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    French shoe companies enjoyed a sales increase of 4 percent...

    2014-05-20T00:00:00Z

    French shoe companies enjoyed a sales increase of 4 percent to €920 million in 2013 and their production grew by 10 percent to 25 million pairs. French shoe consumption declined by 1.8 percent to €8.8 billion last year, according to the French Shoe Industry Federation. It grew by 6.3 percent ...

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    The value of Portugal's shoe production grew by 6.3 percent...

    2014-05-20T00:00:00Z

    The value of Portugal's shoe production grew by 6.3 percent to €1,910 million in 2013. Confirming a recovery that began in 2011, the number of manufacturing companies in the sector rose to 1,354 last year. They had 35,355 employees at the end of 2013, up from just over 32,000 in ...

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    Rocky Brands has reported 22.5 percent higher sales of $65.8...

    2014-05-20T00:00:00Z

    Rocky Brands has reported 22.5 percent higher sales of $65.8 million for the first quarter of 2014, with strong double-digit growth in all its major categories and higher military sales. The management said it was also pleased with the initial performance of Creative Recreation, a brand of sneakers bought at ...

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    Most Portuguese shoe manufacturers are doing relatively well and are...

    2014-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Most Portuguese shoe manufacturers are doing relatively well and are reasonably optimistic about their future prospects, according to the quarterly survey conducted by their trade association, Apiccaps, but while they expect to keep their export prices stable, nearly half of them are worried about the impact of rising raw material ...

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    The footwear sold by Jack & Jones, a brand that...

    2014-04-16T00:00:00Z

    The footwear sold by Jack & Jones, a brand that belongs to the Danish Bestseller Group, reached a total sales volume of around 1.72 million pairs last year. Its value, which was not reported by the brand, increased by 20 percent in 2013, compared to the previous year. Jack & ...

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    Hermès International has reported an operating margin of 32.4 percent...

    2014-04-16T00:00:00Z

    Hermès International has reported an operating margin of 32.4 percent in 2013, the highest since its introduction on the stock market in 1993. The net profit continued to rise by 6.8 percent, reaching a record of €790 million. As previously reported, Hermès' total sales grew by 7.8 percent to €3.78 ...

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    Van Haren, the Dutch shoe retailer controlled by the Deichmann...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Van Haren, the Dutch shoe retailer controlled by the Deichmann group, achieved a record turnover of nearly €140 million last year, up by 5.1 percent. The number of pairs sold increased by 108,000 to a total of 6.1 million. The Dutch company opened six new stores in the course of ...

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    Sales of footwear performed better than those of clothing in...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Sales of footwear performed better than those of clothing in France during the autumn season between last September and January, according to the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM). They fell by only 0.2 percent, with the shoe and fashion retail chains recording the highest rates of decline at 9.9 ...

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    Högl, an Austrian brand that has grown strongly in Russia...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Högl, an Austrian brand that has grown strongly in Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe, reported stable sales in 2013. The Austrian company sold about 1.3 million pairs of shoes last year. Germany, Switzerland, Austria and most Eastern European countries remain the most important markets for Högl. In the ...

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    Executives of Leder & Schuh have indicated to the Austrian...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Executives of Leder & Schuh have indicated to the Austrian press that the group made another loss in 2013, although it was much lower than the negative results generated in the previous two years. The main reasons were the reorganization of Stiefelkönig and the closing of stores in some East ...

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    The American Phoenix Footwear Group turned around to a small...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    The American Phoenix Footwear Group turned around to a small net income of $70,000 in 2013 from the loss of $484,000 suffered in the previous financial year. For its continuing operations, consolidated earnings of $143,000 compared with a net loss of $437,000. Operating profit before amortization (Ebitda) rose by 49.3 ...

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    According to HUI Research, footwear retail sales in Sweden increased...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    According to HUI Research, footwear retail sales in Sweden increased by 4.8 percent in January when compared with the same month last year. For the month of December, however, sales were off by 9.5 percent, which means that footwear sales in Sweden fell by 1.9 percent in 2013 when compared ...

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    Esprit turned around to a net profit of 95 million...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Esprit turned around to a net profit of 95 million Hong Kong dollars (€8.89m-$12.24m) in the first half of its financial year, compared with a loss of HK$465 million in the same period a year earlier, although its sales declined by 5.5 percent to HK$12.8 billion (€1.2m-$1.6m) in the six months ended ...

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    Indonesia's footwear exports are projected to rise by 5% this...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Indonesia's footwear exports are projected to rise by 5% this year to US$4.4 billion, according to the country's shoe industry association

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    Garant Germany's revenues increased by 9 percent in 2013. Its...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Garant Germany's revenues increased by 9 percent in 2013. Its retail members recorded an average increase in sales of about one percent in 2013, as compared to the previous year. In the first two months of this year, sales grew on average by 10 percent as compared to the same ...

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    In the U.K., footwear sales rose by 2.4 percent to...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    In the U.K., footwear sales rose by 2.4 percent to an estimated £3.1 billion (€3.1bn-$5.2bn) in the 24-week period ended Dec. 22, according to the Kantar Worldpanel. While the shoe retail chains recorded a rise of 0.8 percent to £761 million (€909.5m-$1,266.4m) for the period, clothing chains experienced an increase of 0.9 ...

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    Waldläufer increased total sales by 10 percent to around €80...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Waldläufer increased total sales by 10 percent to around €80 million in 2013, as compared to 2012. In the U.S., sales grew by 25 percent as compared to the previous year, to a total of €1.5 million in 2013. The U.S. is a relatively new market for the German comfort ...

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    Rockport's sales increased by 1 percent to €289 million in...

    2014-03-20T00:00:00Z

    Rockport's sales increased by 1 percent to €289 million in 2013, with growth of 6 percent in dollars and other local currencies, mainly due to higher sales of the brand's lightweight concepts. Women's shoes represented only 24 percent of the total turnover. Rockport's sales declined by a high single digit ...

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    In a preliminary statement, Steve Madden reports a sales increase...

    2014-02-19T00:00:00Z

    In a preliminary statement, Steve Madden reports a sales increase of 8.6 percent to $342.6 million in the fourth quarter ended last Dec. 31. While wholesale revenues grew by 10.6 percent, retail sales rose by only 1.7 percent to $69.5 million, and they were off by 1.7 percent on a ...

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    Vietnam's footwear exports continued to improve in January with a...

    2014-02-19T00:00:00Z

    Vietnam's footwear exports continued to improve in January with a year-on-year rise of 4.7% to $850 million