All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 21, Issue 23-24 – Page 5
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Deichmann has lost a lawsuit against a Spanish producer of...
Deichmann has lost a lawsuit against a Spanish producer of sneakers and sports shoes, Munich, regarding the use of a cross on its footwear. In a ruling issued in June, but only made public recently, the General Court of the European Union rejected an appeal made by the German company ...
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Hotter will use analytics to grow again
Through a contract with First Insight, Hotter Shoes, the largest remaining shoe manufacturer in the U.K. since 2010, is adopting new consumer-driven predictive analytics to make more accurate design, purchasing and pricing decisions on the new styles of comfort shoes that it will offer to the market.In disclosing Hotter's results ...
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Creating an interesting new position after disappointing results, Asos has...
Creating an interesting new position after disappointing results, Asos has appointed a “chief growth officer,” responsible for driving profitable growth and integrating marketing efforts with strategic planning, analytics and customer experience. The new role, which became effective on Dec. 3, has been assigned to Robert Birge. He will report directly ...
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A Spanish businessman, Álvaro Pellón, has acquired the entire capital...
A Spanish businessman, Álvaro Pellón, has acquired the entire capital of a Seville-based shoemaker, Marypaz, that went into receivership in October (see Shoe Intelligence Vol. 20 N° 21+22). The Aguaded family, which founded Marypaz, is expected to continue running the firm.
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According to Women's Wear Daily, EPI has selected Valérie Hermann,...
According to Women's Wear Daily, EPI has selected Valérie Hermann, Ralph Lauren's former president of global brands, to be managing director of the fashion and luxury division of the Parisian investment firm, which owns J.M. Weston and François Pinet, a French chain of high-end shoe retail stores. Hermann will assume ...
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Sweden’s Footway doubles its online presence abroad
The Swedish online footwear retailer has more or less doubled the number of countries that its customers can order from to 23. The new countries where the e-retailer started operating in October are Belgium, Estonia, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the Czech Republic.Footway was already ...
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Speculation about the sale of Dr. Martens and Golden Goose
Dr. Martens and Golden Goose Deluxe, the much younger Italian brand of distressed sneakers, are both owned by institutional investors who want to cash out with a high capital gain in the next few months. Both brands have been growing fast, thanks in part to strong investments on their direct-to-consumer ...
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Javan Bunch is leaving the Rockport Group after about one...
Javan Bunch is leaving the Rockport Group after about one year in the position of president. Bunch, who previously led Donald J. Pliner, has been reporting to Gregg Ribatt, who was appointed chief executive of Rockport after its takeover in August 2018 by Charlesbank Capital Partners. In addition to the ...
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The AAFA appeals to Trump on tariffs
While acknowledging problems in the trade relations between the U.S. and China, the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) stands opposed to the Trump administration's policy of imposing high tariffs on imports of footwear and other products from China. On Dec. 12, Rick Helfenbein, president and chief executive, addressed a ...
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ARKK Copenhagen opened its new flagship store on 90 square...
ARKK Copenhagen opened its new flagship store on 90 square meters on Østergade 1, in Copenhagen, on Dec. 6. The brand of casual footwear has kept a concept of customer engagement that it had introduced with its earlier pop-up shops. Consumers can design their own sneakers in the ARKKitecht Studio. ...
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Brunate has opened a 50-square-meter store in Hamburg
Brunate has opened a 50-square-meter store in Hamburg
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Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods...
Dielmann, a German retailer with 49 footwear and sporting goods stores operating under banners such as Schuhhaus Dielmann and Sporthaus Robert Hübner, has appointed a retail expert, Manuel Farrokh, as its new executive manager, responsible for project and risk management. In his new role, he will work closely with the ...
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Vans is expected to break the annual $4 billion sales...
Vans is expected to break the annual $4 billion sales threshold by the end of next year
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Working with companies specialized in 3D printing, Lanxess has developed...
Working with companies specialized in 3D printing, Lanxess has developed Low Free isocyanate urethane prepolymers that can be made into resins for 3D printing and additive manufacturing. The German chemicals company calls these resins “easy to process and safe for industrial manufacturers as well as for the casual home, office ...
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From Nov. 7 to Feb. 23, the Musée des Arts...
From Nov. 7 to Feb. 23, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris is presenting an exhibition on the history of shoes, in the West and elsewhere, from the Middle Ages to the present day. Called “Marche et démarche: Une histoire de la chausssure,” it is the third in a ...
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Vans has opened a store at 214 Oxford Street in...
Vans has opened a store at 214 Oxford Street in London, its largest European store. The 4,714-square-foot flagship store, in a space previously occupied by Miss Selfridges, offers a wide selection of footwear, clothing and accessories for men, women and kids, as well as Vans' surf and pro-skate ranges. The ...
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Stella’s revenues drop by 2% on soft European market
Stella International's revenues for the third quarter were down by 2 percent from the year-ago period to $447.9 million. The Chinese shoe manufacturer blamed the decline on its strategic decision to prioritize margin improvement over growth in shipment volumes.Half of the drop came from Europe, with sales down by 85 ...
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Rocky Brands raised its sales by 2 percent to $67.2...
Rocky Brands raised its sales by 2 percent to $67.2 million in the third quarter, ended on Sept. 30. The company's retail sales jumped by 21.8 percent to $14.5 million. Wholesale revenues saw more moderate growth of 0.4 percent, reaching $47.2 million. In the military segment, sales decreased from $7 ...
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Clarks lays off 170 people
C&J Clark (Clarks) has decided to part ways with about 170 members of its global staff of 10,000 employees, 80 of them at its head office in Street, Somerset. A spokesperson for the group said the move is being dictated by structural changes being introduced in its business operations to ...
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Ara Shoes' new collection of 13 different shoes and bags...
Ara Shoes' new collection of 13 different shoes and bags will be introduced to the market via a marketing concept known as the brand's “360 Degrees” campaign. The campaign will include a TV star, Frauke Ludowig, who will serve as the image of the brand. As 2020 begins, Ara will ...
