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    Deckers Outdoor Corporation has upgraded its sales forecast for the...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Deckers Outdoor Corporation has upgraded its sales forecast for the balance of this year, in spite of a 2.5 percent drop in second-quarter revenues to $170.1 million. It now expects full-year sales to increase by about 8 percent, with increases of 2.5 percent in the third quarter and 14.5 ...

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    Retailers of clothing and footwear benefited the most from the...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Retailers of clothing and footwear benefited the most from the return of warm weather in the U.K. during the month of June, according to the British Retail Consortium. Some of the retailers brought forward the summer clearance sales to lighten their inventories. Shoe shoppers showed some price sensitivity, especially in ...

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    The global athletic shoe market is expected to rise at...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    The global athletic shoe market is expected to rise at a compound annual average growth rate of 1.8 percent between 2011 and 2018, according to Transparency Market Research, reaching a level of $84.4 billion at retail at the end of the period. That is roughly twice the size of the ...

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    Sabu Schuh & Marketing increased the amount of centralized settlements...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Sabu Schuh & Marketing increased the amount of centralized settlements by 0.3 percent to €170 million in the first half of this year, as compared to the first half of 2012. Sabu has 900 affiliated retailers, which recorded a decrease in their sales by 2.5 percent on average. Due to ...

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    Gabor Shoes increased sales by 9 percent to €205 million...

    2013-07-26T00:00:00Z

    Gabor Shoes increased sales by 9 percent to €205 million in the first half of this year, as compared to the same period of 2012. This figure includes the licensees' sales. Growth of 12.2 percent to €172.5 million was achieved by the company's core Gabor brand of shoes. Camel Active ...

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    Due to floods in the southern and eastern parts of...

    2013-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Due to floods in the southern and eastern parts of Germany, only 63 retail members and 19 delegates of Sabu Schuh & Marketing came to the 61st general assembly of the German buying group on June 8.  Sabu recorded an annual surplus of €2.45 million in 2012. As expected after a record ...

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    Retail sales of shoes fell in France by 5 percent...

    2013-06-13T00:00:00Z

    Retail sales of shoes fell in France by 5 percent in the first four months of this, according to the Institut Français de la Mode, although this doesn't include footwear sold over the internet. Specialty stores and hypermarkets suffered the biggest drops, going down in this category by 9.5 percent ...

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    A study by Prometeia, commissioned by the Italian industry federation,...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    A study by Prometeia, commissioned by the Italian industry federation, Confindustria, sees the highest growth prospects for Italian footwear in the Middle East and North Africa for the next five years. Its exports to the region are expected to increase by 58.9 percent until 2018, compared with an increase of ...

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    Zalando has launched its first TV commercial spot for men...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Zalando has launched its first TV commercial spot for men in Germany and Switzerland. The new initiative comes after an international survey that showed more than 70 percent of men enjoy shopping in Germany and France, but 30 percent wait for promotions to buy clothing or shoes in Germany, and ...

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    The Brazilian shoe industry hopes that it will finally recover...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    The Brazilian shoe industry hopes that it will finally recover in export markets, as its foreign sales grew by 21 percent to 10.18 million pairs worth US$88.14 million in April as compared to the same month one year ago, after many months of declining exports. This brings the total volume ...

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    Defying what it described as volatile market conditions, Bata India...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Defying what it described as volatile market conditions, Bata India has seen its net profit rise to INR38.46 billion (€532.7m-$687.1m) over the quarter ended March 31, representing a 6.8 percent increase against the same period of last year, driven by store openings and improved merchandise. Sales were up by 11.9 percent ...

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    The “made in Spain” label is highly appreciated by national...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    The “made in Spain” label is highly appreciated by national consumers. A survey of the Spanish population conducted by Opinea shows that 78 percent of them are willing to spend more for a product made in the country. Among those, half would spend 5 percent more and one-third 10 percent ...

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    Bain & Company expects the global luxury goods market to...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Bain & Company expects the global luxury goods market to increase by between 4 and 5 percent this year to €222 million, after increases of 10 percent in euros and 5 percent in local currencies last year. Leathergoods, shoes and other accessories should grow by 7 percent, similarly for watches ...

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    Esprit has issued a profit warning after disappointing results in...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Esprit has issued a profit warning after disappointing results in their third quarter. Sales fell by 7.9 percent to 6.7 billion Hong Kong dollars (€672.4m-$863.1m) in the quarter ended March 31, with retail revenues down 7.1 percent and wholesale revenues declining by 8.8 percent. The Hong Kong-based fashion firm says that one-off ...

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    Aeffe, the parent company of Pollini, Moschino and Alberta Ferretti,...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Aeffe, the parent company of Pollini, Moschino and Alberta Ferretti, reports a 6.1 percent increase in net income to €2 million for the first quarter, despite a 0.6 percent decline in revenues to €73 million and a lower operating profit (Ebitda) of €9.5 million. Geographically, sales fell by 2.1 percent ...

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    German shoe retailers saw their sales collaps by 29 percent...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    German shoe retailers saw their sales collaps by 29 percent in March as compared with the very good same month of last year, according to the monthly census of the physical shoe stores conducted by the Institut für Handelsforschung. This contributed to reduce their sales for the first three months ...

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    Sequential Brands recorded a loss of $21.5 million for the...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Sequential Brands recorded a loss of $21.5 million for the first quarter ended March 31, largely due to one-off charges related to its acquisitions of Heelys, Ellen Tracy and Caribbean Joe, which compares to a $400,000 loss in the same period last year. Excluding costs related to the acquisitions and ...

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    Feng Tay's shoe production increased by 6.2 percent to 15.5...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Feng Tay's shoe production increased by 6.2 percent to 15.5 million in the first three months of this year, and it rose by an additional 4.2 percent in April, compared with the same periods a year ago. The Taiwan-based shoemaker saw its turnover rise by 3.5 percent to 36.8 billion ...

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    The value of the shoe production by 5,000 “enterprise-scale“ manufacturers...

    2013-05-28T00:00:00Z

    The value of the shoe production by 5,000 “enterprise-scale“ manufacturers in various parts of China increased year-on-year by 12.6% to $13.7 billion in the first two months of 2013, according to the China Leather Industry Association

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    Daphne International Holdings, one of the largest shoe retail groups...

    2013-04-26T00:00:00Z

    Daphne International Holdings, one of the largest shoe retail groups in China, has reported a decline in sales of 2.5 percent on a same-store basis for the first quarter ended March 31 compared with the same quarter last year. The women's footwear manufacturer and retailer attributed the fall to the ...