All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 13-14 – Page 5
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The Dune Group has announced that its chief executive, John...
The Dune Group has announced that its chief executive, John Egan, will be standing down from the role at the end of August to take up a non-executive director position within Dune Holdings. Egan has been at the head of the group for the last nine years. James Cox, the ...
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Vivarte, the French group that owns André, Minelli and other...
Vivarte, the French group that owns André, Minelli and other shoe retail chains (see also the news brief in Corporate), has a new finance director, Thierry Louis, since June 12. An expert in financial restructuring operations, he recently worked for Smoby and Arc International under the leadership of Patrick Puy, ...
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Tod's is terminating its contract with the Aquilano & Rimondi...
Tod's is terminating its contract with the Aquilano & Rimondi design studio for its Fay brand of apparel
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American Sneakers, a subsidiary of the Bos Group based in...
American Sneakers, a subsidiary of the Bos Group based in the Netherlands, is expanding the distribution of Pro Keds, after a period of three seasons during which it has been sold more selectively in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and the Benelux countries. The Pro Keds brands will now also be ...
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Toms Shoes, the American brand that is famous for its policy...
Toms Shoes, the American brand that is famous for its policy of giving away a free pair of shoes or to help someone in need of a prescription for his eyesight for each pair of shoes or glasses sold, presented new figures at this month's Premium trade show in Berlin to ...
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The first DSW store outside North America opened a few...
The first DSW store outside North America opened a few weeks ago in the Muscat Grand Mall in Muscat, in the Gulf state of Oman
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Alpargatas changes ownership once more
J&F Investimentos has concluded a deal to sell its controlling stake of 85.7 percent in Alpargatas, the company behind the Havaianas brand of rubber shoes, to three Brazilian investment firms for 3.5 billion reais (€958.9m-$1,100.1m). They are Cambuhy Investimentos, Itaúsa Investimentos and Brasil Warrant. All three of them are controlled ...
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All of Ara's shoe stores are being redesigned as part...
All of Ara's shoe stores are being redesigned as part of a relaunch of the German brand. It has a new logo and its product range is divided in two different segments for fashion and function. The new store concept is in line with Ara's product segmentation. The Ara stores ...
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Alberto Guardiani is opening a new flagship store in Istanbul,...
Alberto Guardiani is opening a new flagship store in Istanbul, the brand's second one in Turkey. The first in the country was inaugurated in 2013, in Ankara. The new Turkish store is located at the Akasya Mall. Turkey is the third market for the brand, after Italy and Eastern Europe. ...
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After several years of drastic sales declines, the Russian shoe...
After several years of drastic sales declines, the Russian shoe market appears to have rebounded. In its annual report, a leading Russian market research institute, Fashion Consulting Group, predicts an increase of between 5 percent and 10 percent for the current year, both in rubles and in dollars. For 2016, ...
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After ten years of operation, Gianvito Rossi reached sales of...
After ten years of operation, Gianvito Rossi reached sales of €84 million last year, according to Milano Finanza, or 30% more than in 2015
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Gigi Hadid is again starring in an international advertising campaign...
Gigi Hadid is again starring in an international advertising campaign for Stuart Weitzman, to promote the brand's autumn/winter 2017 collection. The 22-year-old fashion model is featured in black and white photographs, shot by Mario Testino, where she unveils a new short hair style. Hadid is in fact reportedly wearing a ...
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Deichmann is expanding its headquarters in Essen, adding a total...
Deichmann is expanding its headquarters in Essen, adding a total of 2,200 square meters on three floors. The new office, which will allow the German-based retail group to create 150 additional jobs, shall be finished in mid-2018 for a total investment of €6 million. Currently, 800 people are working for ...
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Pure London has announced that it is adding a “footwear...
Pure London has announced that it is adding a “footwear destination,” a dedicated upstairs floor, to the forthcoming edition of the women's wear show, due to be held at London's Olympia fairgrounds on July 23-25. Footwear brands returning to the event include Birkenstock alongside Alpe, Anuschka, Nero Giardini, Saz, Unisa ...
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Alibaba is said to be considering the acquisition of a...
Alibaba is said to be considering the acquisition of a share in Yook Net-a-Porter (YNAP), sending up the company's share value
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After an investment of €9 million, Paraboot has officially inaugurated...
After an investment of €9 million, Paraboot has officially inaugurated its new French factory at Saint-Jean-de-Moirans, covering 11,000 square meters, with a production capacity of 120,000 pairs of Goodyear and Norwegian Goodyear welted shoes per year. It has taken the place of two older factories in the same region, which ...
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Attendance at the 88th edition of the Expo Riva Schuh...
Attendance at the 88th edition of the Expo Riva Schuh show on Italy's Lake Garda on June 10-13 was virtually flat with a total of 11,224 registered visitors. The business climate was described as relatively positive. The organizers mentioned the presence of a big delegation of French buyers as well ...
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Hogan is going to open a new store at 5...
Hogan is going to open a new store at 5 via Montenapoleone during next September's Milan Fashion Week. It will occupy the premises of a former Bottega Veneta boutique, and it will replace the existing Hogan stores at 23 via Montenapoleone. The store will feature a new design that will ...
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About 450 brands have booked space at Première Classe, the...
About 450 brands have booked space at Première Classe, the footwear and accessories show scheduled for Sept. 8-11 in Paris
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A trade mission to Russia involving 34 Brazilian shoe brands...
A trade mission to Russia involving 34 Brazilian shoe brands could generate business worth more than $4 million for the South American country. Abicalçados, the footwear industry association, undertook the trade mission at the start of June. According to Abicalçados, the companies made contact with around 300 buyers with most ...
