There is an increasing focus on expansion in foreign markets by Nero Giardini, the brand created in 1975 by Enrico Bracalente, which today produces 3.5 million pairs of shoes a year, for a turnover of 209 million euros. Footwear, but also leather goods and apparel, with 80% of the sales destined for the Italian market, […]

She made us become shoe-aholics with her exclamations of “My Manolos!”, during various episodes of Sex and the City, when her character preferred to overdraw from her bank account, rather than go without the perfect pair of dream shoes. Accordingly, there’s no need to be surprised that Sarah Jessica Parker has inherited her love for […]

The king of children’s luxury footwear, Andrea Montelpare, has chosen Sofia, “the city that grows but never gets old”, for the inauguration of its first boutique. Opened this past October in the center of the Bulgarian capital, at number 14 in Saborna Street, one of the main streets for shopping in the city, the store […]

After the opening this past 27 September of its first American flagship store in New Jersey, the expansion of the brand continues in the United States, with two new openings scheduled to take place in accordance with Baldinini’s plans for growth. In fact, Baldinini will inaugurate its second boutique in Miami, in the Brickell City […]

Velasca, the e-commerce start-up of high quality Made in Italy footwear at an accessible price, first created in 2013 by two thirty-year olds, Enrico Casati and Jacopo Sebastio, gets ready to fly high. In fact, this past November, the company was reinforced by a new round of investments equal to more than 700 thousand euros, […]

It’s a new phenomenon characterizing the world of fashion retail that could have interesting developments in the future: discount brands are becoming part of the fashion universe with their very own lines of apparel (which is nothing new). What is new is that they are focusing above all on creating a commercial image that up […]

The brand belonging to the Malloni S.p.a. group, strong from its decade-long experience in the 100% Made in Italy production of apparel, footwear, and leather goods, continues with its plans for expansion by opening a new boutique this past November, in Civitanova Marche in Corso Umberto I, after the ones inaugurated in the centers of […]

The historic Parisian Maison of luxury accessories, which was first founded in 1907, this past December 10 opened a sales point in the extremely prestigious multibrand store of Franz Kraler in Cortina d’Ampezzo, one of the most exclusive destinations for shopping. Here, fans of the brand can find an exclusive selection of Roger Vivier footwear […]

The company with the trademark yellow octagon, leader in the sector of high performance rubber soles, inaugurated its third Academy in Paris this past December. This flagship store is inspired by the concept of Vibram Sole Factor, a project that Vibram developed in order to give consumers the possibility of personalizing and increasing the performance […]

The historic luxury Florentine boutique announces that 90% of its 2016 revenue was generated by online sales channels. A turnover equal to 108 million euros is accounted for by its e-commerce site, compared to the 12 million generated by the traditional store channel, thereby making Luisaviaroma a trendsetter in transforming Italian retail sales into a […]

The historic brand of Italian luxury footwear first created in 1956, which today belongs to the portfolio of the Milan-based group of GC Holding, relaunches the brand, while also releasing a memoir in celebration of its first 60 years of history and heritage “that can only be compared to luxury labels like Ferragamo and Gucci”. […]

The group founded by Mario Moretti Polegato closes the first nine months of the year, registering a growth in sales equal to 4.3%, for a total of 739.3 million euros, with shoes responsible for 90% of this turnover (up + 4.6%), over the 10% generated by apparel (up +1.6%). These positive results were made possible […]

Diego della Valle, owner of the Tod’s group, plays down the drop in sales experienced during the first nine months of the years by Tod’s, with a 3.7% downtrend over the same period in 2015, and a turnover equal to 751.9 million euros. In fact, he remains optimistic for the end of the fiscal year, […]

TShoes are the answers to Woolrich’s plans for development, which will allow it to make the jump in sales from 170 million euros in 2016 to the 266 million forecasted for 2020, with a stock exchange listing. In order to achieve our goal, we need to further diversify the collections – announces Paolo Corinaldesi, CEO of Woolrich […]