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Yue Yuen profit rises by more than 40% in 2024

Mar 14, 2025 / Hong Kong
The Hong Kong-based group ended the year with a 3.7% increase in revenue and a significant 42.8% rise in profits over the previous year, driven by solid performances from its manufacturing businesses

Donatella Versace leaves the creative helm at Versace

Mar 14, 2025 / United States
Dario Vitale will be the new creative director of Versace from the 1st of April, the parent company Capri Holdings has announced. Donatella Versace has been appointed Chief Brand Ambassador

Genesco ends the financial year 2025 with a positive set of signs

Mar 13, 2025 / United States
The US-based footwear retailer has reported a solid fourth quarter, with improvements in sales and profitability. Genesco also highlighted the continued turnaround of the Journeys brand

Concerns over tariffs weigh on US retail spending

Mar 13, 2025 / United States
Despite growing year-over-year, US retail spending fell on a monthly basis in February amid concerns over tariffs, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor

Geox full year sales decline

Mar 12, 2025 / Italy
The Italy-based footwear company, which is focused on a five-year business plan to increase sales to 850 million euros by 2029, reported a 7.8% year-on-year decline in full year sales

Görtz layoffs 93 employees

Mar 12, 2025 / Germany
The German shoe retailer has announced 93 redundancies after the Federal Employment Agency rejected its application for pre-financing of insolvency benefits, affecting around 400 employees

Mango posts strong 2024 results

Mar 12, 2025 / Spain
The Spain-based fashion retailer has posted strong results for fiscal 2024, with turnover up by 7.6% and net profit up by 17% as compared to the previous year

Matt Priest (FDRA) on Trump administration’s tariff policy: all of this has created a lot of uncertainty in our market

Mar 11, 2025 / United States
We bring you an interview with Matt Priest, CEO & President of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). The impact of the tariffs imposed on Mexico, Canada and China on US retailers, consumers and the country's economy dominated the conversation

Macy’s reports fourth quarter and fiscal 2024 results

Mar 11, 2025 / United States
The US-based department store chain has reported its fourth quarter and full year results, highlighting the success of its Bold New Chapter strategy in customer experience.

Swiss sportswear company On delivers strong 2024 results

Mar 10, 2025 / Switzerland
The Swiss-based sportswear company delivered a strong 2024 performance, with double-digit net sales growth across channels, regions and product segments

Foot Locker makes profit in the fourth quarter despite lower sales

Mar 10, 2025 / United States
The US-based sports retailer returned to profit in the fourth quarter of 2024. However, the company’s total sales still fell by 5.8% as compared to the same period of the previous year

Benjamin Majster: Last Engineers supports brands to achieve their sustainability goals

Premium Content Mar 10, 2025 / France
We continued our conversation with Benjamin Majster, CEO of Last Engineers, about how the platform encourages collaborations between design and production teams, sustainability and the future prospects of the startup

Robust fourth quarter for Grendene

Mar 7, 2025 / Brazil
The Brazilian owner of the Melissa and Ipanema brands ended the year 2024 with a strong quarterly performance in terms of revenue, operating performance and profitability

Portuguese footwear industry bets on next-generation products

Mar 7, 2025 / Portugal
As part of the BioShoes4All project, a new range of products with greater durability and a lower environmental footprint is being finalised and is about to hit the market

Prada reports strong full year 2024 as it eyes Versace purchase

Mar 6, 2025 / Italy
The Italy-based luxury group has reported a full year revenue growth of 17% over 2023, well-above market. The results came as talks of a takeover of Versace from Capri Holdings became public
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