All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 28, Issue 21+22 – Page 4
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ArticleLong-established footwear retailers in Germany and Austria continue to close as owners retire, costs rise
More long-established footwear retailers in Germany and Austria are closing their doors, continuing a trend seen in recent years, with owner retirement, a lack of successors, rising costs, online competition and challenging market conditions among the main reasons. In Germany, Schuhhaus Herrmann in Einhausen, Hesse, has closed after 99 ...
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Alohas opens its first DACH store in Vienna
The Spanish footwear and clothing brand Alohas has opened a store in Vienna, its first in the DACH region, comprising Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Located at 8 Brandstätte in the city center, the 1,300-square-foot store offers sneakers, ballet flats and loafers, as well as the brand’s first handbag ...
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News briefsFrasers takes control of Hugo Boss
Frasers Group, the British retailer behind Sports Direct, has secured a majority stake in Hugo Boss and will consolidate the German fashion group in its accounts. The move comes four months after Hugo Boss urged shareholders to reject Frasers’ takeover offer. In a bourse filing released on Oct. 23, Frasers ...
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The Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association elects a new Chairman
The Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association has elected Hassan Javed as its new Chairman. He is Chairman of the Lahore-based manufacturing group Service Industries. The association elected for the next two years a 12-person executive committee that also includes Muhammad Mehr Ali of KTM as Senior Vice Chairman and Abdul Basit ...
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Bata to open a design center in Amsterdam
Bata is due to open BataWorks, a global product, brand and design center in Amsterdam in the first quarter of 2027. ”As of Q1 2027, BataWorks will become our Global Product, Brand and Design Center in Amsterdam. A new creative hub where innovation, talent and bold ideas will come together ...
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Deckers Brands names the CEO of The RealReal to its board
Deckers Brands announced that Rati Sahi Levesque, President and CEO of The RealReal, a Nasdaq-listed online retailer, will become a board director on Dec. 1. She takes the seat of Lauri Shanahan, who retires after more than ten years on the board. Levesque will serve on the Audit & Risk ...
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ArticleShoe Zone’s sales slip on fewer stores, general economy
Shoe Zone reported that in the 53 weeks to Oct. 3 revenues fell by 4.5 percent to £142.4 million (€170.2m) from £149.1 million a year earlier as the company trimmed its store network by 18 units and suffered from a continued decline in consumer confidence and the general negativity in ...
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French consumer confidence slumps
In October, France’s household confidence slumpled to 80 from 85 in September, reaching its lowest level since June 2013 and well below its long-term average of 100 between January 1987 and December 2025, according to the statistics office Insee. Meanwhile, the savings climate decreased by two points to 118. It ...
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The US sports brand Unsung launches with a training shoe
The Boston-based performance sports brand Unsung launched on Oct. 22 with a training shoe. The brand was founded by Dennis Baldwin, Jody O’Neill and Brianna Henley. Baldwin played NCAA hockey and lacrosse at Union College, O’Neill played Division I hockey at Dartmouth before competing professionally and Henley played Division I ...
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Marquee Brands completes the acquisition of Roots
Marquee Brands, through its strategic operating partner JM&A Design & Development Inc, has completed the C$160.7 million (€102.9m) acquisition of the Canadian lifestyle and apparel brand Roots Corporation. The completion of the transactionon Oct. 26 also marks a leadership change. Meghan Roach has stepped down as President and CEO after ...
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Aldo extends until July 2031 its logistics contract with Bleckmann
Aldo Group, the Canadian footwear and accessories retailer, has extended its contract with Bleckmann, a Dutch specialist in supply chain management for fashion and lifestyle brands. The contract has been in place since July 2016 and has now been extended by five years, until July 2031. Bleckmann is ...
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Desma’s Managing Director Klaus Freese retires after 50 years with the company
Klaus Freese, the Managing Director of German shoe manufacturing machinery specialist Desma Schuhmaschinen, has retired after 50 years with the company, Desma said in a LinkedIn post. He was succeeded by Marten Beiersdorf, a long-serving Desma executive who has held various leadership positions within the company. Freese joined Desma ...
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Muecke relocates Fürth outlet to 2,500-square-meter site at FLAiR shopping center
The German footwear and sporting goods retailer Muecke, part of the ANWR Group, has moved its outlet in Fürth to the FLAiR shopping center in the Bavarian city, the company announced. The new store spans 2,500 square meters and offers footwear, fashion and accessories. It replaces the previous outlet ...
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