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    Mintel estimates that online sales of clothing and footwear are...

    2014-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Mintel estimates that online sales of clothing and footwear are expected to grow in the U.K. this year by 14.5 percent from last year's record level of £10 billion (€12.51bn-$16.28bn), representing 17 percent of total purchases of these items compared with 13 percent three years ago. Clothing and footwear are ...

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    Gerli, the German company that owns the Dockers brand for...

    2014-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Gerli, the German company that owns the Dockers brand for shoes in Europe, began to recover last year with a sales increase of 2.4 percent is targeting a further increase of between 5 and 10 percent of this year, despite flat results in the first half, because of the orders ...

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    CCC Shoes & Bags, the leading Polish-based shoe retailer, is...

    2014-09-18T00:00:00Z

    CCC Shoes & Bags, the leading Polish-based shoe retailer, is projecting a sales increase of 30 percent for this year after posting a sales increase of 33.0 percent to 855.9 million zlotys (€202.93m-$266.85m) for the first half of 2014, although the growth was limited to 17.7 percent in the second quarter. ...

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    Dr. Martens, which was acquired last year by Permira, posted...

    2014-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Dr. Martens, which was acquired last year by Permira, posted a 30 percent increase in revenues to £209 million (€263.38m-$341.05m) for the financial year ended last March 31. Net earnings grew by 33 percent to £33.9 million (€42.72m-$55.33). The number of Dr. Martens stores around the world went up from 13 ...

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    Pacific Brands has reported an operating loss of 22.3 million...

    2014-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Pacific Brands has reported an operating loss of 22.3 million Australian dollars (€15.54m-$19.97m) on 8 percent lower revenues of A$204.5 million (€142.56m-$183.08m) for the financial year ended June 30. The sales decline was partly due to the non-renewal of the Diesel license, which represented 2 percent of sales. The Australian company ...

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    Stonefly reports sales increases of 20 percent in Italy and...

    2014-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Stonefly reports sales increases of 20 percent in Italy and 10 percent abroad for the first half of this year, , after a drop of 5 percent for all of 2013. The management attributes the turnaround to a better, rejuvenated collection of women's shoes, with its Blu Soft and Second ...

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    Shares in Asos plunged by 14 percent yesterday after yet...

    2014-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Shares in Asos plunged by 14 percent yesterday after yet another profit warning by Asos, the international U.K.-based fashion retailer, and this has triggered a drop of 6.5 percent in the share value of Yoox. Asos' management said its profits should remain flat this year. It indicated that they may ...

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    Retailing over the internet dropped for the first time in...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Retailing over the internet dropped for the first time in Germany across all product segments in the second quarter of 2014, according to the German E-Commerce and Mail Order Catalog Association (BEVH). It fell by 5.2 percent to €9.5 billion as compared to a very strong quarter a year ago. ...

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    Daphne International says that its stores suffered a further decline...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Daphne International says that its stores suffered a further decline on a same-store basis in the second quarter ended June 30. They fell by 2.4 percent after a drop of 9.5 percent in the first quarter. Widepread flooding in China affect store traffic in May. The Chinese company reduced the ...

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    Complementing the financial information given last month in connection with...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Complementing the financial information given last month in connection with its refinancing, Macintosh Retail Group reported a net loss of €31.2 million for the first half of this year, compared with a loss of €17.3 million in the year-ago period. Operating losses (Ebit) increased to €27.5 million from €15.3 million, ...

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    Pasito, the Swiss shoe retail chain formerly owned by Görtz,...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Pasito, the Swiss shoe retail chain formerly owned by Görtz, says it improved its results in the first half of this year after closing three stores. Sales grew by 2.7 percent on a same-store basis, thanks in part to the introduction of more accessories, leathergoods and women's clothing.  The company, ...

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    Softwaves, the shoe brand from Portugal, expects stable sales in...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Softwaves, the shoe brand from Portugal, expects stable sales in 2014. In the previous year, Softwaves managed to increase its sales by 15 percent to €6.5 million. The Portuguese shoe manufacturer recently started to export to Brazil. The number of employees working for the brand increased by 10 percent in ...

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    Sales of footwear in the U.K. suffered the biggest monthly...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Sales of footwear in the U.K. suffered the biggest monthly year-on-year decline in 14 months during the month of July, according to the British Retail Consortium. Retailers attributed this to a lack of seasonal inventories, which had sold out during the end-of-season sales in June. Children's shoes performed better than ...

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    Strong growth for Bogs in North America and Florsheim in...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Strong growth for Bogs in North America and Florsheim in Australia were insufficient to prevent a 3.0 percent drop in total revenues to $62.9 million at Weyco Group for the second quarter ended June 30. Operating profit fell by 8 percent to $3.4 million, but net earnings were flat at ...

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    Aeffe is recovering its profitability. The parent company of Pollini,...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Aeffe is recovering its profitability. The parent company of Pollini, Alberta Ferretti, Moschino and Philosophy has reported a net profit of €150,000 for the first half of this year against a loss of €3.7 million in the year-ago period. Operating earnings before amortization (Ebitda) are up by 71 percent to ...

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    Together, the Nike group and the Adidas Group made up...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Together, the Nike group and the Adidas Group made up 57.9 percent of the global athletic footwear market in 2013, according to an annual study by one of our sister publications, Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe. While the Adidas Group remained slightly ahead of Nike Inc. in the sports apparel sector, ...

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    Rockport's sales declined by 6 percent to €65 million in...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Rockport's sales declined by 6 percent to €65 million in the second quarter ended June 30, but were off by only one percent in local currencies. The brand, which belongs to the Adidas Group and is up for sale, saw its sales decline by 9 percent in euros and by ...

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    Fitflop expects to sell a total of 5 million pairs...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Fitflop expects to sell a total of 5 million pairs of shoes by the end of this year, and its sales Germany doubled between spring/summer 2013 to spring/summer 2014

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    Vicini, the holding company of Giuseppe Zanotti, experienced a 43...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Vicini, the holding company of Giuseppe Zanotti, experienced a 43 percent sales increase to €115.3 million in 2013. Earnings before amortization (Ebitda) jumped by 135 percent to €21.9 million, and net earnings soared by 126 percent to almost €12 million. The main growth factors were the introduction of a men's ...

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    Steve Madden has reported relatively flat sales of $295.7 million...

    2014-08-13T00:00:00Z

    Steve Madden has reported relatively flat sales of $295.7 million for the second quarter ended June 30. Due to higher promotional activity, the gross margin declined to 36.2 percent from 37.2 percent a year ago, and the operating margin fell to 13.6 percent from 15.3 percent. Net income dropped to ...