All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 20, Issue 13-14 – Page 3
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Boa Technology has opened a new global headquarter in the...
Boa Technology has opened a new global headquarter in the Zeppelin Development Flight building in Denver. The space of 85,000 square feet is more than three times bigger than its previous location, and it doubles the capacity of its R&D operations. Founded in 2001, the specialist in technical shoe lacing ...
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Birkenstock joined forces with Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM), a porcelain maker...
Birkenstock joined forces with Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM), a porcelain maker based in Berlin, on a limited-edition sandal collection. KPM provided its Kurland Royal Noir pattern and a signature porcelain inset for the Birkenstock x KPM collection. The limited edition comprised the Arizona and the Gizeh in black-on-black embossed leather, and ...
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Visitors to the Micam shoe show in September can benefit...
Visitors to the Micam shoe show in September can benefit from special airline fares with Cathay Pacific and Qatar Airways
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Zeis Excelsa, the Italian shoe company behind brands such as...
Zeis Excelsa, the Italian shoe company behind brands such as Dirk Bikkembergs, Cult, Docksteps and Virtus, has been given preliminary bankruptcy protection from creditors by a court in Fermo. It has been time until Aug. 6 to confirm the bankruptcy proceedings or to present a debt restructuring plan. Controlled by ...
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Many sporting goods retailers in various European countries have been...
Many sporting goods retailers in various European countries have been opening stores specializing in the sale of sneakers in the past few years. A Swedish sports retailer, Stadium, has already opened two stores under the Sneakers Point banner in the Swedish cities of Norrköping and Malmö, as well as an ...
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Michael D. Christensen has become the new general manager of...
Michael D. Christensen has become the new general manager of Ecco for Central Europe, taking over from Frank Dissmann who had been responsible for the region since January 2017. He will work with new product manager for Central Europe, Christian Fischer, who comes from the Mammut Sports Group, replacing Annette ...
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Hudson's Bay Company has signed a letter of intent for...
Hudson's Bay Company has signed a letter of intent for a possible joint venture with Signa Holding for their respective Kaufhof and Karstadt department store chains in Germany
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J.M. Weston has moved its flagship store on Paris' Avenue...
J.M. Weston has moved its flagship store on Paris' Avenue des Champs-Elysées to the other side of the street. The new 400-square-meter space has been completely renovated in a gentleman's club style. It features a women's department and a polishing a repair area. Owned by the Descours family, which used ...
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Assocalzaturifici, the association of Italian shoe manufacturers that organizes Micam...
Assocalzaturifici, the association of Italian shoe manufacturers that organizes Micam in Milan and the Mode Made in Italy trade show in Munich, has announced new dates for the German event. The next spring edition of the Moda Made in Italy show will place on March 23-26, simultaneously with the Essenz ...
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Assocalzaturifici is promoting Micam through a roadshow in Southeast Asia,...
Assocalzaturifici is promoting Micam through a roadshow in Southeast Asia, where Italy shipped 630,000 pairs of shoes in the past year, with the help of Ice, the Italian foreign trade promotion agency. The stations of the roadshow will be Jakarta on July 19, Singapore on July 24 and Kuala Lumpur ...
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Ascential has completed the sale of its Pure London fashion...
Ascential has completed the sale of its Pure London fashion fair and other exhibitions to the ITE Group for £300 million (€335.3m-$390.5m). ITE already organizes a big fashion fair in Birmingham, Moda, which includes a big footwear section called Moda Footwear. Pure London will hold its next show on July ...
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Geox has appointed a former secretary general of the United...
Geox has appointed a former secretary general of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, to its ethics and sustainable development committee, with a brief to help the company update its code of ethics and implement its guidelines for relations with employees, shareholders, clients and suppliers. Annan won the Nobel Prize in ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed Riccardo Vannetti, a former journalist, as...
Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed Riccardo Vannetti, a former journalist, as its chief marketing officer, replacing Antonio Burrello who had joined the company in January 2017 from Ermenegildo Zegna. Vannetti will be in charge of marketing and communications. Since January 2016, he was tutorship director at Pitti Immagine, the organizer of ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Janice Tennant as marketing manager for...
Wolverine Worldwide has appointed Janice Tennant as marketing manager for Cat Footwear
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Converse is apparently not performing as well as before. Its...
Converse is apparently not performing as well as before. Its turnover fell by 8 percent to $1,886 million during Nike's financial year, which ended on May 31. At constant exchange rates, it declined by 11 percent, with a drop of 14 percent in the fourth quarter. The brand's operating profit ...
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Deichmann has announced a collaboration with Demi Lovato on the...
Deichmann has announced a collaboration with Demi Lovato on the launch of the singer's first shoe collection. Lovato will co-design a capsule range for autumn/winter 2018 that includes sock boots, sneakers, winter boots, lace-up laces, elegant pumps, feminine boots and ankle boots. The footwear will feature details such as gemstones, ...
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Vivarte has completed the sale of its André chain of...
Vivarte has completed the sale of its André chain of shoe shops to Spartoo, the French group specializing in internet sales of footwear. The result is a French company with annual sales of nearly €250 million. Spartoo has agreed to take over all of André's 210 points of sales, including ...
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E-commerce was a big sales driver for CCC Shoes &...
E-commerce was a big sales driver for CCC Shoes & Bags during the first half of this year. According to preliminary figures, the Polish-based retailer's consolidated sales across Central Europe were up by 9.6 percent to 2,024.2 million zlotys (€469.5m-$545.5m) during the six-month period. Revenues from e-commerce showed a 54.4 ...
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Toms Shoes, the American brand famous for its policy of...
Toms Shoes, the American brand famous for its policy of giving away a free pair of shoes or helping someone in need of a prescription for his eyesight, for each pair of shoes or glasses sold, presented new figures at this month's Premium trade show in Berlin to highlight the ...
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Vibram's Euroshiki, known also as The Wrapping Sole, has received...
Vibram's Euroshiki, known also as The Wrapping Sole, has received the Golden Compass Award from the Italian Design Association (ADI). The upper of the sole, which is made of Eurojersey Sensitive fabric, surrounds feet of any size and in any condition, guaranteeing a personalized fit and excellent levels of comfort, ...
