Latest News Briefs – Page 220
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Camper, the Mallorca-based footwear brand, opened its first two CamperLab flagship...
Camper, the Mallorca-based footwear brand, opened its first two CamperLab flagship stores in London and Paris, adding to seven existing standard stores operating under its brand name in each of the two cities. The new concept was developed by Camper's creative director, Romain Kremer, who has been with the brand since ...
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Schuh has appointed Startle to implement a tailored background music...
Schuh has appointed Startle to implement a tailored background music and digital signage in its 136 stores in the U.K., Ireland and Germany for the next five years. Startle has created two distinct personalities for the in-store areas – Schuh and Schuh Kids. The digital signage will tailor promotions based ...
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Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent shoe retailers, reports...
Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent shoe retailers, reports a satisfactory profit in spite of a 0.6 percent decrease in revenues to €317.8 million for the past year, due to weak orders of spring/summer 2018 products and reorders. On the other hand, operating and other costs grew significantly in ...
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Michael Kors Holdings is projecting a 10 percent increase to...
Michael Kors Holdings is projecting a 10 percent increase to between $570 and $580 million this year in the revenues of Jimmy Choo, which it bought in 2017, helping the group to reach total sales of $5.1 billion. However, the brand will deliver lower operating margins than before because of ...
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According to BrandZ's top 100 most valuable global brands rankings...
According to BrandZ's top 100 most valuable global brands rankings of 2018, the retail, luxury and apparel combined account for 16 of the list's names. The ranking was released on May 29 by WPP, the London-based multinational advertising firm, and market researcher Kantar Millward Brown. Amazon was the leading retail ...
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Christian Louboutin is claiming victory in a five-year-long trademark dispute...
Christian Louboutin is claiming victory in a five-year-long trademark dispute over its signature red soles involving Van Haren. The European Court of Justice has issued a favorable ruling for Christian Louboutin, supporting its argument that a specific shade of red on the soles of its shoes can be considered as ...
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Ecco filed a patent infringement complaint against Skechers in a...
Ecco filed a patent infringement complaint against Skechers in a U.S. court in Delaware on May 16, claiming infringement of four U.S. patents through its Go Golf Drive – Classic and Go Golf Drive – men's golf shoes. The Danish company is seeking an injunction, damages and fees.
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The Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association (Abicalçados), the Brazilian Trade and...
The Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association (Abicalçados), the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) and the members of the Brazilian Footwear program, maintained by those entities, have recently organized a meeting in which to select target markets for the next two years. The following markets have been chosen as priorities ...
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Valencia's shoe industry association, Avecal, is collaborating with Banco Sabadell...
Valencia's shoe industry association, Avecal, is collaborating with Banco Sabadell to support the growth of footwear companies in Spain's Valencian region. The three-year agreement is meant, among other things, to improve the access by local shoe companies to financial services. The partnership will make financial products such as business loans, ...
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Satra Technology Europe has been designated by the Irish government...
Satra Technology Europe has been designated by the Irish government as a Notified Body for Regulation (EU) 2016/425 Personal Protective Equipment. The company, based in Dublin, has been issued with the Notified Body Number 2777, and now appears on the European Commission's website for New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations ...
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According to this year's Global Brand Counterfeiting Report, which was...
According to this year's Global Brand Counterfeiting Report, which was published in May, online sales of fake luxury goods accounted for 31 percent of total counterfeiting-related losses in 2017, which were estimated at $98 billion in the high-end consumer goods sector around the world. In its examination of the luxury ...
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Giuseppe Zanotti's headquarters in San Mauro Pascoli, in Italy's Emilia...
Giuseppe Zanotti's headquarters in San Mauro Pascoli, in Italy's Emilia Romagna region, have been robbed for the sixth time in three years. The burglars stole 100 boxes containing 300 pairs of shoes from the company's warehouse. The shoes, valued at around €270,000, were ready to be shipped to the U.S., ...
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According to Modaes, the Spanish fashion news service, Camper is...
According to Modaes, the Spanish fashion news service, Camper is taking out two sub-labels, Medwinds and Cartujano from its product range. The company plans to focus on its core brand in the future. Medwinds was created in 2011 and acquired by Camper in 2014. The product range includes shoes for ...
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Kennel & Schmenger (K&S) is celebrating its 100th anniversary with...
Kennel & Schmenger (K&S) is celebrating its 100th anniversary with a special shoe collection that was designed with Catherine Hummels, wife of the German footballer Mats Hummels. The collection consists of three shoe models that will be on sale in the company's own stores, at selected retailers like the KaDeWe ...
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Dockers will have a new booth at the Expo Riva...
Dockers will have a new booth at the Expo Riva Schuh show starting on Saturday. The stand will be bigger than before. Its design was already adopted by Gerli, which owns the rights to the brand in Europe, for the presentation of its product range at the most recent Panorama ...
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Richter, the Austrian brand of children's shoes, has re-launched its...
Richter, the Austrian brand of children's shoes, has re-launched its corporate website, richter.at. Visitors can check out Richter's products with 360-degree visibility and search for their availability in their favorite stores. The website is also linked with Facebook and Instagram to provide information on new collections and styles.
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The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers has named Barbara Fidler, a...
The Worshipful Company of Cordwainers has named Barbara Fidler, a student at the London College of Fashion, National Footwear Student of the Year 2018. The award was open to footwear students at De Montfort University, University of Northampton, and London College of Fashion, which are the three British universities that ...
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Pentland Brands has announced the launch of an in-house brand...
Pentland Brands has announced the launch of an in-house brand building academy for its new marketing and creative staff. Pentland, a British family-owned business, is the parent company of well-known sporting brands like Speedo, Berghaus and Kangaroos. It is also the licensee of Ted Baker footwear and has a joint ...
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ANWR held its ANWR Order fair for winter 2018 merchandise...
ANWR held its ANWR Order fair for winter 2018 merchandise on June 3-5. The first day of the show was exclusively for ANWR affiliated retailers. The trade show was held for the first time simultaneously with the new Top 5 order fair organized by Sport 2000, a voluntary group for ...
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The All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) will feature a new...
The All China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) will feature a new luxury area for leather and components at its next edition, scheduled to take place in Shanghai on Aug. 29-31, to mark the 30th anniversary of the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) and the progress made by the leather industry in ...
