All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 28, Issue 19+20 – Page 3
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Ochsner Shoes brings Navyboot back to the Swiss market
The Swiss footwear retailer Ochsner Shoes is reviving the Navyboot brand in the Swiss market with a new collection of shoes and accessories. The relaunch range comprises around 60 men’s and women’s models, spanning loafers, business shoes and sneakers, as well as eight women’s handbags. Manufactured in Portugal and ...
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ArticleMicam and its sister events attract 37,000 visitors
Micam, which ran from Sept. 13 to 15 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center on the outskirts of Milan, attracted 37,000 visitors jointly with the trade shows Mipel, Milano Fashion&Jewels and TheOneMilano. Together with Simac Tanning Tech, the four events created the Fashion Link Milano banner, in order to enhance ...
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Deichmann rolls out its loyalty program in Germany
The German footwear retailer Deichmann Group has launched its customer loyalty program Deichmann Plus in its home country, linking its stores, online shop and digital services. The program offers members personalized promotions and additional services related to their shoe purchases across all channels, including in-store, online and via the ...
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Onsports to distribute Sunni Sabbi in Germany and Austria
Onsports GmbH, which is led by its Managing Director, Ralph Haug, has taken over distribution of the Spanish footwear brand Sunni Sabbi in Germany and Austria. Based in Arnedo in Spain’s La Rioja region, Sunni Sabbi specializes in fashion sneakers that combine contemporary designs with elements of the “Transition ...
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Skechers appoints a new Chief Marketing Officer
Skechers has appointed Tara McRae as Chief Marketing Officer, adding a veteran footwear and sportswear marketer who most recently served as president of Puma North America. McRae took over leadership of Puma’s North American business in April 2025 after returning to the company the previous year as senior vice president ...
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JD hires a new head for North America
JD Sports Fashion plc has appointed John Mersho President and Chief Executive Officer of its JD banner in North America and promoted Mike Grimes to the role of Group Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately. Mersho steps up from Chief Commercial Officer for JD North America, a post he has held ...
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Authentic Brands Group mulls IPO in 2027
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) could launch an initial public offering as early as the first half of 2027, the Chief Executive Offier, Matt Maddox, told Bloomberg. Maddox, who succeeded founder Jamie Salter as CEO earlier this year, said that ABG has the systems, staff and corporate structure in place to ...
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Brazilian shoemakers generate over $25m in revenues at Micam
Brazilian brands are expected to generate $25.3 million in business, through on-site and pre-arranged deals at Micam, which ran from Sept. 13 to 15 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center on the outskirts of Milan. At the event, Brazilian footwear companies sold 486,800 pairs, generating more than $8.2 million in ...
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ArticleNext lifts forecasts after scorching UK summer but cautious on second half
Next again lifted full-year profit forecasts after a blistering British summer boosted sales. However, the UK fashion chain cut estimates for domestic second-half sales growth, citing worries over inflation, higher mortgage costs and a weak domestic jobs market. The company raised its expectations for full-year profits by £12 million (€14m) ...
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JD enters the Mexico market through a franchise partnership with Axo
JD Sports Fashion announced a long-term franchise partnership with Grupo Axo, a multi-brand omni-channel retail distributor, to launch the JD brand in Mexico. The agreement builds on the British group’s growing franchise platform. JD and its sister banner Courir currently have 75 franchise stores across Europe, the Middle East, Africa ...
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ArticleAutry appoints a Golden Goose veteran as CEO
Autry, the Italian sneaker brand owned private equity group Style Capital, has appointed a Golden Goose veteran, Danilo Piarulli, as Chief Executive Officer. ”The experienced executive joins Autry following a 13-year tenure at Golden Goose, where he held senior leadership roles and most recently served as Chief Consumer Officer ...
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Hanwag promotes two executives as part of internal organizational restructuring
Hanwag is reorganizing its production, purchasing and internal sales operations, promoting two longtime employees to new leadership roles as the German mountain and trekking footwear company seeks to streamline responsibilities and internal processes. Kai Ziegler has been appointed Head of Production, while Thomas Dirlenbach will lead purchasing and sourcing. The ...
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News briefsDebenhams reappoints Iain McDonald as Chairman
Debenhams Group, the British fast fashion retailer which was previously referred to as Boohoo, has reappointed, with immediate effect, Iain McDonald to the board as non-executive Chair. He already served on the company’s board between June 2017 and February 2026. “It was a very difficult decision to step away ...
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ArticleLeder & Schuh repositions Humanic and Shoe4You
The Austrian footwear retailer Leder & Schuh AG is repositioning its two retail chains Humanic and Shoe4You as it seeks to build on revenue growth in 2025 and accelerate expansion. Humanic will strengthen its positioning as a “House of Brands”, focusing on “a curated multi-brand concept that brings together ...
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Birkenstock opens a store in Berlin
Birkenstock opened a store in Berlin-Mitte, in the heart of the German capital. On Sept. 16, the German shoemaker has opened one of its largest stores in Europe on Münzstraße in Berlin, with a floor area of approximately 125 square meters. ”With this new location, the inventor of the ...
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Tommy Hilfiger launches its e-commerce site in India
Tommy Hilfiger, which is part of PVH Corp, launched in.tommy.com, the brand’s official e-commerce website in India. The site is operated by PVH Arvind Fashion Private Limited, PVH’s joint venture with Arvind Fashions Limited in India. The launch of in.tommy.com expands the brand’s presence in India, which already currently ...
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Genesco launches its Wrangler footwear collection
Genesco launched its Wrangler footwear collection, marking an important milestone in its multiyear licensing agreement with Kontoor Brands announced in July. The fall 2026 collection launched on Sept. 15 on Wrangler.com, with availability at select retailers across the US rolling out later in the season. Retail prices range from $100 ...
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Indian leather and footwear exports forecast to grow by 12%
India’s leather, footwear and accessories exports are expected to grow by over 12 percent year-on-year to about $5.5 billion in 2026-27 from $4.89 billion in the previous fiscal year, according to the Council for Leather Exports’ (CLE) Chairman, Ramesh Kumar Juneja. India’s fiscal year runs from April 2026 to March ...
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ArticleArnault family to simplify the corporate structure controlling LVMH
The Arnault family plans to simplify the chain of control over LVMH, the French luxury goods conglomerate, by merging Financière Agache into Agache, which in turn will merge with Christian Dior. Currently, Agache owns 100 percent of Financière Agache as well as a 0.65 percent stake in Christian Dior and ...
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The German shoe store Deckert to close after 120 years
The traditional shoe and sports store Deckert in Goslar, Lower Saxony, is set to close on Jan. 31, 2027 after 120 years in business amid persistently challenging market conditions. Founded in 1906, Deckert has operated from its current location on Fischemäkerstraße, in the historic town’s pedestrian shopping area, since ...
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