All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 18
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News briefsHermès’ purchase of J3L cleared by the French antitrust agency
The French antitrust agency, Autorité de la concurrence, has authorized, without conditions, Hermès’ plans to take full control of J3L, that it currently jointly controls, on the grounds that the transaction does not hinder competition. J3L produces high-end metal parts for luxury companies, especially for handbags, briefcases, wallets and shoes. ...
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Spanish government to guarantee €40 billion for digitalization, environment
The Spanish government is guaranteeing €40 billion in new credit lines to underpin corporate investments in digitalization and in green technologies. In March, the government had announced that it would guarantee €100 billion in loans to companies in financial difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government is also creating ...
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OpinionAmazon and other marketplaces may be in for a reckoning over illegal sales
Why the sale of illegal products through online platforms could become a problem for Amazon and other marketplaces – and why the widespread circumvention of EU competition law may soon be over
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CTC boosts the support scheme for its members
The Centre Technique du Cuir (CTC), the French-based research and training group that redistributes funds collected among its members to support the national leather industry, has announced a three-fold plan of exceptional measures for this year, in order to assist its members in the post-coronavirus period. A new subsidy will ...
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FFANY to move under FDRA umbrella
The Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) is set to come under the umbrella of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) effective Oct. 1 after the end of FFANY’s current fiscal year. John Heron, the executive director of FFANY, says the long-discussed merger was given a push ...
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Sioux’s wholesale division files for insolvency as coronavirus lockdowns hit sales
Plummeting department store sales amid business-wrecking coronavirus lockdowns and market uncertainty have driven Sioux Group’s wholesale division off the rails.
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Amazon, Valentino file joint shoe counterfeiting suit
E-commerce giant Amazon and the Italian fashion group Valentino filed a joint lawsuit against New York-based Kaitlyn Pan Group for allegedly counterfeiting the Valentino Garavani Rockstud shoes and selling them online. The lawsuit was Amazon’s first joint litigation with a luxury fashion brand and Valentino’s first with an online retailer. ...
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Riccardo Sciutto to head Cercal footwear school
Riccardo Sciutto, the chief executive of the Italian company Sergio Rossi, has been appointed president of the footwear school Cercal located in San Mauro Pascoli, in the Emilia Romagna region. He replaces Cesare Casadei, who oversaw the school for seven years. Massimo Pazzaglia, project manager of the company Giglioli Production, ...
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Spanish footwear employers, unions call for more help
The Spanish employers association Fice and the trade unions CCOO and UGT met on June 16 to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the footwear industry and have called on the authorities to help by extending the temporary lay-off mechanism ERTES at least until the end of the ...
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A new register for historic trademarks in Italy
A special register for “historic trademarks of national interest” has been created in Italy. Registration in the new inventory is open to trademarks that have been registered for at least 50 years. For an unregistered trademark, the applicant must prove that the trademark has been in continuous use for at ...
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Danish designer Ilse Jacobsen loses a copyright case
The Danish designer Ilse Jacobsen has lost a copyright infringement case over a rubber boot against Morsø Sko Import, an importer of unbranded shoes, according to a report on the national TV channel TV2. She had previously applied for a verdict from both Danish Maritime and Commercial Court, and the ...
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Cotance calls on EU to regulate the use of the term leather
Cotance, the assocation representing the European leather industry, is urging the European Commission to regulate the use of the term “leather.” The call comes after the Italian cabinet approved on May 28 a decree protecting it by banning the use of the word leather (pelle or cuoio in Italian) when ...
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Mandatory tagging of shoes will start in Russia on July 1st
There will be no further delays in the introduction of mandatory tagging of footwear products sold on the Russian market, said Victor Evtukhov, Deputy Industry and Trade Minister. All untagged shoes will be banned for sale in the country from July 1, he added. The tags consist of electronic chips ...
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Cambodian manufacturers plead for postponement of EU sanctions
Sales of Cambodian apparel, footwear and travel goods are estimated to fall by 50 to 60 percent in the second quarter year-on-year, according to the Cambodia Footwear Association, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia and the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia. In a co-signed letter sent to the European ...
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La Halle receives 7 offers for 60% of its business
La Halle, the big French low-cost clothing, footwear and accessories retailer owned by Vivarte, will have to be sold piecemeal, while more time is being granted by a court to find a buyer for André, the more high-end shoe retailer, which is currently in bankruptcy proceedings.
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New Balance settles lawsuit against Nautica
The trademark-infringement lawsuit that New Balance filed in Massachusetts in August 2019 against Authentic Brands Group over use of the letter “N” on footwear and apparel by the brand Nautica has been settled. All claims against Nautica have been dismissed without prejudice, and each party will be covering its own ...
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Vivarte turns to courts to save La Halle
To avoid a total collapse of La Halle, hit by the closure of all of its stores due to Covid-19, the Vivarte retail group has opened a ”safeguard procedure” with the Paris Commercial Court. The aim is to restructure the debt of the big French chain of low-priced shoe and ...
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ArticleGlobal footwear consumption seen down by 22.5% in 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic is expected to slash global footwear consumption by 22.5 percent this year and prompt the industry to rethink the organization of the supply chain. Sneakers and e-commerce continue to be viewed as the growing segments of the market over the next three years.
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European TCLF training
The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) has announced a series of new training programs related to eight new and/or upgraded occupations, within the framework of the EU-funded project Erasmus+ “Skills4Smart TCLF Industries 2030 Blueprint.” The acronym “TCLF” stands for Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear sectors. The training courses ...
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German suppliers and retailers cooperate in the Covid-19 crisis
The German shoe industry association, HDS/L, is working on a special program for retailers together with the BDSE, the federal association of shoe retailers, according to Schuhkurier. Each brand or manufacturer should define the shoe models from the current, already delivered, spring/summer collection whose sale will be postponed for the ...
