All Shoe Intelligence articles in Volume 15, Issue 22-23 – Page 2
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The European Commission is reportedly reimbursing some of the importers...
The European Commission is reportedly reimbursing some of the importers of leather shoes from China and Vietnam who were affected by the previous anti-dumping duties, following a decision by the European Court of Justice on Feb. 2, 2012 in favor of four Chinese shoe manufacturers who had filed a suit ...
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Clarification: As previously reported in Shoe Intelligence, Messe Düsseldorf presented...
Clarification: As previously reported in Shoe Intelligence, Messe Düsseldorf presented a new concept for the GDS fair, which will start to be implemented during the edition from July 30 to Aug. 1, 2014. The GDS will extend its reach not only to handbags, belts and caps, as previously reported, but ...
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A federal judge has dismissed a claim lodged by Totes...
A federal judge has dismissed a claim lodged by Totes Isotoner against R.G. Barry Corp., alleging that it had copied four of its slipper models
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Wolverine has opened a store in New York City, located...
Wolverine has opened a store in New York City, located at 254 Elizabeth Street, in Manhattan's Nolita shopping district
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Jimmy Choo has launched a new version of its...
Jimmy Choo has launched a new version of its transactional website, featuring additional functionalities and an editorial channel
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Gucci goes down in Europe and China
Sales increases of 9 percent in shoes and 6 percent in other leathergoods in Gucci's own stores did not prevent the most important brand of the Kering group, formerly called PPR, from booking overall growth of only 0.6 percent in the third quarter ended Sept. 30. The brand's own retail ...
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Klaus Diehl, former chief executive of the German leathergoods industry...
Klaus Diehl, former chief executive of the German leathergoods industry federation (BVLK) and former chief executive of the exhibition center in Offenbach, passed away at the age of 73. From 1975 to 2000, he ran the BVLK, which merged with the German shoe industry federation, HDS, in January 2012. From ...
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Clariant, the Swiss maker of specialty chemicals, is in exclusive...
Clariant, the Swiss maker of specialty chemicals, is in exclusive talks to sell its leather services business to Stahl. The deal could close in 2014. Clariant announced its intention to sell the business in Nov. 2012. Under the terms of the proposal, Clariant would receive a 23 percent stake in ...
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Leiser, the German shoe retail chain controlled by Joseph Seibel,...
Leiser, the German shoe retail chain controlled by Joseph Seibel, plans to launch a new store concept called Leiser-Comfort. For this purpose, it has rented a space of around 575 square meters in the Charlottenburg area of Berlin. The address is given as Reichsstrasse 100, but the timing of its ...
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As planned, the Polish CCC chain has opened its first...
As planned, the Polish CCC chain has opened its first German store, measuring 600-square-meters and located in the City Point shopping center of Nuremberg. The next German openings before the year-end were or will be in Halle, Heilbronn and Hamburg. They should be followed by between 20 and 30 new ...
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Simon Stechel has joined the buying office of the Salamander...
Simon Stechel has joined the buying office of the Salamander chain of stores managed by the Klauser group in Germany. He has been a buyer for Göertz and ANWR Schuh, specializing in men's and sports shoes.
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Hotter develops its export business
Hotter Shoes, the leading British brand of comfort shoes, plans to start selling in Germany next year. After entering the U.S. market, it has also been exploring further opportunities in new markets such as the Middle East and Russia, where it already has a presence. It also trades in South ...
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E-Land studies Bruno Magli’s takeover
Bruno Magli reported at the end of last October that its parent company, Fortelus Capital, has entered into exclusive negotiations to sell 100 percent of its shares to a consortium of Asian investors that includes E-Land and CDIB Capital. The transaction may be completed before the end of this month.E-Land ...
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Kickers will partner with Brulimar Optical Group in the U.K....
Kickers will partner with Brulimar Optical Group in the U.K. to launch its first range of children's eyewear. The collection, aimed at children and teenagers, will be launched at Optrafair, a trade show in London next April, prior to going on sale throughout the U.K. The new range of colorful ...
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Yoox has launched the first online shop for Brioni, the...
Yoox has launched the first online shop for Brioni, the upmarket Italian suit maker, as part of its joint venture with French luxury group Kering, established in Aug. 2012 to manage the monobrand online stores of several Kering brands. The addition of Brioni has brought the number of monobrand websites ...
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Prada is consolidating its retail presence in Brazil. It has...
Prada is consolidating its retail presence in Brazil. It has opened a store in Brasilia and is planning three other openings in Curitiba, São Paulo and Recife. This will raise to seven the number of single-brand stores in the country.
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The Dutch-based Macintosh Group, parent company of Brantano, Dolcis, Manfield,...
The Dutch-based Macintosh Group, parent company of Brantano, Dolcis, Manfield, Jones Bootmaker, Scapino and other shoe retail chains, has reported a drop in revenues for its Fashion division to €170.8 million during the third quarter from €187.5 million. The company attributed this in part to the exchange rate with pound ...
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A Portuguese brand, Cubanas, has launched a style of women's...
A Portuguese brand, Cubanas, has launched a style of women's shoes, called “Desire,” which is said to stimulate the libido, to reduce tensions and to enhance self-esteem
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Cloggs, the British online retailer bought by JD Sports Fashion,...
Cloggs, the British online retailer bought by JD Sports Fashion, is said to be planning the launch of a chain of physical stores
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Paul Blum, who spent many years in senior positions at...
Paul Blum, who spent many years in senior positions at Kenneth Cole Productions in two stages until 2011, is leaving as chief executive of an American fashion company, Juicy Couture, following its sale to Authentic Brands
