All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 21-22 – Page 5

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    Birkenstock is expanding its portfolio of accessories by adding its...

    2017-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Birkenstock is expanding its portfolio of accessories by adding its first collection of five models of belts to complement the brand's spring/summer 2018 collection. They will be offered alongside the brand's new lines of legwear and bags. The belts are made in Germany, using vegetable tanned leather. The colors are ...

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    Guenther Berchtenbreiter has abruptly left the management team at Legero...

    2017-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Guenther Berchtenbreiter has abruptly left the management team at Legero after a stay of only a few months. He joined the Austrian children's shoe manufacturer last May as executive vice president in charge of branding, marketing and digital. Before moving to the company in Graz, he was responsible for the ...

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    Michael Kors Holdings is projecting revenues of $4.59 billion for...

    2017-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Michael Kors Holdings is projecting revenues of $4.59 billion for the financial year ending next April, up from a previous forecast of $4.28 billion. That would include extra revenues $225 million from the recently acquired Jimmy Choo, down from a previously projected level of $275 million. In the second quarter ...

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    LVMH is set to operate 24 manufacturing sites in Italy...

    2017-11-30T00:00:00Z

    LVMH is set to operate 24 manufacturing sites in Italy by next year with the opening of a new jewelry plant for Bulgari and an eyewear factory for Céline and other brands in partnership with Marcolin. It already operates the Rossimoda shoe factory and a shoe factory in Italy for ...

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    Ferragamo’s sales slip, and 2018 will be challenging

    2017-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo posted a 0.9 percent decline in sales to €1,005 million for the first nine months of this year, with currency-neutral revenues rising by 0.2 percent. The third quarter was particularly tough for the Italian company, with a drop of 5.5 percent in consolidated sales to €287 million.Retail sales ...

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    Good launch for Shoes from Spain B2B

    2017-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Performing beyond expectations, the new international online ordering platform for Spanish shoes has already registered more than 1,200 buyers in several countries around the world. The Spanish shoe industry federation (Fice), which launched the new project last August, says that some 70 new retailers are joining the platform on average ...

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    Alpargatas Argentina is investing 100 million Argentinian pesos (€4.9m-$5.7m) to reintroduce...

    2017-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Alpargatas Argentina is investing 100 million Argentinian pesos (€4.9m-$5.7m) to reintroduce the Havaianas brand to the local retail market. Alpargatas Argentina is looking to invest the money over a three-year period, first by introducing the brand in retail chains and then later by opening mono-brand stores. Alpargatas Argentina is the local ...

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    Deichmann has again provided awards of €100,000 for ten projects...

    2017-11-30T00:00:00Z

    Deichmann has again provided awards of €100,000 for ten projects dedicated to the integration of disadvantaged young people through education and employment. First awarded in 2005, the Deichmann Award this year went mostly for projects aimed at integrating young refugees. The Deichmann Award is split into several categories. The first ...