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    India's commerce secretary, S.R. Rao, has reported that the country's...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    India's commerce secretary, S.R. Rao, has reported that the country's exports of leathergoods grew by 29 percent in the 2011-12 fiscal year. However, the growth rate is expected to ease to about 20 percent for the fiscal year 2012-13, which ends next March. In the first 11 months of the ...

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    The British Retail Council and KPMG have good news for...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    The British Retail Council and KPMG have good news for the footwear industry in the U.K. It has held on to its position as the best-performing retail sector in the country, excluding food, for the second year. The groups looked at like-for-like sales in seven sectors: food and drink, footwear, ...

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    After strong growth in the past year, Deckers' European business...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    After strong growth in the past year, Deckers' European business is anticipated to record slow growth in the current third quarter and a decline for the whole second half of 2012. While sheepskin prices have fallen by about 10 percent this year, after rising by more than 80 percent in ...

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    The acquisition of Baggallini handbags and Foot Petals insoles, combined...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    The acquisition of Baggallini handbags and Foot Petals insoles, combined with a strong footwear business, allowed R.G. Barry to enjoy a 20.4 percent jump in total sales to $155.9 million in the financial year ended June 30. Gross margins went up to 43.1 percent from 37.2 percent the year before, ...

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    Footwear exports from Turkey climbed by 20 percent in value...

    2012-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Footwear exports from Turkey climbed by 20 percent in value in the first seven months of 2012, reaching $334.3 million. According to the Turkish Association of Shoe Designers, the country's footwear companies have improved their branding and design, leading to the increase. Islam Seker, the president of the association, said ...

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    Gabor increased its sales, including revenues from its licenses, by...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Gabor increased its sales, including revenues from its licenses, by 5 percent to €188 million in the first half of 2012. About 5 million pairs of shoes were sold during the six-month period by Gabor under the brands Gabor, Camel Active, Snipe, Gabor Kids and Gabor Home in the first ...

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    Rocky Brands reported that its net income for the second...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Rocky Brands reported that its net income for the second quarter of 2012 was down to $0.2 million, compared with $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2011. Net sales declined by 15 percent to $44.4 million. According to the company, the earnings drop was due in large part to ...

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    Arezzo & Co., the leading shoe retailer in Brazil, reports...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Arezzo & Co., the leading shoe retailer in Brazil, reports a 31.0 percent increase in net revenues to 199.5 million reais (€79.4m-$98.3m) for the second quarter ended June 30. The Arezzo brand grew by 23.4 percent and the Schutz brand by 62.7 percent. On a same-store basis, sales improved by ...

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    Pollini, the Italian footwear company owned by the Aeffe fashion...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Pollini, the Italian footwear company owned by the Aeffe fashion group, increased sales by 8.1 percent in the first half to €16.0 million from €14.8 million a year earlier. At constant currency rates, sales grew by 7.3 percent. Aeffe lifted its total sales by 1.4 percent to €121.6 million, while ...

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    The Jones Group reported total revenues of $855 million for...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    The Jones Group reported total revenues of $855 million for the second quarter, down from $887 million in the same period a year ago. The inclusion of Kurt Geiger for a full quarter helped to improve the group's gross margin by 1.8 percentage points to 38.2 percent, but the operating ...

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    Exports of footwear from Colombia increased by 7 percent between...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Exports of footwear from Colombia increased by 7 percent between January and April 2011, marking an important recovery for the sector. According to a report by Acicam, the country's shoe and leather industry association, the good performance arrives after exports went down by 19.23 percent in the same period of ...

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    Zalando has reported a total turnover of €510 million for...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Zalando has reported a total turnover of €510 million for 2011, up sharply from the €150 million level reported for 2010. More than half of sales came from outside Germany and from oither products than shoes. The company did not comment on its results. A public document indicates that it ...

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    Bata India posted net profit up by 29 percent to...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Bata India posted net profit up by 29 percent to 409.8 million rupees (€6.0m-$7.4m) in the second quarter ended June 30, with sales up by 18 percent to INR4.3 billion (€63.1m-$78.0m). The sales performance was boosted by the opening of 48 new stores in the quarter. In first half of ...

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    In the first five months of 2012, China's footwear exports...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    In the first five months of 2012, China's footwear exports grew by 4 percent in volume to 4.14 billion pairs and by 8.6 percent in value to $15.5 billion, compared with the same period a year ago. At the same time, retailers and distributors imported 21.7 million pairs of shoes ...

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    Swedish shoe retailers suffered a drop of 18.2 percent in...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    Swedish shoe retailers suffered a drop of 18.2 percent in their sales in April when compared with the same month last year, according to the HUI research institute. Subsequently, their sales increased by 6.9 percent in May and by 2.2 percent in June. When measuring the first six months ...

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    The German shoe market grew by only 1 percent in...

    2012-08-08T00:00:00Z

    The German shoe market grew by only 1 percent in May, compared with one year ago, according to the Institut für Handelsforschung, but considering price increases, it fell by 1 percent in real terms. This means that in the first five months of 2012, German shoe retailers saw their sales ...

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    Researchers in Turkey reveal in a new study that local...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Researchers in Turkey reveal in a new study that local women there consider having seven-centimeter heels in their shoes as a classic look. Younger women among them, however, in the 25-40 year group, prefer higher heels, between 9 and 11 centimeters. According to Meltem Toker and Cicek Dalgic, who conducted ...

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    Salvatore Ferragamo continues to see major sales gains in China....

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Salvatore Ferragamo continues to see major sales gains in China. However, Michele Norsa, chief executive of the company, has reportedly told journalists in Italy that the brand is experiencing these gains mainly in second- and third-tier cities. The global economic crisis is mainly affecting its sales in bigger cities such ...

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    Large-scale footwear manufacturers in China recorded an increase in production...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Large-scale footwear manufacturers in China recorded an increase in production of 7.3 percent for the first five months of 2012, compared with the same period in 2011. According to the China Leather Industry Association, the value of their production grew by 11 percent to $18.1 billion, compared with the January-May ...

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    Despite the collapse of the toning footwear category, global sales...

    2012-07-09T00:00:00Z

    Despite the collapse of the toning footwear category, global sales of branded athletic footwear jumped by 13.2 percent in terms of dollars to $41,655 million in 2011, driven by significant gains in emerging markets but also aided by robust growth in more developed markets. The growth rate was almost the ...