United Kingdom
Dr. Martens CEO steps down
Steve Murray is leaving Dr. Martens and his position as CEO after being head of the British footwear brand for three years
Farfetch’s new project is about shoes
Swear, the footwear brand created by José Neves, Farfetch’s founder, 22 years ago, has just been relaunched and has a new positioning focused on personalization within the luxury segment
Barratts is selling its IP assets
The British-based footwear retailer is selling the rights to the brand and its international trademark portfolio. This occurs 4 years after the company has entered into administration
Jimmy Choo shareholders approve takeover
Shareholders of the UK-based luxury footwear brand Jimmy Choo have voted almost unanimously in favour of a takeover by Michael Kors
Consumer spending continues to fall in the UK
In July consumer spending fell by -0.8% on an annual basis, following declines in May and June. Transport & Communication (-6.1%) and Clothing & Footwear (-5.2%) saw the most marked reductions in spend
Burberry with 3% increase in sales
The UK-based fashion house has announced a 3% underlying retail revenue growth for the first three months of the fiscal year, compared with the same period last year
Clarks brings shoemaking to its hometown
The UK-based footwear company announced it will open a new manufacturing unit at its headquarters in Somerset, creating up to 80 jobs in the process
Farfetch and Condé Nast announce partnership
With this new deal Condé Nast's premium editorial content and Farfetch's global e-commerce platform will be added together to create a new editorial shopping experience
Schuh with 9% growth in profits
The Livingston-based company has revealed rising profits and sales while announcing full-year results. Schuh continues with its store expansion plan
Clarks profits with deep dive
The UK-based footwear brand posted a 43% decline in profits in the last financial year. A boost in sales (+8%) wasn’t enough to save the year’s performance
Sports Direct ups its stake in Debenhams
One of the largest sports-goods retailer in the UK has just made a strategic investment in the department store giant
Endless acquires Jones
The UK-based private equity investor has acquired the business and assets of Jones Bootmaker
Jimmy Choo with record revenue
The famous designer house reported two digits’ growth in sales in 2016. Good performance mainly driven by strong growth in Asia, continued solid growth in Europe and Japan and improving trends in the US
Pentland invests in SeaVees
The UK-based footwear company has announced it will be investing in the Californian casual lifestyle sneaker brand
Jimmy Choo with record revenue
The famous designer house reported sales growing by 15% in 2016, helped by strong growth in Asia, continued solid growth in Europe and Japan and improving trends in US retail-
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