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Supra has opened a multi-purpose creative space conceptualized by Chad...
Supra has opened a multi-purpose creative space conceptualized by Chad Muska in Los Angeles, called Melrose/Fairfax that includes a pop-up retail shop for its footwear and clothing
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Vans has opened a skate park in the Swedish city...
Vans has opened a skate park in the Swedish city of Malmö
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Vibram USA has opened a new footwear soling facility in...
Vibram USA has opened a new footwear soling facility in Watertown, South Dakota, in combination with Glacial Lakes Rubber & Plastics
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Keen Footwear is using robots to make its Uneek shoes...
Keen Footwear is using robots to make its Uneek shoes in half the time required with the conventional manufacturing process. The robots, which were developed by ABB, were presented at its booth at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City at the beginning of this month. Retailers have shown ...
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A Serbian newspaper, Vecernje Novosti, picked up by the Italian...
A Serbian newspaper, Vecernje Novosti, picked up by the Italian media, said that part of the staff of Geox' new local plant in Vranje is unsatisfied with working conditions. Vecernje Novosti said that some members of the staff have complained to the local authorities, adding that the Serbian labor ministry ...
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The Benetton family has acquired a stake of 0.21 percent...
The Benetton family has acquired a stake of 0.21 percent in Hermès for €72 million through its holding company, Edizione Holding
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In Cuba, a new investment of up to $10 million...
In Cuba, a new investment of up to $10 million by a Chinese industrial partner will lead to the opening of a new factory in Havana for the production of dress shoes and footwear for men, women and children. According to reports in Footwearbiz, the new facility will have eight ...
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During ANWR's general meeting, held in Rotterdam on June 20,...
During ANWR's general meeting, held in Rotterdam on June 20, the affiliated retail members of the group decided that Schuh & Sport Mücke, the big German shoe and sporting goods retail chain that was acquired by ANWR in May 2015, will be kept as a private company under ANWR's ownership. ...
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Philippe Model Paris has been acquired by 21 Investimenti, the...
Philippe Model Paris has been acquired by 21 Investimenti, the investment fund owned by Alessandro Benetton. Paolo Gambato and Roberto Doro, the former owners, will both keep their roles as designer and managing director, respectively, and will stay on as shareholders. The investment fund has reportedly acquired 70 percent of ...
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Yves Saint Laurent is reportedly investing €5 million in a...
Yves Saint Laurent is reportedly investing €5 million in a new shoe factory in the Brenta footwear district, between Venice and Padua. According to Mff, the French fashion house started the construction work for the new factory in Vigonza, near Padua, in May. The facility will occupy a surface of ...
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Hermès International has acquired a minority stake in the shoe...
Hermès International has acquired a minority stake in the shoe brand Pierre Hardy. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Pierre Hardy fully owns three stores, the last of which was opened in Tokyo's Aoyama area in April, and is sold in 200 shops worldwide. Hardy has designed ...
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Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns a raft of...
Implus, the acquisitive U.S. company that owns a raft of sports, outdoor and footwear accessories brands, has snapped up the assets of MCN Solutions in Cape Town, a South African distribution partner for Implus and other sporting goods companies. The move will enable Implus to have its own organization in ...
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Backed by Berkshire Partners, Implus has taken over Spenco Medical...
Backed by Berkshire Partners, Implus has taken over Spenco Medical Corp.'s insole business and its 2nd Skin medical adhesive line. It will integrate them into its insole business, which comprises the Sof Sole and Sof Comfort brands among others. Implus will also acquire Spenco's Canadian operations. The remaining operations of ...
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Skechers has moved to bigger offices for its British subsidiary,...
Skechers has moved to bigger offices for its British subsidiary, as it continues to expand across Europe. It moved from Potters Bar, north of London, to a nearby facility of about 1,600 square meters in St Albans, with nine showrooms and plenty of multi-media technology. Rapid growth in the U.K. ...
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Shoe Carnival has launched a stock repurchase plan for up...
Shoe Carnival has launched a stock repurchase plan for up to $50 million, running until Nov. 30 at the latest
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Tod's has celebrated the completion of the first phase of...
Tod's has celebrated the completion of the first phase of renovation of Rome's Colosseum, a restoration project which is supported by the Italian luxury group. The first phase of the works has focused on the northern and southern façades of the iconic monument, cleaning up a total of 13,300 square ...
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Zappos is reportedly closing down its innovation center in San...
Zappos is reportedly closing down its innovation center in San Francisco and move dits R&D lab to its own head office in Las Vegas
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Salvatore Ferragamo's outgoing chief executive, Michele Norsa, said the Italian...
Salvatore Ferragamo's outgoing chief executive, Michele Norsa, said the Italian fashion house will focus on widening the profit margins on its products this year rather than pushing sales, to combat lower growth in the luxury market as a whole. Norsa, who spoke before the brand's menswear show at the Milan ...
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In contrast with Vivarte, which is selling off its shoe...
In contrast with Vivarte, which is selling off its shoe manufacturing subsidiary, CVC, the other major French shoe retailing group, Eram has set up a school to train skilled workers and technicians for its two remaining factories, which employ 350 people in the production of about 1.2 million pairs a ...
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Earth Shoes has adopted iVendix, the B2B wholesale e-commerce platform...
Earth Shoes has adopted iVendix, the B2B wholesale e-commerce platform of CenterStone Technologies
