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US: Brown Shoe shares rise on "better than expected" Q1
21 May 2012
Brown Shoe Company saw its share price shoot up on Friday (18 May) as it posted "better than expected" first quarter results.
US: Brown Shoe names Mazurk to lead Healthy Living unit
8 May 2012
Footwear firm Brown Shoe Co has promoted John Mazurk to the newly created role of president of the company's Healthy Living division, which includes Naturalizer, Dr Scholl's Shoes, LifeStride, Avia and Ryka brands.
Prime Source Forum 2012: Quote/Unquote - day 1
29 March 2012
The first day of this year's Prime Source Forum in Hong Kong threw up the usual mix of ideas and insight. Rising costs, finding capable capacity, new sourcing locations such as Myanmar, collaboration across the supply chain - and of course China's role in all of this - were all up for discussion. Here are some of the most quotable highlights from the first day.
HONG KONG: Prime Source Forum broadens its horizons
28 March 2012
The organisers of the Prime Source Forum event, which opened in Hong Kong earlier today (28 March), are also planning to launch a parallel meeting in India later this year.
US: Restructuring costs push Brown Shoe to Q4 loss
8 March 2012
Footwear firm Brown Shoe Company Inc has blamed restructuring costs for pushing it to a fourth quarter loss of $8.2m, and says it is closing another distribution centre and more of its Famous Footwear locations.
US: Brown Shoe to close another distribution centre
8 March 2012
Footwear firm Brown Shoe Company Inc is to close another distribution centre this year as part of ongoing efforts to realign its business and reduce excess capacity in its network.
US: Brown Shoe names Mark Schmitt as CIO
9 January 2012
Retailer Brown Shoe Company Inc has named Mark Schmitt as its new chief information officer, tasked with leading the company's IT initiatives.
US: Brown Shoe to shutter stores and shed more brands
22 November 2011
Footwear firm Brown Shoe Company Inc is to shed more businesses, including all of its children's wholesale and some women's specialty and private brands, as it tries to realign its business and improve profitability.
US: Brown Shoe to close distribution centre
16 November 2011
Footwear retailer Brown Shoe Company Inc is planning to close its distribution centre in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin next year as it tries to realign its business and reduce excess capacity in its network.
US: Dr Scholl's Shoes opens first stores
4 November 2011
Comfort footwear brand Dr Scholl's Shoes has opened its first retail stores as part of efforts to expand its business.
US: Brown Shoe sells AND 1 brand for $55m
27 October 2011
Footwear firm Brown Shoe Company Inc has completed the sale of its men's basketball brand AND 1 to newly-formed brand management company Galaxy International for $55m in cash.
RUSSIA/CIS: Adidas sees sales of EUR1bn by 2013
10 October 2011
German sporting goods company Adidas is eyeing a double-digit percentage rise in annual sales in the Russia/CIS region over the next three years - and expects this to be its third largest market behind the US and China thanks to strong consumer spending and a raft of new stores.
US: Toning, IT mis-steps push Brown Shoe to Q2 loss
26 August 2011
Footwear firm Brown Shoe Company Inc has blamed falling demand for toning footwear and ongoing costs of its SAP information technology system for pushing it to a second quarter loss, and says it is selling its men's basketball brand AND 1.
US: Brown Shoe to sell AND 1 basketball brand for $55m
26 August 2011
Footwear firm Brown Shoe Company Inc is selling its men's basketball brand AND 1 to newly-formed brand management company Galaxy International for $55m in cash.
US: Brown Shoe adds to ASG leadership team
11 August 2011
US footwear firm Brown Shoe Company has shuffled its American Sporting Goods (ASG) leadership team with the appointments of four vice presidents.
US: Brown Shoe names Joyce as SVP
27 May 2011
Footwear firm Brown Shoe Company has appointed Timothy Joyce to the position of senior vice president (SVP) and general manager of its American Sporting Goods brand.
US: Brown Shoe reports "mixed" Q1
26 May 2011
Retailer Brown Shoe Company Inc has described its first quarter as "mixed" after tough year-on-year comparisons and a shift in its retail and wholesale revenues.
INDIA: Tata plans tannery, leather goods unit in Ethiopia
27 April 2011
Tata International, the global trading arm of the Tata Group and India's leading exporter of leather and shoes is planning to set up tannery and leather goods manufacturing facilities in Ethiopia.
US: Payless taps Meyer as women's merchandise manager
13 April 2011
Footwear retailer Payless ShoeSource has named Andrew Meyer as senior vice president and general merchandise manager for its women's and accessories businesses, joining the company from the Famous Footwear unit of Brown Shoe Corporation.
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11 April 2011
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US: Brown Shoe Q4 hurt by “sourcing issues”
16 March 2011
Footwear retailer Brown Shoe Company Inc has blamed “sourcing and supply chain pressures” and disruption caused by its new information technology systems for a 32% drop in fourth quarter profit.
US: Brown Shoe acquires ASG for $145m
18 February 2011
US firm Brown Shoe Company has acquired athletic footwear maker American Sporting Goods Corporation (ASG) for US$145m in cash plus assumed net debt.
US: Brown shoe Q3 profit rises 11%
24 November 2010
US footwear firm Brown Shoe Company has posted an 11% profit increase for the third quarter, on the back of record sales.
INDIA: Tata International steps into footwear retail
28 October 2010
Tata International, the global trading arm of the Tata Group and India's leading exporter of leather and shoes, is stepping into retail with its first footwear chain.
US: Brown Shoe swings into second quarter profit
25 August 2010
US footwear firm Brown Shoe Company has posted a rise in profits and sales for 13-week period ended 31 July.
US: Via Spiga partners with Kenneth Jay Lane on shoe line
20 July 2010
The Via Spiga shoe brand is teaming up with jewellery designer Kenneth Jay Lane to create a limited edition couture shoe collection to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
US: Brown Shoe to retail Naturalizer in Russia, Ukraine
8 June 2010
Brown Shoe Company Inc is to start selling its Naturalizer women's footwear brand in Russia and the Ukraine after signing a distribution deal with MTB Group Ltd.
US: Brown Shoe buys Edelman in $39.6m deal
7 June 2010
Brown Shoe Company Inc has bought the remaining 50% stake in fashion footwear brand Edelman Shoe Inc from the founders of the company, Sam and Libby Edelman.
US: Brown Shoe returns to Q1 profit
27 May 2010
Footwear specialist Brown Shoe Company returned to first quarter profit thanks to a double-digit sales increase and a record-breaking revenue performance from its Famous Footwear retail chain.
US: Brown Shoe goes green with Naya
5 March 2010
Brown Shoe Company has introduced the Naya women’s footwear range, designed to tap into the growing consumer appetite for “green” products.
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