All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 5-6 – Page 5

  • Article

    Deichmann invests more abroad

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Deichmann has budgeted investments of €232 million for this year to support its strong international momentum, including an expenditure of €92 million in the domestic German market. The leading European shoe retailing group plans to open a total of 262 new physical stores globally, while closing 114 units and modernizing ...

  • News briefs

    The 92nd edition of Lineapelle, which was held in Milan...

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    The 92nd edition of Lineapelle, which was held in Milan on Feb. 21-23, welcomed more than 21,800 visitors, which represent a 3 percent increase versus the September 2016 edition and a 1 percent increase from the February 2016 show. Italian visitors to the international exhibition of leather, accessories and components ...

  • Short stops

    Rob Lowe, the 52-year-old American film and TV actor, is...

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Rob Lowe, the 52-year-old American film and TV actor, is again starring in a marketing campaign for Skechers this spring, after a 15-year-long intermission

  • Article

    Zalando reaches an Ebit margin of 5.9%

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Zalando has reported an increase in net income of 121.5 percent to €60.0 million for the past year. Operating earnings (Ebit) grew by 131 percent to €207 million. Excluding extraordinary items, they rose by 101 percent to €216.3 million, resulting in an adjusted Ebit margin of 5.9 percent for the ...

  • News briefs

    D.A.T.E. recently opened its first-ever flagship store. The 40-square-meter boutique...

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    D.A.T.E. recently opened its first-ever flagship store. The 40-square-meter boutique is located in Milan's via Ponte Vetero, not far from the Scala Theater and the Sforza Castle. Serena Santini and Filippo Santoni, the two architects who designed the store, opted for a minimalist style, with concrete and granite. The brand ...

  • Article

    Schuhe24 helps German retailers to win new customers

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    The company is launching a test this month that will help shoe retailers to win new customers through specially developed shopping apps and beacons in their stores. Smartphone users are led to take advantage of promotions when they pass by the stores. They get information about the products offered, and ...

  • News briefs

    Sneaker cleaning services are multiplying in France. Brandon Mariadi, 24,...

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Sneaker cleaning services are multiplying in France. Brandon Mariadi, 24, launched the first-ever service of this kind in Lille, in France's North-East, in December. Since then, Mariadi has reportedly cleaned more than 500 pairs of shoes. His service is called BBB Shop and customers can have their sneakers or other ...

  • Article

    Tod’s sees higher sales and margins in 2017 after a tough year

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Tod's is comfortable with current financial analysts' forecasts, which on average indicate that its sales will be rising by 3.6 percent to €1,040 million from €1,004 million last year. Analysts also expect gross operating profits, or Ebitda, growing to €193 million, lifting the Ebitda margin to 18.6 percent.In 2016, the ...

  • News briefs

    Zanotti increased 2016 sales by 4 percent to €172 million...

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Zanotti increased 2016 sales by 4 percent to €172 million and expects to replicate, if not improve, this performance in 2017. The company said it has registered a pickup of sales in Greater China over the past four to five months. It also plans to open seven to eight stores ...

  • News briefs

    Luxury spending by international tourists jumped by 17.2 percent in...

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Luxury spending by international tourists jumped by 17.2 percent in January, according to Global Blue, the tourism shopping tax refund company. The growth was primarily driven by Chinese, American and Russian customers. Global Blue's figures do not include spending in the U.S., Hong Kong and Dubai, where tax-free transactions do ...

  • News briefs

    There was a 6 percent decline to 5,126 in the...

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    There was a 6 percent decline to 5,126 in the total number of visitors at Momad Shoes, the footwear trade show held in Madrid on March 4-6, probably because it started on a Saturday rather than on a Friday. However, the total number of foreign visitors went up by more ...

  • News briefs

    The new European Shoeshow in Cologne on March 12-13 had...

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    The new European Shoeshow in Cologne on March 12-13 had a slow start. It made full house with a total of 250 brands, 58 percent of whom came from 13 countries outside Germany. However, it got only 1,258 visitors from Germany and other countries, including observers from Italian, Spanish, Portuguese ...

  • News briefs

    Rubber prices shot up from a low of $1.50 per...

    2017-03-21T00:00:00Z

    Rubber prices shot up from a low of $1.50 per kilo last September to $2.50 this past January, forcing suppliers of rubber soles to raise their own prices by a minimum of 10 percent. Among other factors, the price hike was due to floods in Thailand late last year, increases ...