All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 21, Issue 1-2 – Page 3
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The EU has launched its Circular Plastics Alliance
The European Commission has launched an alliance of key industry stakeholders across the full plastics value chain as part of its efforts to accelerate Europe's transition toward a circular economy. The Circular Plastics Alliance is meant to stimulate the reduction of plastics littering and increase the share of recycled plastics, ...
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The Provincial Court of Madrid has ruled against JD Sports...
The Provincial Court of Madrid has ruled against JD Sports in the lawsuit it filed in February 2016 against the Spanish chain Oteros Sport over the “Sneakers for All” logo. Founded in 1995, Oteros operates 25 stores under the “Sneakers for All” name, selling sports apparel and shoes, and 60 ...
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The ANWR Group has once again cooperated with the department...
The ANWR Group has once again cooperated with the department of business studies at the University of Worms. For a retail-marketing course last year, six groups of students from the school's master's program in international management and business informatics analyzed ANWR's new loyalty programs, reviewing both the market and the ...
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Michael Kors Holdings has changed names to Capri Holdings after...
Michael Kors Holdings has changed names to Capri Holdings after completing the acquisition of the Italian fashion house Versace (see Shoe Intelligence Vol. 20 n°19+20).
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Adidas and Nike
We normally don't cover the athletic footwear brands in Shoe Intelligence. However, we feel that we should share with you some of the information that we gave to the subscribers of a sister publication of ours, the European edition of Sporting Goods Intelligence, about the most recent results of Adidas ...
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More signs of fatigue for Adidas in Europe
After a strong rally between 2015 and 2017, the Adidas brand has performed so far this year less well in Europe generally than Nike, Puma or Under Armour. In the third quarter, its sales in Western Europe were off by one percent in euros and by two percent in constant ...
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According to the German trade magazine Schuhkurier, Schuhplus has recorded the most...
According to the German trade magazine Schuhkurier, Schuhplus has recorded the most successful business year in its 16-year history. The German mail-order retail specialist for extra-large men's and women's shoes posted an increase of 25 percent in its operating result for 2018. For its stationary business at the company's headquarters in Verden, ...
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No details were available about China's footwear trade, but the...
No details were available about China's footwear trade, but the country's total exports and imports both contracted in December, raising worries about the growth of the world's second-largest economy and the world's in general. While its trade surplus with the U.S. reached a record high, as U.S. importers front-loaded purchases ...
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Gabor records stable sales in 2018
Gabor Shoes recorded total sales of €377 million in 2018. The figure includes the company's licenses, Gabor Shop & Store and Gabor Footwear. This is almost as high as the €383 million recorded in 2017, which was itself a decrease of 3.3 percent from 2016. Including licenses, the group sold ...
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Birkenstock expects to grow by up to 20%
Birkenstock continues to grow strongly, although not as rapidly as before. According to a report in the Frankfurter Allegemeiner newspaper, which has been confirmed by the company, its global sales are expected to grow by up to 20 percent in the financial year ending next September, reaching a level of ...
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P448 sees 36% rise in 2018 sales to €8.2m
P448, an Italian brand of unconventional and comfortable sneakers whose ownership changed last summer, posted a 36 percent increase in sales in 2018 to €8.2 million from €5.7 million the previous year and is targeting revenues of €50 million by 2022. One of the investors in the brand is Wayne ...
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Nike’s digital disruption paid off in Q2
Crediting the efforts being made to execute its Consumer Direct Offense program, Nike reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter ended on Nov. 30. Revenues grew by 14 percent on a currency-neutral basis across the group, with increases of 14 percent for the Nike brand and 6 percent for Converse.On ...
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Foot Locker has invested $2 million in Pensole Inc., which...
Foot Locker has invested $2 million in Pensole Inc., which runs the Pensole Footwear Design Academy. Founded in 2010 by D'Wayne Edwards, former director of design at Nike's Jordan Brand, Pensole offers prospective footwear designers free tuition and a learn-by-doing curriculum. Some 400 alumni are currently at work in the ...
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Celebrating its 120th anniversary, the British Footwear Association (BFA) has...
Celebrating its 120th anniversary, the British Footwear Association (BFA) has relaunched its website, featuring a searchable database of British footwear companies. Members get information on BFA reports, apprenticeship programs and the organization's lobbying efforts. A series of articles will be released each month about the 12 decades of the BFA, ...
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Zalando's depressed share price went up by 6.1% following renewed...
Zalando's depressed share price went up by 6.1% following renewed speculation that the Alibaba Group may make a bid for the German-based e-tailer
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On Jan. 1, Andreas Knipper joined the sales team at SPM...
On Jan. 1, Andreas Knipper joined the sales team at SPM Shoetrade, the Dutch shoe-trading company that recently entered into a European joint venture with the Steve Madden brand. Knipper was made key account manager for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The 48-year-old held the same position at Idana Schuhe from 2008 ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo bought back 50,000 of its own shares, representing...
Salvatore Ferragamo bought back 50,000 of its own shares, representing 0.03 percent of its capital, for €887,685. The shares were bought between Dec. 27 and Jan. 2 at an average price of €17.75 each
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