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The Sachdeva family, which owns one of the largest shoe-production...
The Sachdeva family, which owns one of the largest shoe-production companies in India, is launching Vazco Salbatore, a new brand for the international market. The uppers are made in India and the shoes are assembled in Portugal. The Sachdevas oversee the collection's design and product development, providing technical assistance to ...
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A group of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of...
A group of PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) supporters poured buckets of black “toxic slime” over their heads at London Fashion Week, to call attention to the harmful waste generated by the leather industry – represented by that “toxic slime.” Text on the buckets read “Dump Leather” ...
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The Vivarte group says it has entered exclusive negotiations to...
The Vivarte group says it has entered exclusive negotiations to sell San Marina, one of the last footwear retail chains in its possession, to Thierry Le Guénic and Stéphane Collaert, the French entrepreneurs who have already bought another shoe retail chain, Cosmoparis, and the Chevignon brand of sportswear. San Marina ...
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Ecco has opened a high-tech leather-cutting plant next to its...
Ecco has opened a high-tech leather-cutting plant next to its tannery in Xiamen, China. The company says it wants to establish the facility as a center of excellence for leather cutting. To minimize the environmental footprint, it is equipped with photovoltaic solar panels on the rooftop. The renewable energy makes ...
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Dr. Martens is going to go public on the London...
Dr. Martens is going to go public on the London Stock Exchange at the end of this year or early in 2020, according to a report in Il Sole 24 Ore, the Italian business daily. Permira, the investment fund that bought the brand for £300 million (€347.0m-$385.8m) in 2013, is ...
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Skechers says it has won a protracted trademark dispute with...
Skechers says it has won a protracted trademark dispute with Converse. An International Trade Commission judge found that Skechers' Twinkle Toes and its BOBS designs did not violate the trademark rights of Converse's Chuck Taylor midsole. According to Skechers, the judge also ruled that Converse's trademark had not acquired any ...
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Lidl, the German food discounter, has launched its first sneaker...
Lidl, the German food discounter, has launched its first sneaker model, limited to 400 pairs. The sneaker – designed in blue, yellow and red, the corporate colors of Lidl – was not available for purchase at Lidl's stores. Instead, Lidl launched a marketing stunt to boost awareness of the sneaker. ...
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Sioux has hired Uwe Decker as its sales director –...
Sioux has hired Uwe Decker as its sales director – a position that went unfilled for years. Decker will also head up the collection's design team. He has joined the German shoe company after several years at Josef Seibel.
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Tapestry has established a deal to sell its shoes through...
Tapestry has established a deal to sell its shoes through Tmall, the big Chinese e-commerce platform owned by Alibaba. Its three major brands – Coach, Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman – will have stores in Tmall's Luxury Pavilion. The American luxury and accessories group currently draws less than 20 percent ...
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Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at...
Moritz Hahn, who currently oversees supply and demand functions at Zalando in his role as senior vice president of the company, is leaving in December. His responsibilities will be taken over by two managers, Barbara Daliri-Freyduni and Boris Ewenstein. Daliri-Freyduni, who previously held positions at Google, Netflix and Microsoft, took ...
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Moreschi has signed a so-called “solidarity contract” with the labor...
Moreschi has signed a so-called “solidarity contract” with the labor union that represents its employees. For one year, the employees will reduce the amount of working hours at rates of 15 to 34 percent in all departments, and their pay will be cut by 22 percent on average. The Italian ...
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Veja has developed the “Condor,” a new running shoe that...
Veja has developed the “Condor,” a new running shoe that is said to be 53 percent bio-sourced. For the French company, known for its sustainable shoes and accessories, this is the first venture in the running market. The Condor is described as a “post-petroleum” running shoe. The shoe, which is ...
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The wages and labor conditions in the leather footwear manufacturing...
The wages and labor conditions in the leather footwear manufacturing sector of the Tamil Nadu region, in India's South, are worse than those in the region's garment sector. According to a study funded by the Ethical Trading Initiative, entitled “Due diligence in Tamil Nadu leather footwear manufacture,” the sector suffers ...
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The executive committee of the International Union of Shoe Industry...
The executive committee of the International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC) has selected the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) to organize its 21st Congress, to be held in China in 2021. The date and location have not yet been announced. First launched in 1972, the convention has been held ...
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Skechers is making a variety of claims on the sustainability...
Skechers is making a variety of claims on the sustainability of its packaging. Apparently, the Californian shoe brand has reduced the plastic in it by 85 percent and limited the plastic in its foot forms to 10 percent. All of this plastic is, with the right local infrastructure, recyclable. In ...
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The city council of Pirmasens – a city in Rhineland-Palatinate,...
The city council of Pirmasens – a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, famous for its history of shoe manufacturing – has recently approved the construction of the “Schuhstadt Pirmasens.” The shoe retail center, due to open there in spring 2021, will offer footwear and outdoor products within its 3,000 square meters. ...
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Italy has overtaken China as the largest importer of U.S....
Italy has overtaken China as the largest importer of U.S. leather. According to a new report by IndexBox, entitled “US Leather and Hide Market. Analysis and Forecast to 2025,” Italy imported 56,000 tons of leather from the U.S. in 2018, followed by China at 50,000 tons and Vietnam at 30,000 ...
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Chaussures Noël, a French manufacturer of children's shoes, has obtained...
Chaussures Noël, a French manufacturer of children's shoes, has obtained bankruptcy protection from creditors, with the permission to continue to operate normally until Dec. 15. The family-owned company, which already went through a reorganization in 2016, hopes to attract a new investor. After divesting other assets, the company has been ...
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Vögele Shoes, the Swiss shoe retail chain, has recently launched...
Vögele Shoes, the Swiss shoe retail chain, has recently launched a new store concept. A year ago, CCC, the fast-growing Polish shoe retail group, acquired a 70 percent stake in Vögele Shoes, which currently operates 184 stores, from another company, Karl Vögele. These companies have nothing to do with Charles ...
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Cesare Paciotti has decided to terminate the employment contracts for...
Cesare Paciotti has decided to terminate the employment contracts for 24 out of the 64 members of its staff. They were mostly engaged in the production unit of the company, and they receive a government subsidy under Italian law. The number of layoffs may be reduced to 20 depending on ...
