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Todd Kahn is new Coach's Chief Executive Officer and Brand President

Apr 16, 2021 / United States
The New York-based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands, announced the appointment of Todd Kahn as Chief Executive Officer and Brand President of Coach, effective immediately

Digital, Digital and more Digital

Premium ContentApr 15, 2021 / Business Conditions Survey
In the fourth edition of our Business Conditions survey, we questioned our panel members on which business-to-business marketing tools will be more important for footwear businesses in the post-pandemic world. Digital, digital and digital are the top answers

Tod's appoints Chiara Ferragni member of Board of Directors

Apr 15, 2021 / Italy
This is the latest move of the Italian-based group to reach out to a younger generation. The Tod’s Group has appointed Chiara Ferragni as a member of its Board of Directors

Wolverine appoints Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to its Board of Directors

Apr 15, 2021 / United States
The Michigan-based company announced the appointment of Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to its Board of Directors. The decision is effective from the 5th of May 2021 onwards

Asos with sales growth of 24%

Apr 13, 2021 / United Kingdom
A few weeks after the announcement of the acquisition of part of the assets of the Arcadia group, including Topshop, the British electronic marketer Asos published its results for the six months to the end of February, posting two digits growth in sales

Fire destroys Valentino factory

Apr 13, 2021 / Italy
A factory in Bucine where Italian luxury house Valentino produced its popular line of Rockstud shoes was almost completely destroyed in a fire in the beginning of April. No casualties have been reported

Nike to stop selling to six wholesale players

Apr 2, 2021 / United States
In a note, Williams Trading’s Analyst, Sam Poser, stated that proprietary checks confirm that Nike will close six wholesale accounts: DSW, Urban Outfitters, Shoe Show, Dunham’s Sports, Olympia Sports, and Big Five

Portuguese footwear conquers Bollywood

Mar 26, 2021 / Portugal
The desire to conquer new markets is nothing new for the Portuguese footwear industry. But some of its more recent conquests are particularly curious

Caleres: revenue down by 27.5% in 2020

Mar 26, 2021 / United States
The US-based footwear group has announced fourth quarter and full year 2020 results. Revenue was down by 18.3% in the last quarter, and by 27.5% for the total of 2020

Shoe Carnival with record quarterly net sales and net income

Mar 25, 2021 / United States
The Indiana-based retailer of footwear and accessories reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended on the 30th of January 2021. Shoe Carnival announced record quarterly net sales, net income and diluted net income per share

Ecco: sales drop by 20%

Mar 24, 2021 / Denmark
In 2020, the Denmark-based footwear company recorded net sales of 1.09 billion euros (compares to 1.36 billion euros in 2019) and profit before tax of 45 million euros

Zalando aims for 10% of Europe’s fashion market

Mar 24, 2021 / Germany
After what they called a strong financial year, the ecommerce giant significantly upgraded its growth ambitions and now aims to grow Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) to more than 30 billion euros by 2025. Zalando are aiming for 10% of the European fashion market in the long-term

Asics will be distributed in Argentina by Dass

Mar 22, 2021 / Argentina
The Japanese-based sportswear brand is delegating the distribution of its branded products in Argentina to Brazilian-based company Dass

ASPORTUGUESAS: trying out shoes without leaving home

Mar 22, 2021 / Portugal
Buying shoes online is not news. However, trying them out virtually, using just the phone, looks like something out of a sci-fi movie. And is now possible by the hands of a Portuguese-based brand ASPORTUGUESAS

Revenue up by 3% for Nike

Mar 22, 2021 / United States
The US-based sportswear giant reported fiscal 2021 financial results for its third quarter ended on the 28th of February 2021. Revenue increased by 3% to 10.4 billion US dollars compared to the prior year
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