All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 45
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A new Italian law allowing stores to stay open at...
A new Italian law allowing stores to stay open at all times from the start of this year is causing controversy and disbelief among the country's retailers. The bold move was pushed by Mario Monti, Italy's prime minister, as part of his plan to open up the country's services industry. ...
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The Indian government has decided to allow foreign brands to...
The Indian government has decided to allow foreign brands to set own up to 100 percent of any of their mono-brand stores operating in the country, instead of working with a local partner. The only conditions is that they will have to source at least 30 percent of the value ...
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Deckers Outdoor Corporation has settled the lawsuit against Dr. Jay's...
Deckers Outdoor Corporation has settled the lawsuit against Dr. Jay's in which it claimed that the New York retailer sold counterfeit Ugg boots in its stores. Dr. Jay's has to destroy any fake inventory it has, and donate any actual Uggs to charity. While Dr. Jay's is not an authorized ...
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The merger of the federation of the German footwear industry,...
The merger of the federation of the German footwear industry, HDS, and the German association of leathergoods manufacturers, BVLK, has been decided. From Jan. 1, 2012, a single association called HDS will take over their operations. Like the former HDS, it will be run by Manfred Junkert and Ralph Rieker ...
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Cotance, the European Tanners' Council, has joined the International Council...
Cotance, the European Tanners' Council, has joined the International Council of Tanners (ICT) as a group following a meeting of the ICT during the World Leather Congress in Rio de Janeiro on Nov. 6 where its conditions were accepted. The main condition was a revision of various clauses in the ...
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The European Trade Union Federation for Textiles, Clothing and Leather...
The European Trade Union Federation for Textiles, Clothing and Leather and Cotance, the European leather industry's representative body in Brussels, have begun a project to analyze the socioeconomic and environmental performance of the tanning industry in Europe. A detailed report will be published about the findings. The EU is sponsoring ...
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Portugal's Technology Center for the Leather Industry, CTIC, has joined...
Portugal's Technology Center for the Leather Industry, CTIC, has joined the International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies, and its R&D director, Filipe Crispim, has joined the international group's executive committee. CTIC was set up in 992 by the Portuguese Leather Association to help promote technical innovation in the ...
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Bruno Ferrari, Mexico's federal minister of the economy, has indicated...
Bruno Ferrari, Mexico's federal minister of the economy, has indicated that his government will likely reimpose anti-dumping duties on footwear from China before the end of the first quarter of 2012. He gave his assurances to a group of shoe industry leaders in Léon, stressing that his government had been ...
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An old factory could bring some new life to the...
An old factory could bring some new life to the footwear industry in Romans, the former shoe town in southeastern France, with some help from the local government. The departmental authorities approved a €12,000 grant last month for the Romans Leather Hub (Pôle Cuir de Romans), an association that has ...
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Dozens of brands have signed up to have a presence...
Dozens of brands have signed up to have a presence in a 10,000-square-meter theme park for shoes and leathergoods due to be set up near Waalwijk, the leading Dutch hub of the leather community. Offering commercial, educational and cultural experiences, the new center is expected to attract between 300,000 and ...
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An auction of shoes designed by the late Roger Vivier...
An auction of shoes designed by the late Roger Vivier has generated proceeds of more than €600,000. Diego Della Valle, major shareholder of Tod's and licensee of the Roger Vivier brand, reportedly bought more than 100 styles, but he is considering legating that to the Shoe Museum of Romans, which ...
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Ethiopia's Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has announced that...
Ethiopia's Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has announced that the country will begin imposing a 150 percent tax on the export of semi-finished leather. The goal is to promote exports of finished leather and leathergoods. The country has also laid the groundwork to stop exporting raw hides as well.
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More initiatives by the very active British Footwear Association, led...
More initiatives by the very active British Footwear Association, led by Richard Kotter: The organization has introduced a new type of membership – associate membership – geared toward smaller companies that don't need the full range of BFA benefits. Eight companies have already signed up +++ More than 18 people ...
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Collective Brands has decided to recall about 45,000 pairs of...
Collective Brands has decided to recall about 45,000 pairs of Know It All girls' shoes in the U.S. because of an ornamental star on the heel that can pose a laceration hazard. The U.S. company said it had received 27 reports of cuts and scratches. Affected consumers have been advised ...
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Yue Yuen Industrial has halted production at its large facility...
Yue Yuen Industrial has halted production at its large facility in Guandong Providence because of a strike by its workers. According to China Labor Watch, more than 7,000 workers walked out of their jobs at the Yucheng shoe factory in the Yue Yuen Industrial Park of Hungjiang, near Dongguan, leading ...
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Crocs is suing the retailer Walgreens, saying that Walgreens is...
Crocs is suing the retailer Walgreens, saying that Walgreens is copying its footwear designs. Walgreens has a collection called Caribbean Cartel, which Crocs says are obvious copies of its trademarks such as the Crocband design.
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Collective Brands is recalling one style of its Keds shoes...
Collective Brands is recalling one style of its Keds shoes because parts can come loose, causing cuts and scratches to the wearer. The voluntary recall affects style No. KY40098A, which is printed on the underside of the tongue. The shoes are black and pink rubber-soled with white trim, and metal ...
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The second round of collective bargaining of the German shoe...
The second round of collective bargaining of the German shoe industry, which took place recently in Offenbach near Frankfurt, has not been resolved. Representatives of the German shoe industry claim that the high expectations of the employees' representatives are not realistic. HDS, the federation of the German footwear industry, underlines ...
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A committee of the European Parliament has approved a decree...
A committee of the European Parliament has approved a decree for the use of €1.4 million from the European Globalization Adjustment Fund to help 680 of the 974 workers who have lost their jobs due to the shutdown of Rohde's factory in Portugal. The plant employed more than 3,000 people ...
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A court of appeals in Paris has ruled on fines...
A court of appeals in Paris has ruled on fines of more than €60,000 against Minelli, one of the shoe retail chains of the Vivarte group, for counterfeiting the Queenie Derby style of Free Lance, the brand of women's shoe belonging to Rautureau Apple Shoes. Minelli will also have to ...
