Retail

Genesco with new stock repurchase authorization

May 3, 2019 / United States

The Nashville-based footwear specialty retailer announced today that its board of directors has authorized it to repurchase up to 100 million US dollars of the company's common stock

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Gucci's new strategy to connect with millennials

May 1, 2019 / Italy

The Italian luxury brand of fashion and leather goods is opening 6 call centres. The aim of the strategy is to better interact with high-spending millennials engaging them with the brand

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Nike to move into new London headquarters

May 1, 2019 / United Kingdom

With the lease on its current UK headquarters set to expire in 2020, the US-based sportswear has reportedly signed a long-term lease for a new 11-storey building in the North London district of King’s Cross

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A'RCOPEDICO’s new store

Apr 29, 2019 / Portugal

The Portuguese footwear brand inaugurated its first store in downtown Lisbon, which opened to the public on the 27th of April. The new store will also market the collections of Easy Walk Experience, Arcopedico's second brand

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Foot Locker to open Power Store in NY

Apr 25, 2019 / United States

The footwear giant is expected to open its first Power Store in New York City in the Washington Heights neighborhood. After London, Liverpool, Hong Kong and Detroit, now it's the time for NY to have a Foot Locker Power Store

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A good year for Ecco

Apr 24, 2019 / Denmark

The Danish-based footwear brand had another good year in 2018 achieving record sales and reaching the highest profit in its 55-year-old history

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Changes at J.Crew Group

Apr 15, 2019 / United States

The retail group initiated a review of ist strategic initiatives, including a potential IPO of Madewell. Michael J. Nicholson was named Interim Chief Executive Officer and Jack Weingart appointed to the Board of Directors

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A successful World Footwear Congress

Apr 9, 2019 / CEC

The sixth edition of the World Footwear Congress took place last week in Naples, located in an European region with high footwear industry representation. The debate focused on themes under the topic Digitalisation for a sustainable footwear industry

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JCPenney to close stores in 2019

Apr 8, 2019 / United States

The American department store chain announced plans to close 27 stores this year. The closures include 18 full-time department stores and 9 home and furniture shops

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adidas invests in China to accelerate expansion

Apr 8, 2019 / China

The Germany-based sports brand is heavily investing in China, where its growth is three times higher than in the rest of the world. adidas plans to open 1 000 stores in China this year and expand ecommerce

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Another year of growth for Yue Yuen

Apr 1, 2019 / Hong Kong

The giant manufacturer of athletic and casual and outdoor footwear has announced its 2018 annual results. Revenue for the year rose by 6.3% to 9.70 billion US dollars (9.12 billion US dollars in the previous year)

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CCC increases sales by 25%

Apr 1, 2019 / Poland

The Management Board of the CCC Group published preliminary financial data for the fourth quarter of 2018, marked by impressive sales growth. The importance of the e-commerce channel is growing

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Rise in fake goods trading

Mar 29, 2019 / World

Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods has risen steadily in the last few years and now stands at 3.3% of global trade, according to a new report by the OECD and the EU’s Intellectual Property Office

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Bids for LK Bennett

Mar 29, 2019 / United Kingdom

The UK-based premium fashion chain retailing womenswear, leather footwear and accessories collapsed into administration earlier this month. Now, bids for the business start to be known

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