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Burberry names new CFO
The British label has announced that Kate Ferry, currently Chief Financial Officer of the McLaren Group, will join Burberry by early September 2023 to occupy the same role in the company
Genesco reports a slight decline in sales
The Nashville-based footwear group posted a decrease in net sales of 2% over fiscal 2023, reaching 2.38 billion US dollars, amidst a challenging consumer demand environment
Caleres announces record annual sales
The US-based footwear group reached record annual net sales of 2.97 billion US dollars in 2022, up by 6.9% over the prior year, led by its brand portfolio segment
US discretionary retail sales dropped in February
According to Circana (formerly IRI) and the NPD Group, discretionary US general merchandise retail sales fell by 4% last month, year-over-year, and unit sales were down by 5%
Skechers and Martha Stewart release their first footwear collection
The US-based company teamed up with Martha Stewart to create the capsule collection A Day in the Life of Martha, covering her favourite looks for daywear, entertaining and weekend wellness
VF Corp closes second green bond
The US-based company announced that it has closed a second green bond offering of 500 million euros to support further key sustainability initiatives
US Retail: slower growth for retail in the coming months
The available data suggests that footwear sales dipped in the last quarter of 2022. With inflation eating the wage growth and impacting the stability of the labour market, US consumers appear to have deemed footwear purchases as not essential. This situation is somewhat corroborated by the negative performances of several companies in the fashion category, such as Capri, Nordstrom and VF Corp, in the fourth quarter of the year. Their main concern relates to the excess inventory, which led to a highly promotional environment and caused imports to reduce. Accounting for the mixed feelings on the consumers’ side, it is safe to endorse cautious prospects for retail for these first months of 2023
AAFA partners up with the International Apparel Federation
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the International Apparel Federation (IAF) have renewed their commitment to bring industry players together across the globe
Nike and Tiffany team up on sneaker collab
The sportswear giant and the jewellery specialist have released Nike's Air Force 1 1837 style, a nod to the year Tiffany was founded. The collab includes a limited-edition sterling silver accessories collection
Rocky Brands reports full year sales growth
The Ohio-based company reported reaching net sales of 615.5 million US dollars last year, up by 19.7% over 2021. Net income for the year, was, however flat, at 20.5 million US dollars
Wolverine Worldwide posts profit loss
Despite a sales growth, the Michigan-based company reported a fourth quarter and full year 2022 profit loss, impacted by higher transitory supply chain costs and excess inventory
US: footwear industry sales to stabilize through 2025
Following the pandemic-fuelled instability experienced since 2020, US footwear sales are expected to stabilize over the next three years, growing at a steady pace of 1%, says the NPD Group
Steve Madden reports annual revenue growth
Despite a full year revenue growth of 13.7% last year over 2021, the US-based company adopted a more cautious near term outlook thanks to the “increasingly challenging backdrop” as well as more “conservative initial Spring orders”
Foot Locker names interim CFO
In addition to his current duties as Senior Vice President of investor relations and financial planning and analysis, Robert Higginbotham will undertake the role of interim CFO of Foot Locker
Caleres foresees record annual sales
The US-based footwear group reported preliminary and unaudited fiscal 2022 sales and earnings ahead of previous expectations, following a stronger-than-anticipated holiday performance-
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