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Carlo Calenda, Italy's Deputy Minister for Economic Development, has been...
Carlo Calenda, Italy's Deputy Minister for Economic Development, has been tapped as the country's new ambassador to the European Union, replacing Stefano Sannino. Calenda had recently been chosen to chair the first committee of the Italian fashion and accessory (“Comitato della moda e dell'accessorio italiano”), launched on Dec. 23, 2015. ...
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Pitti Uomo, the menswear trade show in Florence on Jan....
Pitti Uomo, the menswear trade show in Florence on Jan. 12-15, is being be held under tight security measures. The number of turnstiles has been increased, but manned by extra staff so as to minimize waiting times. Each individual at the event is being asked to carry proof of identity. ...
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The partners in the European High-End Shoe (HES) project for...
The partners in the European High-End Shoe (HES) project for innovative training in luxury footwear manufacturing held a meeting in the French shoe town of Romans to discuss the first outcome of a research study on the characteristics and requirements for the training modules being developed for future technicians. The ...
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A Beijing court has agreed to review a legal suit...
A Beijing court has agreed to review a legal suit by Louis Vuitton, asking for damages worth 250,000 yuan renmimbi (€35,021.8-$38,003.6) from three people convicted for offering counterfeit copies of its clothing, shoes and handbags on the popular Taobao website of Alibaba Group. The three individuals were already charged with ...
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Crocs has filed a lawsuit against Evacol, a Colombian retailer...
Crocs has filed a lawsuit against Evacol, a Colombian retailer that opened its first store at the Plantation mall in Florida in November, claiming patent infringement for selling lightweight shoes that allegedly look like Crocs, its signature clogs. Evacol has more than 60 stores in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, and ...
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Nike filed a lawsuit against Skechers USA in Oregon's U.S....
Nike filed a lawsuit against Skechers USA in Oregon's U.S. District Court on Jan. 4, claiming trademark infringement of the designs of its Flyknit shoes' uppers and soles, covered by several patents. The designs at issue are those of Skechers' Burst shoes, its Flex Appeal style for women, its Skech ...
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Shares in the Iconix Brand Group took a nosedive on...
Shares in the Iconix Brand Group took a nosedive on Monday, after the company announced that it received a formal order of investigation from staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The company, which owns the rights to a string of fashion and sports brands, added that it intended ...
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José Monzonís has been officially installed as the new president...
José Monzonís has been officially installed as the new president of Fice, the Spanish shoe industry federation
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The China-based Alibaba Group has appointed a former U.S. federal...
The China-based Alibaba Group has appointed a former U.S. federal prosecutor, Mathhiew Bassiur, to lead a team that will work to enforce intellectual property protection at the company, in cooperation with international brands and retail partners, industry associations, government regulators, law enforcement agencies and other organizations. The move follows renewed ...
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Altagamma, the Italian luxury brand committee, organized on Nov. 26...
Altagamma, the Italian luxury brand committee, organized on Nov. 26 the fifth edition of the Altagamma Day at Montecitorio, the palace in Rome that is the seat of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. The organization presented to members of the Italian government a document highlighting the need for close collaboration ...
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The International Trade Commission in the U.S. has ruled that...
The International Trade Commission in the U.S. has ruled that Skechers' Twinkle Toes and Bobs shoes don't infringe on Converse's trademark for the Chuck Taylor midsole. The judge in the case found that there were enough differences in the design features to avoid confusion among consumers. According to Skechers, the ...
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Diane Sullivan, chairman and chief executive of Caleres (ex Brown...
Diane Sullivan, chairman and chief executive of Caleres (ex Brown Shoe Co.), has become the chairwoman of the Two Ten Footwear Foundation, the American nonprofit organization. She takes over from Blake Kruger, chairman, CEO and president of Wolverine Worldwide. Greg Tunney, president and CEO of R.G. Barry, has been named ...
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The European Union has finalized its free trade agreement with...
The European Union has finalized its free trade agreement with Vietnam. Starting in 2018, 99 percent of all import duties and export duties affecting bilateral trade are going to be phased out over a seven-year period. The FTA will make it easier and cheaper to import shoes from Vietnam into ...
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Working together with customs authorities and law enforcement agencies all...
Working together with customs authorities and law enforcement agencies all over the world to crack down on counterfeiters, Deckers Brands, the parent company of Ugg, has taken legal action against 60,000 websites that are allegedly selling copies of its Ugg shoes. RCK Footwear, Shoe Dynasty, Boston International and Andrew Lu ...
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A court in Aachen has opened a legal suit by...
A court in Aachen has opened a legal suit by Zalando against a group of alleged cheaters who ordered merchandise worth about €75,000 and never paid for it
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Italy will work with researchers and manufacturers in Vietnam to...
Italy will work with researchers and manufacturers in Vietnam to establish a new technology center in the Asian country. The announcement was made in mid-November during a forum on Vietnam-Italy Strategic Dialogue as part of a visit to Vietnam by Italy's head of state, Sergio Mattarella. The center will enable ...
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Juanita Duggan is going to step down as chief executive...
Juanita Duggan is going to step down as chief executive of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) at the end of this year to take on an unspecified new role. She was appointed to the post in July 2014. AAFA is developing a “leadership transition plan.”
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The new president of Assocalzaturifici, Annarita Pilotti, has drawn attention...
The new president of Assocalzaturifici, Annarita Pilotti, has drawn attention to the potential consequences for Italian and European manufacturers in case the EU grants Market Economy Status to China. The footwear and textile sectors might be especially vulnerable as these sectors would no longer be able to obtain relief from ...
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A German private-sector watchdog, the Centre for Protection against Unfair...
A German private-sector watchdog, the Centre for Protection against Unfair Competition, has filed a suit in a regional court in Berlin against Zalando, accusing the e-tailer of false advertising. The suit alleges that Zalando had made customers believe that they had to act to buy certain clothing items on its ...
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Ecco has been asked pay 82 million Danish kroner (€11.0m-$11.7m)...
Ecco has been asked pay 82 million Danish kroner (€11.0m-$11.7m) in extra taxes for 2005 in its home country. The Danish National Tax Court handed out the ruling, charging that the company should also pay for income earnings by its subsidiaries in Indonesia and Thailand. Noting that one of the ...
