Shoe Intelligence Executive Edition: Vol. 27 - 1+2
How Murcia’s shoemakers are exiting the 2024 jubilee year and preparing for 2025 | EU and Mercosur conclude free trade agreement talks | Ecco has a new CEO | Birkenstock posts higher-than-expected Q4 results | Otto Group changes legal status | Shoe Zone sees full-year profits halved as sales fall on weak consumer confidence, weather | Equita Smart Capital expands its footwear manufacturing hub | Emerging designer: CB Made in Italy seeks slow and steady growth | Emerging designer: Sustainability is Sneark’s signature style | Genesco more optimistic on outlook as Journeys turnaround gains pace | Caleres cuts earnings guidance, sees more balanced international growth | Designer Brands continues to ‘de-weatherize‘ business as Q3 boot sales slump 27% | Cirql unveils a new biodegradable midsole technology | Hong Fu breaks ground on its Tamil Nadu factory | Zalando to take over About You | Boohoo’s shareholders reject Mike Ashley’s bid for board seat | German companies face unprecedented supply chain challenges
Shoe Intelligence Executive Edition: Vol. 26 - 23+24
BFShow doubles its attendance in a year | C-Suite interview: BFShow to grow with the Brazilian footwear industry | CEC and Abicalçados call for a swift conclusion of EU-Mercosur free trade talks | C-Suite interview: Floredeasoka targets the US bridal market | Dr. Martens sees early signs of recovery in US as new products sell well | Geox reshapes distribution model in US and China as wholesale continues to drag on sales | Golden Goose’s adjusted Ebit rises 8% | Andreas Wortmann becomes AstorMueller’s CEO | The Swiss brand Künzli has a new owner | Russia’s footwear imports are declining | Yue Yuen posts strong manufacturing but weak retail results | Tapestry, Capri scrap plans to merge | Jimmy Choo’s sales rise and operating loss diminishes | Stuart Weitzman’s sales rise driven by North America | Steve Madden fast tracks plan to cut Chinese production | Shoe Carnival accelerates store rebranding as hurricanes, warm weather hurt Q3 sales | Wolverine lifts its FY guidance | Weyco sales slump amid lower demand, warm weather | Allbirds signs distribution agreements for Europe and Latin America | Skechers to move to a new European distribution center in 2028 | Caleres names a new head of its New York brands | Vida Shoes buys Aquatalia | Grendene’s Q3 revenues jump 10% despite decline in exports | Azzas 2154 sees modest growth in footwear sales in Q3 | Stanbee enters a distribution partnership in Indonesia | Fast growth in footwear operations helps drive sales at Coats
Shoe Intelligence Executive Edition: Vol. 26 - 21+22
C-Suite interview - Trade shows have to speak the same language as exhibitors | NeroGiardini sets its sights on the Far East | Nice Footwear buys two Italian shoemakers | Mec Europa launches a training academy | Ferragamo issues a profit warning | Dune London’s parent company posted a full-year loss | Birkenstock starts direct sales in South Korea | C-Suite interview: Xero Shoes looks to US wholesale, Europe for growth | Gabor appoints a new Head of Wholesale | Capri and Tapestry’s merger blocked by a US court | Deckers raises guidance as Hoka continues to shine in better-than-expected Q2 | VF Corp.’s turnaround continues to take shape | Skechers sees India rebound as China stumbles in Q3 | Crocs cautious on FY sales outlook as Heydude recovery drags on, China growth slows | Rocky Brands sees FY sales falling to low end of guidance | Boot Barn raises FY guidance as the CEO prepares to leave | Pajar Canada buys Cougar Shoes | Boohoo appoints a new CEO snubbing Frasers | Zalando swings to a third-quarter profit | Primark sees 2025 sales up by about 5% | How an Italian 3D scanner manufacturer has stormed the footwear industry
Shoe Intelligence Executive Edition: Vol. 26 - 19+20
Micam attracts 40,950 visitors | Italian footwear production continues to decline | Assocalzaturifici names a new General Manager | French clothing and footwear retailers have underperformed since 2019 | Online shopping remains popular in Germany | Golden Goose H1 sales up by 12% driven by DTC | Steve’s seeks to raise up to €300,000 in crowd funding | Unflock launches a crowd funding campaign for its sneaker cover | First Italian shoemaker obtains VCS sustainability certification | Gabor deploys two Magazino robots in its warehouse | Deichmann interested in acquiring rights for Esprit footwear | Shoepassion takes over the luxury shoe platform Mybudapester(dot)com | Wourth Group buys Peter Hahn | Coats fully derisks its pension scheme, expects higher cash generation | Footasylum posts record sales and earnings | EQT sells Dunlop Protective Footwear | Ganka sells Bama brand rights for Europe to Polish company Kaps | Spartoo improves its cash flow despite lower sales | Rendez-Vous adds fruit and vegetables to its product range | Skechers sues Rockport for alleged patent infringement | Caleres unveils cost-cutting measures, lowers guidance after falls short in Q2 | Designer Brands cuts guidance as dress, seasonal footwear suffer | Genesco maintains earnings guidance despite better-than-expected Q2 performance | Shoe Carnival converts some stores to the Shoe Station banner | Kizik enters distribution agreements in Japan and Canada | Thorogood launches a women’s work boot collection | How a crowd funding platform is helping footwear companies raise money | Inditex’s H1 sales growth outpaces costs | H&M posts disappointing Q3 results | Asos sells Topshop and partially refinances its debt | Soggy British summer hits second-half sales at Primark | Next lifts guidance again as overseas sales boost H1 profits