All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 22, Issue 3+4 – Page 2
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+++ Sales of footwear fell by 12.2% in Sweden during the month of January, probably due to the unseasonably warm weather that has persisted throughout the Nordic countries +++
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Stella International Holding's results
Stella International Holding posted consolidated revenues of $345.4 million in the final quarter of 2019, representing a 10.9 percent drop as compared to the same period in 2018. The Chinese group experienced an 8.6 percent decline to 13.8 million pairs in the volume of manufactured shoes, accompanied by a drop ...
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Gabor Shoes' results
Gabor Shoes recorded total sales of €362 million in 2019, which represents another decrease in sales. The figure includes the company’s licenses, Gabor Shop Store and Gabor Footwear . Gabor recorded total sales of €377 million in 2018 and the previous year achieved total sales of €383 million, ...
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Schuhplus' results
Schuhplus , the German mail-order retail specialist for extra-large men’s and women’s shoes, has posted an increase of 34 percent in its operating result for 2019. It has not published detailed figures. In 2018, the German company recorded an increase of 25 percent and stated that it was the most ...
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Lyst publishes list of popular brands
Lyst , the London-based search engine for fashion items, publishes a ranking of the most popular brands and products every quarter. For the first time, Dr. Martens and Canada Goose made it into the top 20 in the fourth quarter of 2019. The ranking is based on the online search ...
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Caleres' results
Caleres ’ preliminary fourth-quarter results show a dip of 3 percent in sales to $700 million, about $53 million short of analysts’ expectations. Its brands – Sam Edelman , Vionic , Via Spiga , Dr. Scholl’s and others – should generate revenues of about $346 million for the quarter, down ...
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Aeffe's results
In 2019, Aeffe ’s revenues from footwear and leathergoods rose by 8.3 percent, both at current and constant exchange rates, to €128.2 million. The Italian fashion group, which owns Pollini and other brands, increased overall sales by 1.2 percent to €351.4 million. At constant currency rates, the top line was ...
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+++ Moreschi has opened a store in the City Stars Mall near the Egyptian pyramids +++ Dr. Martens has opened its fifth directly owned German store in Stuttgart +++
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Dr. Martens opens fifth German store
Dr. Martens opened its fifth store in Germany at the end of 2019. On Feb. 13, Dr. Martens will celebrate the official opening of its new store in Stuttgart. There are still speculations about the sale of Dr. Martens, which is owned by institutional investors who want to cash out ...
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Footwear brands flock to Marylebone Village
Marylebone Village, in the chic residential area of London’s West End, is attracting more and more footwear brands. Allbirds , Joseph Cheaney and Martel + Ram are all opening there. Allbirds is about to open its second U.K. location at 46 Marylebone High Street, following the opening of the other ...
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Footasylum enlists CDO to fight fraud
Footasylum has signed up to Claims Detect Online (CDO) , a new tool to help tackle the issue of suspicious refund claims in the U.K. The tool has been developed by National Business Crime Solution (NBCS) , a non-profit initiative. Retailers are being targeted by an increasing number of suspicious ...
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Joya launches portal for retailers
Joya , the Swiss brand of comfort shoes, has launched a new online portal for retailers. This new type of B2B platform enables retailers to check production slots and current stock levels while providing fully automated pre-orders and real-time information on delivery dates and availability. Along with immediate orders, retailers ...
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Bundgaard and Dulls get new representative in the Netherlands
Thomas Wessels is the new representative in the Netherlands of the children’s shoe brands Bundgaard and Dulis . Bundgaard is a Scandinavian label and Dulis originates in Portugal.
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Ecco takes charge of its Russian distribution
Ecco has confirmed our previous report concerning the takeover of its distribution in Russia from Ecco Ros, after nearly 30 years of collaboration. The business includes a network of 215 shops in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan.
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+++ Nancy Green , president and chief executive of Old Navy and former CEO of Athleta , has joined the board of directors of Allbirds +++
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VF appoints director for its foundation
VF Corp. has announced the appointment of Gloria Schoch as director of the VF Foundation global impact. The VF Foundation is the private grant-making organization funded by VF Corp. In her new role, Schoch will lead the foundation’s support of non-profit organizations that promote sustainable and active lifestyles, ...
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Sanuk's GM resigns
Magnus Wedhammar has left Sanuk . He had been the surf-inspired footwear brand’s general manager since July 2016, when it moved within California from Irvine to Goleta, the location of Deckers ’ headquarters. Deckers purchased Sanuk – founded by Jeff Kelley in 1997 – for $120 million in cash in ...
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Toms appoints CEO
Toms , the charitable U.S. shoe brand, has appointed Magnus Wedhammar as its new chief executive, to succeed Jim Alling . Wedhammar was vice president and general manager at Sanuk until he left the company in December. Prior to that role, he was vice president of product at Sperry and ...
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CCC Germany's joint managing director resigns
Henri Hampe , joint managing director of CCC Germany , the German branch of the fast-growing Polish retailing group that belongs to the HR Group , resigned on Jan. 31, after CCC Germany’s integration into the Hamm Reno Group got under way. Hampe’s resignation was by mutual agreement. In November ...
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Alibaba's GM resigns
Terry von Bibra has recently resigned from his post at Alibaba , the Chinese online retailer. He joined Alibaba as general manager for Germany in 2015 and was appointed general manager Europe in 2016. Von Bibra worked previously as chief retail officer at Karstadt , where he was responsible for ...
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