World Footwear

Germany

Deichmann exceeds the 5 billion revenue threshold

Apr 6, 2016 / Germany
The Essen-based company announced sales over 172 million pairs of shoes worldwide

Deichmann to expand in Romania

Mar 25, 2016 / Romania
The Germany-based footwear retailer is expected to open seven new stores in the country during the current year

adidas to open 3 000 stores in China by 2020

Mar 14, 2016 / China
The Germany-based sportswear giant expects to have 12 000 stores in China by 2020 while it reinforces its geography to operate in more than 2 200 Chinese cities

GDS announces new dates

Mar 9, 2016 / Germany
A new sequence of days was announced for the next editions of the GDS– Global Destination for Shoes Accessories and tag it! – The Private Label Show

German high street retailers with declining footwear sales

Feb 29, 2016 / Germany
According to the BDSE, the German Footwear Retailers' Association, last year was marked by a decrease in sales. Too mild temperatures in the winter months were pointed out

adidas wins legal battle over three-stripe design

Feb 26, 2016 / Germany
The European Union‘s top court recognized adidas claim over a rival company trying to trademark a shoe logo similar to the triple stripes

adidas and Wanderlust announced integrated partnership

Feb 25, 2016 / United States
The sportswear giant and the producer of large-scale lifestyle festival events focusing on yoga, music and wellness, established a multi-year partnership focusing on the millennial athletic enthusiasts

Retailers open to new suppliers at the GDS

Feb 18, 2016 / Germany
Winter trends, new collections and tomorrow’s technologies. From the 10th to 12th of February 800 brands presented themselves at GDS. 100 exhibitors were present at tag it! – The Private Label Show held concurrently

Highlights at the forthcoming GDS

Feb 5, 2016 / Germany
From the 10th to 12th of February the international shoe sector will be meeting in Düsseldorf for the 121st edition of the GDS – Global Destination for Shoes & Accessories

Zalando finishes the year on a high

Jan 31, 2016 / Germany
According to preliminary figures of one of Europe’s leading online platform for fashion, revenue growth in the fourth quarter of 2015 should be in the region of 865 to 872 million euros (or 30-31%)

adidas Greater China achieves record sales

Jan 25, 2016 / China
The second-largest market of the adidas Group reached its highest ever annual sales

GDS presents 2016/2017 autumn/winter trends

Jan 21, 2016 / Germany
From the 10th to 12th of February the international shoe sector will be meeting in Düsseldorf for the 121st edition of the GDS – Global Destination for Shoes & Accessories. Just under 800 brands will present their collections for the new season

Kasper Rorsted announced as adidas next CEO

Jan 18, 2016 / Germany
The successor for the long-standing adidas CEO Herbert Hainer is known. Effective from the 1st of August Kasper Rorsted will take on the position as ordinary member of the Executive Board and effective from the 1st of October will be the new CEO

Leder & Schuh sells Shoe4You and Jello stores in Germany

Jan 14, 2016 / Germany
The Kienast group, a Germany-based shoe retailer, is the buyer of the 54 Shoe4You and 2 Jello retail locations. The Austria-based sites aren’t part of the business

Timberland consolidates expansion in Europe

Dec 11, 2015 / United States
US-based lifestyle brand Timberland consolidates its expansion in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with a total of five new franchise stores
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