All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 11-12 – Page 4

  • Article

    Ferragamo is cautious about 2017

    2017-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo told investors that it has a “cautious outlook” about its performance in 2017, which it sees as a “transition year” during which the Italian company will enhance its product development, rationalize its retail business and normalize inventory levels. The company confirmed the mid-term targets it had released in ...

  • Article

    The global luxury market should grow by 2 to 4% this year

    2017-06-09T00:00:00Z

    After a difficult 2016, the luxury industry has shown positive signs in the first quarter, with a growth of 4 percent, and the global luxury market is expected to grow by 2 to 4 percent this year. These are among the key findings from Bain & Company's “Bain Luxury Study ...

  • News briefs

    Guy Gasparian, who ran Hirica from 1996 to 2016, died...

    2017-06-09T00:00:00Z

    Guy Gasparian, who ran Hirica from 1996 to 2016, died last month at the age of 78, after a long illness. Founded in 1904, the French shoe company was recently taken over by an industry veteran, Jean-François Bru.

  • News briefs

    German shoe retailers saw their sales jump by 18 percent...

    2017-06-09T00:00:00Z

    German shoe retailers saw their sales jump by 18 percent in value and by 15 percent in volume year-on-year during the month of March. The progress was largely due to the low level of sales reached in March 2015, when their sales fell by 13 percent. January had been positive ...