Footwear
Puma with new members to the Board of Management
Germany-based sports company Puma has appointed Hubert Hinterseher as its new Chief Financial Officer and Arne Freundt as its new Chief Commercial Officer starting on the 1st of June
Tapestry: sales of the group up by 19%
The New-York based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands, reported results for the fiscal third quarter ended on the 27th of March 2021. Quarter results above expectations with sales up by 19%
JD Sports with changes at its Board
The UK-based retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, today announced that Andy Rubin has stepped down from the Board as a Non-Executive Director, with effect from the 6th of May 2021
Asics is aiming at reaching a small footprint
After launching the Sunrise Reborn Pack, a new running shoe made from recycled clothing collected in Japan, Asics announced its Earth Day Pack as the brand’s most planet-friendly cross-category collection to date having been created using a circular manufacturing approach
Pakistan footwear exports with decline of 5.15%
During the first nine months of the current fiscal year, Pakistan exported 13.29 million pairs of footwear, resulting in exports revenue of 98.98 million US dollars. This translates in an increase of 14.97% in volume and a decline of 5.15% in value
Kristin Harrer is Vans new Global Chief Marketing Officer
As CMO, Kristin Harrer will lead the company’s global marketing and creative teams as Vans continues its brand purpose of empowering creative self-expression in youth culture across action sports, art, music and street culture. The words are from the brand
Zalando launches pre-owned in 7 new markets
After the launch in October 2020 in six European countries, the ecommerce giant has now fuelled the internationalization process of its “Pre-owned” business, by making it available in seven new markets
Germany Retail: After some successful months, retail took a massive hit by the end of 2020
After the initial hit back in the first months of 2020, the impact of the pandemic in German retail sales seemed to be manageable for most of the year. However, in the last two months of 2020 the plot of the story changed, and with strength. As in other geographies, the bad news for the offline channels has been accompanied by good news for the online. Will this be enough? Most people believe it will not. The good news seems to come from the confidence indicators: consumer pessimism seems to be fading away. And retailers seem to follow. Will confidence beat COVID-19?
The Netherlands: retail turnover up by 6%
According to the Statistics Netherlands (CBS), the Dutch retail sector recorded 5.9% year-on-year turnover growth in March 2021. Turnover in the non-food sector was up slightly, while the food sector suffered turnover losses
Steve Madden: revenue up by 0.5%
The New York-based designer and marketer of fashion-forward footwear, accessories and apparel for women, men and children, announced financial results for the first quarter ended on the 31st of March 2021. Revenue increased by 0.5%
The return of the fashion weeks and Pitti Uomo
Following the decision of the Italian government to authorize international events and fashion shows in physical format, the Italian fashion authorities confirmed their upcoming editions. London, Milan and Paris fashion weeks return in June, as does the physical edition of Pitti Uomo
Stella: shipment volume and revenue improve from low base in 2020
In a business update provided to the market, Stella confirmed the Group’s unaudited consolidated revenue increased by 15.3% to approximately 303.4 million US dollar, compared to approximately 263.2 million US dollar for the corresponding period in 2020
VF is selling the occupational portion of its work segment
A global player of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories, VF Corporation, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell the occupational portion of its work segment to a subsidiary of Redwood Capital Investments, LLC, an holding company
Tapestry appoints Scott A. Roe CFO and Head of Strategy
The New York-based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands, announced Scott A. Roe will be the new CFO, effective from the 1st of June 2021 onwards. Mr. Roe will have responsibility for all finance functions as well as leading the Company’s Strategy and Consumer Insights teams
Argentina applies labelling standards for all footwear entering the country
The Government of Argentina announced the measure will be applicable for companies importing any type of footwear to Argentina. Importers will have to adapt to the new standard called "AR" and which relates to the size of the shoes-
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