Solidus brings in Martin Kinzler – schuhcourier

With more than three decades of experience in the shoe industry, Martin Kinzler brings with him a lot of expertise that will further drive the joint company’s success.Martin Kinzler represented the licensed brand Camel Active for the Rosenheim-based manufacturer Gabor for almost twenty years and was most recently active as key account manager for the … Read more

Capri wants to sell Versace and Jimmy Choo

As the American magazine WWD has learned from financial circles, Capri Holdings is working with the global financial company Barclays to find buyers for the Versace and Jimmy Choo companies. Neither Barclays nor Capri have responded to inquiries so far. It is unclear whether the brands will be sold separately or together. Barclays would like … Read more

One word, Selim Say!

Episode #028One word, Selim Say! Selim Say talks about his fascination for the outdoors, working in retail and industry and his start at Birkenstock. The outdoor theme accompanies Selim Say his entire life. Even as a child, he was fascinated by the long car trips every summer to visit his family in Turkey, which took … Read more

HDE: Christmas business is weak – schuhkurier

Customer frequency and sales therefore remained behind the figures for the corresponding week of the previous year. The German Trade Association discovered this in a survey of 300 retailers.“It wasn’t a good week for most retail companies. The number of customers and sales were below the previous year for the majority of retailers. This meant … Read more

Vaude receives UN award – schuhkurier

On December 7th, Hilke Patzwall, Sustainability Manager at Vaude, and Jan Lorch, Head of Sales & CSR at Vaude, accepted the prestigious award. The award ceremony took place in the Maximilianeum, the seat of the Bavarian State Parliament. The award was presented by Gerd Müller, Director General of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and … Read more

Engelbert Strauss introduces CPA

The CPA Shoefactory is used at Engelbert Strauss’ CI-Factory logistics location in Schlüchtern, Hesse. The partnership started at the end of 2022 to set up the processes. Before that, the processes in the CI factory were based heavily on paper and Excel tables. “We wanted an ERP application with which we could systemically map our … Read more

EK Retail will be 100 years old in 2025

The European multi-industry group EK Retail will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2025. Since it was founded as the Westphalia-Lippe Purchasing Association (EWELI) in 1925, EK Retail has developed from a regional purchasing association into an international network with almost 4,000 affiliated retailers. In the anniversary year, the focus is on the core values ​​“People, … Read more

SABU: New Head of Marketing & Consumer Experience

Albrecht Kersten will be the new Head of Marketing & Consumer Experience at the SABU group. The newly created role expands the position of marketing manager, which was filled by Michael Gnoth until his retirement. Kersten worked as an e-business manager for SABU from 2016 to 2019 and from 2022. In 2023 he took on … Read more