Only 14% of Russians are satisfied with their financial situation
VTsIOM sociologists in February conducted an interesting study, during which they found out the attitude of Russians to the current economic situation. A total of 1600 people from 132 settlements were surveyed.
As it turned out, 52% of respondents are satisfied with their lives. Moreover, in January of this year this figure was 50%, and in December - 44%.
The survey also revealed that the financial situation of Russians over the past month has become less satisfied with them than before. Only 14% of respondents rated their budget as "good" versus 16% in January. The average financial situation was reported by 68% last month, and in December - by 69%.
According to the study, 29% of Russians hope that they will live better next year, but there were fewer pessimistic citizens - 18%. The majority of respondents who did not expect changes among the respondents was 42%.
Sociologists from VTsIOM conducted an interesting study in February, during which they found out the attitude of Russians to the current economic situation. In total, 1600 people were interviewed out of 132 populations ...
Salvatore Ferragamo changed the logo
The Italian luxury shoe and accessories brand Salvatore Ferragamo, following the latest trend of high fashion houses, has shortened its name, leaving only the name of its founder in the logo… 23.09.2022 159
Geox presented a new collection at Milan Fashion Week
The Italian brand Geox, known for its technological "breathable shoes", continues to develop and strengthen the direction of elegant shoes in design. In the women's collection of the spring-summer 2023 season, which was presented at Milan Fashion Week,… 23.09.2022 155
The largest department store of Russian designers SLAVA will open in Samara
The SLAVA department store will open in Samara on September 24 and will occupy the premises of the Bershka store, a brand that has stopped trading in Russia. On an area of 1 sq. meters, collections of fashionable Russian brands from different regions will be presented ... 22.09.2022 250
ECCO opened a pop-up store in Tsvetnoy department store
The new pop-up space of the Danish shoe brand ECCO in the Moscow department store Tsvetnoy presents a collection of bags and accessories Ecco Leather Goods. The pop-up shop will be open until 5… 21.09.2022 197
Prada buys stake in Tuscan tannery Superior
Italian luxury holding Prada Group has announced the acquisition of a 43,65% stake in the Tuscan tannery Superior, which specializes in the processing of calfleather. The transaction amount is... 21.09.2022 361
BASCONI continues to develop retail in Russia and abroad
In a situation where a large number of foreign brands stopped working on the Russian market, BASCONI https://basconi.su/ enhances the recognition of its own brand in Russia and continues the development of the franchise network. Vitaly Ifraimov, one of the owners and copyright holders of the BASCONI trademark, spoke about plans for development in the Russian market Shoes Report.
A week before the start of EURO SHOES@CPM in Moscow
From August 30 to September 2, Expocentre Moscow will host a grandiose exhibition event. The international exhibitions Euro Shoes premiere collection and CPM Collection Première Moscow present new collections of clothes, shoes, bags and accessories from leading European brands to Russian and foreign buyers.
The main trends in colors, materials, shapes and decor in shoe models for the autumn-winter 2022/23 season
The choice that the consumer will see in stores in the autumn-winter 2022/23 season now depends on many factors: from business owners and buyers who determine the assortment strategy in the new conditions and ultimately decide what to buy, from suppliers who can or not deliver the goods on time, on the exchange rate and much more. Nevertheless, we decided to remind you of the main trends in colors, materials, decor, and shoe models for the fall-winter 2022/23 season. SR expert Elena Vinogradova prepared an overview of the trends for the upcoming autumn-winter season especially for the readers of the magazine.
Euro Shoes@CPM set attendance records
From August 30 to September 2, the key event for the Russian fashion industry was held in Moscow at the main exhibition complex of the Expocentre Central Exhibition Complex - the professional exhibition of shoes, clothes and accessories Euro Shoes@CPM. For four days, the event has become a place of attraction for all representatives of the fashion industry: buyers, retailers, manufacturers and distributors of fashion brands from around the world.
Moscow hosts Euro Shoes premiere collection
The largest exhibitions of clothing and footwear - EURO SHOES and CPM - are held from August 30 to September 2 at the Expocentre
Which shoes will please your feet, and which will not?
The prose of life is that many fashion shoe manufacturers often think only about the exterior of models, not paying much attention to the biomechanics of the foot. Even today, when in shoe fashion for several years now there has been a steady trend for comfortable sports and casual shoes. Doctors do not approve of this approach. How to come to a compromise? SR asked Olga Chizhevskaya, an expert and executive director of the League of Podiatry, about how different models of shoes affect the health of the foot and the entire musculoskeletal system, and which shoes are ideal for foot health. Podiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of diseases of the feet and lower legs, combining knowledge of orthopedics, traumatology and surgery.
Indian footwear manufacturer Nuova Shoes presents its spring-summer 2023 collection at Euro Shoes
Indian Nuova Shoes makes shoes for many European brands, including Bata, Benetton, Lasocki, Bugatti, Gino Rossi, Wrangler and others. The company has a long history and experience of working with Soviet shoe factories. The crisis of 1998 caused the termination of the Indian company's activities in the Russian market. But today Nuova Shoes wants to return to cooperation with Russia and presents its production capabilities at Euro Shoes. Sushil Kumar, Business Development Manager of Nouova Shoes in Russia, talks about possible ways of cooperation.
MASCOTTE relaunches retail format with focus on digital technology
On August 30, the opening of a new MASCOTTE salon in an updated concept took place in St. Petersburg. Particular attention in the concept is paid to digital content that creates a comfortable and exciting shopping experience: screens in the showcase and central areas with image content, information screens around the perimeter of retail equipment, tablets with a convenient user application in the lounge area and at the checkout.
CPM: development in a changing market
On September 02, the 38th CPM - Collection Premiére Moscow and the 30th Euro Shoes premiere collection - the two largest b2b platforms for the fashion, footwear and accessories industry in Russia and the CIS - ended. The leading international alliance of the two largest exhibitions has been showing high attendance and an increase in professional audience for the second season.
New Russian shoe brands: AFOUR
The St. Petersburg brand of tailor-made sneakers AFOUR does not really fit the definition of “new”, next year the brand turns 15 years old, and we have repeatedly written about the bright collaborations of the brand in our news. And yet, AFOUR is at the beginning of its journey, because the production and service concept, which was developed by the founder of the brand Vladimir Grigoriev, is new, original and has good prospects in its own way. Shoes Report interviewed Vladimir Grigoriev during Fashion Week in Moscow, where AFOUR sneakers were presented on the market and were a success.
New Russian shoe brands: Mark Levillen
The Moscow Fashion Week, which took place this summer in the capital, gave a chance to get acquainted with new footwear brands born and developing in Russia. The markets of the Week presented incredibly feminine, one might say, handmade artisanal shoes by the St. Petersburg brand Mark Levillen. The brand was created by a married couple Lena and Dima Lozhkin. Their mules, the top of which is decorated with delicate leather flowers, already have a whole army of fans in different cities of the country and even beyond its borders. However, a number of attempts to repeat the success, which were made, including by Chinese manufacturers with Ali Express, failed, because the manual labor of a real artist cannot be repeated. Shoes Report spoke with Mark Levillen brand founder Lena Lozhkina.
TM Kotofey will take part in the Euro Shoes exhibition
In Moscow, preparations continue for the grand exhibition event Euro Shoes@CPM, which will unite two key Russian exhibitions of footwear and clothing Euro Shoes and CPM Moscow, as well as present new sections - bags and accessories, leather, materials and components. Among the exhibitors of Euro Shoes this year there will be a popular in Russia brand of children's shoes "Kotofey".
The balance in the market will be determined by the availability of shoes
Vladimir Denisenko, General Director of the Russian shoe company Unichel, talks about the new market situation, the prospects for import substitution in the industry and the future of Russian shoemakersEconomic conditions have changed radically in recent months, but the full realization of the new reality will come later. For the time being, something continues to be done by inertia, on the basis of old stocks of components and materials, and production plans, current business tasks have not been canceled. Operational activities do not provide an opportunity to immerse ourselves in reflections on the uncertainty in which we find ourselves. About how much retail prices for shoes will grow, whether Russian manufacturers will be able to replace imported components and materials for shoes, what is dangerous for shoe companies parallel imports, about adjusting development plans, in an exclusive interview with SR, said the CEO of the Russian shoe company Unichel Vladimir DENISENKO.
Dagestan shoe manufacturers are preparing to launch a new brand on the market
By the end of the year, Dagestan shoe manufacturers are planning to launch a new brand on the market. It is also planned to launch the production of arch supports for shoes in the republic, TASS reports.
BELWEST is a new exhibitor at Euro Shoes
A large Belarusian footwear manufacturer BELWEST will present a new collection for the first time at Euro Shoes@CPM in Moscow.
TJ Collection implemented an omnichannel service
Shoe brand TJ Collection has introduced a new service for its customers in all regions of Russia. In the online store of the brand, you can reserve any product from the collection presented on the website and pick it up at any conveniently located store of the branded retail chain.
Adidas Collaborate With South African Designer Tebe Magugu
A wide range of sportswear and footwear has been released in a new collaboration between Adidas and South African designer Tebe Magugu.
What is the mistake of suppliers of children's shoes in working with wholesale companies
The topic of the work of suppliers and wholesalers has been repeatedly raised on the pages of our magazine by Alexander Borodin, an expert in the sale of children's shoes, the manager of the Mila company. In an interview with SR, Alexander told why difficulties arise, what are the mistakes in the work of suppliers with wholesale companies, and offered his own solution to the problem.
In the Pinko collection - rhinestones, sequins and faux fur
A distinctive feature in the design of the current collection of the Italian luxury brand Pinko is sparkling jewelry - rhinestones and sequins. They adorn heels and graceful straps of shoes and sandals, are present in a neat scattering on the top of shoes, and reveal themselves as brilliant elements in the design of bags and dresses.
EURO SHOES AND CPM WILL BE HELD FEBRUARY 21-24 AT THE EXPOCENTER
The two leading European fashion exhibitions will be held on February 21-24, 2022 at the main exhibition site in Russia - the Expocentre. The organizers of the two largest international professional business platforms in Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia - the wholesale exhibition of shoes, bags and accessories EURO SHOES premiere collection and the exhibition of fashion clothes and accessories CPM - Collection Première Moscow - have come to a partnership agreement to hold events in 2022 in one and the same dates and on a single site. According to the agreements, the upcoming Euro Shoes season will be held within the CPM global exhibition platform.
BEST TURKISH SHOES MANUFACTURERS - ON EURO SHOES
Leading Turkish manufacturers of shoes, bags and accessories will be represented at Euro Shoes at the Expocentre on Krasnaya Presnya, which will be held on February 21-24, 2022.
Directions in the style of clothing and footwear that will remain in fashion for a long time
The pandemic has spawned key trends in the style and design of clothing, footwear and accessories that will manifest themselves over a long period of time. This is the opinion of experts from the FASHIONSNOOPS.com trend bureau. In this article, SR expert, fashion-analyst of FCG Galina Kravchenko talks about this phenomenon, called "long trends". The material uses posts and photos from the Instagram account of Galina Kravchenko - galina_kravchenko79.
Italian shoe industry turns to government for help
Anti-Russian sanctions hit hard on shoe manufacturers in Italy. Italian manufacturers are struggling with high inventory levels. Assocalzaturifici renews its appeal to the Italian government for help.
La Pinta is a participant of the February Euro Shoes exhibition
The Turkish footwear brand La Pinta welcomes the Euro Shoes Premiere Collection exhibition at the Expocentre Exhibition Center on the same site as the CPM - Collection Première Moscow, a major clothing exhibition in February 2022.
Rieker commended the high professionalism of the Euro Shoes organization
Rieker is delighted with the success of its new collection and the incredible sales at Euro Shoes in Moscow. Rieker presented its new capsule collection of sports style shoes called Revolution at Euro Shoes for the first time. The head of Riker Vostok Shahin Asadov and director of Trading House Pokrovsky Alexander Perepechko talk about how the exhibition was held and how buyers met the “revolutionary” collection. The interview was conducted by the founder of Euro Shoes, Shoes Report and Euroshoes.Market Yan Belyaev.
The psychological profile of the sales assistant
If you conduct a survey of retail business executives and ask what the main problem is now, then the answer "Where to find and how to keep good sellers" will certainly be included in the top three answers. SR expert Evgeny Danchev talks about the criteria for effectively hiring people for the position of a sales assistant.
Assortment of bags, belts and gloves for fall-winter 2021/22
In this article, Galina Kravchenko / @ galina_kravchenko79, a regular SR author and expert on fashion trends and the formation of a fashionable assortment, speaker of the business program of the Euro Shoes Premiere Collection, talks about the key accessory models for increasing shoe store sales: bags, belts and gloves for women's assortment in the season FW 2021/22. We present: mini bags, cross-body, box bag, hobo, oversized clutches, tote, bucket bag, frame bags, belt with a purse, classic belts of different widths, as well as the most current models of gloves.
Mistakes in the lighting of the sales area that spoil the impression of a shoe store
Professional, correctly selected, high-quality lighting in the sales area and shoe store windows guarantees success with customers. But making it is not easy. A holistic approach to lighting development (ceiling + furniture + architecture) is a must for a successful shoe store, says Natalya Frolova, SR lighting expert in fashion retail. We analyze with her not very successful examples of lighting in shoe stores and offer solutions to the problem.
Footwear market players and fashion experts welcome Euro Shoes and CPM alliance
The news about two key events of the fashion industry in Russia - the Euro Shoes exhibition and the CPM clothing exhibition from 21 to 24 February 2022 at the same venue in the Expocentre Fairgrounds caused a huge resonance in the Russian fashion market. The Editorial Office Shoes Report asked key footwear market players and fashion experts to comment on this event:
Shoe educational program: what shoe soles are made of
“What is the difference between TEP and EVA? What does tunit promise me? Is PVC glue? What is the sole of these shoes made of? ”- the modern buyer wants to know everything. In order not to smash his face in front of him and be able to explain whether such a sole suits him in soles, carefully read this article. In it, process engineer Igor Okorokov tells what materials the soles of shoes are made of and what makes each of them so good.
How to set prices that will earn
Some businessmen still confuse the concept of margin with the concept of trade margins and set prices for their goods, guided solely by the example of competitors. No wonder they go broke! Analyst at the Academy of Retail Technologies Maxim Gorshkov gives several tips and formulas with which you can set not only ruinous, but also profitable prices.
Sales of shoes and accessories: effective techniques for business rhetoric
Which speech modules are effective in communicating with potential and current customers of shoe stores, and which are not, Anna Bocharova, a business consultant, knows.
We form the salary of sellers: expert advice
“How do you charge your consultants for personal or general sales?” Is one of the most popular questions causing a lot of controversy and gossip on the online forums of retail business owners. Indeed, how to properly form the earnings of sellers? But what about bonuses, where to get a sales plan from, do employees allow them to buy goods at discounted stores? In search of truth, the Shoes Report turned to a dozen shoe retailers, but no company wanted to disclose its motivation system - the process of its development was too complicated and individual. Then we asked four business consultants, and finally became convinced that the topic of seller motivation is very complex, because even our experts could not come to a common opinion.
Fur, and not only: types of lining
In the production of winter footwear, various materials are used that are designed to retain heat and meet the requirements of consumers: natural sheepleather, artificial fur, artificial fur from natural wool and others. All types of lining fur have their own advantages and disadvantages. Let's consider the properties of each of them.
The whole truth about Bayer. Who is he and how to become one?
Bayer is no longer a new, but still a popular and sought-after profession. It’s fashionable to be a buyer. Buyers are at the origins of the emergence and development of trends. If the designer offers his vision of fashion in the season, then the buyer selects the most interesting commercial ideas. It is on buyers that the policy of sales of stores and what, in the end, the buyer will wear depends on. This profession is surrounded by a magical fleur, often associated with a lack of understanding of what exactly is the work of a buyer.
Retail Arithmetic
Before you begin to solve specific problems, you need to find out how accurately all the leaders of your company understand the basic terminology of retail.
The best models of Czech shoes of the past
In Soviet times, for shoes from Czechoslovakia sold under the Cebo brand, customers stood in line for four hours and did not regret it, because Czech shoes were considered to be of high quality, comfortable and fashionable. Shoe designer Juraj Shushka shared a photo archive of his collection with Shoes Report magazine, which contains the most interesting Cebo models from the 1940's to the 1980's.
How to fire a worker without tears, scandal and trial
Sooner or later, any manager is faced with the need to part with an employee. Properly and on time the dismissal procedure will save the company money, and the boss himself - nerves and time. But why sometimes, knowing that a break in relations is inevitable, we put off the decision for months?
Ecommerce Laws Every Seller Should Know
The sale of goods via the Internet is becoming increasingly popular and in demand, however, at the same time, difficulties arise regarding issues of legal regulation of trade through the Internet, work with delivery and returns, and maintaining cash registers. Ivan Kurguzov, Executive Director of Oborot.ru, told how to avoid possible mistakes and how to legally conduct trade through the Internet.
