Companies
Steve Madden announces acquisition of Blondo
The famous US-based designer of fashion footwear announced that it has acquired the intellectual property and related assets of Blondo, a fashion-oriented footwear brand specializing in waterproof leather boots
Jimmy Choo with 12% increase in net revenue
The British luxury brand specialising in shoes and accessories, announced a significant increase in net revenue for the year ended on the 31st December 2014
New Balance files complaint against Converse
This complaint follows previous action from rival Converse, against several brands and companies
Footwear brand Church's with new deal to enter India
High-end footwear brand Church's is entering the Indian market as it set a distribution deal with multi-brand retailer Heel & Buckle
Macintosh with moderate sales growth
Lower pace of sales growth in the Fashion segment during quarter four (+2.0%) compared to the first three quarters (+7.6%) in a weak shoe market environment
adidas achieves targets in 2014
Sales up by 6% on a currency-neutral basis, excluding Rockport divestiture. Underlying net income to reach target of around 650 million euros
Yue Yuen sales to reach 8 billion US dollars
The world’s largest manufacturer of sports shoes announced an increase in revenue for December 2014. This monthly performance is in line with regular increases occurred during the rest of the financial year
Wolverine Worldwide with steady growth
The US-based footwear giant announced preliminary unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and full-year ended at the 3rd of January. Revenue for the quarter up by 9.6%
Argentina footwear industry new focus on Russia
High-level footwear exports to Russia could represent an opportunity for the Argentinian industry, according to Mr Horacio Moschetto, CIC’ Secretary (Chamber of the Footwear Industry)
adidas sells Rockport
Agreement will reach a total of 280 million US dollars. The buyer is a new entity formed by Berkshire Partners and New Balance
Skechers plans to expand business in Europe
The US-based company is launching a Central Eastern Europe subsidiary as part of a strategic plan to double sales in the region
Shoe Zone with solid earnings
UK-based retailer announced preliminary results for the 52 weeks period ended 4 October 2014. Despite the drop in revenue, earnings continued strong
Deckers announces new COO
The US-based company appointed David E. Lafitte as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) effective from the 2nd February 2015. Mr. Lafitte previously served as the company's general counsel and will replace Mr. Zohar Ziv, who retired from the company last week
New golf shoe by Puma with NASA tech features
The Titantour by Puma is made with a state-of-the-art temperature regulating technology
Grendene’s net income up by 3.2%
The Brazil-based footwear company, presented frozen net revenue (+0.5%) for the third quarter of the year. Net income is now recovering and grew 3.2% in the period-
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