All Footwear articles – Page 36
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OpinionBovver on a budget
It’s a sign of the times that one of the most innovative new stores to appear this year in the UK isn’t actually permanent.
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GalleryStore of the week: Havaianas Sao Paulo, Brazil
This impressive store really is a long way away: Sao Paulo in Brazil to be precise.
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NewsClarks chief executive Peter Bolliger to retire
Clarks has announced its chief executive Peter Bolliger will retire next year.
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NewsShoe Studio set for refresh after merger with Dune
The merger of footwear groups Dune and Shoe Studio has been completed to create Dune Group.
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NewsMilton Keynes signings trigger premium plans
The signing of three retailers to Thecentre:mk’s Silbury Arcade in Milton Keynes has kick-started plans for a high-end quarter at the centre.
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NewsFaith takes strides with web revamp
Footwear retailer Faith is to launch a new-look website next week as it seeks to lift online revenues by £1m.
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NewsPeter Davies brands ‘son of Principles’ venture Mint Velvet
Clarks chairman Peter Davies has named his new fashion venture Mint Velvet and will debut the brand online and in 13 House of Fraser concessions in mid-October.
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NewsHotter.com sells shoes for the 'active over-50s' market
From its name, you’d be forgiven for thinking it is one of the many adult sites that are widespread on the internet. Actually it sells shoes for the “active over-50s” market.
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NewsAmazon takeover to open Zappos up to new markets
E-tailer Zappos has been a household name in the US for some time. The shoe specialist has been on a phenomenal growth path, with sales skyrocketing from $1.6m (£969,820) in 2001 to more than $1bn (£606.1m) last year.
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GalleryStore of the week: Size? Bristol
This is Size?. It’s a store that sells trainers in Bristol’s Horsefair and takes its inspiration from the locality of which it is a part, according to Checkland Kindleysides, the design consultancy that created it.
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NewsAmazon snaps up shoe e-tailer Zappos
Amazon has struck a deal to buy US shoe e-tailer Zappos for $927.9m (£561.1m)
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NewsExplosion of fake designer shoes websites
The number of websites selling fake designer shoes has exploded, resulting in shoppers being increasingly conned by the counterfeit sites.
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NewsMr Shoes bought out of administration by previous owners
Footwear retailer Mr Shoes has been bought out of administration by its previous owners.
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NewsRetailers work with Google to optimise their sites
Retailers including Next, Debenhams and Schuh have completed a research project with Google to investigate how their sites could be improved.
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NewsNine West deal opens doors for Kurt Geiger
High-end shoe retailer Kurt Geiger is expected to work with department store operator Debenhams for the first time after signing a deal with US shoe group Nine West.
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NewsMr Shoes is latest footwear casualty
Shoe chain Mr Shoes has become the latest footwear retailer to fall into administration.
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NewsKurt Geiger strikes deal with Nine West
Kurt Geiger and Nine West have begun a partnership in the UK and Ireland for Kurt Geiger to license and distribute the US group’s Nine West and Easy Spirit brands.
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NewsAmazon UK readies footwear site
Amazon UK is primed to go live with a standalone shoes and accessories offer this autumn.
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LK Bennett to launch new concept store at Bluewater
Footwear and fashion brand LK Bennett is to launch a new format store at Bluewater as a precursor to a wider roll-out across the country.