All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 20, Issue 7-8 – Page 3
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Bernd Grillitsch, European export sales director at Högl, will now...
Bernd Grillitsch, European export sales director at Högl, will now also be responsible the Austrian shoe brand in the key markets of Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In his new position, he reports to Harald Winzer, sales director at Högl, who works hand in hand with Gerhard Bachmaier, responsible for brand ...
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Mirapodo, the German online store for footwear that belongs to...
Mirapodo, the German online store for footwear that belongs to the Otto Group, has expanded its product range to a total of 65,000 items. Mirapodo has stated that it wants to acquire 80 new partners and wholesale clients in 2018. The online retailer, which started operating eight years ago, also ...
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Kröger Shoes, a German shoe retailer, has become insolvent, but...
Kröger Shoes, a German shoe retailer, has become insolvent, but there are reportedly candidates for the acquisition of some or all of its stores. Its owner, Uwe Kröger, died in a car accident at the beginning of April. Kröger Shoes was established in 1984. It operates stores under its own ...
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Nine West goes bankrupt
Nine West Holdings has filed for voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, protecting the diversified American group from the growing pressure of its creditors, who are owed a total of $1.5 billion, in a rapidly changing retail landscape. It has received new debtor-in-possession financing of $300 million, which will allow new ...
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Bally boosts profits, with higher sales in the U.S. and Japan
The new Chinese owners of Bally seem on a winning streak with their recent investment in the high-end Swiss shoe and leathergoods brand, which reportedly last year made its biggest underlying operating profit (Ebitda). The stellar results are the result of a major turnaround program undertaken over the last two ...
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Vietnam’s exports of footwear and bags on the rise
Exports of Vietnam's shoes and bags reached $18.1 billion in 2017, up 10.7 percent as compared to the prior year, according to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso). The U.S. was the main market, accounting for 35.9 percent, followed by the European Union (EU) with 30.6 percent, and ...
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Jörg Windsheimer will assume the position of sales director at...
Jörg Windsheimer will assume the position of sales director at Peter Kaiser from July 1. He replaces Peter Bangelmeier, who left the company at the end of March. Winsheimer worked for 17 years for Högl, where he was most recently working as sales director, responsible for the German-speaking markets as ...
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Dior has appointed Jens Riewenherm as its new chief digital...
Dior has appointed Jens Riewenherm as its new chief digital officer. Prior to Dior, Riewenherm served for six years as managing director at Mytheresa.com, which he left last October. He began his career at Payback, a multichannel platform, where he reached the position of head of brand management. He later ...
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Berluti has appointed Kris Van Assche as its new creative...
Berluti has appointed Kris Van Assche as its new creative director. The Belgian designer succeeds Haider Ackermann, who only stayed for 18 months. Van Assche recently left Dior Homme, which he had led the creative department since 2008, replacing Hedi Slimane. He will present his first collection for Berluti in ...
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Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...
Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of the joint venture recently formed by Pentland Brands and Lacoste for the management of Pentland's long-standing Lacoste footwear license. He has been working most recently for Coach. He was previously in charge of European operations for Deckers' Ugg brand.
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Hype, an independent streetwear label, has announced the launch of...
Hype, an independent streetwear label, has announced the launch of its first-ever footwear range in collaboration with Schuh, the British shoe retail chain owned by Genesco. Founded by Liam Green in 2011, when he was just 17, Hype is known as a cult brand aimed at the 18-25 demographic. Hype ...
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Aldo Bensadoun, the founder of the international shoe retailing group...
Aldo Bensadoun, the founder of the international shoe retailing group bearing his name, received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards on April 20. Besides his achievements in the business world, Bensadoun made a $25 million donation last year to create the Bensadoun School of Retail ...
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The ANWR group has signed a cooperation agreement with Spartoo,...
The ANWR group has signed a cooperation agreement with Spartoo, the French online shoe retailer that has recently agreed to take over the André chain of shoe shops. Retailers affiliated with schuhe.de, the online retail platform belonging to the ANWR group, will be able to offer their product lines through ...
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Trump’s sanctions will affect the Russian shoe market
Major Russian shoe and clothing retailers warned customers that they would not be able to maintain their current prices for long, as the recently imposed U.S. sanctions have sent the exchange rate of the national currency soaring. Four years ago, a similar warning caused by the devaluation of the ruble ...
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JD.com is taking a series of action to entice European...
JD.com is taking a series of action to entice European luxury brands. The company has recently announced it can offer faster delivery and better protection against counterfeit products than the sites of its main competitor, Alibaba. At the latest World Retail Congress in Madrid on April 17-19, JD.com's international president, ...
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Online retailers are recording strong growth in Germany, according to...
Online retailers are recording strong growth in Germany, according to the latest figures released by the German E-Commerce and Mail Order Catalog Association (BEVH). The clothing industry recorded an increase of 6.1 percent in the first quarter of 2018, a rate more than double as high as the 2.7 percent ...
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According to the Chinese Leather Industry Association, the country's footwear...
According to the Chinese Leather Industry Association, the country's footwear sector generated sales of $123 billion last year. This was an increase of 4.4 percent as compared to 2016. Overall, China exported 9.6 billion pairs of shoes with a combined value of $45.6 billion, an increase of 3.7 percent in ...
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CCC expands rapidly abroad
CCC, the Polish-based chain of shoe and leathergoods stores, saw its annual revenues jump by one-third in 2017, boosted by its fast international expansion. The group, which is also a major producer, has quickly become the largest footwear retail company in Central Europe.Meanwhile, the group is working on the development ...
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Binsar Marpoung has passed away at the age of 79....
Binsar Marpoung has passed away at the age of 79. He had been the secretary general of Aprisindo, the Indonesian footwear industry association, since 2009.
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Joya Shoes has appointed Michael Nater, 45, as sales manager...
Joya Shoes has appointed Michael Nater, 45, as sales manager for the German market. Hewas previously responsible for Joya's sales in Austria, working for the brand since 2009. Jennifer Nater, 39, replaces Michael Nater as sales manager for Joya in Austria. She worked previously as key account manager for a ...
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