All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 27, Issue 5+6 – Page 2
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ArticleGörtz announces layoffs as its insolvency crisis deepens
The German shoe retailer Görtz continues to navigate dire straits as it grapples with insolvency issues across multiple fronts. Görtz Retail GmbH announced the layoff of 93 employees, after the Federal Employment Agency rejected the retailer’s application for pre-financing of insolvency benefits, affecting approximately 400 workers. The layoffs ...
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ArticleAlpargatas books more inventory write-offs
Alpartagas, the parent company of Havaianas, took an inventory write-off of 164.3 million Brazilian reais (€27.4m) in the fourth quarter of 2024 and R$227.3 million (€37.1m) for the full year. The company had generated inventory surplus in 2021 and 2022. Alpartagas said that it following the write-off it ”is now ...
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ArticlePortuguese footwear exports rise in volume, fall in value
The Portuguese footwear industry exported 67 million pairs of shoes worldwide in 2024, up 3.3 percent from 2023. However, in value, exports fell by 6.5 perdent to €1.702 billion, according to the Portuguese footwear association Apiccaps citing preliminary data from the country’s statistics institute, INE. Portugal exports more than 90 ...
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Spartoo liquidates is brick-and-mortar unit
Spartoo, a French fashion online retailer, is liquidating TooStores R1, a subsidiary created in 2015 to manage physical stores. The decision involves the immediate closure of 22 points of sales, including 10 owned stores, with a total workforce of 54 employees. “Our request to open judicial liquidation proceedings concerning the ...
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Igedo presents a new trade fair concept
The German trade fair organizer Igedo has unveiled a plan to consolidate the Fashn Rooms and Shoes Düsseldorf events under a unified banner, named Twodays. This new format, set to debut in the summer of 2025, caters to the need for a leading, cohesive trade fair that brings together fashion, ...
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Micam attracts 853 brands
Micam is hosting 853 brands at its 99th edition, running from Feb. 23 to 25, with 415 labels coming from Italy and 438 from abroad, to present their footwear collections for the 2025-2026 autumn/winter season. The event is being held at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of ...
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Shoedesign and Phenumb Copenhagen expand into DACH region
The Danish shoe brands Shoedesign Copenhagen and Phenumb Copenhagen are expanding into the DACH region, which comprises Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in collaboration with three sales agencies. The Berlin-based agency Seasons will oversee sales in Northern Germany, the Zurich-based agency Luca Aprile will be responsible for the Swiss market, and ...
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Phoenix Kothari Footwear increases investment in India’s Tamil Nadu state
Phoenix Kothari Footwear, a joint venture between Chennai-based Kothari Industrial Corporation and Taiwan’s Evervan Group, will invest 5,000 crore rupee (€552m) to set up factories to produce non-leather footwear in Eraiyur and Karur in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, the Indian publication The Hindu BusinessLine reported. In the Indian ...
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French footwear sales up by 0.6% in January
In January, French footwear retail sales rose by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 0.6 percent month-on-month, according to the Bank of France. Overall, French retail sales grew by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 0.1 percent month-on-month, after falling 0.6 percent in December. Sales volumes of manufactured goods were up by ...
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Alibaba’s quarterly revenues rise by 8%
Alibaba generated revenues of 280.154 billion yuan renminbi (€36.93bn) in its third quarter ended Dec. 31, up by 8 percent compared to the year earlier and above a FactSet analyst consensus of RMB 279.03 billion. Adjusted Ebita increased by 4 percent to RMB 54.853 billion (€7.22bn), mainly due to ...
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Prada reportedly in exclusive talks to buy Versace
Prada Group has set a four-week period of exclusive talks to reach an agreement to buy Versace from Capri Holdings, according to the Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore. The Italian fashion house is being advised by Goldman Sachs and Citi, according to the newspaper. Capri bought the Italian fashion ...
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Galaxy Universal buys Reebok’s US business and will oversee operations in Europe
Galaxy Universal, a US footwear and brand management group controlled by the private equity firm Gainline Capital Partners, has acquired Reebok’s global product creation, sourcing and footwear operations in the US. “As part of the US operations, Galaxy will lead Reebok’s US footwear wholesale, retail and e-commerce channels, further solidifying ...
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ArticleGerman court rejects Birkenstock attempt to obtain copyright protection for its sandals
Birkenstock’s attempt to obtain copyright protection in Germany for its signature cork-soled sandals as “works of applied art” has failed, according to a statement released by the rival footwear company, Wortmann Group. Birkenstock filed three separate lawsuits for copyright infringement with Germany’s Federal Court of Justice (BGH), the country’s highest ...
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ArticleBirkenstock’s Q1 sales come in below expectations
In the fiscal first quarter ended Dec. 31, Birkenstock Holding, the UK-based owner of the German sandal maker Birkenstock, posted revenues of €361.7 million, a year-over-year increase of 19 percent on a reported and constant currency basis but below market expectations by about €10 million. The top line was underpinned ...
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ArticleFirst phase of Wolverine’s turnaround is complete
Wolverine Worldwide, the parent company of Merrell and Saucony parent, in reporting its fourth-quarter results, said the first phase of its turnaround strategy is completed with cost cuts and margin expansions as key highlights of the effort. However, the company continues to face macroeconomic uncertainties within retail and possible tariff ...
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ArticleGoldstar notches another win against Birkenstock in French court
The Italian footwear manufacturer Rafting Goldstar has won another round in a long-running legal dispute with the German shoe manufacturer Birkenstock. The French Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the European Court of Justice from 2018, when judges dismissed the Rhineland-Palatinate-based sandal maker’s lawsuit against the Italian family-owned ...
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Last Esprit stores in Germany close
The fashion brand Esprit has closed the last of its 56 stores in Germany, as planned. The insolvent brand’s remaining stores in the country were originally due to close by the end of November, but nearly 30 stayed open longer for the Christmas sales season. The former European headquarters in ...
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Kontoor Brands buys Helly Hansen for $900m
Kontoor Brands, a US lifestyle apparel company, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Helly Hansen, an outdoor and workwear brand, from Canadian Tire Corporation for about $900 million. Kontoor expects Helly Hansen to generate more than $680 million of revenues and $80 million of adjusted Ebitda for fiscal 2025. ...
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ArticleCaleres buys Stuart Weitzman for $105m
Tapestry has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the Stuart Weitzman footwear brand to Caleres for $105 million. The transaction is expected to close in the summer of 2025. “The acquisition cements Caleres’ leadership position in women’s fashion footwear, particularly in the contemporary segment of the market,” Caleres said ...
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Eytys finds new investors
Eytys, the Swedish footwear brand known for its chunky shoes that was declared bankrupt on Jan. 16, has been taken over. Niklas Emthén, the bankruptcy trustee, said that there was some bidding for the company and a deal has been finalized but did not disclose the name of the investors, ...
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