All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 24, Issue 23+24 – Page 4
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Coats changes auditor
Coats intends to appoint Ernst & Young as auditor for the financial year commencing Jan. 1, 2023. The appointment is subject to shareholder approval at the 2023 annual general meeting. Deloitte, the current auditor of the British producer of industrial threads and footwear components, will undertake the audit of the ...
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ArticleYue Yuen cautious about months ahead despite strong Q3
Yue Yuen reported a 171 percent increase in nine-month profit attributable to shareholders of $270.1 million versus $99.6 million. Revenues increased 8.2 percent to $6,971.9 million from $6,441.2 million for the period ended Sept. 30. Ebit was up 101 percent through nine months at $353.4 million, but gross margin was ...
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ArticleEurope drives Ferragamo’s sales higher
Salvatore Ferragamo reported a growth in sales and profits in the first nine months of 2022, thanks to a positive performance in both distribution channels and a strong increase in revenues in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business region. The Italian fashion house posted a 17.2 percent rise ...
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ArticleAllbirds Q3 losses widen, warns of “choppy” holiday trading
Sustainable footwear and clothing brand Allbirds has posted wider third-quarter losses and warned of “choppy” trading conditions in the run-up to Christmas. The company said net losses increased to $25.2 million from $13.8 million a year ago, and net loss margin increased to 35 percent from 22 percent. Operating losses ...
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Wolverine establishes new brand structure, sets bigger focus on profit
Shares in the parent company of Merrell, Saucony, Keds and Sweaty Betty declined more than 34 percent on Nov.9 after it missed its third-quarter earnings target and lowered its guidance for the FY. Wolverine World Wide Inc.’s shares are down 59 percent year-to-date. The full-year outlook calls for 14 percent ...
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Etro sees sales at €500m in 5 years
Etro aims to have annual sales of about €500 million in five years’ time compared with an estimated in €270 million in 2022, according to Fabrizio Cardinali, the CEO of the Italian fashion house. This year, sales are expected to rise 20 percent. Cardinali said that the company is targeting ...
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ArticlePrimark freezes prices and writes down German business
Primark is freezing prices despite soaring inflation and is also taking a writedown and reviewing its store estate at its German business. The British clothing retailer recorded total sales of £7.7billion (€8.83bn) for the year to Sept. 17, up by 43 percent on last year, as U.K. like-for-like sale and ...
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Meta cuts 11,000 jobs
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, announced 11,000 job cuts, representing 13 percent of it staff. “Not only has online commerce returned to prior trends, but the macroeconomic downturn, increased competition, and ads signal loss have caused our revenue to be much lower than I’d ...
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Next buys Made.com brand, intellectual property
Next, the British clothing retailer, has agreed to acquire the brand name, domain names and intellectual property of Made.com Design Ltd from administrators for a consideration of £3.4 million (€3.9m). Made.com is an online furniture retailer created in 2010 by Ning Li, Brent Hoberman and Chloe Mackintosh.
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SponsoredDanny Cassidy: “Be future-focused”
Compliance and circularity: catalysts for digital innovation. How brands can keep up in a world full of regulatory change.
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Shares of Blibli’s parent company flat in market debut
The shares of Global Digital Niaga, the parent company of the Indonesian e-commerce company Blibli, closed unchanged on their first trading day on Nov. 8. The company raised some 8 billion rupiahs (€510m) in its initial public offering (IPO). The company was selling up to 17.77 billion new shares, or ...
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Wolverine Worldwide appoints new lead independent director
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. appointed Nicholas T. “Tom” Long as lead independent director of the company’s board of directors, effective Nov. 4. Long, who has been a member of Wolverine Worldwide’s board of directors since 2011 and currently chairs the compensation committee, succeeds David T. Kollat, who will continue to ...
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Cobblers Direct offers shoe repair services in DSW stores
Cobblers Direct has entered a partnership with DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse to offer shoe repair services in over 500 stores across the U.S. “We want customers to enjoy and get the most out of their purchases, so if they ever need a product repair, DSW’s partnership with Cobblers Direct ensures ...
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StockX axes more jobs
StockX announced another round of layoffs with the departure of nearly 80 more people, according to media reports. In June, the Detroit-based sneaker marketplace already announced plans to lay off 8 percent of its workforce. With the announcement of the latest layoffs, the company said ”our business is multifaceted ...
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Okabashi lays off 142 people as Yeezy Foam Runner terminated
After Adidas severed ties with the rapper and fashion designer Kanye West and put an end to the production of Yeezy-branded products, Okabashi announced the layoff of 142 employees. The Atlanta area footwear manufacturer had been producing Yeezy Foam Runner style since 2020. Okabashi said that it is coordinating with ...
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News briefsClarks recalls womens shoes over toxic chemical warning
Clarks launched a global recall of eight styles of the Breeze and Brinkley womens shoes after tests found they contained toxins. The shoes are all navy or dark navy-blue coloured and introduced for the spring/summer 2022 season. The British brand noted that ”not all styles would have been sold in ...
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ArticleClarks focuses on China and U.K. after returning to a profit
Clarks swung to a profit in the 2021/2022 fiscal year thanks to reduced discounting and a better product mix. The British company is targeting a return to pre-Covid turnover levels within three years. The 197-year-old brand started a five-year reorganization program to cut costs under the guidance of its new ...
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ArticleGrendene takes over the management of its Melissa Club franchise
Grendene has taken over the management of its network of Melissa Club stores in Brazil after putting an end to an agreement with Multi Franqueadora, which acted as master franchiser. ”By internalizing the management of the franchise network, the company aims to gain more control of the channel, accelerate the ...
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ArticleSteve Madden cuts full-year guidance on order intake
Steve Madden reported third-quarter results in line with market expectations but slightly reduced its full-year guidance due to a slowdown in orders. In the period ended Sept. 30, the company posted a 5.3 percent increase in revenues year-over-year to $556.6 million. Sales for the wholesale business increased by 8.1 percent ...
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ArticleHavaianas’ growth in EMEA slows for Alpargatas
Alpargatas generated a 5.4 percent (+21 percent currency neutral) sales growth to 132.0 million Brazilian reais (€32.5m) for its rubber sandal brand in the EMEA during the third quarter. Revenues per pair increased by 4 percent in constant currency. Overall, Havaianas’ sales fell in all other geographic regions, although they ...
