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Hermès International reported a growth of 3 percent in euros...
Hermès International reported a growth of 3 percent in euros and 11 percent in constant currencies for its sales in the first quarter of 2018. They reached a level of €1,394 million. On a currency-neutral basis, sales of leathergoods and saddlery went up by 8 percent. A strong currency-neutral increase ...
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Superga's growth recovered in the first quarter of this year...
Superga's growth recovered in the first quarter of this year with increases of 7.2 percent in euros and 12.9 percent in local currencies on its aggregated sales, combining direct revenues and sales through licensees. The recovery came after declines that were mainly due to the clean-up of its distribution in ...
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The Portuguese association of shoes, components and leathergoods, Appiccaps, reports...
The Portuguese association of shoes, components and leathergoods, Appiccaps, reports that the number of employees in the industry rose to 45,159 at the end of 2016, or 8,100 more than in 2010. The number of people employed in the shoe manufacturing industry went up by 6,529 to 38,661. It rose ...
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Brazil's shoes exports recorded another drop of 3.4 percent to...
Brazil's shoes exports recorded another drop of 3.4 percent to $250.0 million in the first quarter of 2016, with a drop in volume of 2.7 percent. Higher orders from Argentina, France and other countries could not compensate a big drop in exports to the U.S., which fell for the first ...
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Deckers Brands has sued Marks & Spencer in the District...
Deckers Brands has sued Marks & Spencer in the District Court of California for the Central District, accusing the British retailer of copying the Bailey Button Boot Trade Dress of its Ugg boots in its M&S Kids line, sold through its website. In Ugg's proprietary design, which was registered in ...
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The mandatory daily minimum wage in Myanmar has been raised...
The mandatory daily minimum wage in Myanmar has been raised by 33 percent to the equivalent of US$3.53, following a government decree issued in March that struck a compromise between the positions of employers and labor groups. The last increase in the country's minimum wage took place two and half ...
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The Learn2Work project recently held its final event in Brussels...
The Learn2Work project recently held its final event in Brussels to present a new best practice model for the training in the shoe industry of young people at risk of continued and future employment. Funded by the Erasmus+ program, the initiative is promoted by the European Footwear Confederation ...
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Yves Morin, 65, is retiring as president of CTC, the...
Yves Morin, 65, is retiring as president of CTC, the French Leather Center, after 20 years of involvement. Under his leadership, the public-private institution has developed its operations globally in the areas of leather, leathergoods and footwear, notably in Asia. His position at CTC has been taken over by Frédéric ...
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Hotter Shoes is launching a new wedding-inspired line of shoes...
Hotter Shoes is launching a new wedding-inspired line of shoes in response to the forthcoming royal wedding of Prince Harry and U.S.-born Meghan Markle, which will be held on May 19. To celebrate the relationship with the U.S., some of the shoes in the collection feature Union Jack and stars-and-stripe ...
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Keen has partnered with Nossa Familia Coffee, a coffee roaster...
Keen has partnered with Nossa Familia Coffee, a coffee roaster based in Portland, Oregon, to create a new range of sustainable handbags that help keep fabric waste out of landfill. The material used in the handbags of the new Keen Harvest Collection comes from twice-upcycled Nossa Familia coffee sacks. The ...
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Hamm Market Solutions has terminated its licensing agreement with Napapijri,...
Hamm Market Solutions has terminated its licensing agreement with Napapijri, starting with deliveries of the autumn/winter 2018/19 shoe collection. Hamm has been the licensee for this brand of VF Corporation for ten years, responsible for product development, production and distribution in Europe. As previously reported, Hamm, which is still the ...
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Micam Milano has published the dates and the themes chosen...
Micam Milano has published the dates and the themes chosen for its next editions. After exploring the theme of “envy” on Sept. 16-19, its journey will continue next year under in the themes of “art “ on Feb. 10-13 and “beauty” on Sept. 15-18.
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Vögele Shoes, which belongs to Karl Vögele and operates about...
Vögele Shoes, which belongs to Karl Vögele and operates about 260 shoe shops in Switzerland, is organizing a special pop-up event in a design and lifestyle hotel in Zurich on Saturday, May 26. Renaming the Hotel Greulich as the Shoehotel for the occasion, the retailer is inviting female and male ...
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The Bright show, regarded as the leading European trade show...
The Bright show, regarded as the leading European trade show for streetwear, sneakers and skateboarding, which was acquired by the Premium Group in July 2015 and is held at the Arena Berlin fairgrounds, has restructured its management team. Katharina Schreiber and Dennis Scholz, both active skateboarders who are said to ...
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The European Union (EU) has voted to clarify regulations on...
The European Union (EU) has voted to clarify regulations on nanomaterials, a move that is expected to reinforce the action against the presence of hazardous chemicals in clothing, textiles and footwear. At the Reach (Regulation on Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) Committee meeting in Helsinki on April 26, ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have announced the development...
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have announced the development of a new modeling approach that is said to predict the traction performance of shoe treads. The model was developed by Kurt Beschorner, associate professor of bioengineering, and Seyed Moghaddam, a student researcher, at the university's human movement and balance ...
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JD.com is taking a series of action to entice European...
JD.com is taking a series of action to entice European luxury brands. The company has recently announced it can offer faster delivery and better protection against counterfeit products than the sites of its main competitor, Alibaba. At the latest World Retail Congress in Madrid on April 17-19, JD.com's international president, ...
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The Vivarte Group has sold its Naf Naf brand of...
The Vivarte Group has sold its Naf Naf brand of affordable women's wear to a Chinese group, La Chapelle Fashion Company, for €52 million. This leaves the French group with only two subsidiaries, Besson and Chevignon, that are still looking for new investors. Vivarte has already divested many other holdings ...
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Kröger Shoes, a German shoe retailer, has become insolvent, but...
Kröger Shoes, a German shoe retailer, has become insolvent, but there are reportedly candidates for the acquisition of some or all of its stores. Its owner, Uwe Kröger, died in a car accident at the beginning of April. Kröger Shoes was established in 1984. It operates stores under its own ...
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Bally's new Milan premises in viale Piave 42 are now...
Bally's new Milan premises in viale Piave 42 are now fully operational. The 2,400-square-meter facility, on four floors, is home to the merchandising, visual merchandising and communication departments. It also features an 800-square-meter showroom. Last year, Bally closed down its headquarters in London and relocated the business between Milan and ...
