Edmonds, which contributed $42.5 million to total sales. However, the parent company of Famous Footwear and various footwear brands, previously called Brown Shoe Co., ...
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Markt, a consumer magazine that was aired on ARD, the...
Markt, a consumer magazine that was aired on ARD, the German TV channel, tested shoes for hazardous substances with a focus on the presence of Chromium VI as well as amines that are suspected of causing cancer. CADS, the cooperative against dangerous substances of more than 70 shoe manufacturers and ...
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Wolverine Worldwide is going ahead with its slimming-down program by...
Wolverine Worldwide is going ahead with its slimming-down program by licensing out its Stride-Rite brand of children's shoes. After closing all its Stride-Rite retail stores, it has signed a global, long-term license for the brand with Vida Shoes International, a company that runs a portfolio of more than a dozen ...
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Thomas Stein, the well-known German shoe agent, has agreed to...
Thomas Stein, the well-known German shoe agent, has agreed to represent the European Aerosoles collection of MoveOn in the German-speaking countries. He currently represents also Maypol.
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Sneakersnstuff is in a large international expansion phase. After opening...
Sneakersnstuff is in a large international expansion phase. After opening stores in London, Paris and Berlin in recent years, Sneakersnstuff is looking at the U.S. market. The Swedish company is planning to open a store in New York in the autumn. If this works, it may decide to continue its ...
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After working with Vans for many years, Carhartt is teaming...
After working with Vans for many years, Carhartt is teaming up with Converse on three styles of the Chuck Taylor All Star, using materials that are frequently found in Carharrt's workwear-inspired garments. They will be available for sale from June 1 online and in physical stores at a price of ...
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New national collective exhibitions by companies from South Africa, Russia...
New national collective exhibitions by companies from South Africa, Russia and Bulgaria are going to participate in the Expo Riva Schuh show starting at Riva del Garda in Northern Italy tomorrow. They will join groups from China, India, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Indonesia, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Tunisia and Turkey at the ...
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Footwear Friends is moving to a new address in London...
Footwear Friends is moving to a new address in London
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The Mexican state of Jalisco will be taking action to...
The Mexican state of Jalisco will be taking action to promote the footwear industry. The new president of Jalisco's Chamber of the Footwear Industry (CICEJ), José Isabel Arias Frías, said the agency will promote major projects to support the development of micro, small and medium enterprises in the industry. In ...
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The Ivanka Trump brand has rejected charges of abuse relating...
The Ivanka Trump brand has rejected charges of abuse relating to conditions at a Chinese factory, according to a report in Footwear News. Abigail Klem, president of the brand, has stated that its footwear licensee, Marc Fisher Footwear, has not worked with the Ganzhou Huajian International Shoe City Co. since ...
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Doubts about Cambodia’s export growth
With a total combined value of $7.3 billion, footwear and garments remained the most important export items for Cambodia last year, although the growth rate declined to 7.2 percent. According to the most recent bulletin published by the International Labor Organization (ILO), this followed increases of 10.7 percent in 2014 ...
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Zalando released details of a planned new €30 million logistics...
Zalando released details of a planned new €30 million logistics center in Sweden. Located in Brunna near Stockholm, the distribution center will be operational by the end of the year, with up to 300 employees. The goal is to significantly reduce the time required fopr deliveries of parcels in all ...
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The Samwer brothers have sold a 3.8 percent share in...
The Samwer brothers have sold a 3.8 percent share in Zalando for approximately €375 million. The trio, who were the main investors in the European online retailer of fashion and sports apparel during the start-up phase, further reduced their stake to 4.99 percent. With the sale, a Scottish investment firm, ...
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