Latest News Briefs – Page 208
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Karl-Heinz Müller, the founder of the Bread & Butter show,...
Karl-Heinz Müller, the founder of the Bread & Butter show, has canceled the L.O.C.K. trade show that was scheduled to take place on Jan. 15-17, 2019, at the former Tempelhof airport in Berlin. In a statement, Müller says that there were uncertainties surrounding the rental of the airport's Hangar 7 ...
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Wolverine Worldwide, the mother company of Saucony, Merrell and other...
Wolverine Worldwide, the mother company of Saucony, Merrell and other brands, is suing 3M for allegedly concealing information about the risks of the 3M'S Scotchgard water and stain repellent. The lawsuit was filed in Michigan District Court on Dec. 19. Wolverine claims that 3M knew that the PFOA and PFOS ...
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A new European project has been launched to establish a...
A new European project has been launched to establish a reliable method for setting up product environmental footprint category rules (PEFCR) for footwear. The LifeGreenShoes4All project is led by the Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre (CTCP), the European Footwear Confederation (CEC) and other project partners. The project, which has reportedly secured ...
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Deichmann is publicly supporting the German consumer protection foundation and...
Deichmann is publicly supporting the German consumer protection foundation and its key issue, consumer protection for refugees. The German shoe retail chain is donating a total of €40,000 for two of the foundation's projects. First is “WebiTipp,” a combination of a website and social media channels in both German and ...
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Skechers is partnering with local non-profit organizations to donate goods...
Skechers is partnering with local non-profit organizations to donate goods for wildfire victims who have lost their homes and personal possessions after the disasters in northern and southern California. Additionally, Skechers has announced a state-wide fundraising campaign at Skechers California retail stores through the holiday season. The occasion was Giving ...
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Anthony Chaloub, who had been running the Chaloub Group together...
Anthony Chaloub, who had been running the Chaloub Group together with his younger brother Patrick since 2011, died in Paris at the age of 63 after a long fight against cancer. He was praised for his honesty, his humility, his kindness and his humanitarian spirit. Founded in 1955 by his ...
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The German Cartel Office has endorsed the merger of the...
The German Cartel Office has endorsed the merger of the Karstadt and Kaufhof department store chains. They will be run by a joint venture being formed between the Austrian-based owner of Karstadt, Signa, and the Canadian-based Hudson's Bay Co., which took over Kaufhof three years ago. The operational management will ...
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CCC plans to launch its main online footwear store, Eobuwie.pl,...
CCC plans to launch its main online footwear store, Eobuwie.pl, on the stock exchange in Warsaw. The website generated revenues of around €58 million in the latest quarter.
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Compagnie Vosgienne de la Chaussure (CVC), the French shoe manufacturing...
Compagnie Vosgienne de la Chaussure (CVC), the French shoe manufacturing company previously owned by Vivarte, may be able to stave off its liquidation. The bankruptcy court that is handling the case announced on Nov. 6 that it had received an offer for its takeover. Prodded by a former manager of ...
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Lenci Calzature, an Italian contract manufacturer from the region of...
Lenci Calzature, an Italian contract manufacturer from the region of Tuscany, has reportedly announced that it plans to dismiss its remaining 70 employees and cease operations. Last January, Lenci Calzature already asked government authorities to help it to pay the wages of its employees, indicating that it was planning to ...
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Joya and Kybun have recently signed a cooperation agreement. The...
Joya and Kybun have recently signed a cooperation agreement. The Swiss brands of comfort shoes will from now on have a common warehouse in order to serve customers faster and more efficiently. In order to meet the planned expansion outside its domestic market, Switzerland, Kybun will move to additional offices ...
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Foster & Son has opened a new shoe factory in...
Foster & Son has opened a new shoe factory in Northampton, the first new shoe factory in decades in the U.K. The firm chose Oct. 25, the feast of St. Crispin, patron of industry, to inaugurate the facility. The factory currently employs eight workers, but the company plans to increase ...
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The Serafin group, the Munich-based holding company that invests in...
The Serafin group, the Munich-based holding company that invests in medium-sized businesses, has successfully acquired Bama, German manufacturer of shoe care products. The product portfolio includes polish, balm, protectors and deodorants, a variety of insoles and accessories such as laces. The products are distributed under the Bama and Woly brands in ...
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Dominik Benner, the owner of Schuhe24, the German-based online marketplace...
Dominik Benner, the owner of Schuhe24, the German-based online marketplace for independent shoe retailers, has acquired 40 percent of We Want Shoes, the German online brand marketing and networking platform. The price paid for the acquisition was not reported. Saydou Bangoura, founder of We Want Shoes, remains chief executive of ...
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Diego Della Valle, whose family owns 61.5 percent of Tod's,...
Diego Della Valle, whose family owns 61.5 percent of Tod's, has “categorically” ruled out selling the company or any of its assets. In an interview with the daily La Repubblica, Della Valle, who is also chairman and co-chief executive of the company, said that he would be willing to buy ...
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Santoni has announced that Marco Zanini, its clothing designer, will...
Santoni has announced that Marco Zanini, its clothing designer, will be leaving the brand. The two parties have decided to end their collaboration at the natural end of the contract. Zanini has been in charge of the ready-to-wear collections of the Italian shoe brand for four seasons. He accompanied Santoni ...
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Lowa has announced that Alexander Nicolai will join the top...
Lowa has announced that Alexander Nicolai will join the top management on Jan. 1 as joint managing director alongside Werner Riethmann, the German company's longtime chief executive, and Rudolf Limmer and Matthias Wanner, the commercial director and international sales manager. Nicolai has been heading up design and product development at ...
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Peter Frericks joined Hamm Market Solutions as international sales manager...
Peter Frericks joined Hamm Market Solutions as international sales manager for the Scotch & Soda brand this November. Hamm has signed a new licensing deal for a line of men's and women's shoes that will be launched under the Scotch & Soda brand in the spring of 2019. Frericks, who ...
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Jeton Bujupi, former chief executive at Hamm Market Solutions, responsible...
Jeton Bujupi, former chief executive at Hamm Market Solutions, responsible for operations and sales, will be leaving the company at his own request at the end of February 2019. Bujupi has worked for the German-based family business for the past 20 years. Since 2003, he has been a member of the ...
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Kering has announced Ginevra Elkann as a new independent member...
Kering has announced Ginevra Elkann as a new independent member of its board of directors. Her nomination will be submitted to shareholders for approval at the next Annual General Meeting, to be held on April 24, 2019. She replaces Laurence Boone, who has resigned following her appointment as chief economist ...
