News Briefs Retail – Page 46
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Sarenza has announced that it has reached a goal of...
Sarenza has announced that it has reached a goal of selling a total of seven million pairs since its start. The French online shoe retailer raised its sales by 30 percent last year to €131 million. Strong growth is expected also in 2013.
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El Naturalista has entered the Mexican market, further expanding its international...
El Naturalista has entered the Mexican market, further expanding its international presence. The Spanish shoe brand, which is well-known for its ecological shoe production, is now available at six points of sale in Mexico, four of which are in the Mexican capital. Mexico is the first South American country for the Spanish brand. El ...
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Heinrich Deichmann, chief executive of the international shoe retailing group that...
Heinrich Deichmann, chief executive of the international shoe retailing group that bears his family name, announced in the newest issue of the German Der Spiegel that Deichmann will be expanding to Russia next year. To begin with, the company plans to open five to seven stores in Moscow and St. Petersburg and in ...
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Minelli, one of the shoe retail chains of the French...
Minelli, one of the shoe retail chains of the French Vivarte group, is testing out an advanced digital merchandising concept at five locations in the Paris area. It uses interactive touch screens, with multi-channel connectivity to smartphones, as dynamic window displays. Customers are invited to consult the product catalog and ...
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While planning to launch its international online store in August,...
While planning to launch its international online store in August, starting with Europe, Selfridges has introduced a special ‘click-and-collect' service for its four department stores in London, Birmingham and Manchester. Customers can order items online and try them out at a specific store and day before taking them home. They ...
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Asos has launched its Russian e-commerce operation and plans to...
Asos has launched its Russian e-commerce operation and plans to launch a website for the Chinese market next October. The British e-tailer reported a 33 percent increase in revenues to £359.7 million (€425.6m-$546.7m) for the six months ended last Feb. 28, with sales outside its domestic market representing 61 percent ...
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Fratelli Rossetti has launched a virtual store, addressing first European...
Fratelli Rossetti has launched a virtual store, addressing first European customers. It will accept orders from the U.S., the Middle East and Asia at a later stage. With the help of images and videos, the website promotes the brand and tells its history.
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Fornarina has launched its online store for customers in Europe,...
Fornarina has launched its online store for customers in Europe, with Russia, Asia and the Americas due to follow in 2014. Like its single-brand stores, it will be the place to buy limited-edition items such as its new Fornarina Ltd. capsule collection of shoes. For its launch, the website is ...
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Karl-Heinz Müller, chief organizer of the Bread & Butter trade show in...
Karl-Heinz Müller, chief organizer of the Bread & Butter trade show in Berlin, is re-launching the online store for his 14 oz. retail concept. It was started as an online store in November 2011, offering only a small range of jackets from the American brand Woolrich but after disappointing results, the e-commerce operation was closed ...
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Humanic, the major shoe retail banner of the Austrian Leder & Schuh group,...
Humanic, the major shoe retail banner of the Austrian Leder & Schuh group, has opened a concept store in a new shopping center in the center of Munich, encompassing 1,200 sqm. on two floors. At the store, Humanic offers its customers a new self-service tool, called ‘Humanic Concierge,' that allows customers to search for ...
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Jimmy Choo has opened its first flagship store specializing in...
Jimmy Choo has opened its first flagship store specializing in men's shoes. It is located at 35 Dover Street, in the Mayfair district of London. Measuring 110 square meters, it sports a club atmosphere and features a cocktail bar. The brand had previously closed down a pilot men's store nearby.
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Dr. Martens has launched a custom-fitting service for its 1460...
Dr. Martens has launched a custom-fitting service for its 1460 boot and its 1461 shoe at its Carnaby Street store in London. Customers are invited to book a session to try a “fitting pair” and to choose from a wide variety of leathers and details. The final product would be ...
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Last month Pikolinos opened a pop-up store on Gansevoort Street...
Last month Pikolinos opened a pop-up store on Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District of New York. The Spanish company will use the location as a meeting point for its U.S. clients during the FFANY show between June 5 and 7. The company already opened a store in Naples, Florida ...
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Pablosky continues to expand in the Middle East. The Spanish...
Pablosky continues to expand in the Middle East. The Spanish shoe company has opened its first store in Israel, located in Tel Aviv, and others should follow in the country. Other stores are planned in the next few months in Abu Dhabi and Qatar.
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Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other...
Liebeskind, the German brand of clothing, handbags, shoes and other accessories from Berlin, continues its international growth path. The company opened a pop-up store in Barcelona on May 17 and will keep it open for the next two months. The 40-square-meter store is situated in a former bakery in Born, a ...
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Scarosso, an Italian brand of men's and women's shoes founded...
Scarosso, an Italian brand of men's and women's shoes founded by two German students in Milan three years ago as their business project at Milan's Bocconi University, is opening a pop-up store in Stockholm next August, coinciding with the local fashion week. The company, which sells hand-made and customized shoes ...
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Office London, the British chain of young fashion shoe shops,...
Office London, the British chain of young fashion shoe shops, opened its first store in Germany at the end of the last month. It measures 167 square meters and is located in the Centro shopping center in Oberhausen. A second, slightly smaller store was opened in mid-April in on the ...
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Zalando is starting a partnership program with local retailers and...
Zalando is starting a partnership program with local retailers and brands in Austria. In the framework of a strategic cooperation, retailers and brands have the opportunity to present their products on the Zalando platform. Such a partnership program has existed in Germany since the end of 2011. The model has ...
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The 14 oz. store opened last October in a landmark...
The 14 oz. store opened last October in a landmark building on Berlin's main street, the Kurfürstendamm, has been named “Store of the Year 2013” by HDE, the German retailers' federation. It is a creation of Karl-Heinz Müller, the chief organizer of the Bread & Butter trade show in the ...
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Cloggs, the British online shoe retailer taken over by JD...
Cloggs, the British online shoe retailer taken over by JD Sports Fashion a few weeks ago, has closed down its only physical store in Birmingham and made an offer to its staff of 35 to leave the company with special conditions. Reportedly, JD has also hired Andy Scott as a ...
