Bugatti Shoes Heritage Presentation

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1928 – The Beginning

AstorMueller is in the shoe industry since 1928 when the present Chairman Tim T. Müllers
grandfather Johann Müller established the „Werkstatt Johann Müller for customized shoes“.
1950s, 1960s, 1970s – Continue the tradition

His father Hans Müller together with his wife Britta Müller continued the shoe maker tradition
with the Astormüller Footwear Agency producing fine Italian and Portuguese shoe collections.
80s – Towards new shores

Tim T. Müller and his brother Oliver Müller also followed these footsteps and started 1984 their
education in the growing family shoe business.
Early 90s – Big business ahead

1990 Tim T. Müller becomes Chairman and 100% shareholder of the family business and started
to realize a tremendous growth based on consequent alignment to consumers needs and future
markets. The head office of the AM company is now located in Pirmasens - the former German
capital of shoe manufacturers.
Late 90s - The wind of change

In the Nineties lasts are developed by renowned German-Italian last manufacturer and the
production is based on traditional constructions using exclusively the best qualities of leathers. Tim
T. Müller launches up to 8 collections every year anticipating the changing requirements of the
retail industry. To be quite close to the Italian devolpement center as well as to the German core
market 1999 the AstorMueller AG was founded in Switzerland and the company moved to the
Swiss town Hünenberg near Zurich.
2000 – Start into the new millenium

In 2000 the bugatti licence was acquired. The first Shop-in-Shop systems are implementated
with specialized shoe retailer. In this decade various comfort features and comfort themes as
SOFT GEL and GENIAL INSOLE are developed to meet the customers needs of modern and
and equally comfortable shoes. The strategy is focussed on the international brand license
business. The first casual and sportive shoe collections are launched forseeing the upcoming
megatrends denim and sports fashion. In 2009 the first womans collection was launched.
2013 – Positioned for the future

Today the AstorMueller AG exclusively holds the license for bugatti shoes and DANIEL HECHTER
shoes and stands for the exemplary symbiosis combining traditional craftsmenship, up to date
fashion and state of the art technology for modern and perfect fitting shoes.
German retailers have chossen bugatti shoes as the leading brand in the category „future
perspectives“ and attributed highest appeal in the most important target groups.
bugatti shoes are sold worldwide in 35 countries and became one of the most
successful and leading shoe brands in Europe.

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