All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 28, Issue 13+14 – Page 4
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Germany’s financial market regulator reviews Zalando’s results
The German financial market regulator BaFin is reviewing Zalando’s 2025 financial results. According to the regulator, Zalando may have left out information on a related-party transaction as part of its acquisition of About You, which was completed on July 11, 2025. BaFin began its review on June 19 and ...
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ArticleVan Bommel to become Swallow
The Dutch shoemaker Van Bommel will change its name to Swallow from the end of 2026 in a strategic refocusing within the long-established family business. The rebranding is aimed at avoiding confusion between the Floris van Bommel and Van Bommel brands, the company said in an interview with the Belgian ...
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Ara Shoes COO and CFO to step down later this year
The German shoemaker Ara Shoes has announced management changes, with the Chief Operating Officer (COO), Jens Christian Meier, and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Sascha Müller, both set to leave the company in the coming weeks. Meier, who has overseen operations at Ara since August 2019, will step down ...
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Genesco hires a new CFO
Genesco appointed Jonathan Collins as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, effective Aug. 3. Collins will report directly to Genesco’s Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer Mimi Vaughn, who has served as Interim CFO since March 2026 after the departure of Cassandra “Sandra” Harris, who stepped down on ...
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ArticleHow the Italian Trade Agency boost support to Expo Riva Schuh and the footwear industry
The Italian Trade Agency has significantly boosted its financial support for Italy’s footwear industry, with evidence of the increased funding seen in the sharp rise in the number of incoming buyers at the Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags trade fair held in Riva del Garda from June 13 to 16. ...
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DSC to expand manufacturing capacity in Indonesia
The Taiwanese performance foam manufacturer Dahsheng Chemical (DSC) plans to expand advanced foam chemistry and fabrication capabilities at its P.T. Dah Ju facility in Jawa Barat, Indonesia. The site was opened in 2023. ”The investment deepens DSC’s Global Ready strategy, bringing localized innovation and technical expertise closer to Tier 1 ...
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Klarna's PriceRunner wins $1.97bn antitrust case against Google
Klarna said that a Swedish court has awarded $1.97 billion in damages and accrued interest in an antitrust case brought by its unit PriceRunner against Google. The award compensates for lost revenue caused by Google’s preferential treatment of its own comparison-shopping service over independent price-comparison services, conduct that also drives ...
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New stores help Primark deliver Q3 sales growth amid challenging trade
Primark delivered third-quarter sales growth as new store openings helped offset weaker underlying demand in several of its key markets. Sales in the quarter rose by a reported 4 percent, and by a constant-currency 3 percent, to £2.9 billion (€3.4bn), with new stores contributing 5 percent to growth. ...
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Asos sells its Atlanta fulfilment center
Asos signed and completed the assignment of the lease of its Atlanta fulfilment center and the disposal of the associated automation assets. The lease has been assigned to a global consumer brand and the assets are being purchased by a member of the DHL Group. The transaction will generate net ...
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Dr. Martens names a new independent Non-Executive Director
Dr. Martens announced the appointment of Melanie Richards as an independent Non-Executive Director with effect from the conclusion of the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) on July 15, replacing Lynne Weedall, who will step down from the board following the meeting. Richards is the former Deputy Chair of KPMG UK ...
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Twisted X launches a collection made in the US
Twisted X, a brand of the Texas-based Twisted X Global Brands company, is bringing footwear manufacturing to the United States with the launch of the Built in the USA Collection. ”Assembled in the United States with globally sourced materials, the Built in the USA Collection exemplifies Twisted X’s diversification plan,” ...
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French footwear production fell to 10.1m pairs in 2025
The production of footwear in France dropped to 10.1 million pairs in 2025 from 12.6 million the previous year, according to data released by Alliance France Cuir, the trade association representing the country’s leather and leather goods industry. Excluding slippers, shoe manufacturing fell to 6.6 million pairs from 9.0 ...
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ArticleGlobal luxury spending seen stabilizing in 2026
Worldwide luxury spending reached €1,443 billion in 2025 and is on a trajectory of gradual stabilization in 2026, according to the spring update of the Bain-Altagamma Luxury Goods Worldwide Market Study, a report released by the consultancy Bain & Company in partnership with Altagamma, the Italian luxury goods industry ...
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Deltaport Footwear to build a new production site in Bangladesh
Deltaport Footwear, a company backed by Italian and Irish investors, will invest $21.6 million to launch a factory in the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) economic zone in Mirsharai, in the Chattogram region. ”This investment is expected to contribute significantly to the diversification of Bangladesh’s export-oriented footwear industry while ...
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Heydude and Fusion Shoes settle a legal dispute in Germany
Heydude and Fusion Shoes have resolved a legal dispute before the Regional Court of Cologne concerning certain Fusion Superlight models that Heydude alleged infringed on rights associated with the brand’s “Wally” style footwear. Fusion Shoes had discontinued sales of the Fusion Superlight models involved in the case in Germany as ...
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ArticleReport exposes challenges in footwear circularity
Half of all post-consumer footwear collected through take-back systems is unsuitable for reuse, underscoring the scale of the circularity challenge facing the footwear industry, according to a new report from Fashion for Good’s Closing the Footwear Loop project. Developed with Circle Economy, the Phase 1 report analyzes footwear waste streams ...
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PDF NewsletterShoe Intelligence Executive Edition: Vol. 28 - 13+14
Experts remain ‘broadly optimistic’ about the outlook of the global footwear industry | Global luxury spending seen stabilizing in 2026 | European shoemakers launch a comprehensive ecodesign framework | Spanish shoemakers call for immediate safeguard measures | German shoe industry sounds alarm over implementation of EU Extended Producer Responsibility rules | German retail under pressure as insolvency fears rise and succession crisis deepens | French bought 3.6 bln clothing and textile items in 2025 vs 3.5 bln in 2024 | Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags attract about 8,000 visitors | How the Italian Trade Agency boost support to Expo Riva Schuh and the footwear industry | Van Bommel to become Swallow | Hooijer takes over the distribution of Geox in Germany and the Netherlands | Muecke reports sales and earnings decline amid ongoing strategic overhaul | ANWR Group sells it software unit EBG Data to TSS | Bally ends shoe production in Switzerland | C-Suite interview: Nice Footwear moves forward with industrial strategy with new Corrado Maretto plant | HSG completes the takeover of Golden Goose | Aeffe expresses particular interest in being taken over by an unnamed industrial player | Footasylum enters strategic patnership with Trapstar | Accent rejects Frasers Group’s takeover offer | Caleres beats Q1 earnings guidance as Brand Portfolio outperforms | Designer Brands swings to profit in Q1, sees full year earnings at high end of guidance | American Exchange Group completes the acquisition of Allbirds’ assets | OrthoLite names Marius Wirtz CEO
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