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The Indonesian Footwear Industry Development Center (BPIPI) has established the...
The Indonesian Footwear Industry Development Center (BPIPI) has established the Indonesia Footwear Creative Competition (IFCC). The IFCC intends to promote footwear as a promising industry for young Indonesians casting about for a profession. It comprises three competitions. The footwear design competition is looking for innovative designs brought to life through ...
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German shoe retailers hope for a better year
The first few months of 2019 were promising for German shoe retailers, with a combined sales increase of 16 percent in January and February alone, followed by a relatively good month of March. Last month, the retailers' sales were 9.8 percent higher than in March 2018, when they had shown ...
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Siro Badon, an Italian specialist in private label footwear, was...
Siro Badon, an Italian specialist in private label footwear, was endorsed as the new chairman of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian shoe industry association, at a meeting held just after the end of the World Footwear Congress in Milan earlier this month. He was the only candidate for the post, and his ...
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Unic, the association that represents the Italian tanning industry, has...
Unic, the association that represents the Italian tanning industry, has acquired a stake in SprintItaly through Lineapelle, a subsidiary of Unic. The €4 million investment will see Unic own 2 percent of Sicit's capital.
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The British Footwear Association (BFA) has appointed a new chief...
The British Footwear Association (BFA) has appointed a new chief executive, Lucy Reece-Raybould, who has been with the Company of Master Jewellers since 2010. She replaces John Saunders, who retired from the post a few weeks ago after serving in the role since November 2015.
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Tom Ford has been appointed as the new chairman of...
Tom Ford has been appointed as the new chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). He will replace Dian von Fustenberg, who is leaving CFDA after a 13-year tenure at the helm of the organization alongside Steven Kolb, CFDA's chief executive. Ford's appointment will take effect on ...
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At its recent annual executive summit in Washington, D.C., the...
At its recent annual executive summit in Washington, D.C., the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) named the winners of its survey-based awards. Wolverine Worldwide was the year's top all-around performer, while Shoe Carnival was the first top performer in e-commerce. Ben Sasse of the U.S. Senate, a Republican ...
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Veja has announced a lawsuit against Primark for copying the...
Veja has announced a lawsuit against Primark for copying the design of its V 10 Extra White Nautico Pekin sneakers. The trademark of the V 10 shoe consists of the “V” on the upper area of the shoe, a rubber sole and insole, upper and panels in leather, the word ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has appointed Gary...
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has appointed Gary Simmons, director of Intradeco Apparel, as its new chairman. He replaces Thomas Glaser of VF Corp., who is stepping down at the end of his one-year term.
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The Eighth Commercial Court (Juzgado de lo Mercantil número 8)...
The Eighth Commercial Court (Juzgado de lo Mercantil número 8) of Madrid has ruled that Scalpers' white vintage-style sneakers are not a “disloyal copy” of Adidas' Stan Smith sneakers. As the court explained, there are many similar sneakers on the market, the Stan Smith model does not enjoy a “competitive ...
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Italian footwear manufacturers operating in the industrial cluster of the...
Italian footwear manufacturers operating in the industrial cluster of the Marche region have launched a “Shoes Valley” project, which aims to entice local entrepreneurs to join forces and to promote their region. The project, which has the support of local authorities, replicates similar initiatives already undertaken in the neighboring region ...
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Luís Onofre is CEC’s new president
Luís Onofre, the fashion designer who heads up the Portuguese shoe and leathergoods industry association, Apiccaps, has been elected as the new president of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC), which represents more than 21,000 companies employing over 278,000 people all over Europe.He will take over the reins ...
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CEC kicks off with a new Erasmus program
The European Confederation of Footwear Industry (CEC) has announced the start-up of a new research project under the European Erasmus+SciELD program entitled “Footwear in the 21st century: New skills for the design of drastically improved comfort, sustainable, fashion-oriented and scientifically-led footwear products,” which aims to find new methods of assessing ...
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Micam becomes more selective
The Milan trade show, which ran from Feb 10 to 13, closed with over 43,000 visitors, in terms of daily entrances, compared with 44,227 in the February edition of 2018. However in terms of individual entries, this edition registered a 2.5 percent increase as a higher number of Italians more ...
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The French shoe retailers' association (FDCF) has a new president,...
The French shoe retailers' association (FDCF) has a new president, Sandrine Lacotte Garcin. She replaces Philippe Daquai, who served as FDCF's president for six years. Daquai will become honorary president of the association. Lacotte Garcin is the owner of three shoe shops in Marseille, Avignon and Aix-en-Provence, in southern France. ...
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Mixed trade figures from Italy’s footwear sector
The latest available trade statistics show that Italy's footwear exports grew by 3.9 percent in value during the first ten months of 2018, while dropping in volume by 6.4 percent. The country exported a total of 176.4 million pairs priced at nearly €8.1 billion during the period. The average export ...
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Mixed figures from the Indian subcontinent
A string of export data from the Indian subcontinent have painted a mixed picture of the recent performance of local leather industries. But overall, regional players are increasingly ambitious and the Indian powerhouse is openly gearing up to lure manufacturing away from China.Bangladesh missed its exports target for footwear, leather ...
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Carlo Ferro, president since January of the Italian trade promotion...
Carlo Ferro, president since January of the Italian trade promotion agency, Ice, indicated that the Italian industry ministry is setting up a national scheme based on blockchain technology to ensure the traceability of Italian products in order to protect brands and fight counterfeiting. Blockchain is a shared database fueled by ...
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GBG takes the Bikkembergs license from Zeis
Zeis Excelsa, the once-flourishing and now troubled Italian shoemaker from the Marche region, has lost the Dirk Bikkembergs footwear license to the big Hong Kong-based Global Brands Group (GBG). The license agreement starts with the 2019-2020 autumn/winter collection. GBG has already worked with other fashion brands including Calvin Klein, Juicy ...
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Christian Louboutin has won a long-running legal battle over its...
Christian Louboutin has won a long-running legal battle over its famous red soles with Van Haren, a Dutch footwear brand. In 2012, Louboutin initiated a trademark infringement lawsuit against Van Haren after it launched a collection of high-heeled shoes featuring red soles. The French shoe designer argued in their complaint ...
