All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 27, Issue 23+24 – Page 4

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    Scarpa adds three new managers

    2025-11-10T14:08:00Z

    Scarpa, the Italian brand specializing in the production of technical footwear for mountain and outdoor activities, has strengthened its organizational structure with three new managers. Enrico Bucciol takes on the role of Chief Product Officer, acting as a point of reference for product development and innovation. Carlo Maria Ferrero takes ...

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    Metro Brands launches the sport performance format MetroActiv

    2025-11-10T13:54:00Z

    The Indian footwear retailer Metro Brands is expanding into the sports performance segment with a new concept, called MetroActiv. ”Following the successful introduction of global athleisure and lifestyle brands such as Foot Locker, Fila, and New Era, Metro Brands Limited now expands its portfolio into the sports performance segment with ...

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    Birkenstock to open a new production facility in Germany

    2025-11-10T13:54:00Z

    Birkenstock is set to open a new manufacturing plant in Wittichenau, in the Saxony region, dedicated to the production of its signature cork-latex footbeds. The company has acquired the former Maja furniture factory in the Brischko district for around €18 million. The 78,000-square-meter production and logistics complex has been ...

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    ​Allbirds expects sales to stop falling in Q4

    2025-11-09T09:58:00Z

    Allbirds has confirmed it expects the sales contraction it has seen this year to end in the fourth quarter, when it is forecasting that revenues could rise by as much as 9 percent. “In the near term, we believe we are well positioned to drive improved topline trends in the ...

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    Wolverine grows in Q3 as Saucony, Merrell and Sweaty Betty drive momentum

    2025-11-09T09:56:00Z

    Saucony sprinted, Merrell climbed – and Wolverine Worldwide followed suit: thanks to strong demand for products from its lead brands, the group significantly increased its sales and profits in the third quarter of 2025. The running shoe brand, the outdoor specialist and the premium activewear brand Sweaty Betty were among ...

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    Zalando Q3’s revenues surge with About You acquisition

    2025-11-09T09:32:00Z

    Zalando reported third-quarter revenues of €3.02 billion, a 26.5 percent year-on-year increase, driven by the consolidation of About You and solid performance in its sportswear and lifestyle categories. On a pro-forma basis, as if About You had been part of the group in the prior year, revenues grew by 7.5 ...

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    Steve Madden sees improving financial results after tariffs hit Q3

    2025-11-07T12:29:00Z

    Steve Madden expects to deliver stronger financial results in the fourth quarter, after “substantial pressure” on both sales and earnings in the third quarter of 2025 from new tariffs on goods imported into the US. “Fortunately, while we continue to see negative impacts from tariffs, we believe the worst is ...

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    Weyco’s Q3 sales, earnings fall as price increases don’t keep up with volume decline, tariff impact

    2025-11-07T12:28:00Z

    Weyco’s sales in the third quarter of 2025 inched down by 2 percent to $74.3 million, as selling price increases did not entirely offset a 7 percent decline in volumes attributed to reduced business with one large customer. Weyco noted that this customer had failed to adopt its new pricing ...

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    Primark could be spun off by its parent company

    2025-11-06T11:53:00Z

    Associated British Foods (ABF) is mulling a split of its Primark and global food businesses under a review of its group structure, as it looks to unlock value in a tough consumer environment. ABF’s Chief Executive, George Weston, said the group’s “unique and exceptional food business” had been “less well ...

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    Jimmy Choo's revenues slip but the brand sees opportunity in casual footwear

    2025-11-06T11:52:00Z

    In the fiscal second quarter ended Sept. 27, Jimmy Choo, the luxury footwear brand owned by Capri Holdings, posted revenues of $131 million, down by 6.4 percent on a reported basis and by 9.3 percent in constant currency. Revenues came in at the bottom end of the group’s guidance of ...

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    Closed’s future is secured

    2025-11-05T10:03:00Z

    After approximately two months of intensive investor negotiations, the German fashion label Closed has found a new owner. The German Federal Cartel Office has approved the sale of the insolvent brand to Capital-Home, the investment company of the entrepreneurial Böck family, majority owners of the Marc O’Polo Group. Under the ...