Brands
Caleres names John McPhee President for Sam Edelman
John McPhee will join the company as the president of the Sam Edelman brand, reporting directly to Sam Edelman. He joins Caleres from Herman Miller Retail, where he served as President and Chief Operating Officer since 2010
Forever 21 with new deal to sell assets
The US-based fast fashion retailer Forever 21, which filed for bankruptcy in September last year, reached an agreement with a consortium of companies to sell its assets for 81 million US dollars
Tapestry with key executive appointments
The luxury house has appointed Liz Fraser as CEO & Brand President for Kate Spade; Giorgio Sarné as CEO & Brand President for Stuart Weitzman and Yann Bozec as President of Tapestry Asia Pacific
Wolverine declares quarterly dividend
The company's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 0.10 US dollars per share of common stock
Sales up by 2.3% at Salvatore Ferragamo
The Italy-based luxury sector player released the Group’s Preliminary Consolidated Revenue for Fiscal Year 2019, which amount to 1,377 million Euros up 2.3% at current exchange rates and 1.3% at constant exchange rates
Get to know Portugal's plan for sustainability
The Portuguese Footwear, Components, Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association has presented the new Action Plan of the Footwear Cluster for Sustainability
Shoe Zone with declining profits blames financial burden of public policies
In the last financial year Shoe Zone's underlying pre-tax earnings slid to 9.6 million British pounds from 11.3 British pounds in the previous year. Management blames Government for increasing taxes
Deckers Brands reports dynamic quarter
In the third quarter Deckers net sales grew by 7.4%. A 2.6% increase was recorded by Ugg. Sales of the Hoka One One segment jumped by 63.6%. Teva and Sanuk both suffered double-digit declines
Shoe industry welcomes Trump’s fight on counterfeiting
Industry associations welcome the Administration recommendations on ways to prevent the spread of counterfeits through third-party e-commerce platforms
J.Crew appoints Jan Singer as CEO
The Board of Directors of the American multi-brand, multi-channel, specialty retailer appointed Jan Singer to serve as Chief Executive Officer, effective from the 2nd of February
Tim Boyle named Chairman of the Board at Columbia Sportswear
Columbia Sportswear Company’s Board of Directors Appoints CEO and President Tim Boyle as Chairman of the Board; Andy Bryant Appointed as Lead Independent Director
Louis Vuitton to open its largest store in Japan
The main brand of the LVMH's portfolio, Louis Vuitton, will open its largest store in Japan in Osaka in February. At the same time the brand will open its first cafe and restaurant
12 Timberland stores to close across the UK
Outdoor clothing and footwear brand Timberland together with their retail partner 73 Retail are closing 12 stores across the UK. Other closures impacting The North Face and Havaianas
Former Crocs CEO and son launch injection-moulded footwear brand
The former CEO of the Colorado-based footwear brand Crocs and his son have created Joybees, a Denver-based company making injection-moulded footwear-
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