All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 13-14 – Page 4
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Tamaris is paying homage to the athleisure trend by launching...
Tamaris is paying homage to the athleisure trend by launching a line of sneakers, called Fashlectics, for the next autumn/winter season. One of the styles in the collection got an award from a German women's magazine, Freundin.
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Dieter Spiess, president of the Swiss shoe retailers association (SSV),...
Dieter Spiess, president of the Swiss shoe retailers association (SSV), resigned from his office after 33 years at the end of June. Lukas Kindlimann, former vice president of the SSV, will replace him. Sabine Völlmin will remain as managing director. Like Spiess, Kindlimann is a shoe retailer. He runs Schulthess, ...
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Hogan is offering a limited edition of sneakers in association...
Hogan is offering a limited edition of sneakers in association with Aston Martin
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Assocalzaturifici, the association of Italian shoe manufacturers, has partnered with...
Assocalzaturifici, the association of Italian shoe manufacturers, has partnered with Humana People to People Italia on a project for children in Africa. The project, which is called “Anche con i piedi si può dare una mano” (Even with feet you can lend a hand), will finance a school inclusion program ...
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Birkenstock expands its presence in Asia
Birkenstock wants to expand further internationally and get closer to the markets where it is experiencing growth. Most recently, Birkenstock increased its presence in Asia, opening new company-owned stores in China, starting with two stores in Shanghai in April and May. It recently launched its first online store in Japan, ...
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Worland, an artisan footwear manufacturer based in Monte San Giusto,...
Worland, an artisan footwear manufacturer based in Monte San Giusto, Italy, has recently completed an order for shoes from Brahim Takioullah, the Guinness World Record holder for world's largest feet. Takioullah was born in Morocco and now lives in Paris, France. His right foot measures 37.5 centimeters while his left ...
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Pitti Uomo attracted fewer attendees this past June . Around...
Pitti Uomo attracted fewer attendees this past June . Around 19,000 buyers attended the 92nd edition for the spring/summer collections, down from 20,500 in June 2016. The edition which was held in Florence on June 13-16, 2017 attracted more than 30,000 visitors overall. The number of Italian buyers dropped by ...
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Bernard Arnault, the president and chief executive of Lvmh, is...
Bernard Arnault, the president and chief executive of Lvmh, is again the wealthiest person in France. Last year, the top spot was occupied by Liliane Bettencourt, one of the main shareholders of L'Oréal, but according to the latest ranking by Challenges, a French business magazine, Arnault is now back on ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed Donald Kohler from Burberry to the...
Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed Donald Kohler from Burberry to the newly appointed position of chief retail officer and chief executive for its operations in the Americas. Kohler has spent almost three decades in the fashion industry after commencing at Macy's, the U.S. department store chain. Most recently, he served as ...
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Michael Romberg has been appointed managing partner of Jana Shoes,...
Michael Romberg has been appointed managing partner of Jana Shoes, a company that is still controlled by the Wortmann group, with a minority stake in the operation. Romberg started working for the Wortmann group in 1996. He first gained sales experience at Tamaris before joining the sales department of Jana ...
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R. Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa...
R. Shawn Neville has been appointed chief executive of Boa Technology, an American company that works with more than 300 firms with its own closure system for shoes. The seasoned executive, who has spent more than two decades in the footwear sector, has been the CEO of Aerosoles in the ...
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Caleres has appointed Malcolm Robinson as president of its new...
Caleres has appointed Malcolm Robinson as president of its new men's and international division. Most recently, Robinson served as executive vice-president of William Rast at One Jeanswear Group. Robinson brings more than 30 years of experience in men's apparel, merchandising, brand positioning, and managing global brands. Prior to working at ...
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Under Armour has appointed Patrik Frisk as president and chief...
Under Armour has appointed Patrik Frisk as president and chief operating officer of the fast-growing American brand of activewear and sports shoes, making a comeback to the sporting goods sector where he spent about ten years with VF Corp., the owner of The North Face, Vans and Timberland. The Swedish ...
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Working together with the European University of Applied Sciences, Birkenstock...
Working together with the European University of Applied Sciences, Birkenstock is offering a three-year combined bachelor's program in industrial and logistics management. The course starts this autumn. In the framework of the course, students will be working at Birkenstock during their practical phases. Sales in the German market account for ...
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New owners for Apple Shoes
Guy and Yvon Rautureau have sold their company, Rautureau Apple Shoes, to a group of investors after running it for 47 years. The two brothers and their children, Virginie and Maxime, are leaving the company, which will be run by Véronique Makarian, an experienced industry professional who has worked for ...
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Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) has launched an augmented reality app for...
Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) has launched an augmented reality app for a “try, share and shop” customer experience on its Yoox website. The online luxury fashion retailer, the result of a merger between the Italian-based Yoox Group and the U.K.-based Net-A-Porter Group in 2015, has partnered with Lumyer, the creators of ...
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Apiccaps, the Portuguese footwear and shoe components industry association, has...
Apiccaps, the Portuguese footwear and shoe components industry association, has elected Fortunato Federico as honorary president. The Portuguese entrepreneur, who controls Fly London and other assets through his holding company, Kyaya, had been the president of Apiccaps for 18 years. He was succeeded in the post by a new president, ...
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Zalando diversifies, works with ANWR
The largest German e-tailer and the largest German voluntary group of independent retailers are joining forces on an unprecedented project to deal with unsold merchandise. The ANWR Group, which has been making some other bold strides in the digital retailing landscape, will propose to its retail members the possibility to ...
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Announcing higher exports, Assomac launches its Green Label
Assomac, the association of Italian suppliers of machinery and technology for the tanning industry and for manufacturers of shoes and leathergoods, said revenues in 2016 recorded a 7.2 percent increase as compared to 2015, reaching €625 million. Sales were driven by exports, which were up by 8.2 percent and accounted ...
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Vans has announced it has moved its headquarters from Cypress,...
Vans has announced it has moved its headquarters from Cypress, California to a new building in Costa Mesa, California, 13 miles away. The move was first announced in June 2015. The new building is environmentally-friendly and larger than the previous headquarters. The facility features a solar panel array on the ...
