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Shoe Zone reports full year sales growth
The UK-based retailer reported a 6.1% growth in revenue in its unaudited trading update for fiscal 2023, as compared to the prior year. Its full year profit outlook has also increased
Manolo Blahnik’s sales and profits soared in 2022
The UK-based footwear and accessories brand posted a “record financial performance” in 2022, and thanked its employees by distributing more than 1 million euros in bonuses last November
Portuguese footwear makes its debut at London Fashion Week
The Portuguese-based company Reve de Flo was in the spotlight on the catwalk of the English designer Patrick McDowell at the London Fashion Week
The Burberry Foundation announces programme to support young Ukrainians
The foundation set up by the Burberry Group is partnering with the organization Save the Children to launch the Life Chances programme, which aims to support young people affected by the war in Ukraine
Birkenstock is seeking a valuation of up to 9.2 billion USD
The German footwear company officially goes public, setting a value of up to 9.2 billion US dollars at the top end of the price range for its initial public offering (IPO)
Kurt Geiger joins London's Oxford Street
The UK-based footwear and accessories retailer has opened a flagship concept store on Oxford Street, one of the most iconic shopping streets in London
C & J Clark International recorded a decline in sales and profits in 2022
The operating subsidiary of the British footwear retailer Clarks saw its turnover and profits fall last calendar year due to supply chain issues following the COVID-19 pandemic
Coats Footwear collaborates with Lenzing
Coats' footwear division and the Austrian-based producer of cellulose-based speciality fibres have joined forces to create the footwear industry's first synthetic-free engineered uppers and fabrics
Dr Martens to launch a pilot shoe repair service in the UK
The iconic British footwear brand has plans to launch a shoe repair service in the UK next month, with a view to later expanding the service to continental Europe
JD Sports on track to meet full year profit outlook
The UK-based retailer reported in its interim results a strong first half performance, with a 12% year-over-over growth in organic sales, saying it's on track to achieve its full year profit outlook
Primark to close the year with sales growth
Primark's parent company, Associated British Foods (ABF), issued a trading update just before the end of its financial year, anticipating sales growth for both the last quarter and the full year
Sneaker resale marketplace Laced expands to Europe
The UK-based resale sneaker platform is expanding into European markets by starting to roll out dedicated language websites and introducing a series of currencies
UK: footfall declined over Summer holidays
According to the data from British Retail Consortium Sensormatic IQ, footfall decreased by 1.6% in August, after rising by 1.8% in July, as compared to the same month of 2022
Farfetch remains optimistic despite stumbles in the second quarter
The UK-based luxury platform posted a small drop in revenue in the second quarter of 2023, as compared to the same period of 2022, while profits remain in the red zone since the first quarter
Vivobarefoot launches trial 3D footwear try-on platform
The brand launched a trial platform for creating tailored, circular and locally assembled footwear using AI-assisted 3D foot scans and is looking for 200 Britons to test the first-generation products-
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