Brands
Can the industry be an art form?
After a year of pandemic and isolation, it is time to stretch the legs, run, dance and leap into the air to gain perspective, as a new era is upon us. That is how APICCAPS has presented its new Portuguese Shoes campaign
Asos sees UK sales climb by 36%
The UK-based marketplace ASOS, home to 900+ small businesses, has announced a trading update for the four months ended on the 31st December 2020 with revenue growth ”surpassing expectations”
2020 should be Crocs' best year
The brand of casual footwear for women, men, and children, known by its clogs, raised its 2020 revenue guidance and expects accelerated full year 2021 revenue growth of 20% to 25%
DiVERGE shoes in new Clooney movie
In the new film starred by George Clooney another character is shining: the Portuguese brand DiVERGE and its shoes
ABG's Spyder to expand into footwear
The US-based ski-focused lifestyle brand Spyder, part of the Authentic Brands Group portfolio, has announced that it is expanding into the footwear category through a licensing deal with Footwear Unlimited
Rimowa with new CEO
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has named Hugues Bonnet-Masimbert the new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rimowa
Steve Madden appoints María Teresa Kumar to its Board of Directors
The US-based designer and marketer of fashion-forward footwear, accessories and apparel for women, men and children announced that María Teresa Kumar has joined the Board of Directors. Ms. Kumar’s appointment expands the Board to ten Directors
LVMH completes the acquisition of Tiffany & Co.
The luxury group announced that it has completed the acquisition of Tiffany & Co., the global luxury jeweller. The acquisition of this iconic US jeweller will transform LVMH’s Watches & Jewellery division and complement LVMH’s 75 distinguished Maisons
Wolverine enters 2021 with 2 exec moves
Following up from Mike Jeppesen retirement, Jim Zwiers steps into the role as President, Global Operations Group. Matt Blonder takes on the eCommerce leadership position
Portuguese Shoes: Keep on Dreaming
The Portuguese Footwear Association has launched a new promotional video presenting the competitive arguments of the Portuguese footwear industry. Check it out here
Mada: meet Tinder for clothing
Madison Semarjian was a college freshman when she had the idea of creating a Tinder like app for clothing. The idea was to use AI to learn her personal style and then pull together outfits from a wide range of retailers
Foot Locker appoints Himanshu Parikh as Senior Vice President Chief Information Officer
Parikh will oversee the execution of the next generation of Foot Locker's strategic technology agenda in support of the company's key strategic imperatives and future capability-building and innovation
Kohl’s and Sephora announce long-term strategic partnership
Sephora plans to open 200 shops inside Kohl's locations by next fall, and to increase it to about 850 shops by 2023. Sephora will also launch on Kohl's website next year, offering more than 100 beauty brands
Gucci joins Alibaba's luxury e-commerce site
One of the key brands of the Kering group's portfolio, will open two stores on Alibaba's online trading platform, in a move that underlines the importance of the Chinese market for luxury brands heavily affected by the coronavirus crisis-
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