All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 21, Issue 19-20 – Page 2
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Micam supports start-ups with a dedicated space
The Micam shoe show continued to support start-ups during its 88th edition, held in Milan on Sept. 15-18. In addition to a fully-fledged exhibition in another part of the fair as in previous seasons, some of them were given a small dedicated space strategically located in the Micam Fashion Square ...
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Sioux has hired Uwe Decker as its sales director –...
Sioux has hired Uwe Decker as its sales director – a position that went unfilled for years. Decker will also head up the collection's design team. He has joined the German shoe company after several years at Josef Seibel.
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Tapestry has established a deal to sell its shoes through...
Tapestry has established a deal to sell its shoes through Tmall, the big Chinese e-commerce platform owned by Alibaba. Its three major brands – Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman – will have stores in Tmall's Luxury Pavilion. The American luxury and accessories group currently draws less than 20 percent ...
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Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at...
Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at Zalando in his role as senior vice president of the company, is leaving in December. His responsibilities will be taken over by two managers, Barbara Daliri-Freyduni and Boris Ewenstein. Daliri-Freyduni, who previously held positions at Google, Netflix and Microsoft, took ...
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Micam will highlight contract manufacturing
Assocalzaturifici, the powerful Italian shoe industry association, is studying the project of a match-making process for future editions of its Micam trade show, to foster better connections between Italian contract manufacturers and potential clients from all over the world. As it was last month, the fair will also continue as ...
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Moreschi has signed a so-called “solidarity contract” with the labor...
Moreschi has signed a so-called “solidarity contract” with the labor union that represents its employees. For one year, the employees will reduce the amount of working hours at rates of 15 to 34 percent in all departments, and their pay will be cut by 22 percent on average. The Italian ...
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LVMH’s growth continues unabated
The world's leading luxury goods group is evidently gaining market shares globally in spite of the volatile world economy. Observers note that LVMH's ongoing growth is taking place in the context of negative factors such as the demonstrations in Hong Kong, which caused it to suffer a 25 percent drop ...
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Veja has developed the “Condor,” a new running shoe that...
Veja has developed the “Condor,” a new running shoe that is said to be 53 percent bio-sourced. For the French company, known for its sustainable shoes and accessories, this is the first venture in the running market. The Condor is described as a “post-petroleum” running shoe. The shoe, which is ...
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The wages and labor conditions in the leather footwear manufacturing...
The wages and labor conditions in the leather footwear manufacturing sector of the Tamil Nadu region, in India's South, are worse than those in the region's garment sector. According to a study funded by the Ethical Trading Initiative, entitled “Due diligence in Tamil Nadu leather footwear manufacture,” the sector suffers ...
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The executive committee of the International Union of Shoe Industry...
The executive committee of the International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC) has selected the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) to organize its 21st Congress, to be held in China in 2021. The date and location have not yet been announced. First launched in 1972, the convention has been held ...
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Görtz is closing down its flagship store in Frankfurt...
Görtz is closing down its flagship store in Frankfurt
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Skechers is making a variety of claims on the sustainability...
Skechers is making a variety of claims on the sustainability of its packaging. Apparently, the Californian shoe brand has reduced the plastic in it by 85 percent and limited the plastic in its foot forms to 10 percent. All of this plastic is, with the right local infrastructure, recyclable. In ...
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The city council of Pirmasens – a city in Rhineland-Palatinate,...
The city council of Pirmasens – a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, famous for its history of shoe manufacturing – has recently approved the construction of the “Schuhstadt Pirmasens.” The shoe retail center, due to open there in spring 2021, will offer footwear and outdoor products within its 3,000 square meters. ...
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L’Autre Chose and Giannico get together
L'Autre Chose, a brand of women's shoes and clothing founded in the Marche region in 1959, has merged with Giannico, a brand of luxury footwear launched in 2013 by Nicolò Beretta, who became the creative director for both brands last year.Beretta and Giannico have won various awards recently. Forbes named ...
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Italy has overtaken China as the largest importer of U.S....
Italy has overtaken China as the largest importer of U.S. leather. According to a new report by IndexBox, entitled “US Leather and Hide Market. Analysis and Forecast to 2025,” Italy imported 56,000 tons of leather from the U.S. in 2018, followed by China at 50,000 tons and Vietnam at 30,000 ...
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Chaussures Noël, a French manufacturer of children's shoes, has obtained...
Chaussures Noël, a French manufacturer of children's shoes, has obtained bankruptcy protection from creditors, with the permission to continue to operate normally until Dec. 15. The family-owned company, which already went through a reorganization in 2016, hopes to attract a new investor. After divesting other assets, the company has been ...
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Vögele Shoes, the Swiss shoe retail chain, has recently launched...
Vögele Shoes, the Swiss shoe retail chain, has recently launched a new store concept. A year ago, CCC, the fast-growing Polish shoe retail group, acquired a 70 percent stake in Vögele Shoes, which currently operates 184 stores, from another company, Karl Vögele. These companies have nothing to do with Charles ...
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Cesare Paciotti has decided to terminate the employment contracts for...
Cesare Paciotti has decided to terminate the employment contracts for 24 out of the 64 members of its staff. They were mostly engaged in the production unit of the company, and they receive a government subsidy under Italian law. The number of layoffs may be reduced to 20 depending on ...
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Zalando has opened a new logistical center in Poland. It...
Zalando has opened a new logistical center in Poland. It will provide goods for more than 15 million customers worldwide from its “lounge web store,” the sales channel for German-based e-tailer's closeout sales. Fiege e-Com will manage the logistical center with 500 employees. It is located in Olztynek and covers ...
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Shoe Carnival, the U.S. retailer catering to the whole family,...
Shoe Carnival, the U.S. retailer catering to the whole family, has shuffled its management. Cliff Sifford, the chief executive, has relinquished the title of president and become vice chairman of the board of directors. Sifford has been with Shoe Carnival for 22 years and had been president and CEO, with ...
