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Tod’s names Matteo Tamburini creative director

Footwear and leather specialist Tod’s Group has announced the appointment of Matteo Tamburini as its flagship brand’s newest creative director. In the position, Tamburini will oversee Tod’s women’s and men’s collections, with the first to be the autumn/winter 2024/25 women’s line, set to be presented during the next Milan Fashion Week, in...

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Tod’s adopts digital product passports, joins Aura Blockchain

Luxury label Tod’s has joined the growing number of high-end brands adding digital product passports (DPP) to its customer experiences, a move it made after joining non-profit organisation Aura Blockchain Consortium. The Italian brand has integrated the DPP into its custom Di Bags, which will each now be digitally linked to a traceability token...

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Tod's increases nine-month sales by around 14 percent

The Italian fashion group Tod's SpA achieved a double-digit increase in sales in the first three quarters of the 2023 financial year. Strong growth in China and Europe more than offset weak demand in America. This emerged from an interim report that the parent company of the brands Tod's, Roger Vivier, Hogan and Fay published on Wednesday. In...

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Tod’s posts widening H1 profits as sales jump

Italian luxury group Tod’s has reported a 21.7 percent jump in revenue and improved profitability in the first half of the year. Group sales increased to 569.1 million euros in the first six months of the year, while its net profit widened to 30.9 million euros from 0.8 million euros. Breaking it down by brand, sales at the group’s namesake...

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Tod’s reports strong H1 driven by Asian markets

Luxury fashion conglomerate Tod’s SpA announced its results for the first half 2023, during which time its revenues were up 22 percent, increasing from 467.5 euros to 569.1 million euros. In a regulatory filing, Diego Della Valle, chairman and CEO of the group, noted that all of its brands, including Tod’s, Hogan and Roger Vivier, saw “solid...

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Tod's creative director, Walter Chiapponi, to exit the brand

Italian luxury group Tod’s on Wednesday confirmed the departure of its creative director, Walter Chiapponi, following a tenure spanning four years. The group conveyed in a statement that Chiapponi is scheduled to unveil his final women's collection for Tod's for Spring Summer 2024, at the upcoming Milan Fashion Week in September. Chiapponi's...

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Tod’s reports strong Q1 sales amid Greater China recovery

Luxury Italian group Tod’s has reported a strong increase in sales in the first quarter amid a “sudden recovery” in Greater China where sales had been hit in recent years by prolonged Covid restrictions. The group made sales of 270.5 million euros in the three months to March 31, up 23.2 percent from 219.6 million euros a year earlier. That came...

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Tod’s Group exceeds one billion euros in revenue for 2022

Italian fashion conglomerate Tod’s Group has announced that its revenues for FY22 exceed one billion euros, a 13.9 percent growth on FY21 and 10 percent higher than the pre-pandemic level of 2019. The group, which owns the likes of Tod’s, Roger Vivier, Hogan and Fay, said all product categories had posted a “solid” double-digit growth,...

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Della Valle family scrap plans to delist Tod’s

The Della Valle family has said they are stepping back from plans to delist Tod’s as well as their initial plan to merge the fashion group into the family’s DeVa Finance firm. According to a press release from the company, DeVa opted to cancel its proposal following indications it had received from the market which suggested the operation could...

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Tod’s founders reportedly scrap buyout plans after failing to reach ownership threshold

The founders of Italian shoemaker Tod’s have reportedly said they would be ditching a planned buyout after failing to achieve the 90 percent ownership threshold required to take the group private. According to a Borsa Italiana listing, the Della Valle family, which founded the group Tod’s S.p.A in 2000, reached a stake of under 87 percent, a far...

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Everything you need to know about: Tod's

Tod's is an Italian heritage brand with great expertise in leather craftsmanship. The brand is most known for their high quality shoes and leather accessories, carrying an image of “quiet luxury and comfort”. Origins The brand finds its origins in the early twenties in Italy. Founded by Filippo Della Valle as an artisanal shoe manufactury, Tod's...

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Tod's swings to H1 profit as revenue surpasses pre-pandemic levels

Italian luxury group Tod’s has swung to a first-half profit as its revenue surpassed pre-pandemic levels from 2019. In the six months to June 30, consolidated sales came in at 467.5 million euros, up 17 percent from the prior year period. Breaking it down by brand, sales at the group’s namesake label were up 24 percent to 233.5 million euros, at...