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Ricosta is the latest company to have signed-up for the...
Ricosta is the latest company to have signed-up for the enterprise resource planning portal offered by ANWR and Sabu. The German children's shoe company said that customers will receive invoices via the system from January 2018. Invoices will be transmitted electronically to an independent service provider, Raw. Retailers can apply ...
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Prada has launched a new web store in China for...
Prada has launched a new web store in China for its various product lines, featuring a personal adviser. The goods can be paid for through Alypay or WeChat, and they can be picked up at a store. The move is part of the group's belated investment in e-commerce, which is ...
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Zalando has launched a new customer service program, Zalando Plus,...
Zalando has launched a new customer service program, Zalando Plus, in Germany, after conducting a test this summer, to handle returns. Hermes picks up the products that customers want to return to Zalando at the customer's desired location, i.e. their home or their workplace. Customers can choose a time slot ...
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Global Blue has launched a new and revamped Tax Free...
Global Blue has launched a new and revamped Tax Free shopping app. New features include the live tracking of tax refunds, advanced mapping, and a digital shop tax-free card. The app is designed to help frequent international shoppers plan, buy and easily claim their tax refunds. Geolocation services help users ...
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Sarenza, the French-based online shoe retailer, says its sales have...
Sarenza, the French-based online shoe retailer, says its sales have grown by 15 percent since the start of its new financial year in September, thanks in part to a particularly successful Black Friday promotion. The e-tailer generated a turnover of around €200 million in the past year.
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Bianco Footwear, the Danish shoe retail chain, continued to lose...
Bianco Footwear, the Danish shoe retail chain, continued to lose money in the past year, but its management says it has gone through a profound turnaround that should bear fruits this year. The company made a loss of 20 million Danish krona (€2.7m-$3.2m) in the 2016/17 financial year, 3 million Danish ...
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The sale of the Zhong Shan manufacturing operations in China,...
The sale of the Zhong Shan manufacturing operations in China, which was intended to move more production to Vietnam and Cambodia, caused Kingmaker's sales to fall to 594.1 million Hong Kong dollars (€64.1m-$76.0m) in the first half ended Sept.30 from HKD 1,013.9 million in the same period a year ago. However, ...
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Brazilian footwear production has resumed its growth with an increase...
Brazilian footwear production has resumed its growth with an increase of 4.5 percent in the first seven months of this year, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), although there was a slowdown in the growth during the month of August. According to Abicalçados, the Brazilian Shoe ...
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Gucci was swept up in a tax dragnet when police...
Gucci was swept up in a tax dragnet when police raided its Florence office and Milan head offices at the end of November. The fast-growing Italian fashion house, owned by Kering, issued a statement after La Stampa, an Italian daily newspaper, reported that police spent three days searching the offices ...
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Deckers Brands is taking new action against websites and online...
Deckers Brands is taking new action against websites and online marketplace that sell counterfeit Ugg products, seeking to have their domains and accounts seized even if the operators cannot be identified. The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, asks for it to order ...
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A court in Neubrandenburg opened insolvency proceedings for Anika Schuhhandels...
A court in Neubrandenburg opened insolvency proceedings for Anika Schuhhandels GmbH on Dec. 1. Christian Plail, an attorney with SGP Schneider Geiwitz, was named trustee. In a letter to its suppliers, the German shoe retailer confirmed orders for the spring/summer 2018 season and their financing. A decision will be made ...
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A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and...
A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc of countries (Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay) is unlikely to be concluded before the end of this year, as previously expected. The negotiations have been going on for almost two decades. According to Reuters, the European Commission ...
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The Czech Leather and Footwear Association (COKA) has been accepted...
The Czech Leather and Footwear Association (COKA) has been accepted as the 12th member of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) at its general assembly in Brussels, commencing in January. Hungary had become a member last year. With the addition of the Czech Republic, CEC will represent almost ...
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Frank Boehly has been re-elected for a three-year mandate to...
Frank Boehly has been re-elected for a three-year mandate to lead the French Conseil National du Cuir (CNC). Claude-Eric Paquin, president of Fédération Française de la Chaussure, and Jean Pierre Gualino, chief executive of ATC Tannery Chemical and president of the French Comité Professionnel de Développement Economique Cuir Chaussure Maroquinerie ...
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We have already reported in the last issue about the...
We have already reported in the last issue about the launch by W.L. Gore & Associates of a new brand, Gore-Tex Infinium. Marked with a new white diamond logo to distinguish it from the black diamond logo of its waterproof-breathable membranes, it stands for a new series of solutions intended ...
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Pony has announced a collaboration with Michael Michalsky, a well-known...
Pony has announced a collaboration with Michael Michalsky, a well-known German fashion designers who served many years ago as creative director of Adidas. The fruits of the collaboration will be shown at the Seek trade show during next month's Berlin Fashion Week. The presentation will coincide with the establishment of ...
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Frankie Morello, the Milan-based fashion brand founded by Maurizio Modica...
Frankie Morello, the Milan-based fashion brand founded by Maurizio Modica and Pierfrancesco Gigliotti in 1999, has signed up a global manufacturing and licensing deal with Rodolfo Zengarini for its men's and women's shoes. The five-year deal will come into effect with the autumn-winter 2018/19 collection.
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Michal Zbierajewski, a former manager of Sanita's production facilities in...
Michal Zbierajewski, a former manager of Sanita's production facilities in Poland, has teamed up with a Korean sports technology company, ShinKyung, to launch a new disc-based shoe lacing system, called Uturn, that is said to be more stable, functional and easier to use than the former Puma Disc and the ...
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The Hickies shoe lacing system is acquiring a new dimension...
The Hickies shoe lacing system is acquiring a new dimension with the launch of a new series of elastic straps decorated with Swarovski crystals. Intended to fit and adorn any kind of sneakers, they are being made available worldwide in three base colors. Each set of 14 elastic bands, which ...
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Ralph Rieker has collected yet another award to add to...
Ralph Rieker has collected yet another award to add to his already bulging display cabinet. In November, the 57-year-old president of Ricosta was honored with the business medal from the state of Baden-Württemberg for his outstanding entrepreneurial achievements and his service to the local economy. Presenting the award, the State ...
