All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 20, Issue 15-16 – Page 2
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Tod’s claims new strategy is working
In the wake of its first-half results, Tod's said that its new strategy of launching multiple collections throughout the year and to focus on evergreen products is working. Beating analysts' expectations, Tod's posted sales of €476.9 million for the first six months of the year, down by 1.3 percent at ...
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A similar ranking commissioned by Schuhkurier for children's shoes confirms...
A similar ranking commissioned by Schuhkurier for children's shoes confirms Superfit at the top with a market share of 33.8 percent of the German market for the spring/summer 2018 season in the “little children” category, up from 32.4 percent a year earlier. The Austrian brand was followed in this category ...
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Former Geox CEO will run Scarpa
Diego Bolzonello, a manager who built Geox into one of the world's biggest brands of casual footwear, has agreed to be the new chief executive of Calzaturificio Scarpa, a leading Italian producer of mountaineering shoes, working alongside its president, Sandro Parisotto, who previously shared the functions of president and CEO.Bolzonello ...
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Havaianas ran a pop-up store in Jelmoli's centrally located department...
Havaianas ran a pop-up store in Jelmoli's centrally located department store in Zurich until Aug. 11
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Converse is set for a global launch of a capsule...
Converse is set for a global launch of a capsule collection of unisex sneakers, apparel and accessories for children and adults featuring the iconic characters of Hello Kitty. The Japanese characters will appear on three vintage shoe styles: the Chuck Taylor All Star, the Church 70 and the One Star. ...
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Tod’s buys an e-commerce business from its owners.
The board of directors of Tod's approved the acquisition of Italantouch for €25 million. The e-commerce company is the property of Diego Della Valle & C, the holding company controlled by Tod's chairman and chief executive, Diego Della Valle, who also controls the group with his family. The deal has ...
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VF will spin off its denim business
VF Corporation is preparing to split into two independently traded companies through the proposed spin-off of its jeans division to its own shareholders, forming a more focused outdoor, action sports and workwear business based in Colorado.The owner of Vans, The North Face, Timberland and several other sports, outdoor and workwear ...
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Vans fuels buoyant quarter for VF
Another sales rise of 35 percent for the Vans brand in the three months to the end of June fueled a turnover jump of 23 percent to $2,788.1 million for VF Corporation in the first quarter of its new fiscal year.The group reported a sales increase of 12 percent from ...
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Puma catches up with the bulky footwear trend
Confirming the agility of its processes, the Wild Cat managed to lift its sales by 15 percent in constant currencies and to raise its profit margins in the second quarter of 2018, as it reacted rapidly to a shift in consumer demand for bulkier footwear. Bjørn Gulden, Puma's chief executive, ...
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Brazilian strikes hit Grendene’s exports
Grendene shipments out of Brazil tumbled by 10.5 percent in volume to 8.3 million pairs during the second quarter, although they rose in terms of value. The management said various problems affected the business as a whole, but highlighted a truck drivers' strike as the biggest factor impacting export volumes, ...
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Legero’s former boss joins the Josef Seibel group
Rudolph Hampl will join the Josef Seibel group as a new joint managing director in September. Hampl, who is now 53 years old was formerly working as managing director of Legero United. At Josef Seibel, Hampl will be responsible for product development, sales and marketing as well as the restructuring ...
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The Indian footwear manufacturer Superhouse plans to boost sales of...
The Indian footwear manufacturer Superhouse plans to boost sales of its Silver Street London brand to 500,000 pairs in three years from 100,000 currently. The brand was created in 2016 and is directed at the U.K. market. The development of the brand is managed by the group's British subsidiary and ...
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Birkenstock will tell a series of “Birkenstories” through its digital...
Birkenstock will tell a series of “Birkenstories” through its digital channels during the coming autumn/winter season. The campaign will focus on seven German and national personalities to portray the diversity and authenticity of the brand. The British photograph Jack Davison has travelled around the world to take pictures of them ...
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Görtz, the big German shoe retailer that recently changed ownership...
Görtz, the big German shoe retailer that recently changed ownership and management, has disclosed a target of €300 million for its turnover by 2021, up from the present level of around €265 million, in an interview with German magazine Capital. Much of the progress is expected to come from the ...
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Better scores for the French luxury majors
LVMH, Hermès International and Kering continued to perform better than than more focused Italian peers in the global luxury goods market, which is estimated to have accelerated its annual growth to a rate of around 6 percent. However, Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of LVMH, warned about persistent monetary ...
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A shoe manufacturer from Belarus, Megatop, has opened two stores...
A shoe manufacturer from Belarus, Megatop, has opened two stores in Moscow inside two large hypermarkets that host other shoe stores and attract high customer traffic. One of the two, the Mozaika Hypermarket, has already been operating shoe stores for brands such as Mario Mikke, Zenden, Tamaris, Palatin and Friday ...
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Former Gucci executive becomes Ferragamo’s chief executive
Salvatore Ferragamo has announced the promotion of Micaela Le Divelec Lemmi to the position of chief executive, while reporting relatively weak sales results for the first half of the year. Le Divelec joined the group in April from a more flourishing Florentine company, Gucci, as general manager. Ferragamo's previous CEO, ...
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Bata is launching a new limited edition of a legendary...
Bata is launching a new limited edition of a legendary sneaker that it had developed in 1977 for John Wooden, the only person who has ever been inducted into the Hall of Fame for the game of basketball in the U.S. as both a player and a coach. Named after ...
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Legero United, the Austrian company behind the Legero, Superfit, Think! and Vios...
Legero United, the Austrian company behind the Legero, Superfit, Think! and Vios brands, is building a new head office in Feldkirchen near Graz. At a ground-breaking ceremony staged on July 19, the group indicated that it will accommodate 550 employees in the future. The so-called “Legero United Campus” will consist of two ...
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Sebastian Hasebrink assumed the newly created position of chief digital...
Sebastian Hasebrink assumed the newly created position of chief digital officer at Deichmann on Aug. 1. He was also made a member of Deichmann's executive board. Deichmann was one of the first German retailers that sold shoes online. The group manages currently 36 different online shops, which are recording sales ...
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