Apr 29, 2024 • 3:00 am EDT
Skechers Opens Its First Store in Brussels
Skechers' first Skechers concept store in Brussels opens on the premier shopping street, Rue Neuve. (Photo: Business Wire)
Illuminated by a vaulted entry, the new Skechers Brussels retail store showcases Skechers' expansive lifestyle comfort range, and features dedicated Skechers Performance and Skechers Apparel areas. (Photo: Business Wire)
Apr 29, 2024 • 3:00 am EDT
The Company Will Follow its New Concept Store on Rue Neuve with its First Retail Location in Bruges in May, Expanding the Brand's Belgium Presence
WAALWIJK, Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Skechers, The Comfort Technology Company, has opened its first concept store in Brussels on its most famous shopping street, Rue Neuve. Together with its store on Antwerp's Meir and planned Bruges concept store opening in mid-May, the Company is expanding its retail presence as part of its commitment to building the brand across the country.
Skechers' first Skechers concept store in Brussels opens on the premier shopping street, Rue Neuve. (Photo: Business Wire)
"For more than two decades now, Skechers has grown our presence in Benelux—reaching consumers from all walks of life with award-winning comfort technology products. Due to the breadth of our product, Skechers is available at some of the best stores in Belgium, and we are expanding our Skechers retail presence with more high-profile locations," said Maurice van Berkel, general manager of Skechers USA Benelux B.V. "Our arrival in Brussels places us at the heart of one of Europe's most cosmopolitan, trafficked and traveled destinations. Together with the tourists and locals who will soon visit our new location in Bruges and our successful Antwerp store, shoppers can enjoy the entire Skechers experience—with multiple destinations to explore our offering, coordinate our shoes and apparel, and slip into our popular Skechers Hands Free Slip-ins technologies and new Skechers Football product."
"Belgium has played a key role in Skechers' business. Wallonia is home to our European Distribution Center—the region's largest—from where we serve consumers throughout Europe, and beyond," added David Weinberg, chief operating officer of Skechers. "As a proud investor in the Belgium community and multi-year sponsor for Belgium-based Team WRT, we see more great opportunities to build our consumer-facing presence with these two new concept stores. Opening our doors in these capitals of business, tourism and culture is another natural step towards reaching our goal of $10 billion in annual revenues worldwide by 2026."
Located near INNO and City2 shopping, the new 5,270-square-foot location at Rue Neuve 64 is designed in Skechers' trademark modern décor—featuring an impressive vaulted entry and a large mural of the brand's Southern California hometown of Manhattan Beach, as well as a digital screen and illuminated displays. The store houses the brand's many footwear, apparel and accessory collections that resonate with the brand's diverse consumers; dedicated Skechers Performance and Skechers Apparel shop-in-shops; and an assortment of the Company's technologies for every activity.
From fashion collections like the brand's partnership with Brussels-based artist Vexx for the Skechers x Vexx capsule to lifestyle product and performance shoes for sport enthusiasts, Skechers' offering is enhanced with its signature comfort innovations—including its patented Skechers Hands Free Slip-ins Technology, Skechers Arch FitTechnology, Skechers Max Cushioning Technology and Skechers Air-Cooled Memory Foam Technology.
Along with the already opened Brussels Skechers store and the location opening in Bruges in mid-May, an additional Skechers store is opening in Kortrijk later this week, bringing the total Skechers retail store count to seven in Belgium. Consumers can also shop at Skechers.be and Skechers.be/fr, and leading retailers across the country.
About Skechers U.S.A. Benelux B.V. and Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
Skechers USA Benelux B.V. is a subsidiary of Skechers U.S.A., Inc. (NYSE:SKX), The Comfort Technology Company based in Southern California. Skechers designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle and performance footwear, apparel and accessories for men, women and children. The Company's collections are available in 180 countries and territories through department and specialty stores, and direct to consumers through digital stores and approximately 5,200 Company- and third-party-owned physical retail stores. A Fortune 500 company, Skechers manages its international business through a network of wholly-owned subsidiaries, joint venture partners, and distributors. For more information, please visit about.skechers.com and follow us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, Skechers' future domestic and international growth, financial results and operations including expected net sales and earnings, its development of new products, future demand for its products, its planned domestic and international expansion, opening of new stores and additional expenditures, and advertising and marketing initiatives. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking language such as "believe," "anticipate," "expect," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "project," "will," "could," "may," "might," or any variations of such words with similar meanings. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include the disruption of business and operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic; delays or disruptions in our supply chain; international economic, political and market conditions including the effects of inflation and foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations around the world, the challenging consumer retail markets in the United States, and the impact of wars, acts of war and other conflicts around the world; sustaining, managing and forecasting costs and proper inventory levels; losing any significant customers; decreased demand by industry retailers and cancellation of order commitments due to the lack of popularity of particular designs and/or categories of products; maintaining brand image and intense competition among sellers of footwear for consumers, especially in the highly competitive performance footwear market; anticipating, identifying, interpreting or forecasting changes in fashion trends, consumer demand for the products and the various market factors described above; sales levels during the spring, back-to-school and holiday selling seasons; and other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in Skechers' annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q in 2024. Taking these and other risk factors associated with the COVID-19 pandemic into consideration, the dynamic nature of these circumstances means that what is stated in this press release could change at any time, and as a result, actual results could differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. The risks included here are not exhaustive. Skechers operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and we cannot predict all such risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all such risk factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Moreover, reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance.
Amber van Weert
Skechers U.S.A. Benelux B.V.
amber.vanweert@skechers.com
Mailien Nguyen
Team Lewis
skechersbe@teamlewis.com
Source: Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
Released Apr 29, 2024 • 3:00 am EDT
2024 年 4 月 29 日 • 美国东部时间凌晨 3:00
斯凯奇在布鲁塞尔开设第一家门店
斯凯奇在布鲁塞尔的第一家斯凯奇概念店在顶级购物街新街开业。(照片:美国商业资讯)
斯凯奇布鲁塞尔全新零售店由拱形入口照明,展示了斯凯奇广泛的生活舒适产品系列,并设有专门的斯凯奇高性能和斯凯奇服装专区。(照片:美国商业资讯)
2024 年 4 月 29 日 • 美国东部时间凌晨 3:00
继位于新街的新概念店之后,该公司将于5月在布鲁日开设首家零售店,扩大该品牌在比利时的影响力
荷兰瓦尔威克--(美国商业资讯)--舒适科技公司斯凯奇,已在布鲁塞尔最著名的购物街Rue Neuve开设了第一家概念店。除了在安特卫普梅尔开设的门店以及计划于5月中旬开业的布鲁日概念店外,该公司正在扩大其零售业务,这是其在全国范围内建立品牌的承诺的一部分。
斯凯奇在布鲁塞尔的第一家斯凯奇概念店在顶级购物街新街开业。(照片:美国商业资讯)
“二十多年来,斯凯奇扩大了我们在比荷卢的影响力——向各行各业的消费者提供屡获殊荣的舒适科技产品。由于我们的产品种类繁多,斯凯奇在比利时一些最好的门店都有售,我们正在扩大斯凯奇的零售业务,开设更多知名的地点,” 斯凯奇美国比荷卢集团总经理莫里斯·范·伯克尔说,“我们抵达布鲁塞尔使我们成为欧洲最国际化、人流量最大、出行人数最多的目的地之一的中心。与即将光临我们在布鲁日的新店和我们成功的安特卫普商店的游客和当地人一起,购物者可以享受整个斯凯奇体验——有多个目的地可供探索我们的产品,协调我们的鞋子和服装,体验我们广受欢迎的斯凯奇免提套装技术和新的斯凯奇足球产品。”
“比利时在Skechers的业务中发挥了关键作用。瓦隆是我们的欧洲配送中心(该地区最大的配送中心)的所在地,我们从那里为整个欧洲及其他地区的消费者提供服务。” 斯凯奇首席运营官戴维·温伯格补充说。“作为比利时社区的骄傲投资者和总部位于比利时的Team WRT的多年赞助商,我们看到了通过这两家新概念店建立面向消费者的品牌的更多绝佳机会。在这些商业、旅游和文化之都敞开大门是朝着实现到2026年全球年收入100亿美元的目标迈出的又一自然步骤。”
位于 Rue Neuve 64 的占地 5,270 平方英尺的新店位于 INNO 和 City2 购物中心附近,采用斯凯彻斯标志性的现代装饰风格设计,包括令人印象深刻的拱形入口和该品牌在南加州的故乡曼哈顿海滩的大型壁画,以及数字屏幕和发光显示屏。该商店拥有该品牌的众多鞋类、服装和配饰系列,这些系列引起了该品牌多元化消费者的共鸣;专门的Skechers Performance和Skechers服装店中店;以及该公司为每项活动提供的各种技术。
从该品牌与布鲁塞尔艺术家 Vexx 合作推出的 Skechers x Vexx 胶囊等时装系列,到为运动爱好者打造的生活用品和高性能鞋,Skechers 的产品通过其标志性的舒适性创新得到了增强,包括其获得专利的 Skechers Hands Free Slip-ins 科技,Skechers Arch Fit科技,Skechers Max 缓冲 科技和 Skechers 风冷记忆海绵 科技。
除了已经开业的布鲁塞尔斯凯奇门店和5月中旬在布鲁日开业的分店外,斯凯奇还将在本周晚些时候在科特赖克开设另一家门店,这使斯凯奇在比利时的零售门店总数达到七家。消费者还可以在以下地址购物 Skechers.be 和 skechers.be/FR,以及全国领先的零售商。
关于 Skechers U.S.A. Benelux B.V. 和 Skechers U.S., Inc.
Skechers USA Benelux B.V. 是舒适科技公司斯凯奇美国公司(纽约证券交易所代码:SKX)的子公司 总部设在南加州。Skechers 为男士、女士和儿童设计、开发和销售各种生活方式和高性能鞋类、服装和配饰。该公司的藏品通过百货商店和专卖店在180个国家和地区销售,并通过数字商店和大约5,200家公司和第三方拥有的实体零售商店直接向消费者销售。《财富》500强 公司,斯凯奇通过全资子公司、合资合作伙伴和分销商网络管理其国际业务。欲了解更多信息,请访问 about.skechers.com 然后关注我们 Facebook, Instagram 和 抖音。
本公告包含根据1995年《私人证券诉讼改革法》、经修订的1933年《证券法》第27A条和经修订的1934年《证券交易法》第21E条的安全港条款做出的前瞻性陈述。这些前瞻性陈述可能包括但不限于Skechers未来的国内和国际增长、财务业绩和业务,包括预期的净销售额和收益、其新产品的开发、对产品的未来需求、其计划的国内和国际扩张、新门店的开业和额外支出,以及广告和营销计划。前瞻性陈述可以通过使用诸如 “相信”、“预期”、“预期”、“估计”、“打算”、“计划”、“项目”、“将”、“可能”、“可能”、“可能”、“可能”、“可能”、“可能” 或具有类似含义的此类词语的任何变体来识别。任何此类陈述都受到风险和不确定性的影响,这些风险和不确定性可能导致实际结果与前瞻性陈述中的预测存在重大差异。可能导致或促成此类差异的因素包括:COVID-19 疫情导致的业务和运营中断;我们供应链的延误或中断;国际经济、政治和市场状况,包括全球通货膨胀和外币汇率波动的影响、充满挑战的美国消费零售市场以及世界各地战争、战争行为和其他冲突的影响;维持、管理和预测成本和适当的库存水平;损失任何重大库存水平客户;由于特定设计和/或产品类别缺乏知名度,行业零售商的需求减少和订单的取消;保持品牌形象和鞋类销售商之间的激烈竞争,尤其是在竞争激烈的高性能鞋类市场;预测、识别、解释或预测时尚趋势、消费者对产品的需求和上述各种市场因素的变化;春季、返校和假日销售季节的销售水平;以及斯凯彻斯截至2023年12月31日止年度的10-K表年度报告及其2024年10-Q表季度报告中提及或纳入的其他因素。考虑到这些以及其他与 COVID-19 疫情相关的风险因素,这些情况的动态性质意味着本新闻稿中的内容可能随时发生变化,因此,实际结果可能与此类前瞻性陈述所设想的结果存在重大差异。此处包含的风险并非详尽无遗。斯凯奇在竞争激烈且瞬息万变的环境中运营。新的风险不时出现,我们无法预测所有这些风险因素,也无法评估所有这些风险因素对我们业务的影响,也无法评估任何因素或因素组合在多大程度上可能导致实际业绩与任何前瞻性陈述中包含的结果存在重大差异。鉴于这些风险和不确定性,您不应过分依赖前瞻性陈述来预测实际结果。此外,不应将报告的结果视为未来业绩的指标。
Amber van Weert
斯凯奇美国比荷卢经济联盟有限公司
amber.vanweert@skechers.com
Mailien Nguyen
刘易斯队
skechersbe@teamlewis.com
资料来源:斯凯奇美国公司
2024 年 4 月 29 日发布 • 美国东部时间凌晨 3:00