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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 sells Osklen to Dass to develop Havaianas more widely

2021-11-10T16:09:00Z

Completing its reorganization, Alpargatas is divesting its 60 percent stake in Osklen, a Brazilian brand of sustainable surf- and skate-inspired clothing and footwear, to focus on Havaianas, the big international brand of rubber sandals. Alpargatas had already transferred its regional Mizuno license to Vulcabras, parent company of Olympikus, in the ...

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Alpargatas’ Q2 sales jump 71%

2021-08-11T08:20:00Z

Alpargatas, the parent company of Havaianas and Osklen, reported revenues from continuing operations of 1,095 million Brazilian reais (€177.8m-$209.2m) in the second quarter, up by 71.4 percent on the year earlier and 46 percent higher than the second quarter of 2019, led by growth in international markets, the continued expansion ...

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E-commerce helps Alpargatas to grow by 33%

2021-05-13T07:07:00Z

Alpargatas, the parent company of Havaianas and Osklen, saw first quarter sales rise by 32.7 percent to 901.3 million Brazilian reais (€137.9m-$165.5m), posting its best first quarter in a decade as growth accelerated both domestically and abroad following the continued easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures. The group is no longer ...

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Havaianas takes its whole operations digital

2020-10-23T17:32:00Z

Havaianas has become the first company in the footwear sector to license the digital showroom software of a Dutch firm called Hatch, whose product stems from developments at PVH Corp. in 2014. The developer calls it a “fully digital-guided wholesale selling experience.” It has enabled Havaianas to do away with ...

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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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Havaianas diversifies

2020-05-18T17:58:00Z

Havaianas has launched a full-fledged collection of beachwear, T-shirts and other textile products for spring/summer 2020 on its website in Europe. The Brazilian brand of rubber shoes has also teamed up with Eastpak on a range of co-branded products. The collaboration has resulted in four items in the bright colors ...