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Tretorn, the Swedish footwear and outerwear brand, has appointed Magnus...
Tretorn, the Swedish footwear and outerwear brand, has appointed Magnus Månsson as its new chief executive. Most recently, from May 2017 to June this year, he served as chief executive at Gina Tricot, the Swedish fashion chain. Prior to that, he was chief executive of Nelly, the fashion e-tailer. He ...
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Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently...
Keen Footwear appointed Dieter Klingenberg last month to the recently created position of sales and business development director for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia and Scandinavia. Simultaneously, Perry Laukens was appointed to the newly created position of sales and business director for the U.K., France, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy and nine ...
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Zalando has announced the construction of its first Dutch logistics...
Zalando has announced the construction of its first Dutch logistics center in the Bleiswijk business park, near Rotterdam. The new 140,000-square-meter facility will cater for customers in Western Europe, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Spain and the U.K. The fulfilment center will have a total storage capacity of 16 ...
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Kering has announced that Cédric Charbit has joined the group's...
Kering has announced that Cédric Charbit has joined the group's executive committee, effective July 1. Charbit, 41, has led Balenciaga, part of the group, since November 2016. He began his career at Printemps in 2001 as luxury goods buyer, later becoming deputy purchasing director of the department store. In 2009, ...
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Andrea Tomat, president of Lotto Sport Italia and Stonefly, has...
Andrea Tomat, president of Lotto Sport Italia and Stonefly, has settled a legal dispute with Gianni Lorenzato, a former shareholder and vice president of Lotto. Lorenzato has agreed to sell his remaining stake of 24 percent in a holding company, NexTB, to Tomat on undisclosed terms. Tomat will thus be ...
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OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as...
OrthoLite, the American insole specialist, has hired Milton Brice as chief financial officer and Mark Coffield as general manager for Vietnam, where OrthoLite has recently inaugurated a manufacturing plant. Brice has previously worked for The Hershey Company in Asia and South America. Coffield, who will lead Ortholite's new Vietnamese factory, ...
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Stadium Goods, the American sneaker consignment reseller, is partnering with...
Stadium Goods, the American sneaker consignment reseller, is partnering with Sotheby's for an online auction of 100 rare pairs of shoes, with starting bids as high as $80,000. Called “Stadium Goods – The Ultimate Sneaker Collection Online,” the auction runs through July 23 on Sotheby's website. Many of the shoes ...
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Alibaba has launched an English-language website for its Tmall Global...
Alibaba has launched an English-language website for its Tmall Global marketplace aimed at merchants. Tmall Global, an extension of Tmall, hosts foreign brands that look to sell to Chinese consumers. The recent move is meant to double the number of international brands on the platform, from the current 20,000 to ...
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Alberto Raengo, an Italian manager who was formerly behind the...
Alberto Raengo, an Italian manager who was formerly behind the resurrection of Blauer and RefrigiWear, apparently enjoys reviving brands. Raengo was also behind the recent relaunch of Holubar, an American mountaineering brand that put together a small chain in the 1960s, was sold to Johnson Wax in about 1975 and ...
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Kavat will be expanding its shoe collection for adults and...
Kavat will be expanding its shoe collection for adults and has started to work together with a new designer, Lovisa Carlsson. Carlsson has already worked for such well-known labels as Acne Studios, Vivienne Westwood and Kurt Geiger. Kavat seeks to shift its focus to fashion-conscious consumers who also value sustainability. ...
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Gucci has added an Augment Reality (AR) tool to its...
Gucci has added an Augment Reality (AR) tool to its app in partnership with a technology firm, Wannaby, allowing customers to virtually try on its Ace sneakers. Through the tool, Gucci can showcase its latest models before it introduces them in a collection, based on the response of the potential ...
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Superfeet of Ferndale, Washington, has acquired RSscan International, a maker...
Superfeet of Ferndale, Washington, has acquired RSscan International, a maker of systems to scan and analyze feet, notably for athletes. The deal's terms remain undisclosed, but it will enable the American insole and footwear brand to expand its research and manufacturing infrastructure. The combined company will have at least seven ...
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Sebago, best known for its signature boat shoes recently acquired...
Sebago, best known for its signature boat shoes recently acquired by BasicNet, is launching its first-ever clothing line for spring 2020. The 30-piece collection comprises sweaters, T-shirts, jeans, bags, hats and other outerwear and accessories.
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CamperLab, a sub-brand of Camper, has appointed Achilles Ion Gabriel...
CamperLab, a sub-brand of Camper, has appointed Achilles Ion Gabriel as its new creative director. The Finnish shoe designer, who also has his own eponymous footwear brand, will oversee CamperLab's design team and global brand image. In addition, he is expected to design the creative strategy for all brand communication ...
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According to Textilwirtschaft, Buffalo – the German footwear brand acquired by...
According to Textilwirtschaft, Buffalo – the German footwear brand acquired by Deichmann in October 2016 – will now be focusing exclusively on its wholesale and e-commerce business and has recently closed down its mono-brand stores in Düsseldorf, Cologne and Berlin. The company has also decided to halve its collections of the ...
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Fired from Lanvin four years ago and absent from the...
Fired from Lanvin four years ago and absent from the fashion world ever since, Alber Elbaz is making his return with a capsule collection for Tod's. Called “Happy Moments,” the collection was inspired by Elbaz' recent exile. Among the items are black and white moccasins conceived for wedding couples and ...
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The world's rugged outdoor footwear market rose by 6.8 percent...
The world's rugged outdoor footwear market rose by 6.8 percent to €5.15 billion in 2018 in terms of dollars, according to an annual survey of key vendors conducted by the Outdoor Industry Compass in collaboration with Sporting Goods Intelligence. It rose by an estimated 6.1 percent in the U.S. and ...
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Christian Louboutin U.K. registered a 4.8 percent drop in revenues...
Christian Louboutin U.K. registered a 4.8 percent drop in revenues to £50.2 million (€55.8m-$62.8m) for the year to Aug. 31, 2018, which the company attributed to the ongoing uncertainties about Brexit and the future of U.K.'s relations with the EU. Meanwhile, gross profit rose by 3.7 percent to £20.7 million ...
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Zalando moved into new headquarters in Berlin on June 26....
Zalando moved into new headquarters in Berlin on June 26. More than 6,000 employees who were previously scattered throughout the city are now coming together in the online retailer's new premises, encompassing 100,000 square meters. The recently opened “Zalando Campus” offers flexible desks, a fitness studio, open office areas, a ...
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Schuhe24, the German-based online marketplace for independent shoe retailers, and Outfits24,...
Schuhe24, the German-based online marketplace for independent shoe retailers, and Outfits24, a similar portal operated by the same company, opened their first logistics center in Wiesbaden last month. Schuhe24 bundles the stocks of 1,000 affiliated retailers. Revenues rose to €25 million in 2017, and Schuhe24 expects them to reach €75 million in 2019 and €100 million ...
