All Footwear articles – Page 15
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News
Alteri buys bulk of Brantano UK business out of administration
Investor Alteri has bought most of footwear business Brantano out of administration less than a month after administrators were called in.
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Clarks confirms 170 jobs to go as part of global restructure
Footwear retailer Clarks has confirmed that 170 staff will be made redundant across its global business in the next month.
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Gallery
Store of the week: Sneakerhead steps up store design with all-white flagship
Russian footwear specialist Sneakerhead’s new flagship store uses stark white interiors to bring sophisticated minimalism to Moscow.
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Analysis
Analysis: What does Brantano's collapse say about the footwear industry?
Brantano’s plunge into administration may not have surprised the industry but it can’t be ignored: it’s symptomatic of much wider problems.
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Data
Data: Brantano – how attractive is the retailer’s estate to potential buyers?
Retailers are eyeing Brantano’s estate after it collapsed into administration last week, but how attractive are the store locations?
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Gallery
Store of the week: For a new take on sport shoes try this out for Size
Size – the Carnaby Street sports shoe store where the footwear walks the walk and the interior talks the interactive talk.
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Brantano collapses into administration following tough trading
Administrators have been called in to the value shoe shop Brantano three months after it was bought by restructuring firm Alteri Investors.
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Shoe Zone lays out plans for big box stores to target new demographic
Shoe Zone is looking to open 10 new big box stores a year from 2017 if a trial being launched this summer is successful.
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Analysis
Analysis: December Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
Retail sales edged up 0.1% on a like-for-like basis as Christmas failed to spark the spending spree retailers had hoped for.
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Shop prices tumble as fashion retailers go on discount frenzy in December
Prices in British stores continued to fall in December, as retailers resorted to aggressive discounting in order to woo customers.
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Brantano future in jeopardy as new owner reviews business
Brantano’s new owner, restructuring firm Alteri Investors, is evaluating the future of the footwear retailer, putting 800 jobs at risk.
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Analysis
Review of the Year: The mergers and acquisitions of 2015
If 2014 was the year of the IPO, then 2015 may well have been the year of mergers and acquisitions as several retailers shifted ownership.
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Analysis
Analysis: Will the slipper fit for Kurt Geiger's third buyer in five years?
Private equity group Cinven has struck a £245m deal to acquire footwear retailer Kurt Geiger, making it the third owner in five years.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Dixons Carphone, Kurt Geiger and more
Retail news round-up on December 14, 2015: Kurt Geiger changes hands, Sainsbury’s set for a strong Christmas and John Lewis' online investment.
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Analysis
Analysis: November Retail Sales Monitor, sector by sector
Retail sales fell 0.4% on a like-for-like basis as Black Friday promotions failed to bring an expected boost to sluggish November spending.
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Shop prices tumble at record rate amid Black Friday build-up
Shop prices fell at record rates in November as retailers engaged in heavy promotional activity in the build-up to Black Friday.
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News
South African retailer to snap up Office in a £256m deal
The private equity owner of Office is set to offload the footwear chain to South African retailer Truworths International in a deal valued at £256m.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Office, Tesco, Kantar data and more
Retail news round-up on November 25, 2015: Tesco drivers threaten to strike ahead of festive period and Office set to change hands.
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Black Friday, Aldi, Lidl, Kurt Geiger and more
Retail news round-up on November 16, 2015: Aldi and Lidl submit planning applications for 171 new stores, Cinven emerges as frontrunner to snap up Kurt Geiger.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Alteri can put a spring in Brantano and Jones Bootmaker's step
Footwear retailers Brantano and Jones Bootmaker are set for a new lease of life after being taken over by new owner Alteri Investments.