The mood among German companies deteriorated further in November. The Ifo Institute’s business climate index fell in the month from 86.6 points in October to 85.7 points. While the outlook for the future remained almost unchanged for many companies, the assessment of their current situation in particular fell. While the downward trend continues, particularly in … Read more
What is important when selling children’s shoes was explained by WMS consultant Annette von Czarnowski, who has been conducting regular training courses for many years and is also often on site at the retailer.Maximilian Krien from ANWR explained how knowledge about WMS can be imparted to sales staff and presented the digital knowledge world initiated … Read more
The sports company Puma wants to reach younger generations in particular with the “Green Flags” podcast series. In the five-part series, which aims to shed light on various facets of the topic of sustainability, Manchester United captain and England international Maya Le Tissier, professional footballer Moses Duckrell and fashion and lifestyle guru Oli Bromfield talk … Read more
From February 2025, a new addition will expand the BTE team: Sönke Padberg will be responsible for advising fashion retail companies and especially shoe stores on technical and business issues. General member support also falls into his area of responsibility. At the same time, Padberg will take over the management of the BTE office in … Read more
Do you have ten minutes? Then we would be delighted if you would take part in our schuhkurier reader survey. The aim of the survey is to get to know you even better in order to be able to tailor our work even more closely to you and your needs. And to make participation worthwhile … Read more
Romika, Gerry Weber and Westland were to be marketed together under the Josef Seibel umbrella brand. This was the announcement made by the Rhineland-Palatinate company last year. A decision that was worth it, according to Andreas Garnier, Head of Sales: “The consolidation has made working with our existing customers much easier. Processes and agreements have … Read more
Around every fifth company (20%) in Germany uses technologies based on artificial intelligence (AI). This emerges from a study by the Federal Statistical Office, which surveyed legal entities with at least ten employees. The number of AI uses increased significantly within a year: in 2023, only about one in eight companies (12%) used artificial intelligence. … Read more
Whether because of the latest models in the sports series or the new barefoot safety shoes: Baak is pleased about the great interest at “Arbeitsschutz Aktuell”. The article Baak: Positive balance according to “Occupational Safety Current” appeared first on schuhkurier. Source link
Germans generally don’t shop where they live. This emerges from a current study by the Society for Consumer Research (Gfk). German medium-sized cities in particular attract purchasing power from their surrounding areas and benefit from greater retail offerings and inflows of purchasing power. On average, Germans will have around 6,770 euros per capita available for … Read more
According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), GDP increased by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter. In the preliminary report in October, Destatis assumed an increase of 0.2%. Compared to the same quarter last year, GDP increased by 0.1% in price-adjusted terms, but fell by 0.3% in price- and … Read more