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The Italian fashion industry lacks a single representative body to discuss with the government
The Italian fashion industry lacks a single business organization giving it more clout to discuss with the government, as the metalworkers do, according to Prada’s chief executive, Patrizio Bertelli. He noted that the metalworking industry has a smaller workforce than in the fashion one but it historically gets more attention ...
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The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) and TÜV...
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) and TÜV SÜD have updated the Global Footwear Product Safety Guide, which covers chemical and physical testing requirements as well as proposed protocols for shoes. The update is the result of the work of FDRA's Product Safety Enhancement Committee with several company ...
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Bernard Arnault, LVMH's chairman and chief executive, has become the...
Bernard Arnault, LVMH's chairman and chief executive, has become the world's second-wealthiest person, overtaking Bill Gates on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Arnault has been chairman and chief executive of LVMH, the French luxury conglomerate, since 1989. According to Bloomberg, he has a net worth of more than $107 billion, as ...
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Manolo Blahnik's creations will be on display at the Wallace...
Manolo Blahnik's creations will be on display at the Wallace Collection in London, next to works of art from the museum's collection. The exhibition, entitled “An Enquiring Mind: Manolo Blahnik at the Wallace Collection,” will run from June 10 to Sept. 1. Besides presenting the creative process of the Spanish ...
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Birkenstock recently opened its manufacturing sites in Görlitz and Bernstadt...
Birkenstock recently opened its manufacturing sites in Görlitz and Bernstadt to a group of journalists from 13 countries, as reported by Fashion Network. The journalists were given a tour of the company's facilities in May. It was the first time that the company had granted access to its production facilities ...
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Stahl, the Dutch specialist in leather and performance coatings and...
Stahl, the Dutch specialist in leather and performance coatings and dyes, and Applied DNA Sciences have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate the use of molecular tagging in leather supply chains. Under the terms of the deal, the two parties will evaluate the molecular tagging of process ...
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Lyst, a global metasearch platform for fashion, has launched what...
Lyst, a global metasearch platform for fashion, has launched what it calls the Sneaker Intelligence Unit. The company has recruited a network of “sneaker experts” by administering an online test and, for those who score at least 80 percent, a “'mastery' stage challenge.” Lyst then solicits opinions from these experts ...
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Capital, the monthly business magazine published in Hamburg, has declared...
Capital, the monthly business magazine published in Hamburg, has declared that the Deichmann Group has one of best employee-training programs in Germany. Deichmann's program was rated “very good” among some 700 other candidates. The magazine signaled out the program's specialist content, overseas opportunities for new recruits, regular feedback, workshops, mentoring, ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have announced the development...
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have announced the development of a new modeling approach that is said to predict the traction performance of shoe treads. The model was developed by Kurt Beschorner, associate professor of bioengineering, and Seyed Moghaddam, a student researcher, at the university's human movement and balance ...
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The use of leather in shoe uppers is likely to...
The use of leather in shoe uppers is likely to improve after 2019. According to the latest edition of Leather Pipeline, the market intelligence report on leatherbiz.com, the prospects for a larger use of leather are based on two main reasons. Firstly, the widespread use of mesh uppers in casual ...
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Footwear News, a 73-year-old American trade magazine for which the...
Footwear News, a 73-year-old American trade magazine for which the editor of Shoe Intelligence worked for 13 years, has launched a revamped website after explosive growth over the past three years. Its alerts are also read by a growing number of consumers who are looking for the latest sneakers and ...
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The success of Italian exports is largely driven by reshoring....
The success of Italian exports is largely driven by reshoring. This is what emerges from a recent study by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, as reported by the Italian daily Il Foglio. According to the study, more than 79 percent of Italian exported products have been manufactured ...
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CTCR, the Footwear Technology Center of La Rioja, has been...
CTCR, the Footwear Technology Center of La Rioja, has been awarded the gold medal by AEDEEC, the European Association of Economy and Competitiveness, in recognition of its activities. AEDEEC said the Spanish footwear research center was honored with the gold medal for the quality and the diversity of its work. ...
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CORRECTION: The figures used in our casual footwear chart for...
CORRECTION: The figures used in our casual footwear chart for Stonefly were not quite right. In terms of euros, the Italian brand had a turnover of €78 million in 2016, slightly down from €80 million in the previous year.
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Gucci is partnering with Bocconi University to launch the Gucci...
Gucci is partnering with Bocconi University to launch the Gucci Research Lab. This new three-year research project is designed to develop the so-called soft skills, and how factors like mindset, risk-taking and staff empowerment can enhance performance and growth, with a focus on the fashion and luxury industry. The underlying ...
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Christian Louboutin will be opening its first nail bar at...
Christian Louboutin will be opening its first nail bar at the Mandarin Oriental Paris, from Dec. 11-30. The Mandarin Oriental Paris is located on the prestigious rue Saint-Honoré, in Paris' first arrondissement. In the hotel-based temporary nail bar, customers will have an opportunity to try Christian Louboutin's nail polish range. ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo and OTB were among the winners of the...
Salvatore Ferragamo and OTB were among the winners of the second edition of the Corporate Art Awards, which reward the synergies between private companies and institutions on art-related patronage. OTB, the group owned by Renzo Rosso, funded the restoration of the iconic Ponte di Rialto bridge in Venice. The restoration ...
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Alibaba has announced it plans to invest RMB 100 billion,...
Alibaba has announced it plans to invest RMB 100 billion, the equivalent of around $15 billion, over the next three years in a new global research and development program called Alibaba DAMO Academy. The acronym stands for “Discovery, Adventure, Momentum and Outlook.” The academy will start by launching research labs in ...
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Northampton's historic shoe collection has been moved from the Northampton...
Northampton's historic shoe collection has been moved from the Northampton Museum and Art Gallery into storage, in preparation for the renovation and expansion of the museum itself. The museum closed for renovation on Feb. 19. Since then, a total of 3,125 items were catalogued, packed and removed by staff and ...
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Wearing the wrong shoes can result in a variety of...
Wearing the wrong shoes can result in a variety of health problems for the elderly. A recent study conducted by the Podiatry University Clinic at the University of La Coruña, in Spain, has found that most of the older people who do not wear the proper shoes need to seek ...
