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C-Suite interview: El Naturalista continues to grow and expands into the barefoot category
Dr. Martens warns upcoming holiday period crucial as H1 revenues slump
Yue Yuen’s profit halves as brands order later
Geox downgrades its recently revised full-year guidance
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C-Suite interview: El Naturalista continues to grow and expands into the barefoot category
El Naturalista, the Rioja-based footwear brand continues to recover from the sales decline it suffered in the wake of the Covid pandemic, which broke out in early 2020 in its home country, Spain.
C-Suite interview: Rohde sees sales momentum continuing in 2026, moves to improve forecasting
Rohde sees its sales momentum continuing this year, after its top line rose by 7 percent to €25.2 million in 2025, and the company is taking steps to improve order forecasting and fine-tuning a new automated packaging system to ensure it can keep up with demand.
C-Suite interview: Valleverde maintains its revenues stable in a weak market
Valleverde is one of Italy’s most famous footwear brands with over 40 years of presence in its home market. Following its bankruptcy in 2015, the brand was acquired by Silver 1, which owns several other labels, including Rafting, Goldstar, Biochic and Biomodex. The company has grown from €1.5 million in ...
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C-Suite interview: El Naturalista continues to grow and expands into the barefoot category
Dr. Martens warns upcoming holiday period crucial as H1 revenues slump
Q3 2026: Saucony closes in on Merrell at Wolverine
Yue Yuen’s profit halves as brands order later
Geox downgrades its recently revised full-year guidance
Capri appoints a new leadership
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C-Suite interview: El Naturalista continues to grow and expands into the barefoot category
El Naturalista, the Rioja-based footwear brand continues to recover from the sales decline it suffered in the wake of the Covid pandemic, which broke out in early 2020 in its home country, Spain.
Dr. Martens warns upcoming holiday period crucial as H1 revenues slump
Dr. Martens warned that its performance over the crucial peak trading period, ranging from the year-end holiday season to the post-Christmas clearance sales, will be key to determining full-year results after reporting a weaker-than-expected first half.The British footwear company posted a 9 percent decline in first-half revenues to £290.4 million ...
Q3 2026: Saucony closes in on Merrell at Wolverine
The running brand cut the sales gap to its larger sibling by almost half, while Sweaty Betty’s UK slide deepened.
Yue Yuen’s profit halves as brands order later
Brands are ordering later and in smaller batches, while Europe-bound revenue fell 10.6 percent.
Geox downgrades its recently revised full-year guidance
Geox warned that it now expects its full-year results to be at the lower end of the guidance ranges released on Sept. 21 with its updated business plan to 2029. The Italian footwear company’s ranges for 2026 indicated sales of €540-545 million and an adjusted Ebit margin of 3-4 percent.
Capri appoints a new leadership
Capri Holdings announced that John Idol is retiring as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer following more than two decades of leadership at the US luxury goods group.