Unbound Group, the parent company behind specialist footwear brand Hotter Shoes, is to launch an online multi-brand retail platform for the over 55s, which will be powered by Mirakl later this year. In a statement, Unbound said that they will capitalise on the “digital strengths, customer loyalty and powerful database,” of Hotter Shoes to launch...
25 May 2022
The owners of shoe manufacturer Hotter have announced plans to transition from the Electra Private Equity PLC to Unbound Group PLC. The name change is expected to be implemented in early 2022, after it was approved by shareholders in a meeting on December 30, 2021. Additionally, Electra’s delisting from the FTSE Main Market and the admission to...
10 Jan 2022
Comfort footwear brand Hotter has bolstered its executive team with the appointment of a new head of product and chief financial officer. Antonia Jones has been named as Hotter’s head of product, while Dan Lampard has been appointed as the brand’s chief financial officer, as the footwear brand pushes forward with its post-pandemic growth plans....
1 Sept 2021
Tailored comfort shoe specialist Hotter is rolling out 3D foot scanning machines across the UK to offer “precision shoe fitting”. The company has invested 500,000 pounds in the innovative, Hotter Footprint technology, which not only measures feet but also delivers bespoke shoe fitting recommendations. The foot scanners will be located across 32...
12 Mar 2020
Hotter shoes are underlining its quintessential British heritage, as well as its 60th birthday with a footwear collaboration with the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS). For spring/summer 2020, Hotter has created two exclusive floral patterns, using a selection of the RHS’s extensive library of 25,000 horticultural images, which have been used to...
23 Dec 2019
Footwear brand Hotter, which celebrates its Diamond anniversary next year, is looking to strengthen its design focus with the appointment of a new roster of designers, spearheaded by newly appointment chief product officer Claire Pearl. Pearl, who joined Hotter last month from Hobbs, is looking to transform the 60-year-old company’s products,...
1 Nov 2019
Footwear brand Hotter has named Claire Pearl as its new chief product officer, as part of a restructuring of its executive team. Pearl, who joins from Hobbs, where she was buying and merchandising director, will take direct control of the Hotter footwear brand’s range, structure and development cycle, said the Lancashire-based footwear firm in a...
22 Oct 2019
Footwear brand Hotter has strengthen its executive team with the appointment of Adam Griggs as its new chief financial officer. Griggs joins Hotter from restaurant chain Bistrot Pierre, and will lead the footwear brand’s finance and IT teams. Hotter chief executive Ian Watson said in a statement: “I am delighted to welcome Adam, whose...
15 Oct 2019
Footwear brand Hotter has named Victoria Betts as its first omni-channel director as part of its continuing expansion plans. Betts will be responsible for creating a “seamless shopping experience” for Hotter’s customers across UK, European and US markets, as well as growing the brand’s presence across all retail platforms. With over 16 years’...
20 Jul 2016
Hotter, which is known for its comfort-focused footwear, has appointed former Lands’ End managing director Sara Prowse as its new chief executive. Prowse replaces managing director Peter Taylor who stepped down earlier this month, he was with the business for four years from January 2012. Prowse has held numerous senior retail positions, most...
17 Feb 2016
UK footwear manufacturer and retailer Hotter, is set to be acquired by private equity firm Electra, in an agreement which valued the shoe company at roughly 200 million pounds. Hotter previously hired investment bank Rothschild last October to investigate different options for the company, as Stewart Houlgrave, son of the founding family of...
20 Jan 2014
Footwear retailer Hotter is celebrating the opening of its 50th branded store after a period of rapid expansion. The launch of the Milton Keynes store will be followed by 20 more openings in 2013, with the creation of 200 jobs. The multi-channel retailer, which three years ago had only five stores, manufactures 1.5 million pairs of shoes each...
11 Mar 2013
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