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C-Suite interview: Being listed on the stock market improved our governance - Nice Footwear
The Italian footwear company Nice Footwear was listed on the Milan stock exchange for just over a year from Nov. 18, 2021 to March 3, 2023, when it was delisted following a public tender offer (PTO) launched by the Italian private equity firm Palladio Holding to buy out the minority ...
C-Suite interview: Fly Flot expands beyond slippers
In an attempt to attract a younger clientele, Fly Flot is expanding its collection beyond slippers and clogs to include sneakers and moccasins for both women and men. Shoes now account for 10 percent of production and the target is to double the share.
C-Suite interview: Quanticlo's founders are satisfied with the company’s current structure
After enjoying strong growth during the Covid-19 pandemic, which resulted in lockdowns supporting online sales, Quanticlo reached a plateau in 2021, when sales amounted to €5 million, 58 percent more than the pre-pandemic level of 2019. Revenues stayed around that level for the following two years as the Italian online ...
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How the GORE-TEX brand wants to extend the life of its products
Our interview explores Gore’s commitment to extending product life, consumer education campaigns, and the newly launched GORE-TEX Gear Tour.
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How an Italian online platform aims to give more visibility to local fashion stores
JustinShop is an Italian startup that created an app allowing users to book fashion items, such as a piece of apparel or a pair of shoes, with the option to receive them at home by courier or pick them up at a nearby shop.
Compostable sneakers are inching closer to the mass market
In late April, Puma announced that it would make a commercial version of its Re:Suede 2.0 compostable sneaker. The brand had created 500 pairs of its Re:Suede sneaker in 2021 as an experimental project, then asked volunteers to wear them for half a year to test comfort and durability. Now, ...
How Belledonne is achieving sneaker success by revisiting retro styles
With a claim as bold as “We do sneakers. We do them well”, Antonin Chabanne and Mikael Leo, who established Belledonne Paris in 2018, were setting their sights high.
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A circular solution for the footwear industry
Discover the world’s first biodegradable and industrially compostable comfort and performance foam technology for footwear
Brazilian footwear exports seen down 6-9% in 2024
In 2024, Brazilian footwear exports are expected to decline by 6 to 9 percent in volume as an improvement in the second half of the year is expected to offset a sharp decline in the first four months of the year, according to the Brazilian footwear industry association, Abicalçados.
US Q1 footwear sales flat year-on-year
In the first quarter of 2024, sales revenue for the US footwear industry remained unchanged year-over-year at $9.1 billion, while volumes rose by 1 percent, according to Circana.
French footwear sales rise further in March
In March, French footwear retail sales rose by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 2.5 percent month-on-month, according to the Bank of France. In February, sales of footwear increased by 1.6 percent. The reading was revised up from a preliminary 0.9 percent.
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Wourth Group buys Peter Hahn
Ganka sells Bama brand rights for Europe to Polish company Kaps
Unflock launches a crowd funding campaign for its sneaker cover
Rendez-Vous adds fruit and vegetables to its product range
Italian footwear production continues to decline
Caleres unveils cost-cutting measures, lowers guidance after falls short in Q2
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Wourth Group buys Peter Hahn
The UK-based omnichannel retailer Wourth Group has acquired the German clothing firm Peter Hahn out of administration for an undisclosed sum.
Ganka sells Bama brand rights for Europe to Polish company Kaps
The Polish company Kaps has secured the rights to the shoe care products and insoles brand Bama in Europe and Asia.
Unflock launches a crowd funding campaign for its sneaker cover
The Italian startup Unflock launched on Sept. 15 a crowdfunding campaign through the Kickstarter platform to raise €42,000 to finance the launch of a cover to protect and personalize the soles of sneakers.
Rendez-Vous adds fruit and vegetables to its product range
Rendez-Vous, a leading Russian footwear retailer, is offering customers the opportunity to complement their online orders with fruit and vegetables produced at the company’s organic farm in Krasnodar Krai.
Italian footwear production continues to decline
In the second quarter of 2024, revenues of Italian footwear manufacturers fell by 8.0 percent year-on-year, slightly worse than previously anticipated and confirming the decline seen in the first three months of the year. In the first quarter, revenues contracted by 10.1 percent year-on-year, while production decreased by 20.5 percent. ...
Caleres unveils cost-cutting measures, lowers guidance after falls short in Q2
Caleres said it was accelerating cost-cutting measures and cutting guidance for its full fiscal year, after missing sales and earnings guidance in the second quarter ended Aug. 3.