All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 5-6 – Page 3
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Big moves at Crocs
Andrew Rees, who became president of Crocs two years ago, will replace Gregg Ribatt as chief executive on June 1, consolidating the two functions. Ribatt, who will remain on the board of directors, said the company was ready for the change after the progress it had made in 2016 in ...
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Wolverine performs better than expected
Reaching the upper end of its projections, Wolverine Worldwide reported a decline of 2.9 percent to $729.6 million in its total turnover during its fourth financial quarter, ended Dec. 31, with a high single-digit increase outside the U.S. more than offset by a low single-digit decline in its domestic market, ...
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LK Bennett is opening its first Russian store in the...
LK Bennett is opening its first Russian store in the Metropolis Mall of Moscow, following a £2 million injection by its private equity investors to finance its international development
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Mirapodo, the German online store for footwear that belongs to...
Mirapodo, the German online store for footwear that belongs to the Otto Group, intends to widen the utilization of its marketplace after a positive test with ten partners, which has generated sales of more than 120,000 pairs of shoes. Launched in 2010 through Otto's online platform for toys, MyToys, Mirapodo ...
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Jones Bootmaker has reportedly been put on the market by...
Jones Bootmaker has reportedly been put on the market by its owner, Alteri Investors, which has engaged KPMG to explore options for the 160-year-old British shoe retailer, including a sale or a potential bankruptcy protection process. Jones Bootmaker has 170 stores, and it recently revamped its web shop and launched ...
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Shoe Zone promotes Jonathan Fearn, who has been the U.K....
Shoe Zone promotes Jonathan Fearn, who has been the U.K. chain's finance director since last July, to the position of chief financial officer
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Bata has celebrated a new store format called Red on...
Bata has celebrated a new store format called Red on the occasion of the reopening of its Italian store in Bologna. The 192-square-meter store, which is located at via Indipendenza 42, features multimedia displays and a special wall for sneakers. The red color is alternated with white to differentiate the ...
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Birkenstock created the Birkenstock Cosmetics Company, based in Landshut. Its...
Birkenstock created the Birkenstock Cosmetics Company, based in Landshut. Its first cosmetics line, Birkenstock Natural Care, was presented for the first time during the Vivaness natural cosmetics trade show in Nuremberg a few weeks ago. Birkenstock's line of cosmetics is made in Germany, without any chemical substances. Many of the ...
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Bally opens a new store in Milan's Piazza Oberdan, in...
Bally opens a new store in Milan's Piazza Oberdan, in the location of a former movie theater
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In an interesting brand extension move, Baldinini has launched its...
In an interesting brand extension move, Baldinini has launched its first line of fragrances, for men and women, through a licensing agreement with Selectiva, an Italian brand of cosmetics belonging to the Paglieri Group that is known for its Aquolina brand. The fragrances will be sold in perfume shops and ...
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The Micam Award for the best buyers of Italian shoes...
The Micam Award for the best buyers of Italian shoes went last month to an Italian retailer, Rosy Biffi, and to a foreign retailer, Javier Bravo. The latter belongs to the third generation of the Bravo family, which founded his company in 1942. Aside from its online shop, it has ...
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Repetto has opened a boutique on Paris' Champs-Elysées avenue. The...
Repetto has opened a boutique on Paris' Champs-Elysées avenue. The store, which started up on March 15, is the sixth for the brand in the French capital city. On a surface of 140 square meters, the customers of the new boutique are offered different product ranges of the brand as ...
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The low value of the Russian ruble reportedly attracted many...
The low value of the Russian ruble reportedly attracted many Chinese tourists to the Tsum department store in Moscow last year, leading it to record a sales increase of 40% for the year
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Argentina is introducing new regulations for footwear and textiles. Manufacturers...
Argentina is introducing new regulations for footwear and textiles. Manufacturers and importers of these goods are now required to present a Product Composition Sworn Declaration (DJCP) to the Bureau of Trade of the Ministry of Economy and Production in which they describe the percentage composition of the fibers, or of ...
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LVMH is planning the launch in April or May of...
LVMH is planning the launch in April or May of an e-commerce platform for all its brands as well as other more accessible luxury brands, according to Fashionnetwork. The group tried to launch a portal for its own brands in 2000, called eLuxury, but closed it down nine years later. ...
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Golden Goose's new owners, The Carlyle Group, have appointed Giorgio...
Golden Goose's new owners, The Carlyle Group, have appointed Giorgio Presca as the new chief executive of the brand. Carlyle has completed the acquisition of Golden Goose Deluxe Brand, the Italian luxury lifestyle fashion company, from a pool of investors led by Ergon Capital Partners, and has picked Presca to ...
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Oliver Sweeney has appointed Chris Webster as managing director and...
Oliver Sweeney has appointed Chris Webster as managing director and chief operating officer. Webster was previously venture architect director at BCG Digital Ventures, a corporate investment and incubation firm, where he was responsible for incubating and scaling up digital businesses for its clients. Prior to that, he worked at Ebay ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed two new managers for its Wolverine...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed two new managers for its Wolverine brand. John Estes will serve as vice president of global sales and Andy Shripka as vice president of marketing. Estes has been with Wolverine for 22 years, working most recently as vice president and general manager of Sebago. Shripka worked ...
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Caleres has appointed Chris Cavalline as senior vice president of...
Caleres has appointed Chris Cavalline as senior vice president of e-commerce and Karlyn Mattson as chief merchandising officer of its Famous Footwear division. They will both report to Rick Ausick, president of the division. Cavalline will be responsible for e-commerce and consumer engagement, including oversight of famous.com and the customer ...
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Ports International Enterprises has appointed Jenny Tan as its new...
Ports International Enterprises has appointed Jenny Tan as its new chief executive officer, and Matteo De Rosa as managing director of the group's Ports 1961 label. Jenny Tan is the daughter of Edward Tan, who founded the company in 1993 with his brother Alfred. She has 20 years of experience ...
