All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 21, Issue 9-10 – Page 5
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Groupe Royer has named a German industry veteran, Alfred Pusswald,...
Groupe Royer has named a German industry veteran, Alfred Pusswald, as international sales director for the Scholl brand in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (EMEA), responsible for establishing it more widely in the shoe retail segment. The French-based trading group acquired a license to market the brand at the ...
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Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of...
Tretorn is developing its online business with the aim of boosting the proportion of online transactions with consumers and through retailers and internet marketplaces. The long-term goal is for online sales to account for 40 percent of total sales. To achieve it, a new team of three employees has been ...
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New priorities for Clarks after a tough year
C&J Clark (Clarks) said in its annual report that it wants to shift its development focus to Asia in the next five years, with the aim of building up a business of similar scale to Europe and the Americas by 2023/24. The company will also boost marketing and drive its ...
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Steve Madden raises guidance after record quarter
Steve Madden is off to a strong start in 2019, with results for the first quarter exceeding the company's expectations. The flagship Steve Madden brand was the highlight of the quarter, with robust increases in its wholesale footwear and accessories businesses, as well as a strong performance on stevemadden.com.Overall, the ...
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After a beta test in France that began a year...
After a beta test in France that began a year ago, Google is taking its Shopping Actions experience to the U.S. With this application, customers are able to buy products online from a brand or a retailer through their own Google account, without registering for the service and without leaving ...
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Two years after the closure of Colette in Paris, a...
Two years after the closure of Colette in Paris, a similar destination store for shoes in Antwerp, Coccodrillo, is closing its doors after 36 years in operation. Quoting one of its founders, Geert Bruloot, Footwear News gives this interesting explanation for the decision: “Fashion has been in a state of ...
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Amazon has faced a backlash in India after sneakers, yoga...
Amazon has faced a backlash in India after sneakers, yoga mats, rugs and other items emblazoned with images of Hindu gods, or other sacred Hindu symbols, were spotted on the retailer's U.S. e-commerce site. A large number of Twitter users backed a call for a boycott, making #BoycottAmazon India's top ...
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Sioux has worked with Til Schweiger, a well-known German actor,...
Sioux has worked with Til Schweiger, a well-known German actor, on the design of a collection of three shoe models that came out in March. Til Schweiger's oldest daughter, Luna Schweiger, is currently working with Sioux on a new women's shoe collection.
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Hamm takes Camel Active license from Gabor
Gabor Footwear has lost its 18-year-old license to develop and market shoes under the Camel Active brand, whose sales have been declining lately. This has led to the departure of key managers, including Ralph Hanus, the former chief executive of Sabu. The big German shoe producer will sell the last ...
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Action Sports Sportartikel of Germany will take on the distribution...
Action Sports Sportartikel of Germany will take on the distribution of the Teva brand of shoes in Germany and Austria from the spring/summer 2020 season. Yendis Engelbertz, sales manager at Action Sports Sportartikel, will take care of the distribution of the brand, which belongs to Deckers Brands, working with a ...
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Buffalo Boots, the German footwear brand acquired by Deichmann in October...
Buffalo Boots, the German footwear brand acquired by Deichmann in October 2016, is cooperating with Lisa and Lena, two German social media stars, for the development and design of a capsule sneaker collection that will be launched in the winter. The popular 16-year-old twins will be supported by their licensing partner, ...
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Louis Vuitton is accusing Belle International with imitating the design...
Louis Vuitton is accusing Belle International with imitating the design of one of its sneakers
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German shoe retailers experienced a 5 percent sales increase year-on-year...
German shoe retailers experienced a 5 percent sales increase year-on-year in March, leading to an 11 percent sales increase for the first three months. On the other hand, their sales had declined by 12 percent in the same period of 2018.
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Aeffe's revenues from footwear and leathergoods rose by 4 percent...
Aeffe's revenues from footwear and leathergoods rose by 4 percent in the first quarter of this year to €33.3 million, and the division's adjusted Ebitda margin grew to 17.9 percent from 17.4 percent. The Italian fashion group, which owns Pollini and other brands, raised its overall sales by 7.4 percent ...
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BasicNet’s consolidated revenues jump by nearly 39%
BasicNet, the parent company of Kappa, Robe di Kappa, K-Way, Superga, Sebago and other brands, posted aggregate sales of €241.6 million in the first quarter of 2019, representing an increase of 16.1 percent from last year's first quarter, with a growth of 15.9 percent in local currencies.Consolidated revenues jumped by ...
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An estimated 37 percent of Russian customers haven't enough money...
An estimated 37 percent of Russian customers haven't enough money to purchase shoes in the quantities that they actually require, according to research conducted in April by the Russian Central Bank, which said that this was due to a gradual decline in the real incomes of the Russian population. A ...
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Trade in fakes rises to 3.3% of world trade
The trade in counterfeit and pirated products has grown steadily in the last few years. With a value estimated at $509 billion, it came to represent an estimated 3.3 percent of world trade in 2016, up from 2.5 percent in 2013, according to a new report by the OECD and ...
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BASF 3D Printing Solutions, a subsidiary of BASF, is working...
BASF 3D Printing Solutions, a subsidiary of BASF, is working with Ecco on the development of a new approach to 3D printing for footwear. They are partnering in this project with Origin, an open-platform provider of additive 3D printing services, with the aim of developing a solution for mass production ...
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In constant currencies, Vans' sales grew by 26 percent in...
In constant currencies, Vans' sales grew by 26 percent in VF Corporation's financial year, ended on March 31, while Timberland was up by only 2 percent. Vans' growth slowed down to 18 percent in the fourth quarter, lifted by a 21 percent increase in the U.S., but its digital sales ...
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Schuhe24, the German-based online marketplace for independent shoe retailers, is...
Schuhe24, the German-based online marketplace for independent shoe retailers, is going to offer financial support to its members from the next month of June. Schuhe24 is working on the project with a German-based financing portal, called Compeon. Retailers affiliated with Schuhe24 and a similar portal, Outfits24, will be able to ...
