All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 20, Issue 23-24 – Page 2
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Genesco posts higher comps despite Schuh’s problems, sells Lids
Thanks to the ongoing strength of its U.S. footwear businesses, Genesco has recorded its highest comparable sales increase in more than two years and significantly improved its profitability. However, total sales were down from the year-ago quarter due to a calendar shift that moved an important back-to-school sales week out ...
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Karstadt and Kaufhof complete their merger
A new joint venture has been signed between Signa and Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) to run the Karstadt and Galeria Kaufhof department stores in Germany and other retail operations in Belgium and the Netherlands, according to an official announcement made on Nov. 30 that the long-awaited transaction has been ...
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Wolverine Worldwide, the mother company of Saucony, Merrell and other...
Wolverine Worldwide, the mother company of Saucony, Merrell and other brands, is suing 3M for allegedly concealing information about the risks of the 3M'S Scotchgard water and stain repellent. The lawsuit was filed in Michigan District Court on Dec. 19. Wolverine claims that 3M knew that the PFOA and PFOS ...
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Wortmann will show its S.Oliver Shoes collection at Expo Riva...
Wortmann will show its S.Oliver Shoes collection at Expo Riva Schuh for the first time next Jan. 12-15
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Cole Haan will exhibit at the Pitti Uomo trade show...
Cole Haan will exhibit at the Pitti Uomo trade show in Florence for the first time next Jan. 8-11, presenting its four-year-old Zerogrand collection
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Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design...
Chris Pawlus is the new vice president of product design and innovation at Keen, the Portland-based maker of outdoor shoes. He will oversee the Outdoor, Lifestyle and Kids departments. Pawlus joins Keen from Timberland, where he spent 21 years, most recently as creative director and vice president of global product ...
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Thomas Nassua, chief executive and sales director of Shoes.com, licensee...
Thomas Nassua, chief executive and sales director of Shoes.com, licensee of the s.Oliver shoe brand and subsidiary of the Wortmann group, will be leaving the company next year. Nassua has been chief executive for the past 13 years. Heiko Hüdepohl will be assuming his position in June 2019. Hüdepohl previously ...
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Fewer physical chain stores in New York City
It could have happened earlier, but up to now the digital disruption of the American retail market seems to have been affecting mostly suburban shopping centers and department stores. Anyhow, the number of chain stores in New York's five boroughs has gone down for the first time in the 11-year ...
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Quick Schuh, the chain of moderately priced franchised stores coordinated...
Quick Schuh, the chain of moderately priced franchised stores coordinated by the ANWR Group, is planning to launch a major advertising campaign in Germany and Austria from March to May to celebrate its 50th anniversary. Besides using big posters, Quick-Schuh will make intense use of social media and other digital ...
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Ferragamo’s CFO leaves, triggering new rumors
Salvatore Ferragamo has said that its chief financial officer, Ugo Giorcelli, will be leaving on Jan. 11 for a new job opportunity. The company has also said that he will not benefit from any extraordinary severance payments and will not be tied by a non-competition agreement. It was subsequently announced ...
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Roger Vivier is introducing a short movie featuring Catherine Deneuve,...
Roger Vivier is introducing a short movie featuring Catherine Deneuve, to celebrate the launch of the Très Vivier Christmas line. The shoes are inspired by the house's original Belle Vivier shoe, named after the classic 1968 movie “Belle de Jour,” in which Deneuve wore Vivier's iconic design. The short movie, ...
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Shoe Carnival posts higher comps, raises outlook
Shoe Carnival has raised its guidance for the full year after reporting higher profits and comparable store sales for its third fiscal quarter.The company said it recorded growth in all geographic regions and all product categories, with comparable store sales growing by 4.5 percent, on top of a 4.4 percent ...
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LVMH has set up an internal initiative, called the Retail...
LVMH has set up an internal initiative, called the Retail Lab, to help promote the digital transformation of its multiple segments and brands. In September of last year, the group hired Gautier Pigasse, who previously worked for VP Mobile Marketing and 6 in Motion, to set up and manage LVMH's ...
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Farfetch buys Stadium Goods
New and used sneakers, especially vintage and limited-edition models, continue to be cult objects. They are increasingly sought after by luxury goods customers all over the world who shop on websites like Farfetch, the leading internet platform for luxury goods that went public successfully a few weeks ago (Shoe Intelligence Vol. 20 n°19+20 ...
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Vans has sued Primark, the British fast fashion retailer, in...
Vans has sued Primark, the British fast fashion retailer, in a federal U.S. court in Brooklyn, charging that it began selling copies of its Old Skool and SK8 Hi vulcanized shoes in the U.S. The hot American brand of sneakers says that Primark started selling those knockoffs in some ...
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In its relentless pursuit of fake Ugg shoes, Deckers Brands...
In its relentless pursuit of fake Ugg shoes, Deckers Brands is asking U.S. judicial authorities to obtain control of the counterfeiters' internet domains from the registrars immediately after filing a suit and to freeze customers' payments before the case is decided. Additionally, Deckers is asked to be allowed to serve ...
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Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other...
Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other accessories, opened its first shop-in-shop for its Copenhagen shoe label in Antwerp at the beginning of December. The so-called “Your Premium Store” presents the shoe collections of Liebeskind's Copenhagen label over 15 square meters. An additional five to ten shop-in-shops ...
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Pou Sheng boosts Yue Yuen’s results
Revenues from manufacturing activities declined by 2.8 percent to $3,930 million in the first nine months of this year for the world's largest shoe producer. The volume of shoes it made by Yue Yuen Industrial during the period dropped by 0.9 percent to 236.5 million pairs and their average selling ...
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Michael Weyergans will be a member of Hassia's executive board...
Michael Weyergans will be a member of Hassia's executive board from the beginning of next year. He will be responsible for product management and sales. Until February, Weyergans was working at the Gabor Footwear company, where he was most recently responsible for the planning and development of the Camel Active footwear ...
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The French Senate has blocked a move by the government...
The French Senate has blocked a move by the government to reduce the budget of the Centre Technique du Cuir (CTC)
