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Aeffe's results
In 2019, Aeffe’s revenues from footwear and leathergoods rose by 8.3 percent, both at current and constant exchange rates, to €128.2 million. The Italian fashion group, which owns Pollini and other brands, increased overall sales by 1.2 percent to €351.4 million. At constant currency rates, the top line was up ...
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Dr. Martens opens fifth German store
Dr. Martens opened its fifth store in Germany at the end of 2019. On Feb. 13, Dr. Martens will celebrate the official opening of its new store in Stuttgart. There are still speculations about the sale of Dr. Martens, which is owned by institutional investors who want to cash out ...
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Footwear brands flock to Marylebone Village
Marylebone Village, in the chic residential area of London’s West End, is attracting more and more footwear brands. Allbirds, Joseph Cheaney and Martel + Ram are all opening there. Allbirds is about to open its second U.K. location at 46 Marylebone High Street, following the opening of the other store ...
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Footasylum enlists CDO to fight fraud
Footasylum has signed up to Claims Detect Online (CDO), a new tool to help tackle the issue of suspicious refund claims in the U.K. The tool has been developed by National Business Crime Solution (NBCS), a non-profit initiative. Retailers are being targeted by an increasing number of suspicious refunds or ...
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Joya launches portal for retailers
Joya, the Swiss brand of comfort shoes, has launched a new online portal for retailers. This new type of B2B platform enables retailers to check production slots and current stock levels while providing fully automated pre-orders and real-time information on delivery dates and availability. Along with immediate orders, retailers have ...
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Bundgaard and Dulls get new representative in the Netherlands
Thomas Wessels is the new representative in the Netherlands of the children’s shoe brands Bundgaard and Dulis. Bundgaard is a Scandinavian label and Dulis originates in Portugal.
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Ecco takes charge of its Russian distribution
Ecco has confirmed our previous report concerning the takeover of its distribution in Russia from Ecco Ros, after nearly 30 years of collaboration. The business includes a network of 215 shops in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan.
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VF appoints director for its foundation
VF Corp. has announced the appointment of Gloria Schoch as director of the VF Foundation & global impact. The VF Foundation is the private grant-making organization funded by VF Corp. In her new role, Schoch will lead the foundation’s support of non-profit organizations that promote sustainable and active lifestyles, as ...
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Sanuk's GM resigns
Magnus Wedhammar has left Sanuk. He had been the surf-inspired footwear brand’s general manager since July 2016, when it moved within California from Irvine to Goleta, the location of Deckers’ headquarters. Deckers purchased Sanuk – founded by Jeff Kelley in 1997 – for $120 million in cash in 2011. Before ...
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Toms appoints CEO
Toms, the charitable U.S. shoe brand, has appointed Magnus Wedhammar as its new chief executive, to succeed Jim Alling. Wedhammar was vice president and general manager at Sanuk until he left the company in December. Prior to that role, he was vice president of product at Sperry and also worked ...
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CCC Germany's joint managing director resigns
Henri Hampe, joint managing director of CCC Germany, the German branch of the fast-growing Polish retailing group that belongs to the HR Group, resigned on Jan. 31, after CCC Germany’s integration into the Hamm Reno Group got under way. Hampe’s resignation was by mutual agreement. In November 2018, CCC decided ...
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Alibaba's GM resigns
Terry von Bibra has recently resigned from his post at Alibaba, the Chinese online retailer. He joined Alibaba as general manager for Germany in 2015 and was appointed general manager Europe in 2016. Von Bibra worked previously as chief retail officer at Karstadt, where he was responsible for the company’s ...
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Caleres appoints president for Sam Edelman
Caleres has appointed John McPhee as president of the Sam Edelman brand. He will report directly to Sam Edelman, the brand’s founder. McPhee joins the American footwear group from Herman Miller Retail, where he has served as president and chief operating officer since 2010. He was president of Design Within ...
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Tod's signs Japanese designer
Tod’s has signed on the Japanese designer Maiko Kurogouchi to work for T Factory, a project launched in September 2018 to temporarily hire designers who can help the company provide more collections throughout the year. Tod’s previously worked with the designers Alessandro Dell’Acqua and Alber Elbaz. Kurogouchi designs her own ...
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Hotter's first head of product development and research
At the end of 2019, Giles Coulson became the first head of product development and research at Hotter, the British footwear producer. Coulson had just spent almost three years as head of product development at Hudson Shoe Agencies in Sri Lanka. Before that he spent another three years as vice ...
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EVP of Bernd Hummel moves to Uvex
Torsten Schmidt has moved to Uvex, the safety company. He was executive vice president and chief of operations at Bernd Hummel, in charge of Kangaroos. The position is said to have been filled internally, but we have not yet heard by whom.
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Tretorn Sweden appoints BU manager
Moving into the work and safety segment, Tretorn Sweden has appointed Peter Svensson as business unit manager for work & safety. He was previously the chief executive of Arbesko, the Swedish safety shoe company. Magnus Månsson, Tretorn’s CEO, intends to develop the category’s offering in the area of footwear and ...
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Former Bonvita CEO launches brand
Ulrik Schultz, recently chief executive at Bonvita of Denmark and responsible for its Bundgaard brand of children’s shoes, left the company in December. He is now launching a new children’s shoe brand, Pyt, made in Portugal and with emphasis on sustainability.
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Zalando creates three SVP posts
Strengthening the management level below the executive board, Zalando created three new positions to join its seven senior vice presidents. Anne Pascual was promoted to senior vice president of product design, and Astrid Arndt was appointed SVP for people and organization. Both have been with the company for several years. ...
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Birkenstock introduces collection
Birkenstock unveiled its latest collection at Sole DXB, Dubai’s biggest street festival, on Dec. 5-7. The annual Sole DXB festival serves as a regional platform for footwear, fashion and arts. The launch, within the framework of Birkenstock’s international expansion strategy, took place shortly ahead of the brand’s entrance into the ...
