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Ukraine’s shoe manufacturers sell more at home and abroad
In 2017, Ukrainian factories released 24.5 million pairs of shoes, up by 5.2 per cent as compared to 2016, while imports into the country declined by 1.9 per cent to 48.8 million pairs. Ukraine's shoe manufacturers have been taking advantage of the devaluation of the national currency over the past ...
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The Walking Co. Holdings has emerged from Chapter 11 after...
The Walking Co. Holdings has emerged from Chapter 11 after filing for bankruptcy protection in March. The retailer said that a new $10 million-plus of equity as well as support from an enhanced financing package from Wells Fargo Bank will provide it with sufficient capital to achieve its long-term growth ...
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Iran is ready to ban imports of 1,339 products that...
Iran is ready to ban imports of 1,339 products that could instead be produced within the country, according to reports in Iran's Financial Tribune newspaper, quoting an official document. The list of banned imports includes footwear and leather products as well as home appliances, textile products, furniture, healthcare products and ...
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Giuseppe Zanotti's headquarters in San Mauro Pascoli, in Italy's Emilia...
Giuseppe Zanotti's headquarters in San Mauro Pascoli, in Italy's Emilia Romagna region, have been robbed for the sixth time in three years. The burglars stole 100 boxes containing 300 pairs of shoes from the company's warehouse. The shoes, valued at around €270,000, were ready to be shipped to the U.S., ...
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Confindustria Moda inaugurates new offices
Confindustria Moda, the umbrella organization of the Italian fashion industry, inaugurated on May 15 its new 3,800 square-meter offices hosting more than 100 employees at Via Riva Villasanta 3 in Milan.Confindustria Moda comprises Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), which groups the textile and apparel firms operating in the country; Assocalzaturifici, the ...
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Christian Louboutin is claiming victory in a five-year-long trademark dispute...
Christian Louboutin is claiming victory in a five-year-long trademark dispute over its signature red soles involving Van Haren. The European Court of Justice has issued a favorable ruling for Christian Louboutin, supporting its argument that a specific shade of red on the soles of its shoes can be considered as ...
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Cheers for the UITIC Congress in Portugal
The 20th Congress of the International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC), which was held in Porto on May 16 to 18, was described by its organizers as an “incredible” event because of the record number of delegates, the high level of the presentations and interesting visits to Portuguese shoe ...
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Satra Technology Europe has been designated by the Irish government...
Satra Technology Europe has been designated by the Irish government as a Notified Body for Regulation (EU) 2016/425 Personal Protective Equipment. The company, based in Dublin, has been issued with the Notified Body Number 2777, and now appears on the European Commission's website for New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations ...
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Valencia's shoe industry association, Avecal, is collaborating with Banco Sabadell...
Valencia's shoe industry association, Avecal, is collaborating with Banco Sabadell to support the growth of footwear companies in Spain's Valencian region. The three-year agreement is meant, among other things, to improve the access by local shoe companies to financial services. The partnership will make financial products such as business loans, ...
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Americans buy more sneakers, and more online
According to a report issued by Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), the leading footwear trade association in the U.S., 35 percent of Americans planned to buy shoes online this spring, up from 31 percent in 2017. The latest nationwide survey on the purchasing habits of U.S. footwear consumers ...
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Ecco filed a patent infringement complaint against Skechers in a...
Ecco filed a patent infringement complaint against Skechers in a U.S. court in Delaware on May 16, claiming infringement of four U.S. patents through its Go Golf Drive – Classic and Go Golf Drive – men's golf shoes. The Danish company is seeking an injunction, damages and fees.
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Clarks starts manufacturing again in England
Clarks is inaugurating a modern, new shoe factory this month near his global headquarters in the Somerset region of England. Taking some inspiration from the systems used in the autommotive and aerospace industries, it will use robots to assist its initial staff of 80 workers.The plant will have a capacity ...
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According to this year's Global Brand Counterfeiting Report, which was...
According to this year's Global Brand Counterfeiting Report, which was published in May, online sales of fake luxury goods accounted for 31 percent of total counterfeiting-related losses in 2017, which were estimated at $98 billion in the high-end consumer goods sector around the world. In its examination of the luxury ...
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The Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association (Abicalçados), the Brazilian Trade and...
The Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association (Abicalçados), the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) and the members of the Brazilian Footwear program, maintained by those entities, have recently organized a meeting in which to select target markets for the next two years. The following markets have been chosen as priorities ...
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Strong interest for this week’s UITIC Congress in Porto
About 500 delegates from more than 30 countries around the world - about 240 of them from Portugal - have registered to attend the 20th edition of the UITIC Congress in the Portuguese city of Porto on May 16-18 to learn more about the development of the shoe sector, particularly ...
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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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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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Italy’s shoe exports accelerate
After rising by 2.6 percent in 2016, Italy's exports of shoes and components went up by 3.4 percent in value to more than €9.5 billion in 2017. The good performance followed a relatively strong increase of 6.6 percent in the fourth quarter of the year, which came after increases of ...
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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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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 ...
