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ArticleC-Suite interview: Producers and retailers have to work together to prosper
In a wide-ranging interview, Bart van Helvoirt, the co-founder and CEO of Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG), outlines his views on the overall economic situation, the evolution of the supply chain and the shifting relationship between shoe makers, resellers and end users. Before discussing about your company and ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Covid has highlighted the importance of trade fairs
The Covid-19 outbreak demonstrated that digital solutions “on their own” could not replace trade shows canceled due to the pandemic, noted Luca Palermo, the chief executive of Fiera Milano, which manages the Rho exhibition hall as well as exhibition pavilions in Milan and the Allianz MiCo convention center. The Italian ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Bioeco gears up for big push in Europe, prepares to test the U.S. market
Bioeco by Arka 1927, the brand of the Polish company Arka, is looking for agents in Germany, France, Spain and Italy as it readies for a big push in sales. The company will also be present at Magic Las Vegas, scheduled from Aug. 8 to 10, to test the U.S. ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Safety Jogger to launch a workwear collection in November
Safety Jogger, the leading brand of the Belgian footwear and apparel company Cortina, is diversifying into workwear after having entered the outdoor market with the Safety Jogger Adventure footwear collection launched in May. The workwear range, which will include 6,000 stock-keeping units (SKUs) of footwear, apparel and accessories, will be ...
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ArticleC-suite interview: Casteller to expand in the U.S., domestically to return to pre-pandemic levels
Casteller, the Spanish brand mainly known for its women’s shoes made with jute soles, aims to expand its presence in the U.S. as well as boost domestic sales to return to pre-pandemic levels. Despite recouping some of the revenues lost in 2020 because of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Bulgarian shoemaker VES profits from reshoring to Europe
In a recent article, we spoke to Turkish footwear manufacturers who benefited from the reshoring to Europe and the Mediterranean basin of production previously located in the Far East and other Asian countries. The move is motivated by the proximity of European markets, the need for brands to rapidly respond ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Pittards ‘open for business’ with turnkey footwear manufacturing solution
A leather maker approaching its 200-year milestone, Pittards is now looking to the next century with plans for an expanded role in the production of footwear and other finished projects. To that end, Pittards recently launched a vertically integrated-solution for footwear, offering services starting with the sourcing of leather up ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Fly Flot sees 2022 sales rising to €28m
When the founders of Fly Flot established the company in 1985, they had a clear idea that their focus would be on foreign markets. That’s why Luigi Migliorati along with his five brothers and two non-family-members, decided to give the new company an international sounding name. Today, despite the impact ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Covid-19 has masked the surge of regional integration in Asia-Pacific
In an exclusive interview with Shoe Intelligence, William Wong, the founder and head of the Hong Kong-based footwear company Goddess International, and the representative of the Confederation of International Footwear Association (CIFA), sheds light on the impact of regional integration in Asia-Pacific, the growing role of the region in design ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Maypol recovers after being hit by Covid-19
There’s a place where jute, the material used to produce espadrilles, is considered a cultural heritage. This place is Caravaca de la Cruz in the footwear cluster of Spain’s Murcia region. Maypol, among other footwear companies, is based there since 1992. A family-run company whose name stems from the combination ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Perlie targets millions in revenues in a couple of years
Sep Breukers, a lecturer at Maastricht University and a former tax lawyer, started Perlie just before the Covid-19 pandemic with a simple idea: produce men’s shoes with a classic design and sneaker comfort. Now the startup is hoping to generate millions in revenues in a couple of years. “When I ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: U-Power bides its times for an IPO as it continues to grow
In July 2021, U-Power pulled the plug on an initial public offering (IPO) because the Italian group, which specializes in safety footwear and workwear, was unsatisfied with market evaluations. The company is waiting for better market conditions to go public while it continues to expand in Europe. Fin Reporter, the ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: UFG plans to continue expanding its brand portfolio
The Dutch company Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG) is in talks regarding the possible acquisition of two brands and of a license agreement. Any deal is expected to be struck by the end of the year, Bart van Helvoirt, co-founder and CEO of UFG, explains in an interview with Shoe Intelligence. ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Rohde launches its B2C business in Germany
On Sept. 17, Rohde launched its business-to-consumer (B2C) online platform for the German market. In November 2020, the German footwear company’s business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce service had already come on stream and it currently manages 30 percent of re-orders, or about 8 percent of overall sales. Rohde sees the B2C service ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: ACBC targets stellar growth in 2021 and 2022
After posting flattish growth following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Italian start-up ACBC expects to double revenues this year and enjoy a triple-digit growth rate in 2023. The company’s story starts in 2017 when Giò Giacobbe and Edoardo Iannuzzi decide to create a business producing environmentally-friendly footwear. At ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Covid-19 spawns the Italian leather sneaker start-up Accricco
Accricco Shoes is the story of three friends – Alessandro Canullo, 27 years old, Leonardo Lucarelli (27) and Matteo Romagnoli (29) – all from the same town of Monte San Giusto in the Italian region Marche, home to one of the country’s most renowned footwear cluster. When the first Covid-19-related ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Pikolinos believes it will take several years to return to pre-Covid levels
“We are closing fiscal 2021 with a decline of about 30 percent in revenues compared to the previous years,” said Juan Manuel Perán, CEO of the Spanish shoe company Pikolinos in an exclusive interview with Shoe Intelligence. The company’s fiscal year runs from May 1 to April 30. Perán remains ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Made in Italy Fund snaps up Autry, Ghoud sneakers and seeks synergies
The sneaker brands Autry and Ghoud are among the latest additions to the portfolio of the Made in Italy Fund, which is looking to capitalize on synergies from its growing stable of accessible luxury labels in fashion and footwear and tap into opportunities for international expansion. The fund could put ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Velasca aims to increase sales 10-fold to €100m in five years
Velasca, a fast-growing Milan-based footwear company, focuses on offering quality Italian-made shoes at reasonable prices through a tightly controlled direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategy. It aims to increase revenues from €10 million to €100 million in about five years and is currently seeking to raise €20 million to finance its growth.
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ArticleC-Suite interview: British flip flop start-up FoamLife begins with a bang
The British start-up FoamLife has started trading in the U.K., Ireland and France and is currently in talks with distributors and agents to expand in new markets next year. It has also launched a direct-to-consumer business in the British Isles through its own platform and Amazon and is scheduled to ...
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