All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 21, Issue 17-18 – Page 2
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Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of...
Wolverine Worldwide has elevated Chris Hufnagel to the role of global brand manager of Merrell, the largest brand in its portfolio. He replaces Sue Rechner, who is leaving the company after two years in the post. Hufnagel is a 10-year veteran of the American group. Among other roles, he served ...
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Inditex turns to Turkey, India ready to step into China’s shoes
A Turkish shoe manufacturer, Ersin Ayakkabi, is increasing its production lines from eight to 10-11 over the coming weeks in response to new demand from Inditex, the big international fast-fashion retailer, which is shifting at least some of its production away from China. Ersin Ayakkabi already produces shoes for two ...
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Victor Luis has resigned as chief executive of Tapestry, and...
Victor Luis has resigned as chief executive of Tapestry, and Jide Zeitlin has stepped in as interim CEO while remaining chairman. Also, Susan Kropf, a member of the board, has been named lead independent director. Tapestry Inc. – known as Coach until late 2017 – is the owner of the ...
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Rick Helfenbein is resigning as president and chief executive of...
Rick Helfenbein is resigning as president and chief executive of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) on Dec. 31. Stephen Lamar, the association's executive vice president, will replace him the following day. Helfenbein has spent 14 years at the AAFA, serving for two years as chairman and for four years ...
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Mixed results for Shoe Carnival
The U.S. shoe retailer had another quarter of sluggish sales, after a slow first quarter. Revenues decreased by 0.1 percent from the year-ago quarter to $268.2 million. However, comparable store sales improved by 1.4 percent, driven by Athletic footwear.The trend toward athleisure and away from performance styles dominated sale of ...
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Frank Wright has introduced a capsule collection of shoes, made...
Frank Wright has introduced a capsule collection of shoes, made in Portugal, inspired by the brand's beginnings in 1885 as a producer of boots for cavalry officers of the Chelsea Barracks. Called SW1W:8RH and made in Portugal, the range features a dash of vibrant orange on the insole.
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New owners and managers for La Canadienne
Nicolas Martire, a former managing director of Elan Polo Europe and a former executive of the Aldo Group, has been appointed as chief executive of La Canadienne, a company that produces waterproof leather and suede boots at its own factory in Montreal. Nicolas Topiol, who has been the president and ...
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Xtep grows briskly while developing a multi-brand model
Before publishing very good results for the first half of this year, Xtep International Holdings of China announced the completion on Aug. 1 of its acquisition of K-Swiss and its various footwear labels, including Palladium and Supra, for $260 million from E-Land of South Korea. The entire business had a ...
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In Brazil, a group of companies have collaborated for the...
In Brazil, a group of companies have collaborated for the production of a sneaker made with biodegradable materials, which they claim uses 30 percent fewer resources in the production processes as compared to conventional methods. Rhodia supplied the Amni Soul Eco biodegradable polyamide yarn for the upper, which was knitted ...
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Designer Brands’ profits surge despite lower sales at DSW
Designer Brands, the American shoe retailing group previously called DSW after its main property, bounced back in its second fiscal quarter, ended on Aug. 3, posting a net income of $27.4 million against a loss of $38.6 million for the year-ago period.Revenues increased by 8.2 percent to $860.2 million, mainly ...
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Norway’s new Zero°C brand uses Gore-Tex for urbanwear
Founded by two veterans of Viking Outdoor Footwear, ZDC Footwear is the first start-up to have been granted a license by Gore-Tex to use its technology to insert thin laminates in its footwear products, where fashion is supposed to meet function for the benefit of urban dwellers in Scandinavia, the ...
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Coma Toes, an English brand of slip-on house shoes with...
Coma Toes, an English brand of slip-on house shoes with rubber soles, has found a U.S. distributor, Style West. Based in California and owned by Dave Sengstaken, Style West has been the U.S. distributor of Havaianas in the past, for ten years. Coma Toes also has a German distributor, Key ...
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Church's, the luxury British brand controlled by Prada, has launched...
Church's, the luxury British brand controlled by Prada, has launched a website dedicated to the North American market and is reportedly planning to opening a flagship store in New York. The brand sells its collections to around 30 wholesalers in the U.S. and, according to reports in WWD.com, it is ...
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Gémo, a retail brand of Eram, has inaugurated its first...
Gémo, a retail brand of Eram, has inaugurated its first Parisian store, entirely dedicated to children's fashion, which is also new for Gémo. The first Gémo Kids is located at 104 rue de Rennes in a space previously occupied by Texto, another retail brand of Eram. The new Gémo Kids ...
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TBS, the French sneaker brand, is collecting shoes at the...
TBS, the French sneaker brand, is collecting shoes at the end of their functional life for the purposes of its Re-Source project. The TBS Re-Source is a recyclable and vegan shoe. At present, 70 percent of the rubber in the Re-Source's sole is made of recycled rubber. The next step ...
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Scorett, the Swedish shoe retail chain, introduced “Shoe Reuse” boxes...
Scorett, the Swedish shoe retail chain, introduced “Shoe Reuse” boxes in its shops in August. Customers who deliver used footwear get a 10 percent discount on a new pair. Either they are refurbished and re-sold, or they go to the needy through the Human Bridge.
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Sole Fashion, a new British biannual trade show, will make...
Sole Fashion, a new British biannual trade show, will make its debut on Feb. 16-17, 2020, at the Ricoh Arena in the city of Coventry, overlapping with Micam in Milan, which is scheduled for Feb. 16-19. Initially, the show will focus on footwear and be held in the arena's Ericsson ...
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Better sales and profits for Caleres
Caleres posted good results for its second quarter, ended on Aug. 3. The group's sales progressed by 6.5 percent to $752.5 million, despite a decline at its Famous Footwear retail chain. The growth was supported by a double-digit improvement for its growing portfolio of wholly-owned footwear brands, including Allen Edmonds, ...
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Gallery Shoes was O.K., unlike Panorama in Berlin
The fifth edition of the Gallery Shoes fair, the three-day trade show held at the Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf, ended its fifth edition on Sept. 3 with similar results to those of a year ago. The fair hosted around 600 brands and 400 exhibitors, with about 35 percent of the ...
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Belarusian retailer expands in Russia
Belwest, a Belarusian shoe retailer operating in the higher segment of the market, is aiming to expand its retail network by 12 percent this year, but most of its 42 new stores are due to be opened in Russia. It also has disclosed plans to move into the Baltic countries, ...
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