Latest News Briefs – Page 94
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The Natural Fibers Alliance calls for suspension of Higg Index
In the wake of the recent New York Times article “How fashion giants recast plastic as good for the planet,” the Natural Fibers Alliance (NFA) is campaigning for an immediate suspension of the use of the Higg Index. Since its implementation in 2012 by the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, the ...
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Bata aims to double its Italian franchise network in 3 years
Bata, the Lausanne-based shoemaker plans to increase the number of its stores in franchising from about 90 currently to 200 by the end of 2024. The expansion of the network will focus on opening stores in the center of towns with a population of 40,000-80,000. The brand is also interested ...
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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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Spartoo says 150 merchants are using its TooPost service
Spartoo, a French online retailer, said that 150 e-merchants have chosen its TooPost transport solution service. The service covers about 15 destinations in Europe thanks to relationships built with more than 20 local postal services. TooPost offers an end-to-end transport service that can deliver more than 4 million packages every ...
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New Balance sues Steve Madden for alleged copyright infringement
New Balance Athletics has filed a design patent, trademark infringement, and unfair competition case, claiming that Steve Madden deliberately copied its 327 sneaker model with the launch of the “Chasen” shoe model. The complaint was filed in a Massachusetts District Court on June 7. New Balance introduced the 327 design ...
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Adidas sues Nike over alleged technology infringements
After Nike last sued Adidas in December 2021 over its Flyknit knitted upper technology, claiming that a total of 49 Adidas shoe models infringed its technology, the German sporting goods company is now accusing the American company in federal court in Texas of “knowingly and intentionally” infringing nine patents related ...
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News briefsHoka launches a new global marketing campaign
Hoka, a division of Deckers Brands, is launching a new global brand platform, Fly Human Fly. With the brand’s most comprehensive globally integrated marketing campaign to date, Hoka invites runners of all abilities to experience running as a place of joy, optimism and unlimited possibilities. Fly Human Fly is designed ...
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ANWR Group to add 2,500sqm to Mainhausen order center for new showrooms
ANWR Group announced plans to add a new building to its existing Ordercenter O1 on the Mainhausen Campus in Germany. Following the building permit submission, the symbolic groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled for October 2022, with completion planned for December 2023. Showrooms ranging in size from 100 to 500 square meters ...
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THG rejects several takeover offers
THG, also known as the The Hut Group, said that it has received indicative proposals from ”numerous parties” in recent months, including an indicative non-binding proposal from a consortium led by Belerion Capital Group Limited and King Street Capital Management, which had already been rejected by the board of the ...
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YouTube Shorts has 1.5 bn monthly users
YouTube, the U.S. online video sharing and social media platform owned by Google, said that its Shorts service now has over 1.5 billion active, signed-in monthly users. The service enables to show videos of up to 60 seconds. It started in test mode in September 2020, followed by a full-blown ...
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News briefsExpo Riva Schuh attracts more than 8,000 visitors
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, which was held from June 11 to 14 in Riva del Garda, Italy, attracted more than 8,000 visitors from 103 countries. Visitors from Italy represented 34 percent of the total, followed by Germany (10 percent), France (6 percent), Spain (5 percent) and the United Kingdom ...
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VDL urges to use leather to avoid microplastics
The German leather association VDL presented a strong case of using leather as a means to avoid microplastics, which are plastic particles smaller than 5 millimeters. In a statement, VDL noted that the most common sources of microplastic pollution are polypropylene (PP) in packaging materials and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) used ...
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Zalando buys Highsnobiety
Zalando has acquired a majority stake in Highsnobiety, a German media brand. No further details were released about the transaction. Highsnobiety was founded in Berlin in 2005 by David Fischer as a blog. The company currently comprises a publishing arm, creative consultancy and a commerce platform. ”Teaming up with Highsnobiety ...
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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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Expo Riva Schuh attracts over 1,000 exhibitors
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags, scheduled from June 11 to 14 in Riva del Garda, Italy, will host more than 1,000 exhibitors from 41 countries. They will display collections, featuring some 4,000 products, over the 25,000 square meters of the fairgrounds. Italy, China, Turkey, India, Pakistan, Brazil, Spain, Portugal and ...
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StockX defends itself against Nike
While online resale platform StockX continues to claim that Nike has a fundamental misunderstanding of NFT, as it originally argued, the company defended its anti-counterfeiting measures in response to Nike’s amended complaint. In a June 6 filing, StockX said the platform has one of the strongest authentication processes in the ...
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Rocky Brands to cut non-manufacturing headcount
Rocky Brands will close the Boston office it obtained with the acquisition of Honeywell International’s lifestyle footwear business as well as cut the non-manufacturing headcount related to the acquired brands by approximately 13 percent. The actions are expected to result in $3.0-$4.0 million in annualized savings for the company that ...
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Kohl’s in talks to be bought by Franchise Group
Kohl’s has entered into exclusive negotiations with Franchise Group for a period of three weeks. The decision comes after Franchise proposed to acquire the U.S. chain of department stores for $60.00 per share. The purpose of the exclusive period is to allow Franchise and its financing partners “to finalize due ...
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ABL Group buys the sneaker brand Tonakai
ABL Group, an Italian producer of leather goods, has bought an 80 percent stake in the sneaker brand Tonakai, as its develops its brand portfolio. Founded in 1947, ABL initially produced white label caused and launched its first own brand, the handbag label Rebelle, a year ago. Rebelle is expected ...
