World Footwear

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Wolverine completes debt refinancing

Sep 13, 2016 / United States
The Michigan-based company announced the completion of its debt refinancing activities, including the amendment of its senior credit facility and the redemption of its 6.125% Senior Notes due 2020 

Steinhoff acquires South African shoe retailer

Sep 9, 2016 / South Africa
The South African-based international retail holding company, agreed to buy Tekkie Town, a local shoe retailer with 302 stores. The announcement follows recent confirmation of 2 digits' growth in the company’s profit

Perks, the reinterpretation of footwear

Sep 9, 2016 / Portugal
Drawing inspiration from the reinterpretation of the classic male shoe, Perks combines innovation and 75 years of experience and know how to design timeless and versatile shoes

Sales up at DSW

Sep 9, 2016 / United States
The branded footwear and accessories retailer, announced financial results for the second quarter and first semester. Sales increased by 5% in both periods

Gillian Meek is Ked's new President

Sep 8, 2016 / United States
Wolverine Worldwide announced the promotion of Gillian Meek to President of Keds, effective from the 12th of September onwards

Crocs encouraged with progress made despite decline in revenue

Sep 5, 2016 / United States
The company reported decreasing revenue for the quarter (- 6.3% in current currency and -6.2% in constant currency). Net income increased by 21.1% totaling 11.7 million US dollars

Josefinas opens store in New York

Sep 2, 2016 / Portugal
"Our dreams have to be visible so that we don’t forget them". That's the way Maria Cunha, CEO of footwear company Josefinas, used to announce the latest news about the brand

Under Armour to open fourth Distribution Center in 2018

Sep 1, 2016 / United States
A new 1.3 million-square-foot e-commerce distribution and warehouse facility is planned to open in Baltimore County, as part of the Tradepoint Atlantic redevelopment project

Wolverine announces expansion of its Big Rapids factory

Aug 31, 2016 / United States
The US-based footwear giant announced a new two-million US dollars investment resulting in an extra 16 thousand square feet facility

UGG boot-maker goes to court to battle trademark rights

Aug 30, 2016 / Australia
An Australia-based boot-maker is suing footwear giant Deckers. The aim is to cancel the US trademark that prohibits Australian companies from selling UGG boots abroad

Mixed results posted by Prada

Aug 26, 2016 / Italy
The first half of the year was impacted by tough trading conditions, especially in the first quarter but an improvement has been seen in the following months

Lara Guina, handmade with elegance

Aug 26, 2016 / Portugal
Created in 2014, the Portuguese footwear and accessories brand is focusing on offering a range of high quality and elegant products

Foot Locker sales over the 1.75 billion US dollars threshold

Aug 24, 2016 / United States
The New York-based specialty athletic retailer announced sales up by 5% in the second quarter, mainly driven by continued expansion and comparable-store sales growth

adidas to open US-based factory

Aug 16, 2016 / United States
adidas announced it will open a new footwear production site in the Atlanta area in 2017. The new Speedfactory will allow adidas to “create product more quickly and closer to US consumers”

Frozen results at Steve Madden

Aug 15, 2016 / United States
Net sales increased by 0.6% totaling 325.4 million US dollars. Net income reached 24.7 million US dollars compared to 24.5 million US dollars in similar period in 2015

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