All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 27
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Aldo Bensadoun, the founder of the international shoe retailing group...
Aldo Bensadoun, the founder of the international shoe retailing group bearing his name, received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Canadian Arts and Fashion Awards on April 20. Besides his achievements in the business world, Bensadoun made a $25 million donation last year to create the Bensadoun School of Retail ...
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Vietnam’s exports of footwear and bags on the rise
Exports of Vietnam's shoes and bags reached $18.1 billion in 2017, up 10.7 percent as compared to the prior year, according to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso). The U.S. was the main market, accounting for 35.9 percent, followed by the European Union (EU) with 30.6 percent, and ...
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The Eurasia Union limits duty-free e-commerce
The Eurasian Economic Union is introducing new limits on duty-free purchases from the foreign online retailers. The current limit of €1,000 on the combined value of monthly orders by citizens in the economic area is set to be lowered to €500 from Jan. 1, 2019 and to €200 from Jan. 1, 2020. ...
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Myanmar has increased by 33 percent the minimum wage for...
Myanmar has increased by 33 percent the minimum wage for workers in the garment industry, which will be of MMK 4,800 (€2.9-$3.6) per day, or MMK 600 (€0.36-$0.44) per hour. The current basic daily salary is MMK 3,600 (€2.7-$3.3), a rate which was established in September 2012. The raise will ...
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The German shoe industry’s sales grow by 5.9%
The “sneaker hype” again helped boost shoe exports from Germany in 2017. According to federal statistics, exports of sports shoes with textile and leather uppers rose last year by 22.2 percent to 41 million pairs. Overall sales abroad of shoes with textile uppers went up by 17.9 percent and those ...
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Wolverine Worldwide has become the target of at least 90...
Wolverine Worldwide has become the target of at least 90 individual lawsuits alleging that its now closed tannery in Kent County, Michigan, polluted drinking water with toxic chemicals used by 3M to waterproof its leather, starting with its Hush Puppies shoes in 1958. About 20 sites are said to have ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo has been handed a default judgment by a...
Salvatore Ferragamo has been handed a default judgment by a New York court in a counterfeit and trademark infringement lawsuit it filed last year against the 60 unidentified holders of dozens of counterfeit-selling websites, after none of the defendants responded to the lawsuit or appeared in court. The court has ...
