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ABG and Warson collaborate on Volcom and Frye work shoes
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced an expanded partnership with Warson Brands, a full-service manufacturer of protective and safety technologies and longtime partner of Reebok. Warson has committed to designing, developing and distributing high-quality professional footwear for the Frye and Volcom brands in the U.S. and Canada. The Frye Company will ...
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News briefsKeen releases women’s hiking shoe
Source: Keen Footwear For autumn/winter 2022, Keen is introducing the Terradora Flex, a women’s hiking shoe designed for athleisure use, on the trail and in town. It combines the Terradora model’s fit with the Keen brand’s Bellows.Flex air-cushioning system, located at the flex point of the forefoot. ...
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Clarks US picks TPP Retail for labelling
Clarks US, the American unit of the British footwear group Clarks, has chosen TPP Retail’s Label IQ application to provide a comprehensive labelling solution for its stores. The TPP Retail’s solution was already rolled out in the group’s stores in the U.K., Ireland and Europe. “The TPP solution was a ...
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Veja launches a shoe repair service in Berlin
On Sept. 1, a sneaker repair shop will come on stream in the newly opened Veja store in Berlin-Mitte. The repair service will be available to Veja sneakers and other brands. Veja’s store is located at Alte Schönhauser Str. 42, and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 am. to ...
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ArticleCoats buys Renoflex and becomes a footwear component giant
Hot on the heels of the acquisition of Texon, a U.S. provider of footwear solutions, Coats announced the takeover of Rhenoflex, a German manufacturer of structural material solutions for the footwear industry. The back-to-back acquistions have turned the British industrial thread manufacturer into a significant supplier of components for the ...
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McLaren teams up with Athletic Propulsion Labs
British carmaker McLaren Automotive and Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL), a high-performance athletic footwear brand, have teamed up to create a new range of luxury footwear. The first offering from the collaboration is the limited-edition APL | McLaren HySpeed, a new silhouette designed as an all-purpose performance running shoe inspired by ...
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Global Payments buys EVO
Global Payments, a U.S. provider of payment technology and software solutions, has reached an agreement to buy EVO for $34.00 per share. The bid represents a $4.0 billion of enterprise value for EVO. “The acquisition of EVO is highly complementary to our technology-enabled strategy and provides meaningful opportunities to increase ...
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Aquafil and Genomatica advance on plant-based nylon-6
Aquafil and Genomatica have been collaborating to produce pilot-scale quantities of plant-based nylon-6 and have announced that they have now successfully completed the first demonstration-scale production runs. This will help determine the final design of future commercial plants and constitutes a step closer to the commercialization of the material. Plant-based ...
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Aerosoles signs a licensing agreement with Orly to expand into men’s products
The American luxury comfort footwear brand Aerosoles has signed a licensing agreement with Orly Corporation for the distribution of men’s slippers, men’s and ladies flip flops, hanging footwear, men’s socks and roller skates for men, women and youth. The collections will complement the brand’s assortment of classic women’s styles. The ...
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News briefsDesigner Brands enters licensing agreement with Le Tigre
Designer Brands has entered a licensing agreement with Le Tigre 360 Global, that will add the Le Tigre label to its portfolio of ”owned brands”. The Ohio-based footwear company aims to double sales of the owned brands category by 2026. The current portfolio includes Vince Camuto, Reebok, Hush Puppies, Jessica ...
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Fly Flot’s daily production reaches 18,000 pairs
Fly Flot, a company based in Calvisano, in the Northern Italian province of Brescia, has reached a daily production of 18,000 pairs, beating its target of 15,000 pairs set for 2022. “Our production has increased to 18,000 pairs per day in a few months thanks to the summer and winter ...
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Superfeet introduces hiking-specific Adapt insoles
Insoles manufacturer Superfeet has expanded the Adapt family of insoles by introducing Adapt Hike Max. Designed specifically for hiking, these insoles use the Adapt collection’s patented Adaptive Comfort Technology, and they are made with two layers of Superfeet’s Aerolyte foam. The Adapt Hike Max Insoles are the first hiking-focused insoles ...
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Icebug makes sneakers from other brands’ leftovers
Habit.se reported that the Swedish footwear brand Icebug has expanded its activity of producing shoes with the leftovers of textile brands. The company had manufactured a shoe whose upper was made of wool scraps from Woolpower’s underwear production. The website wrote that a pair of sneakers has now been made ...
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Timberland Construct: 10061 now available in the metaverse
In collaboration with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine and Conceptkicks, Timberland has unveiled an innovative design experience that blends the physical and virtual worlds. The partnership centers on Timberland Construct: 10061, which invites shoe lovers to immerse themselves in the universe of design, creation and innovation via a playable experience in ...
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OrthoLite expands O-Therm range
OrthoLite announced the expansion of its thermal foam, OrthoLite O-Therm. Previously limited to a thickness of 2mm, the first and only aerogel-infused, open-cell PU foam cold block solution in the market is now available in a thickness range from 2mm to 20mm, providing a more customizable cold block solution for ...
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Vivobarefoot partners with Bundlee
Footwear brand Vivobarefoot is partnering exclusively with Bundlee, a U.K.-based rental platform for children’s clothing, which is for the first time expanding its service to shoes. Founded in 2018 by Eve Kekeh, Bundlee offers children’s clothing on a rental subscription basis. The clothes are returned when the child grows up ...
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News briefsUFG in license agreement with Paul Frank
Unlimited Footwear Group (UFG) reached a license agreement to design, produce, market and distribute Paul Frank branded footwear in 50 countries including the entire European Union, Eastern Europe, the U.K., Switzerland and Scandinavia. The brand will be managed by UFG’s unit Heritage Footwear Company, which plans to launch two ...
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Timberland renews eyewear agreement with Marcolin
Timberland, the footwear brand owned by VF Corp, has renewed until December 2026 its license agreement with the Italian eyewear manufacturer Marcolin. The companies have worked together since 2003. Under the agreement, Marcolin oversees the design, production and global distribution of sunglasses and optical frames with the Timberland name. At ...
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Nicowa launches a footwear, accessories collection
After opening at the end of last year an office in Verona to optimize production processes in northern Italy, Nicowa is expanding to include shoes and accessories for the autumn/winter 2022/23 season. Since April, Anna Boutachkova has been on board with the Munich womenswear label as head of design for ...
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German painter Norbert Bisky designs new comfort shoe for Finn Comfort
The German shoe manufacturer Finn Comfort has partnered up with the Berlin-based artist Norbert Bisky to design a new comfort shoe. The figurative painter designed a limited leather comfort sneaker based on his 2013 series of works entitled “Masse”. Inspired by the Berlin club scene, they were exhibited as ...
