Latest News Briefs – Page 150
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Sonra to release a sneaker with Porsche Design
Porsche Design has collaborated with the German Sonra brand and its chief executive, the designer Hikmet Sugör, on a limited-edition luxury sneaker. Planned as a “collector’s item for street style lovers,” the Sonra Porsche Design Edition takes its cues from Porsche’s 912 model car, which is associated with “many emotional ...
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News briefsRussia reportedly planning to limit shoe imports
The Russian government is mulling over measures aimed at limiting footwear imports, according to the Russian press. The local authorities plan to take advantage of the situation created by the Covid-19 pandemic, including a slump in the import of fashion goods and restrictions on international travel, to expand the domestic ...
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News briefsZalando launches Brand Homes for more customer engagement
Zalando has launched a new offer, called Brand Homes, that allows brands to supply high-quality and directly curated content to lead customers to engage with them on its website longer and more frequently, or to discover them for the first time. The service is also meant to enrich the customer ...
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Dielmann to close 13 stores
Schuhhaus Dielmann, the German footwear chain currently placed into administration after the launch of creditor protection proceedings, will close 13 stores by the end of the year. The shops operate under the names Dielmann, Dstep and Sommerkind. In a statement, the company added that clearance sales will start in the ...
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Clarks reportedly enters exclusive talks with LionRock Capital
Clarks has decided to enter exclusive talks with LionRock Capital in order to sell a majority stake to the Hong Kong-based investment firm, the news agency Reuters reported citing a source familiar with the matter. It added that LionRock prevailed in an auction process and that the British footwear company ...
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News briefsConverse changes eyewear licensee
Converse has changed its eyewear licensee and entered an exclusive, long-term global agreement with the American company Marchon, which replaces the Italian company De Rigo. The sun and optical collections designed under the new partnership will roll out globally at the beginning of January 2021. Taking cues from the brand’s ...
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Wolverine releases a bourbon-themed boot
Wolverine has collaborated with Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery of Kentucky on a limited-edition boot, timing its release on Oct. 1 to coincide with that of the distillery’s bourbons. Made in the U.S., the boot is a cap-toe 1000 Mile silhouette with Horween Cavalier Squash leather, gold hardware and a ...
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News briefsNew Tencel fibers receive CarbonNeutral certification
Under the Tencel brand, the Austrian firm Lenzing is releasing Lyocell and Modal fibers that have received CarbonNeutral certification. In other words, they comply with the carbon-neutral protocol set up – originally in 2002 – by Natural Capital Partners. In Lenzing’s summation, “the emissions associated with the fibers’ production, manufacturing ...
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Wildberries faces sanctions in Ukraine
Ukraine may impose sanctions against Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries, according to a proposal by the Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information Policy, Oleksandr Tkachenko. The recommendation was made after Wildberries announced plans to begin sales in Ukraine. The minister called on the government to consider the possibility of applying ...
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News briefsTamaris launches an online store in Russia
Tamaris, the shoe brand owned by the Wortmann Group, has launched an online store in Russia to support growing sales in the country. The opening of a digital store comes after a successful marketing campaign for the spring-summer season and a rapid development of offline sales, the company said. As ...
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Dainese buys motorcycle boot producer TCX
The Italian motorcycle gear and sportswear group Dainese has acquired TCX, an Italian producer of motorcycle boots. Financial details for the acquisition of TCX, which is based in Montebelluna in the province of Treviso, were not disclosed. “TCX possesses in-depth technical and development expertise in the world of motorcycle footwear ...
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Royer plans to cut 200 jobs
The loss of a major distribution contract for New Balance in France, the Benelux countries and Germany and the crisis linked to Covid-19 have led Groupe Royer of France to start discussions with its staff about the dismissal of about 200 of its 500 employees. The loss of the contract, ...
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Merrell releases eco-friendly undyed line
Merrell’s new line, the Undyed Collection, has white, undyed uppers made of partially recycled mesh and outsoles made of natural rubber. According to the brand, when measured against factory-supplied averages, the Undyed Collection saves about 80 percent of the water and 50 percent of the energy expended in the production ...
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TikTok ban suspended by U.S. judge
A federal judge, Carl Nichols, has decided to suspend an executive order issued by president Donald Trump that would have banned the Chinese video sharing app TikTok from being downloaded on mobile phones in the U.S. The ban was scheduled to start from Sept. 27. TikTok filed an appeal against ...
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Camper in collaboration with Tencel for sustainable collection
Camper has joined forces with Tencel, a brand of the Austrian chemical group Lenzing, to produce a shoe collection using sustainable Lyocell fibers. The Spanish-based company has redesigned its Right and Upright boot and bootie to include Lyocell fibres derived from sustainably-grown wood sources. For the collection, the fiber has ...
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Sabu hires Zalando procurement manager
Sabu, the German shoe retailers’cooperative, has hired Johanna Ferner to fill the newly created position of head of purchasing fashion and accessories. The 44-year old will join the company on Oct. 1. Ferner comes from the German e-tailer Zalando, where she was senior buyer in charge of accessories, overseeing bags, ...
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News briefsAlma FRC Group unit Débé takes over Tacco
Tacco Footcare, a German shoe-care producer, announced on its Facebook page that it has been acquired by the Belgian insole producer Débé, which in turn is owned by Alma FRC Group, a French manufacturer of shoe care and shoe accessory products. Tacco will be included in a portfolio that comprises ...
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News briefsReebok to release a plant-based running shoe
In October, Reebok will be releasing the Forever Floatride Grow, a running shoe with uppers derived from eucalyptus trees, midsoles from sustainably cultivated castor beans, sock liners from bloom-algae foam and outsoles from plant rubber. According to Footwear News, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has conferred some sort of ...
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Footaction sponsors a reggaetón documentary
Footaction is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month – from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 in the U.S. – with a “platform” called La Música. It is in fact a short documentary, available online through social media, on four musicians of the reggaetón genre: Myke Towers, Brytiago, Arcangel and De La ...
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BIG buys Aldo U.K.
The U.K. arm of the Canadian footwear retailer Aldo Group has been acquired by Bushell Investment Group (BIG), which is based in Birmingham, England. BIG indicated that the acquisition, for which financial details were not released, will preserve 150 jobs and lead to the creation of an additional 50 roles ...
