All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 24
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New programs to revitalize skills and jobs in Europe
The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) is activating two new programs intended to prepare European shoe companies for a positive generational change. It is participating with other stakeholders in the broader textile, clothing, leather and footwear (TCLF) sector in a strategic four-year project, funded by the European Commission ...
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Europe exports more, China’s role declines
Exports of footwear from the European Union to the rest of the world increased by 12.5 percent in the first half of 2017, according to a preview of the World Footwear Yearbook prepared every year by Apiccaps, the Portuguese shoe industry association. The biggest increases were recorded in Germany and ...
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Cotance, the European Union (EU) leather industry representative body, sent...
Cotance, the European Union (EU) leather industry representative body, sent a letter to Dr. Martens on Jan. 18, in which it complains about the company's references to “leather” in its description of shoes in its current collection, while the shoes are actually made from synthetic materials. In 2017, Dr. Martens ...
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Louboutin, best known for its stiletto heels and red sole,...
Louboutin, best known for its stiletto heels and red sole, has suffered a setback in its bid for exclusive rights to put red soles on high-heeled shoes. The French designer went to court in the Netherlands to prevent VanHaren, a Dutch high street shoe retailer, from selling its own version ...
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The shoe industry in the Balearic Islands, and particularly in...
The shoe industry in the Balearic Islands, and particularly in Menorca, where it is traditionally strong, is expected to benefit from an overall plan for the Balearic Islands to boost the manufacturing sector. The plan, which was announced by the President of the regional government, Francina Armengol, on Jan. 22, ...
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Italian shoe production rises by 1.0% in volume
Italy's shoe production inched up by 1.0 percent in volume to 189.5 million pairs and by 1.0 percent in value to €7,748 million in 2017 thanks to higher exports, which absorb about 85 percent of the country's output, according to an estimate released by the Italian shoe industry association Assocalzaturifici, ...
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In Italy, a new sanctioning regime is now in place...
In Italy, a new sanctioning regime is now in place against the violations concerning the labeling of the materials used in footwear and in the fibers for textile products. The law (published in Gazzetta Ufficiale no. 296 of Dec. 20, 2017), which is in effect from Jan 4, 2018, makes ...
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Marga Indra-Heide has left as the head of Modeurop, an...
Marga Indra-Heide has left as the head of Modeurop, an organization that belongs to the German shoe industry association, HDS/L, through its Deutsche Schuhinstitut. She has decided to continue to predict fashion trends and to provide advice to shoe designers and buyers through her own new company, the Fashion Trend ...
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Representatives of employers and employees are at loggerheads over a...
Representatives of employers and employees are at loggerheads over a proposed increase in the minimum wage in Myanmar, one of the lowest-cost sourcing alternatives to China. Employers object that the proposed increase to $3.53 (€2.95) a day from March onwards is far too high, imposing a heavy burden that will ...
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The Russian government is pushing for the use of barcodes...
The Russian government is pushing for the use of barcodes on footwear, starting on June 1 with a voluntary test conducted by Zenden and other major Russian shoe retailers. An alternative project for the use of RFID chips has been dropped, at least for the time being. The use of ...
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Christian Louboutin has been awarded damages by the Delhi High...
Christian Louboutin has been awarded damages by the Delhi High Court in a case for infringement of trademark of its famous red sole by Kamal Family Footwear and Adra Steps, two dealers in women's footwear in Delhi. Louboutin had found Kamal and Adra Steps using its signature design “red sole” ...
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The Indonesian Footwear Association (Aprisindo) is urging the government to...
The Indonesian Footwear Association (Aprisindo) is urging the government to improve infrastructures and reduce taxes to make the local footwear industry more competitive and attract new investments. Projecting an increase of only 6 to 7 percent in the country's shoes exports in 2018, remaining below the 10 percent growth level ...
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Little growth for Italy’s shoe industry
The revenues of the Italian footwear industry rose by an estimated 2.1 percent in the first nine months of this year, while production went up by 0.7 percent in volume, according to its trade association, Assocalzaturifici, but the third quarter was largely flat.The latest available trade statistics for the first ...
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End of the rope for Rebeca Sanver?
Florencia Marco, the Spanish shoe company that owns the brands Rebeca Sanver, To Be and Pimientos, is reportedly facing liquidation after being given bankruptcy protection from its creditors last Sept. 19. Officials of the company and its judicial administrator, Carlos Felipe Ros Álvarez, could not be reached for comment, but ...
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Gucci was swept up in a tax dragnet when police...
Gucci was swept up in a tax dragnet when police raided its Florence office and Milan head offices at the end of November. The fast-growing Italian fashion house, owned by Kering, issued a statement after La Stampa, an Italian daily newspaper, reported that police spent three days searching the offices ...
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Indian children stitch shoes for the global market
Children as young as eight are reportedly missing school to labor in hazardous conditions in Agra, the city of the Taj Mahal, to supply shoes for the global market. A report from the Fair Labor Association (FLA), iMentor and the Stop Child Labour Coalition (SCL), investigated conditions and called on ...
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Internet marketplaces lose a case in the ECJ
A ruling issued by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg in favor of Coty earlier this month could help build up a case for other brands premium or luxury brandsagainst the unauthorized sale of their products on third-party online retailing platforms like Amazon or eBay.Asked for its opinion ...
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Frank Boehly has been re-elected for a three-year mandate to...
Frank Boehly has been re-elected for a three-year mandate to lead the French Conseil National du Cuir (CNC). Claude-Eric Paquin, president of Fédération Française de la Chaussure, and Jean Pierre Gualino, chief executive of ATC Tannery Chemical and president of the French Comité Professionnel de Développement Economique Cuir Chaussure Maroquinerie ...
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A court in Neubrandenburg opened insolvency proceedings for Anika Schuhhandels...
A court in Neubrandenburg opened insolvency proceedings for Anika Schuhhandels GmbH on Dec. 1. Christian Plail, an attorney with SGP Schneider Geiwitz, was named trustee. In a letter to its suppliers, the German shoe retailer confirmed orders for the spring/summer 2018 season and their financing. A decision will be made ...
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Amazon is facing legal problems in Europe
Birkenstock's action against Amazon in Europe comes will the American online giant is getting other types of legal challenges. The French government has filed a complaint in the Paris Tribunal de Commerce, charging that it is abusing its dominant position with some suppliers. It is seeking a fine of €10 ...
