All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 9-10 – Page 3
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Belle’s sports retail business thrives
Belle International suffered a substantial decline in profits for the fiscal year to the end of February but this was chiefly due to sharp declines in sales and margins for its footwear business, while its sports business was on the rise.The group's sales moved up by 2.2 percent to 41.7 ...
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Private equity firms offer to take Belle International private
Belle International, the Chinese retailer operating more than 20,700 sports and footwear stores, has received a privatization offer worth about $6.8 billion from a consortium led by two private equity firms, Hillhouse Capital Group and CDH Investments, and two of the group's executive directors.Belle is a most influential retail partner ...
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Momad Shoes is planned to become a point of reference...
Momad Shoes is planned to become a point of reference for footwear made in Spain. This is what the organizing committee of the Madrid trade shoe has agreed at a recent meeting attended by the Momad management team, representatives of Fice (the Spanish shoe industry federation), regional associations and footwear ...
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Crocs’ shares soar as quarterly results beat forecasts
Crocs' stock price rose by 17 percent after it announced better-than-expected sales for the first quarter of the year. Revenues were down by 4.0 percent from the year-ago quarter to $267.9 million, or by 4.4 percent on a constant-currency basis. Wall Street expected revenues of $258 million. The decline came ...
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Bearpaw is targeting the European market
Another American brand of cold-weather, waterproof sheepskin boots, Bearpaw, is trying to take advantage of Ugg's weakness to expand its position as a lower-priced alternative in all the sales channels. Claiming that its shoes are of comparable quality or better for a lower price and better margins, it is making ...
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BasicNet, the Italian company that owns Kappa, Superga, K-Way and...
BasicNet, the Italian company that owns Kappa, Superga, K-Way and other brands, reported a 4.9 percent increase in aggregate, wholesale-equivalent sales to €198.8 million for the first quarter ended March 31. While its direct sales in Italy declined by 4.6 percent to €37.8 million, the revenues of its foreign licensees ...
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Bally has opened a flagship store in the Upper West...
Bally has opened a flagship store in the Upper West Side of New York, located at the foot of the Cumberland House on Madison Avenue
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The Italian shoe industry association, Assocalzaturifici, and various trade unions,...
The Italian shoe industry association, Assocalzaturifici, and various trade unions, Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl, and Uiltec-Uil, have agreed on a new labor contract for Italy's footwear sector, after a year of discussions. The previous contract expired on March 31, 2016. The new one covers the period from 2016 through 2019, and involves ...
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Assocalzaturifici feels that the demand for Italian shoes is recovering...
Assocalzaturifici feels that the demand for Italian shoes is recovering in Kazakhstan and Ukraine, as a total of 300 buyers visited the annual “Shoes from Italy” workshops organized last month in Almaty and Kiev, with the collaboration of the Italian Trade Commission (Ice). In the capital of Kazakhstan, 180 buyers ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as...
Wolverine Worldwide has recruited Sue Rechner and appointed her as president of Merrell, reporting to Todd Spaletto, who was recently named president of Wolverine's broader Outdoor & Lifestyle Group. Rechner has been for more than 25 years in the outdoor industry, including stations as president of Victorinox Swiss Army in ...
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The French Shoe Industry Federation (FFC) has appointed two vice-presidents,...
The French Shoe Industry Federation (FFC) has appointed two vice-presidents, a treasurer and a secretary to work with Claude-Eric Paquin, the former chief executive of JB Martin, who has been confirmed as its president for the next two years. The two vice-presidents are Hubert de Chaisemartin, former president of Plastigom, ...
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Drapers hands out its annual Footwear Awards
Clarks picked up multiple awards at this year's Drapers Awards, and was honored for consumer choice, best kidswear brand and store manager of the year. The ceremony for the annual Drapers Awards was held at Grosvenor House in London on May 17. Schuh was selected as multiple footwear retailer of ...
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Robert Clergerie has announced the appointment of David Tourniaire-Beauciel as...
Robert Clergerie has announced the appointment of David Tourniaire-Beauciel as its new creative director. He replaces Roland Mouret, who has held the role for six years, and will now work on the development of his own brand. Tourniaire-Beauciel has previously collaborated with Martin Margiela, Chloé, Givenchy and Balenciaga. His first ...
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DSW has announced a series of executive appointments. The company...
DSW has announced a series of executive appointments. The company has hired Michele Love as its new executive vice-president and chief operating officer, effective May 1. Love spent the past 32 years at Nordstrom, where she held a variety of leadership positions, most recently spearheading the expansion of Nordstrom Rack. ...
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Apiccaps (Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association) has announced...
Apiccaps (Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association) has announced the election of Luís Onofre as its new president. Onofre, 45, succeeds Fortunato Frederico, who has led the national trade body for the past 18 years. Founded in 1975, Apiccaps is headquartered in Porto. The Portuguese footwear sector exports more ...
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Birkenstock has announced the death of Margot Fraser, the German-American...
Birkenstock has announced the death of Margot Fraser, the German-American dressmaker and designer who brought the iconic brand to the U.S. more than 40 years ago. Fraser discovered and personally experienced Birkenstock sandals on a trip to Germany in 1966. Based on that experience, she decided to contact Karl Birkenstock ...
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Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands...
Angel Martinez, who left as chief executive of Deckers Brands one year ago, is reportedly running to become the mayor of Santa Barbara, California next November
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Another alternative to Ugg, called Mou
Mou is a French word that means “soft.” It is the name of a brand of comfortable, warm, eco-responsible sheepskin boots marketed worldwide by a company in Florence, Artcrafts International, that owns and distributes eight other brands. It doesn't distribute Ugg, but it has been the Italian distributor for another ...
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Sneakersnstuff is in a large international expansion phase. After opening...
Sneakersnstuff is in a large international expansion phase. After opening stores in London, Paris and Berlin in recent years, Sneakersnstuff is looking at the U.S. market. The Swedish company is planning to open a store in New York in the autumn. If this works, it may decide to continue its ...
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Aeyde recently presented its fourth collection of women's shoes at...
Aeyde recently presented its fourth collection of women's shoes at the latest edition of Tranoï, the fashion trade show in Paris. Aeyde was launched in 2015 by Luisa Krogmann and Constantin Langholz-Baikousis, formerly at Zalando. The brand's shoes, which are made in Italy and sold at between €175 and €250, ...
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