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High street footwear label Shoon up for sale once more

Footwear label Shoon is reportedly up for sale again, less than one year after the business was sold off to the former directors of Jones Bootmaker. Last January saw industry veterans Ken Bartle and Peter Philipps agree to takeover Shoon from turnaround firm GA Europe. Now news has emerged that the duo, who previously backed shoe retailers Stead...

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Columbia Sportswear Q3 net sales rise 29 percent

REPORT_ Columbia Sportswear Company announced record net sales of 675.3 million dollars for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, an increase of 152.2 million dollars, or 29 percent, compared with net sales of 523.1 million dollars for the same period in 2013. Third quarter operating income increased 28 percent to 98.3 million dollars and net...