All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 3-4 – Page 4

  • Short stops

    Groupe Royer has adopted a younger and more dynamic logo...

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Groupe Royer has adopted a younger and more dynamic logo for Mod8, the brand of girls' shoes that it took over in 2009

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    Steve Madden acquires Schwartz & Benjamin

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Steve Madden has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Schwartz & Benjamin, a privately-held American family of companies specializing in the design, sourcing and sale of licensed and private label footwear. The transaction was completed for cash at closing plus an earn-out provision based on financial performance through ...

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    Another fund acquires Golden Goose

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Golden Goose Deluxe Brand, the Italian high-end shoe company that has become famous for its leather sneakers, will be acquired by a private equity fund, Carlyle Europe Parners. Two other funds, Permira and General Atlantic, were reportedly in the running for its acquisition. The price agreed by Carlyle was not ...

  • News briefs

    Cafénoir, the Italian brand of shoes and accessories, has opened...

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Cafénoir, the Italian brand of shoes and accessories, has opened a 90-square-meter flagship store in Düsseldorf. It is the first German store for the brand, which already has four directly managed stores and 11 franchises in Italy. Cafénoir already opened its first store in Spain, located in Zaragoza, at the ...

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    The Pensole Footwear Design Academy, based in Portland, Oregon, has...

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The Pensole Footwear Design Academy, based in Portland, Oregon, has announced the launch of the 2017 World Sneaker Championship. In order to participate in the contest, a designer must submit one page showing a side and bottom view of their original sneaker design. The proposed design must be sketched in ...

  • News briefs

    Italy's shoe exports fell by about one percent in volume...

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Italy's shoe exports fell by about one percent in volume but rose by an estimated 2.6 percent in value last year, thanks to a 3.7 percent increase in the average export price to €42.29, according to preliminary figures. The Italian shoe industry is particularly worried about new declines in France ...

  • Article

    Hermès grows by 7.5%

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    In a preliminary financial statement, Hermès International indicated that its sales increased by 7.5 percent in 2016 to about €5.2 billion, breaking the €5 billion threshold for the first time, with an increase of 7.4 percent on a comparable basis. The operating profit was slightly higher than in 2015, the ...

  • News briefs

    Pittarosso saw its revenues increase by 25 percent to €345...

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Pittarosso saw its revenues increase by 25 percent to €345 million in 2016. It was the fifth consecutive year with an annual sales increase exceeding 20 percent for the Italian chain of shoe shops. On a same-store basis, sales grew by 5 percent. The Italian shoe retailer has a network ...

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    Oxygen, a French company founded in 2005, has appointed an...

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Oxygen, a French company founded in 2005, has appointed an international director, Stéphane Courant, to develop its sales abroad, with a focus on its own brand of rain boots, By Only. It already launched a multi-lingual transactional website for the brand last year. Courant has spent 18 years in international ...

  • News briefs

    The autumn/winter 2017/18 Tamaris collection features 17 models with an...

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    The autumn/winter 2017/18 Tamaris collection features 17 models with an H&S monogram beneath the sole. It stands for Heart & Sole, a new insole developed in conjunction with orthopaedists, with specific comfort features in three areas of the foot. It is intended to allow women to walk on high heels ...

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    Sales grew by 26 percent to $118 million for Stuart...

    2017-02-11T00:00:00Z

    Sales grew by 26 percent to $118 million for Stuart Weitzman in the three months ended Dec. 31, due in part to a shift in the timing of deliveries. The Coach group, which acquired the brand in January 2015, raised its total sales by 4 percent to $1.32 billion during ...