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Skechers has has filed a lawsuit against Steven Madden for...
Skechers has has filed a lawsuit against Steven Madden for copyright infringement. The shoe style in question is Steven by Steve Madden's Setta shoe, which allegedly infringes on the Skechers Go Walk and other Skechers product lines. In the law suit, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for ...
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A new executive director, José Monzonis Salvia, took office this...
A new executive director, José Monzonis Salvia, took office this month at Fice, the Spanish shoe industry federation. This industrial engineer served for the past three years as vice minister of the economy, industry and energy in the state government of Valencia, an important shoemaking region of Spain. He previously ...
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Tamara Mellon has accused Jimmy Choo, which she co-founded in...
Tamara Mellon has accused Jimmy Choo, which she co-founded in 1996, of trying to hinder the growth of her new eponymous fashion brand. According to Mellon, who worked for Jimmy Choo until 2011, her former company has allegedly asked two Florence-based leather suppliers to refuse to work with Tamara Mellon ...
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After three years of negotiations, the People's Republic of China...
After three years of negotiations, the People's Republic of China and South Korea have signed a free trade agreement (FTA) intended to remove most import tariffs on each other's products within the next 20 years, subject to parliamentary approval. China is the biggest trading partner for Korea and vice versa. ...
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After approval by the U.S. House of Representatives and the...
After approval by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, President Barack Obama has finally been able to sign Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation giving him “fast-track” power to negotiate the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP). The deal would lower imported duties for products sourced from Vietnam and 10 other ...
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The Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has...
The Footwear Manufacturers & Exporters Association of Bangladesh (LFMEAB) has established a Basic CAD-CAM Training on Shoe Masters facility, with the help of Torielli, at the COEL Centre in Gazipur. The 7-day program is part of the association's Bangladesh Inspired Lot 2 Project. The association estimates that the country's exports ...
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Argentina's Minister of Industry, Débora Giorgi, has announced that the...
Argentina's Minister of Industry, Débora Giorgi, has announced that the government will soon launch a price observatory for leather, footwear and fine leather products. During a recent meeting with entrepreneurs and actors of the sector, Ms Giorgi explained that the performance of the industry will be observed and analysed, while ...
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Two new project managers have been appointed for Brazilian Footwear,...
Two new project managers have been appointed for Brazilian Footwear, the export promotion program conducted by the Brazilian shoe industry association, Abicalçados, in partnership with the Apex-Brasil state agency. Cristian Schlindwein, will coordinate the Development Unit, while Roberta Ramos will steer the Image Promotion Unit. Cristiano Korbes will continue to ...
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The executive committee of Fice, the Spanish sporting goods industry...
The executive committee of Fice, the Spanish sporting goods industry association, is expected to approve shortly the nomination of a new executive director, following the death last October of its former executive president, Rafael Calvo, and the retirement in December of Javier Garcia-Lillo as secretary general, after 36 years. José ...
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Ralph Rieker, the 55-year-old president of Ricosta, will act as...
Ralph Rieker, the 55-year-old president of Ricosta, will act as president of the German shoe and leathergoods industry association, HDS/L, for a further two years. He has been in this position since 2007. The is no change in the board of directors except for the entry of a new representative ...
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An estimated 72 workers died in a fire at a...
An estimated 72 workers died in a fire at a footwear factory in the Valenzuela district of Manila on May 14. Owned by a local company, Kentex Manufacturing Corporation, the plant was making cheap sandals, beach shoes and slippers for the local market in the Philippines. Government officials attributed the ...
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The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has appointed...
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has appointed Rick Muskat, principal of Deer Stags Concepts, as its new chairman, effective June 1. He takes over from Greg Tunney, president and chief executive of RG Barry, who will serve as an ex-officio member of the association's executive committee. Prior ...
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As expected, Cleto Sagripanti was elected yesterday as the new...
As expected, Cleto Sagripanti was elected yesterday as the new president of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC). The vote in favor of the 44-year-old Italian entrepreneur was unanimous. Sagripanti is the former chief executive of Manas who has headed up Assocalzaturifici, the power Italian shoe industry association, ...
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Annarita Pilotti, president of Loriblu, has come forward as a...
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 British Footwear Association (BFA) and Footwear Distributors and Retailers...
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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The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) is going...
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 French shoe industry federation (FFC) is using a communication...
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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While resigning as president of European Confederation of the Footwear...
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) will go ahead with...
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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Skechers USA has been sued by Under Armour, a big...
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.
