All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 37

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    While resigning as president of European Confederation of the Footwear...

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    While resigning as president of European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC), Jean-Pierre Renaudin has agreed to stay on as president of the French shoe industry federation, FCC, for another year. His successor is likely to be Claude-Eric Paquin, who became president of J.B. Martin after an investment fund, Alter ...

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    The French shoe industry federation (FFC) is using a communication...

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The French shoe industry federation (FFC) is using a communication campaign to spread information about a program, ADOCS (Amélioration de l'Offre Chaussures pour Seniors), which focuses on the needs of older consumers. The campaign will run from April to June. Data from three years of research into the problems in ...

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    The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) is going...

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) is going to hold its first International Footwear Forum in Milan on Sept. 4, coinciding with the last day of theMicam trade show. Unlike the World Footwear Congress, which is open to any companies in the industry, the Forum is meant to ...

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    The British Footwear Association (BFA) and Footwear Distributors and Retailers...

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    The British Footwear Association (BFA) and Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) have established a new strategic partnership to encourage business between the two countries. As part of the partnership, the two trade associations will share market data, regulatory insights and customs updates. The new alliance will help British ...

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    Annarita Pilotti, president of Loriblu, has come forward as a...

    2015-04-30T00:00:00Z

    Annarita Pilotti, president of Loriblu, has come forward as a candidate to replace Cleto Sagripanti as president of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian shoe industry association, at its annual meeting in early June. Operating like Sagripanti in the Marche region of Italy, she would be the first woman to run the association, ...

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    The Ecuadorian government has increased the tariff on footwear imports...

    2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

    The Ecuadorian government has increased the tariff on footwear imports to 45 percent, saying it aims to promote domestic production and preserve jobs. The higher tariffs, which came into effect on March 11, also apply in varying degrees to imports of other goods, including textiles, perfumes, white goods, building materials ...

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    Half of the shoe companies operating in Italy feel that...

    2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Half of the shoe companies operating in Italy feel that they have completed their transformation, while those that still have to finish their reorganization has declined to 33 percent of the total. This is one of the trends listed in the latest Shoe Report presented to the Italian Parliament by ...

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    Cleto Sagripanti, the young president of the Italian shoe industry...

    2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Cleto Sagripanti, the young president of the Italian shoe industry association (Assocalzaturifi), is apparently the only candidate at the moment to take the place of Jean-Pierre Renaudin as president of the European Confederation of the Shoe Industry (CEC). Renaudin has also decided to step down as president of the French ...

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    Skechers USA has been sued by Under Armour, a big...

    2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

    Skechers USA has been sued by Under Armour, a big and growing American sports brand. The lawsuit alleged that a sports circuit training commercial “slavishly copies” a highly successful “Protect This House” campaign released by Under Armour five years ago. Skechers will not comment on pending litigation.

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    The French shoe industry federation (FFC) will go ahead with...

    2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

    The French shoe industry federation (FFC) will go ahead with a series of initiatives in Shanghai and Hong Kong during the month of May to help develop the members' sales in Greater China. Joining forces with the association that represents French watchmakers, it will set up a permanent showroom in ...

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    Jean-Pierre Fabre, a shoe retailer in Montpellier who has run...

    2015-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Jean-Pierre Fabre, a shoe retailer in Montpellier who has run the French Shoe Retailers' Federation, has received the Legion of Honor

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    CTCR, the shoe technology center for La Rioja region of...

    2015-02-24T00:00:00Z

    CTCR, the shoe technology center for La Rioja region of Spain, is planning to start a total of 32 new projects for the years 2015 and 2016. They will require total investments of €10,334,000, with the share of public subsidies declining. In the next three years, CTCR will concentrate its ...

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    We missed the election last December of Frank Boehly as...

    2015-02-24T00:00:00Z

    We missed the election last December of Frank Boehly as chairman of the Conseil National du Cuir (CNC), the umbrella organization of the French leather industry that groups 19 different federations along the supply chain. He replaces Paul Batigne, who has become honorary chairman. Boehly, 63, has been in shoe ...

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    Skechers USA has been sued by Under Armour, a big...

    2015-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Skechers USA has been sued by Under Armour, a big and growing American sports brand. The lawsuit alleged that a sports circuit training commercial “slavishly copies” a highly successful “Protect This House” campaign released by Under Armour five years ago. Skechers will not comment on pending litigation.

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    Rafeeque Ahmed, president of the Farida group, was unanimously elected...

    2015-02-24T00:00:00Z

    Rafeeque Ahmed, president of the Farida group, was unanimously elected to a two-year term as chairman of India's Council for Leather Exports, taking the place of R.K. Jalan of Arvind Footwears. Subash Kapoor was elected vice chairman.

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    A new three-year project in the framework of EU's Erasmus+...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    A new three-year project in the framework of EU's Erasmus+ program, entitled “High-End Shoe (HES) - Innovative Training for Luxury Footwear Manufacturing,” aims to train footwear technicians and designers for the luxury footwear industry. The kick-off meeting of the project took place on Jan. 22-23 in S. Joao da Madeira, ...

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    Ralph Lauren has decided to stop marketing a line of...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Ralph Lauren has decided to stop marketing a line of 36 sneakers, following a series of judicial complaints filed by Converse against several brands and retailers last autumn, including Aldo, H&M and Walmart, charging counterfeiting of its Chuck Taylor styles. Reportedly, Ralph Lauren and Converse decided to settle the matter ...

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    Office has received an official warning by the Information Commissioner's...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Office has received an official warning by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the U.K. after personal data of more than one million of its customers were left exposed due to a hacking incident. According to the ICO, the hacker bypassed the technical measures the multichannel shoe retailer had put ...

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    Rejecting Gucci's claims, a French court has ordered the brand...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Rejecting Gucci's claims, a French court has ordered the brand to pay €30,000 to Guess because of the nuisance caused by its six-year-old trademark dispute with the American firm. Gucci had requested damages of €55 million, arguing that it had infringed its Three G trademark. Gucci lost a similar case ...

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    Candice Cooper has won a lawsuit against another German firm,...

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Candice Cooper has won a lawsuit against another German firm, Semler, which it had accused of infringing on the design of its Rock sneaker. The higher Düsseldorf state court agreed that it was too similar to the Tracy model marketed by Candice Cooper since 2009.