All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 25, Issue 5+6 – Page 3
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ArticleGabor resumes growth in 2022 after the pandemic collapse
The German shoe manufacturer Gabor returned to growth in 2022 as it recovers from the Covid-19 downturn. The top line however still remains about 10 percent below the level achieved in 2019, the year prior to the outbreak of the pandemic. The Rosenheim-based company reported sales of €325 million, for ...
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Desenrasco launches sustainable, resoleable sneakers
The German footwear brand Desenrasco has embarked on the path of sustainability with the launch of a new welted sneaker that is intended to blend durability with repairability. The limited-edition sneaker, which is made entirely of vegetable-tanned leather in a family-run factory in Portugal, can be resoled. The ...
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News briefsBoohoo revamps executive incentive plan after share price drop
Boohoo has launched a new performance plan for senior managers after deciding previous targets were too hard to reach given the collapse in the company’s share price. The British online fashion retailer said its existing incentives had “little or no value” as shares had to reach at least £5 (€5.62) ...
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Spain clears paid menstrual leave
The Spanish parliament has approved legislation authorizing a paid menstrual leave for women suffering severe period pain. It is the first European country to introduce such a measure. Lawmakers also cleared legislation allowing anyone aged 16 or more to change their gender on their national identity card with a simple ...
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News briefsKering’s FY sales rise by 15% driven by Yves Saint Laurent
Kering’s 2022 revenues rose by a reported 15 percent, and by a like-for-like 9 percent, to €20.351 billion. Comparable sales for the directly-operated stores of the French luxury goods group increased by 10 percent, driven by Western Europe and Japan. Among the group’s leading brands, comparable revenues inched up ...
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Louis Vuitton names Pharrell Williams as creative director for the men’s collection
Louis Vuitton has appointed the American singer and fashion designer Pharrell Williams as the creative director of its men’s collection with immediate effect. His first collection with the French fashion house will be revealed in June during the men’s fashion week in Paris. ”Pharrell Williams is a visionary whose creative ...
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ArticleACBC more than doubles 2022 sales, enters partnership with Diadora
ACBC has yet to finalize its financial results for 2022, but the fast growing Italian B Corporation sneaker startup estimates that revenues grew by 130-140 percent year-on-year and Ebitda increased by 20-25 percent. “If we look at the last three years, revenues have been growing at an average of more ...
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News briefsCaleres’ FY sales reach nearly $3bn
After a stronger-than-anticipated performance during the year-end holiday season, Caleres is providing preliminary results for fiscal 2022 that exceed its previous expectations and set another record year for the company. Caleres now expects consolidated sales of approximately $2.97 billion, up by 7 percent year-over-year. Previous expectations were for growth of ...
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ArticleThe upgrade of Expo Riva Schuh’s exhibition hall continues despite hiccups
Plans to upgrade the exhibition hall that hosts Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags are progressing even though a significant portion of the project will be delayed following the bankruptcy of the construction group that had won a public tender for a large part of the works. The modernization of the ...
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ArticleMicam features 988 exhibitors
Micam, the trade show scheduled to be held from Feb.19 to 22 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, has attracted 988 exhibitors, including 451 foreign ones. Newcomers include the brands Alberto Guardiani, Buffalo Boots, Cult, Kenneth Cole, Luciano Padovan and Oxs. The trade show is ...
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News briefsOTB continues to grow and mulls an IPO
The Italian fashion group OTB posted a double-digit growth rate in sales last year and announced that it is open to the possibility of an initial public offering. In 2022, revenues grew by 14 percent to €1.743 billion, while net sales rose by 12 percent to €1.630 billion, driven by ...
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Walmart may close 3 technology hubs in the U.S.
Walmart plans to close three of its U.S. technology hubs, according to The Wall Street Journal citing memo sent by Suresh Kumar, the global chief technology officer of the American retailer, to staff. The hubs that are due to be closed are located in Austin, Carlsbad and Portland. Walmart will ...
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Snipes appoints a COO
Peter Buse has been appointed chief operating officer of Snipes, a new role at the Cologne-based sneaker and streetwear retailer. Most recently, Buse held the same role at Momox, from July 2019 to July 2022. He previously worked at Netrada, also as COO, and at Arvato as logistics manager. This ...
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Skechers opens 2 more stores in Spain
Skechers is planning to open new stores in the Spanish cities of Jerez de la Frontera and Valencia this year, according to Palco23. The store in Jerez will have a surface area of 256 square meters while the one in Valencia, within the Bonaire Outlet shopping mall, will have a ...
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News briefsNice Footwear’s key shareholders own 97.47% of the company
Following a public tender launched to delist Nice Footwear, 97.47 percent of the capital of the Italian footwear company is owned by its key shareholders as well as 94.94 percent on warrants. The public tender launched by the Italian private equity firm Palladio Holding. It started on Jan. 9 and ...
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ArticleAlpargatas swings to Q4 loss as inflation erodes purchasing power
Alpargatas, the Brazilian owner of the flip-flop sandal brand Havaianas, reported a decline in sales volumes and a bottom-line loss in the fourth quarter of 2022, rounding out a year that fell short of management expectations as inflation cut into households’ disposable income. In January, overall annual inflation in Brazil ...
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Hong Kong Jiahe International obtains financing for Java factory
Hong Kong Jiahe International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Taiwanese shoe manufacturer Yuqi International, which produces outdoor footwear for customers such as Under Armour, Decathlon and The North Face, has obtained funding to build an $83 million shoe factory in Indonesia, Footwearbiz reported. The loan, provided by a pool of ...
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News briefsIndian footwear exports surge
In the nine months running from April to December 2022, Indian exports of leather products and footwear rose by 16.55 percent year-over-year to $4.092 billion. In rupee, the increase reached 24.99 percent, according to the Council For Leather Exports (CLE). During the period, exports of leather footwear grew by 26.56 ...
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U.K. online footwear sales rise 4.7%
Footwear posted a 4.7 percent year-on-year rise in online sales in the U.K. in January, the only subcategory in clothing to enjoy an annual increase during the month, according to the IMRG Online Retail Index. Total online sales in clothing were down by 4.5 percent year-over-year in January. Overall ...
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ArticleDesigner Brands buys Keds from Wolverine Worldwide
Wolverine Worldwide has sold Keds, which it acquired in 2012 as part of its $1,249.5 million acquisition of the assets of the former Performance Lifestyle Group (PLG), for $83.6 million to the North American retailer Designer Brands Inc. The sale also includes the Pro-Keds athleisure brand and Keds’ e-commerce business. ...
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