All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 19-20 – Page 3
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Starting in Poland, partners in a program called “Shoes Made...
Starting in Poland, partners in a program called “Shoes Made in EU: The European Shoemaker,” are launching an online course promoted by the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) and funded by the European Commission. Shoemakers and young students are encouraged to register for free to access the material ...
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Michelle Ryan, who previously worked for Jimmy Choo and Burberry,...
Michelle Ryan, who previously worked for Jimmy Choo and Burberry, has been appointed buying and supply chain director of Kurt Geiger. A former executive of Michael Kors, Steve Sousa, has been named international director.
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Groupe Royer, which owns the brand rights for Kickers and...
Groupe Royer, which owns the brand rights for Kickers and many other shoe brands, has added Hungaria to its brand portfolio. Based in Gonesse, France and formerly known as Hunga, Hungaria is a sports brand that was created in 1931. In 1976, Hungaria was acquired by Adidas, but was then ...
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Hunter Boots is going to have a pop-up shop running...
Hunter Boots is going to have a pop-up shop running in the Castellana department store of El Corte Inglès in Madrid from Nov. 13 to Dec. 10
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Fly London is launching a line of boots designed in...
Fly London is launching a line of boots designed in partnership with a Spanish artist, Cristina Rodrigues
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The Tecnica Group's Moon Boot, which is growing strongly right...
The Tecnica Group's Moon Boot, which is growing strongly right now, is one of 111 garments and accessories that have been selected for an exhibition running from last Oct. 1 through Jan. 28 at New York's Museum of Modern Art, covering its entire floor. Called “Items: Is Fashion Modern,” the ...
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Birkenstock has obtained certification for the quality of its new...
Birkenstock has obtained certification for the quality of its new line of socks and hosiery. The international working group of the Global Organic Textile Standard has confirmed that it uses organic cotton and that the related supply chain respects environmental, social and technical standards. Birkenstock's legwear features basic and fashion ...
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TheMicam made a big splash last month, counting a total...
TheMicam made a big splash last month, counting a total of 47,187 daily visits, or 5.6 percent more than a year ago, indicating that it was a good choice to hold the fair later than before and just before the Milan Fashion Week. The number of visits by Italian trade ...
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Vivarte is considering the possible divestiture of Besson, one of...
Vivarte is considering the possible divestiture of Besson, one of its two low-priced shoe retail chains
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Mexx, the Dutch brand of clothing and footwear, has been...
Mexx, the Dutch brand of clothing and footwear, has been taken over by the Dutch RNF Group, which has bought the brand rights from the Turkish Eroglu Holding group. Owned by Ron Janssen and Ferry Helmer, RNF controls among others Ferro Footwear, a Dutch trading company that they founded and that has ...
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Shoepassion, a multichannel shoe retailer based in Berlin, has opened...
Shoepassion, a multichannel shoe retailer based in Berlin, has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Austria. Located in one of the most historic squares in Vienna, the store strengthens the brand's local presence, which until now had only been served by an e-tail website shoepassion.a. The store occupies 65 square ...
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Vietnam and Bangladesh perform better than India
India's exports of footwear, leather and leathergoods declined by 3.23 percent in the last financial year, falling for the second consecutive year. They amounted to $5.66 billion for the year from April 2016 to March 2017 as compared to $5.85 billion in the previous year. The drop follows a fall ...
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Murray leaves Dr. Martens with a bang
Steve Murray is leaving as chief executive of Airwear International and Dr. Martens after three years at its helm as the company reports excellent results for the financial year ended March 31, with double-digit growth in retail, e-commerce and wholesale operations. Paul Mason, chairman of the British company, will run ...
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Brussels has continued its crackdown on tax avoidance by big...
Brussels has continued its crackdown on tax avoidance by big multinationals by ordering Amazon to repay €250 million in illegal state aid to Luxembourg. The penalty issued earlier this month, follows on from the record €13 billion demanded from Apple for Irish back-taxes last year, in a case that is ...
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Spanish shoe production is stable, but the average value goes up
Figures from the Spanish shoe industry association, Fice, show that the country's shoe production remained largely stable in 2016 as compared to 2015. It dropped only slightly by 0.7 percent to a total volume of 102 million pairs.In terms of value, Spain's shoe production increased by 2.3 percent to a ...
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Shoepassion has opened its first Austrian physical store in Vienna,...
Shoepassion has opened its first Austrian physical store in Vienna, adding to those it already has in Germany, Switzerland and Poland
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Mirko Ostendorfer has assumed the position of chief operating officer...
Mirko Ostendorfer has assumed the position of chief operating officer at Buffalo Boots in Hochheim, Germany, since the beginning of October. The 46-year-old has moved from Fitflop, where he served as German country manager, to help oversee the re-launch and repositioning of the Buffalo Boots brand, which was purchased last ...
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Cotance (Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of...
Cotance (Confederation of National Associations of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community) is urging the European Commission to implement specific regulations on leather authenticity labelling within the EU market. The topic of “leather authenticity” was part of the agenda of Cotance's Autumn Council on Oct. 6. According to the ...
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Marcato asks for Deckers to focus on Ugg
Marcator Capital Management, the activist minority shareholder in Deckers Brands that has asked for a complete overhaul of its board of directors, has laid out its proposals for a detailed restructuring plan that calls for the sale of all its assets except for Ugg, arguing that it would quadruple the ...
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Asian interest for Bally
The first expressions of interest in Bally are arriving, with the Fosun Group and Fujian Septwolves Industry from China and Itochu from Japan said to be among the interested parties, according to Bloomberg. JAB Holding, which has just completed the sale of Jimmy Choo to Michael Kors for $1.2 billion, ...
