All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 24
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Brazilian shoemakers are optimistic
The recent election of a new president in Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, is expected to improve the country's battered economy and to generate more competition by opening up the Brazilian market, says Heitor Klein, executive president of the Brazilian shoe industry association, Abicalçados.He says the cost of making shoes in Brazil ...
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The Provincial Court of Madrid has ruled against JD Sports...
The Provincial Court of Madrid has ruled against JD Sports in the lawsuit it filed in February 2016 against the Spanish chain Oteros Sport over the “Sneakers for All” logo. Founded in 1995, Oteros operates 25 stores under the “Sneakers for All” name, selling sports apparel and shoes, and 60 ...
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Celebrating its 120th anniversary, the British Footwear Association (BFA) has...
Celebrating its 120th anniversary, the British Footwear Association (BFA) has relaunched its website, featuring a searchable database of British footwear companies. Members get information on BFA reports, apprenticeship programs and the organization's lobbying efforts. A series of articles will be released each month about the 12 decades of the BFA, ...
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Ukrainian shoe industry sees threats in growing foreign trade
In the first ten months of 2018, Ukraine exported shoes worth $149 million, 23.1 percent more as compared to the same period of the previous year, says the Ukraine Light Industry Association (UkrLehProm). It pointed out, however, that the country's international trade in the sector is bringing not only opportunities, ...
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The tax evasion inquiry involving Gucci, part of the Kering...
The tax evasion inquiry involving Gucci, part of the Kering luxury conglomerate, is reportedly leading to a formal request for a trial. According to reports by Reuters, which quote “a judicial source,” Milan prosecutors have wrapped up their investigation into alleged tax evasion of around €1 billion, paving the way ...
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A customer, Sherry Foster, has filed suit in New York...
A customer, Sherry Foster, has filed suit in New York District court against Skechers, claiming that the batteries in her son's S-Lights sneakers leaked and gave him second-degree burns. She is attempting to gain class certification for all buyers of footwear containing Ni-Cad batteries since Nov. 7, 2015. The suit ...
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Vans has sued Primark, the British fast fashion retailer, in...
Vans has sued Primark, the British fast fashion retailer, in a federal U.S. court in Brooklyn, charging that it began selling copies of its Old Skool and SK8 Hi vulcanized shoes in the U.S. The hot American brand of sneakers says that Primark started selling those knockoffs in some ...
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In its relentless pursuit of fake Ugg shoes, Deckers Brands...
In its relentless pursuit of fake Ugg shoes, Deckers Brands is asking U.S. judicial authorities to obtain control of the counterfeiters' internet domains from the registrars immediately after filing a suit and to freeze customers' payments before the case is decided. Additionally, Deckers is asked to be allowed to serve ...
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The French Senate has blocked a move by the government...
The French Senate has blocked a move by the government to reduce the budget of the Centre Technique du Cuir (CTC)
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Assocalzaturifici, the association of Italian shoemakers, expressed satisfaction with the...
Assocalzaturifici, the association of Italian shoemakers, expressed satisfaction with the European Parliament's approval on Dec. 12 of the European Union's free trade agreement with Japan. It will reduce Japanese import duties on footwear from 30 percent to 21 percent when it is implemented, most likely by Feb. 1. They will ...
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Assocalzaturifici, the association of Italian footwear manufacturers, is supporting a...
Assocalzaturifici, the association of Italian footwear manufacturers, is supporting a project called “Chi semina raccoglie,” the Italian for “You reap what you sow.” The project is organized by Ca'leido, an Italian non-profit association that helps autistic children. Assocalzaturifici will help build a new facility for autistic children in Altivole, a ...
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The European Commission has approved a set of free trade...
The European Commission has approved a set of free trade and investment agreements with Vietnam, submitting them to the member states and the European Parliament for final endorsement. Under the free trade agreement, both Vietnam and the European Union will eliminate 99 percent of their import duties on each other ...
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Italy made 5% fewer shoes in Q3
Italy's shoe production fell by 5.0 percent in volume in the third quarter of 2018, resulting in a 2.4 percent decline for the first nine months of the year, according to a survey released by the Italian shoe industry association, Assocalzaturifici.The association noted that domestic demand was not showing any ...
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Deckers' latest lawsuit reveals that counterfeiters of its Ugg brand...
Deckers' latest lawsuit reveals that counterfeiters of its Ugg brand boots typically change the name of their domain or marketplace and move funds offshore as soon they realize that a suit is coming. To counter such tactics, Deckers is asking an Illinois District court to grant certain requests before the ...
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The European Commission has approved a set of free trade...
The European Commission has approved a set of free trade and investment agreements with Vietnam, submitting them to the member states and the European Parliament for final endorsement. Under the free trade agreement, both Vietnam and the European Union will eliminate 99 percent of their import duties on each other ...
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John Saunders has announced his wish to leave as chief...
John Saunders has announced his wish to leave as chief executive of the British Footwear Association (BFA) by the end of February, after the usual round of footwear trade show, triggering a search for his successor. Indicating that he is evaluating a couple of other options in the commercial field, ...
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The president of Assocalzaturifici, Annarita Pilotti, met with Italian Prime...
The president of Assocalzaturifici, Annarita Pilotti, met with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at the inauguration of Obuv' Mir Koži, the international exhibition for shoes and leather products in Moscow, and discussed with him of the difficult situation that Italian shoe companies exporting to the region are still facing. This ...
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Italy’s exports grow faster than expected
Italy's shoe production declined by an estimated 1.2 percent during the first half of this year, according to the country's shoe industry association, Assocalzaturifici. While the Italian households' consumption retreated by 1.6 percent during the period, the country's shoe exports went up by 4.0 percent in terms of value.Exports declined ...
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Ron Fromm is retiring at the end of this year...
Ron Fromm is retiring at the end of this year as president and chief executive of the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (Ffany) after four years in the post. A veteran of the American footwear sector, he worked for many years for Brown Shoe Co., now called Caleres, building ...
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Naples will host the World Footwear Congress
The 20 national shoe industry associations that form the Confederation of the European Footwear Industry (CEC) have agreed to hold next year's World Footwear Congress in Italy, the country with the largest and most sophisticated production apparatus on the continent. Micam, the world's largest footwear trade show, will be the ...
