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The organizers of the Gallery Shoes show in Düsseldorf concluded...
The organizers of the Gallery Shoes show in Düsseldorf concluded that its format has become “established and accepted” based on the results of its second edition earlier this month. A total of around 9,800 professional visitors attended the fair, 6.5 percent more than at its first session last August, placing ...
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The fifth edition of Momad Shoes, the International Footwear and...
The fifth edition of Momad Shoes, the International Footwear and Accessories Trade Show, has welcomed more than 4,000 professional visitors, of which 10 percent were from outside of Spain. The trade show, which is organized by Ifema, was held at Ifema-Feria de Madrid on March 2-4. The event showcased the ...
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FFANY (Fashion Footwear Association of New York), home of the...
FFANY (Fashion Footwear Association of New York), home of the New York Shoe Expo, has announced two new venues – the Warwick Hotel and the Academy Mansion - for its upcoming show, which will run on June 4-8. Both venues will host FFANY's event for the first time, while the ...
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The ANWR Group is further expanding its in-house fairs by...
The ANWR Group is further expanding its in-house fairs by adding one more trade show format. The new O1 First show also represents the start of the season for ANWR's own order center near Frankfurt. It will be held on Aug. 5-6. The ANWR Order fair for winter 2018 merchandise ...
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Messe Düsseldorf and Igedo, organizer of the Gallery Fashion show...
Messe Düsseldorf and Igedo, organizer of the Gallery Fashion show for apparel and the new Gallery Shoes trade show for footwear, plan to launch a new trade show concept in Iran. Their new Lifestyle Iran trade show for shoes, apparel and accessories will be organized together with BRP Co-Barsaz Rooydad ...
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The latest edition of Lineapelle attracted more than 20,000 visitors...
The latest edition of Lineapelle attracted more than 20,000 visitors from 109 countries. Attendance figures were level with last year's edition. Meanwhile, the number of exhibitors increased by 5 percent to 1,254, with exhibitors coming from 45 countries. The number of French buyers increased by 6 percent. In contrast, Chinese ...
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The number of visitors at the recent Simac Tanning Tech...
The number of visitors at the recent Simac Tanning Tech show organized by Assomac increased by 18 percent as compared to a year ago. They included more than 160 operators from 20 foreign delegations invited to the Italian machinery and equipment show, where about 300 exhibitors showed their latest technology. ...
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The organizers of the 20th UITIC Congress, due to take...
The organizers of the 20th UITIC Congress, due to take place in Porto on May 16-18, have announced the first two speakers. AMF, a Portuguese shoemaker that markets a brand called To Work For, will present a new technology that allows the manufacture of shoes in leather and other traditional ...
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Kavat received its second EU Ecolabel for continued commitment to...
Kavat received its second EU Ecolabel for continued commitment to high quality and sustainable production, despite tougher requirements. In 2008, the Swedish company was recognized with the European award for a first model using eco-performance leather, a substrate free from 200 banned chemicals. Since 1992, the European Commission grants the ...
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Kyaia, the largest Portuguese footwear group and the parent company...
Kyaia, the largest Portuguese footwear group and the parent company of Foreva and Fly London, is supporting Satisfibre, a national project working on a bioengineered material that mimics the qualities of leather. Satisfibre is a spin-off of the Center for Biological Engineering at the Universidade do Minho, in northern Portugal. ...
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Assomac, the Italian association of footwear manufacturers, has announced the...
Assomac, the Italian association of footwear manufacturers, has announced the launch of a new green label for shoes that the trade body is making available to its member companies. The announcement was made by Gabriella Marchioni Bocca, Assomac's president, at the opening event of the 2018 edition of Simac-Tanning Tech, ...
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Sonja Bata, the widow of Thomas J. Bata and the...
Sonja Bata, the widow of Thomas J. Bata and the founder of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, died at the age of 91. First established in 1995, the museum hosts more than 13,000 shoe models from 45 centuries and from all over the world that she helped collect, frequently ...
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Footwear News, a 73-year-old American trade magazine for which the...
Footwear News, a 73-year-old American trade magazine for which the editor of Shoe Intelligence worked for 13 years, has launched a revamped website after explosive growth over the past three years. Its alerts are also read by a growing number of consumers who are looking for the latest sneakers and ...
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Bally will be owned by Chinese interests in the end....
Bally will be owned by Chinese interests in the end. After several months of negotiations, JAB Luxury has agreed to sell a controlling stake in the Swiss company to Shandong Ruyl, a big Chinese textile company that also owns Aquascutum, the French SMCP group and Invista, the producer of Lycra ...
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Confirming its intent to build up Jimmy Choo into a...
Confirming its intent to build up Jimmy Choo into a $1 billion brand, Michael Kors Holdings' management said it may be interested in other acquisitions in the luxury sector. Kors, which bought Jimmy Choo from JAB Luxury last summer, said the brand's sales of $114.7 million in the first two ...
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Nine West is said to be close to filing for...
Nine West is said to be close to filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors. The proceedings would allow the American retail chain to restructure a total debt of almost $1.5 billion, while continuing to do business.
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Calla Shoes, the specialist in shoes that support and disguise...
Calla Shoes, the specialist in shoes that support and disguise bunions, is reportedly one of the recipients of the first-ever wave of investments from the British Design Fund. The Manchester-based footwear company will get part of the £500,000 (€562,394.8m-$694,531.6m) investment fund alongside Kokoon Technology and K Tech Manufacturing. Calla Shoes ...
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Dr. Martens has announced the appointment of Mathieu Garcia as...
Dr. Martens has announced the appointment of Mathieu Garcia as its new global marketing director filling a long void. He will report to Darren Campbell, Dr. Martens' global senior vice-president of product and marketing. Garcia joins from Ralph Lauren Europe, where he has spent 12 years, holding most recently the ...
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Caleres has announced that Rick Ausick, president of Famous Footwear,...
Caleres has announced that Rick Ausick, president of Famous Footwear, will retire this year. Ausick will remain actively involved in day-to-day operations during both the search for a replacement and the transition period. The company said it is considering both internal and external candidates for his succession. In its search, ...
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Wolfram Hail has resigned from his position as chief executive...
Wolfram Hail has resigned from his position as chief executive of the HR Group, one of the largest shoe wholesalers and retailers in Germany, for personal reasons. Hail will remain as manager of the purchasing and product range policy department. He also remains a shareholder of the company, whose holdings ...
