All Alpargatas articles – Page 2

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    Sporting goods company inventory levels in Q4 2022

    2023-03-28T08:11:00Z

    We’ve compiled inventory levels at the top sporting goods companies in Q4 2022. Found out how they compare with 2021 and across the industry

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    Alpargatas takes legal action over missed equity purchase payment

    2023-03-08T08:58:00Z

    Alpargatas, the Brazilian footwear and apparel group, wants Carlos Roberto Wizard Martins to pay up. In a Sept. 2018 purchase and sale agreement, the investor struck a deal to acquire a 22.5 percent stake in Alpargatas S.A.I.C. from Alpargatas S.A. A first installment of the remaining purchase price equaling Brazilian ...

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    Alpargatas elects new VP finance and investor relations

    2023-02-16T15:17:00Z

    Following the resignation of Julian Garrido Del Val Neto, vice president of finance and investor relations, effective April 1, the board of directors of Alpargatas S.A., the Brazilian owner of the Havaianas flip-flop sandal brand, has elected André Corrêa Natal as his successor. His term will begin on April 1 ...

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    Alpargatas' Q4 reflects inflation eroding purchasing power

    2023-02-13T15:06:00Z

    Alpargatas, the Brazilian owner of the flip-flop sandal brand Havaianas, reported a decline in sales volumes and a bottom-line loss in the fourth quarter of 2022, rounding out a year that fell short of management expectations as inflation cut into households’ disposable income.

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    Havaianas releases app for custom flip-flops

    2022-12-13T06:44:00Z

    According to Lorena, Havaianas is celebrating its 60th anniversary with the release of an app that will enable customers to customize the flip-flops they purchase through it. Limited to the Brazilian brands’ two most traditional models, the Top and the Slim, the service covers prints and color combinations for straps ...

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    New management at Havaianas’ European hub

    2022-12-12T15:24:00Z

    Havaianas has made several changes to the executive suite at its European hub in Madrid, according to Modaes. The Alpargatas-owned brand has promoted Vanessa Sosa, a 12-year brand veteran formerly with Tommy Hilfiger, from head of Spain to sales director for Europe, the Middle East and India. To succeed Sosa ...

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    Havaianas expands its flip flop ReCycle program in Asia

    2022-11-25T15:59:00Z

    Havaianas has pledged to collect 10 percent of the total sold flip flops sold in its APAC locations by 2030, according to Inside Retail Asia Edition. Following on from its successful ReCycle initiative in Australia, launched in October 2021, Havaianas Asia Pacific is extending the initiative across APAC locations. In-store ...

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    Havaianas’ growth in EMEA slows for Alpargatas

    2022-11-04T14:29:00Z

    Alpargatas generated 5.4 percent (+21% currency neutral) sales growth to 132.0 million Brazilian reais (€32.5m) for its rubber sandal brand in the EMEA during the third quarter. Revenue per pair increased 4 percent in constant currency. Overall, Havaianas’ sales fell in all other geographic regions, although they increased by 36.5 ...

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    Sporting Goods Scorecard Q2 2022 - The top performers by sales and profit

    2022-09-19T09:26:00Z

    This exclusive chart and data can be downloaded by our Premium Members.

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    Alpargatas sees Havaianas’ revenues fall double-digits in U.S., China

    2022-08-05T14:27:00Z

    Alpargatas suffered double-digit sales declines for its rubber sandal brand in both the U.S. and China during the second quarter but realized an 11.8 percent increase in price per pair during the period. Havaianas’ sales declined 46.3 percent in China to 8.7 million Brazilian reais (€1.7m) due to the country’s ...

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    EMEA paces Havaianas’ growth for Alpargatas

    2022-05-06T15:11:00Z

    Alpargatas realized 17 percent currency-neutral growth for its rubber sandal brand outside of Brazil in the first quarter to 342 million Brazilian reais (€58.2m) as total pairs sold increased 11 percent to 8.9 million. The EMEA region led Havaianas’ sales gains internationally, rising 25 percent currency-neutral to R$207.9 million (€35.4m) ...

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    ​Fire at Alpargatas plant in Brazil

    2022-02-21T15:25:00Z

    Alpargatas, which claims to be the largest footwear and apparel company in Latin America and owner, among others, of the Havaianas brand, reported that a fire broke out in the early morning of Feb. 21, 2022, at one of its plants in the city of Santa Rita, in the Brazilian ...

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    Alpargatas sold over 12m pairs of Havaianas in Europe last year

    2022-02-16T16:29:00Z

    Havaianas, the brand of rubber sandals owned by Alpargatas, generated the equivalent of €115.4 million in revenues in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) last year, representing a 35 percent year-over-year increase. Results were driven by the Sparkle flip-flop line and the Beyond Core category that grew 28 percent ...

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    Alpargatas thrives abroad in a challenging context

    2020-08-05T16:43:00Z

    Despite the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Alpargatas, the parent company of Havaianas and Osklen, managed to grow its revenues outside the domestic Brazilian market in the second quarter. Overall sales declined by 19.6 percent to 680.5 million Brazilian reais (€108.6m-$128.6m), while the gross margin expanded by 2.1 percentage ...

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    UYN and others make masks and do more for Covid-19

    2020-04-24T16:34:00Z

    Trerè Innovation, the Italian knitter of functional garments sold under the new UYN brand name – which stands for “Unleash Your Nature” – has converted its factory in northern Italy to make 10,000 face masks per day, while gearing up gradually for a re-start of the full production process at ...