All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 21, Issue 15-16 – Page 3
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Econika, a Russian brand of women's shoes, has opened a...
Econika, a Russian brand of women's shoes, has opened a new office in Berlin and is looking for a European director to work there as European sales manager. In an initial stage, that brand is going to work only through Zalando to distribute its products in the region. In Russia, ...
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Tizian, the German shoe brand that is part of the...
Tizian, the German shoe brand that is part of the Joseph Seibel group, is optimizing its cooperation with retailers. The brand has developed the “Tizian Smart Trade” retail concept, which includes new key parameters for its cooperation with retailers. According to Tizian, the new concept aims to guarantee the brand's ...
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Laduca, the New York-based dance shoe brand, is opening a...
Laduca, the New York-based dance shoe brand, is opening a flagship store in London – its first in the U.K. – at 37 Drury Lane, Covent Garden
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Komodo, a British brand of organic clothing and footwear, has...
Komodo, a British brand of organic clothing and footwear, has just launched a sustainable canvas sneaker made in Sri Lanka. The sole is made from recycled rubber, the foxing from sustainable rubber and the upper from organic cotton.
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Bogs and Florsheim keep Weyco stable
In line with the past two quarters, Bogs' sales continued to rise at a steady pace in the second quarter, jumping by 48 percent, with sales volume increases across most major distribution channels.The Weyco Group, the parent company, said this large increase reflects the momentum in the Bogs business, as ...
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New Birkenstock stores in London and California
Birkenstock opened two new mono-brand stores in London on Aug. 15. Both stores were designed with the recently introduced new Birkenstock store concept. One Birkenstock store is located in the Westfield Shopping Center outside the city of London and the other one on the well-known Carnaby Street.The latter one offers ...
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A Waffle Moon shoe made by Bill Bowerman, the late...
A Waffle Moon shoe made by Bill Bowerman, the late co-founder of Nike, with a waffle iron for the 1972 Olympics fetched a record price of $437,000 at a special auction organized on Sotheby's website in partnership with Stadium Goods, the American sneaker consignment reseller. The shoe was reportedly bought ...
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Lola Ramona, best known for its funky red and white...
Lola Ramona, best known for its funky red and white high-heeled rockabilly-inspired shoes, has now added sneakers to its collection for summer 2020. Gitte Sandkvist, the brand's Danish owner, who has a very loyal fan base, surveyed them first about extending her collection to include funky sneakers. The shoes will ...
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It has been one and a half years since Sabu,...
It has been one and a half years since Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent shoe retailers, introduced its electronic invoice portal together with the ANWR group from Mainhausen near Frankfurt. The company has now completed an interim evaluation. For some years now, RAW, the archiving specialist and technology partner for interconnected groups, ...
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Maria Cristina Lomanto has become the new chief executive of...
Maria Cristina Lomanto has become the new chief executive of Roger Vivier, the luxury women's shoe brand of the Tod's group, replacing Camilla Schiavone, who left in the spring to run Rautureau Apple Shoes. Schiavone was at the head of Roger Vivier for over five years. Lomanta was previously retail ...
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Bata Italy has launched a new e-commerce website. The launch...
Bata Italy has launched a new e-commerce website. The launch is part of the retailer's digital growth and omni-channel transformation. The new e-commerce solution enables order management, advanced search and real-time stock visibility, among other features. Customers are offered a click-and-collect service and can manage returns via the new site.
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BasicNet posts double-digit revenues and higher profits
BasicNet, the owner of Kappa, Superga, Sebago, K-Way and other brands, closed the first half of 2019 with consolidated revenues up by 48.6 percent at current exchange rates, and up by 47.9 percent at constant exchange rates, reaching a level of €137.8 million. Consolidated revenues were boosted by the addition ...
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The Shoepassion group, a multichannel shoe retailer based in Berlin...
The Shoepassion group, a multichannel shoe retailer based in Berlin that owns the Heinrich Dinkelacker brand of traditional high-end men's shoes with “budapester” construction, is testing a new hybrid retail concept to combine the advantages of online and brick-and-mortar stores. The group has opened a pilot store at the Bikini shopping ...
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Munich, the Barcelona-based footwear brand, has settled on a single...
Munich, the Barcelona-based footwear brand, has settled on a single distributor in Portugal for both its fashion and the sports collections. Bedivar, as the company is called, has its headquarters and an extensive logistical network in the country, distributing important brands like Crocs, Fila, Merrell and New Era, in addition ...
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Saks Fifth Avenue is continuing the refurbishment of its flagship...
Saks Fifth Avenue is continuing the refurbishment of its flagship store in Manhattan with a new, 8,000-square-foot department for luxury men's shoes. Located on the sixth floor, the department offers sneakers, casual footwear and dress shoes from more than 60 luxury brands, 15 of which are making their debut. They ...
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Blundstone recently received the “Good Design Australia Gold Award” for...
Blundstone recently received the “Good Design Australia Gold Award” for its product design. This was the Tasmania-based label's third such award. In a statement, the jury highlighted the concept of “design thinking” as a positive example of corporate governance to open up new markets and attract new customers. In mid-July, ...
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The AstorMueller Group, licensee of the shoe division of Daniel...
The AstorMueller Group, licensee of the shoe division of Daniel Hechter since 2012, is adjusting its sales strategy. From the 2020 autumn/winter season, the group will be trading the classic pre-ordering principle for a demand-driven supply of goods. AstorMueller expects to minimize risk and maximize flexibility for its trading partners. ...
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Zalando improves, Asos does not
Zalando, a fashion-oriented retailer that is making a big push into the sports apparel and footwear market with its marketplace, reported a 20.1 percent increase in revenues to €1,597.3 million for the second quarter of this year. Including its marketplace, the gross merchandise volume (GMV) rose by 23.7 percent to ...
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Bernard Arnault, LVMH's chairman and chief executive, has become the...
Bernard Arnault, LVMH's chairman and chief executive, has become the world's second-wealthiest person, overtaking Bill Gates on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Arnault has been chairman and chief executive of LVMH, the French luxury conglomerate, since 1989. According to Bloomberg, he has a net worth of more than $107 billion, as ...
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Ara Shoes, which decided earlier this year to handle the...
Ara Shoes, which decided earlier this year to handle the distribution in Denmark on its own, has appointed Tanja Sternberg as country manager
