All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 7-8 – Page 2
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Vivobarefoot is launching a new shoe collection in partnership with...
Vivobarefoot is launching a new shoe collection in partnership with Betabrand, the crowdfunding clothing platform based in San Francisco. Betabrand offers both well-known and small designers a community for the development of their brand. Designs are shared daily on the platform, so that consumers can vote and help fund the ...
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Jimmy Choo has taken over partial ownership of its store...
Jimmy Choo has taken over partial ownership of its store franchises in South Korea and the Middle East. According to a report in FashionNetwork, these important operations will be run by joint ventures with local partners, the Hyundai group in Korea and Al Tayer in Dubai, starting in July. Jimmy ...
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Cheaney continues its transformation
Joseph Cheaney & Sons has come a long way since its takeover in 2009 by Jonathan Church, the former finance director of Church's, and his cousin William Church, who are now 55 and 50 years old, respectively. The two distant cousins, who belong to the fourth generation of the Church ...
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Chaussea is opening its first store in Spain, in the...
Chaussea is opening its first store in Spain, in the city of Alcorcón, ten kilometres from Madrid. The boutique of the French group, which is expected to employ 20 to 25 people, will be located in the commercial area of Parque Oeste. Chaussea plans to open five stores in Spain ...
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The Portuguese Footwear Technological Center (CTCP) held a staff training...
The Portuguese Footwear Technological Center (CTCP) held a staff training event at its facilities in São João da Madeira, Portugal, on March 27-31, called Innovative Training for Luxury Footwear Manufacturing. The event was staged under the EU-funded Erasmus+ project HES (High-End Shoe). The course included training on the entire manufacturing ...
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Netshoes goes public to help develop new categories
Netshoes, the leading online sports retailer in Latin America, closed an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange that started last week and raised net proceeds of $138.8 million.The IPO is meant to provide additional capital to support Netshoes' development. The company wants to become the leading ...
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Shoe Carnival posts loss due to impairment charges
The American shoe retail chain recorded a loss of $0.9 million in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 28 because of non-cash impairment charges of $3.6 million for the closure of seven stores in Puerto Rico. Excluding the charge, the company would have recorded net income of $1.3 million, topping Wall ...
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Crocs has launched a new global campaign featuring John Cena,...
Crocs has launched a new global campaign featuring John Cena, Drew Barrymore, Yoona and Henry Lau as brand ambassadors. The campaign, which is entitled “Come As You Are,” celebrates the uniqueness of individuals and invites people to share with others what makes them unique, while encouraging others to do the ...
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Kickers will be unveiling a new store concept called “Galerie”...
Kickers will be unveiling a new store concept called “Galerie” on April 12, at its French store in Marne-la-Vallée, in the suburbs of Paris. The 120-square-meter store will feature three thematic spaces for Casual, Urban and Sport styles, with the latest models in the three styles. The layout of the ...
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Skechers USA has launched a women's sneakers line called “You...
Skechers USA has launched a women's sneakers line called “You by Skechers,” an athleisure collection which combines the technologies from the brand's performance shoes with the lifestyle needs of modern young women. To promote the collection, Skechers has partnered with Koya Webb, a fitness model and vegan advocate; Sophie Jaffe, ...
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The German-based GMS buying group relaunched its corporate website with...
The German-based GMS buying group relaunched its corporate website with a new design, simplified navigation and additional functions for use through both mobile devices and computers. Affiliated retailers can access the website via a log-in area and place their orders for the coming autumn/winter 2017 season. Additionally, retailers can download ...
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The Lacoste collection licensed by Pentland Brands was the fastest-growing...
The Lacoste collection licensed by Pentland Brands was the fastest-growing product category in Lacoste stores last year, representing more than 20 percent of their sales as compared to 13 percent two years earlier. A large part of the production of the line has been shifted from Europe to Asia. Lacoste ...
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Jorge Bischoff has opened its first store in the U.S.,...
Jorge Bischoff has opened its first store in the U.S., located in the Brickell City Center of Miami
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Bernd Hillen, a veteran of the German shoe industry, is...
Bernd Hillen, a veteran of the German shoe industry, is now taking care of the distribution of Blundstone in Germany and Austria as general manager of a new company, Central Trade Germany. Hillen worked for many years in top positions at Birkenstock and in the Bauerfeind group.
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Snipes, the shoe retailer specializing in sneakers that belongs to...
Snipes, the shoe retailer specializing in sneakers that belongs to the Deichmann group, continues its expansion with its Onygo shoe retail concept, which is aimed exclusively at women and girls. After opening new Snipes stores in Cologne, Wetzlar and Koblenz in March and a new Onygo shop in Münster in ...
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Northampton's historic shoe collection has been moved from the Northampton...
Northampton's historic shoe collection has been moved from the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery into storage, in preparation for the renovation and expansion of the museum itself. The museum closed for renovation on Feb. 19. Since then, a total of 3,125 items were catalogued, packed and removed by staff and ...
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Spartoo, the French online shoe store, is becoming more hybrid...
Spartoo, the French online shoe store, is becoming more hybrid with the opening of a 14th physical store at Epagny. The company is targeting a total network of 100 stores with a combined retail surface of 5,000 square meters for its bricks-and-mortar operations.
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Bata is strengthening its presence in India thanks to a...
Bata is strengthening its presence in India thanks to a new alliance with Fynd, one of India's fashion e-commerce portals. Bata was already selling through other e-commerce websites in the country. The partnership with Fynd is said to make Bata's portfolio of products in New Delhi fully available. Fynd's integrated ...
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Bally and Jimmy Choo are up for sale
Johann A. Benckiser (JAB) wants to put an end to its involvement in luxury shoes and accessories to concentrate on its core food and beverage operations, where it has made several important acquisitions lately, and other holdings such as Coty. The group's JAB Luxury unit, which also owns Belstaff, is ...
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Rocky Brands goes back to profitability
Rocky Brands had a good start in 2017, posting a net income of $1.5 million in the first quarter as compared to a net loss of $0.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Meanwhile, revenues increased by 9.6 percent to $57.5 million.The company attributed this performance to strong military segment sales, ...
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