The long-time managing director of the hat and leather goods manufacturer Seeberger, Richard Stölzle, is leaving his position at the end of the year. The succession has already been arranged. The post Seeberger managing director resigns appeared first on schuhkurier. Source link
According to the Federal Association of E-Commerce and Mail Order Germany eV, the Christmas business for online retail was disappointing. Online sales of goods to end customers fell by 4.2% in the middle of the Christmas business, including the Black Friday discount campaigns. This is based on current BEVH surveys compared to the previous year. … Read more
In a press conference, Robert Gentz (Co-CEO Zalando), David Schröder (Co-CEO Zalando), Sandra Dembeck (CFO Zalando) and Tarek Müller (Co-CEO About You) revealed details about the takeover plans of Zalando and About You. The goal is to form the leading European fashion e-commerce ecosystem and help shape the future of online shopping. The takeover was … Read more
The sports company Puma has announced a cooperation with the Finnish company Spinnova. This specializes primarily in innovative textile materials. In the future, products and collections made from the wood-based Spinnova fiber will be designed and used in the sport style sector. The cooperation primarily affects Spinnova’s joint venture company Woodspin Oy, which is the … Read more
After the closure of the outlet in Wiesbaden, more are already on the horizon: As the Hamburger Abendblatt reports, the bailiff was recently at the door of six Görtz branches in Hamburg. Accordingly, the Hamburg Regional Court has received eviction notices for six branches against the shoe retailer. The companies that own the properties are … Read more
Zalando has announced that it intends to make a takeover offer for up to 100% of the shares in About You. The Executive Board and Supervisory Board of About You intend to recommend that shareholders accept the offer. The main shareholders Otto Group, the Otto family, Heartland and the management have already committed to selling … Read more
Second-hand is not only becoming more popular for gifts. A study commissioned by the second-hand platform Vinted examined the acceptance of second-hand luxury items. It turned out that over half of those surveyed have already bought second-hand luxury items or are considering doing so. The reason given by the majority (56.6%) was that the items … Read more
With the “Peter Kaiser Academy”, the company is also introducing an app-based training platform that is intended to provide individual employees with interactive and flexible training. According to Peter Kaiser, content such as brand philosophy, product knowledge and sales techniques should be conveyed using innovative learning methods. Successful completion would be rewarded with a “PK … Read more
Foot Locker presents its annual report for the third quarter of the 2024/2025 financial year, which ended on November 2nd. Sales fell by 1.4%. On a comparable basis it was even 2.4%. In the past quarter, the sneaker retailer generated $1.958 billion, compared to $1.986 billion in the same period. Gross margin increased 230 basis … Read more
The inflation rate in Germany is increasing again at the end of the year: while it was still at +2.0% in October 2024, an increase of 2.2% was now calculated for November. This emerges from a current study by the Federal Statistical Office. Above all, the price increases for services are driving up inflation, while … Read more