All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 40
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Francisco Más Verdú from the department of economics at the...
Francisco Más Verdú from the department of economics at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Timoteo de la Fuente from the European Commission's enterprise and industry directorate general have joined three Spanish footwear brands and a supplier of adhesives on the new board of directors of Inescop, the Spanish footwear ...
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A special performance bonus has been agreed for almost 4,500...
A special performance bonus has been agreed for almost 4,500 workers in the footwear cluster of the Riviera del Brenta near Venice, thanks to strong demand for the shoes made in the area and the high productivity rates achieved. Under an agreement reportedly signed by Acrib, the local associations of ...
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Putting an end to a two-week strike, South African shoe...
Putting an end to a two-week strike, South African shoe workers have accepted an improved 8 percent wage increase proposed by the Southern African Clothing and Textile Workers' Union, with effect from July 1. They will also get an improved annual bonus. About 7,000 workers are employed at 163 shoe ...
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Skechers USA has filed a lawsuit against Fila USA for...
Skechers USA has filed a lawsuit against Fila USA for infringement of the patent and trade dress rights of its Go Walk line. Skechers had previously launched a similar lawsuit against Reebok.
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A recruitment agency will soon begin a search for a...
A recruitment agency will soon begin a search for a permanent successor to Fabio Aromatici, the dynamic multi-lingual manager who has been running the Italian shoe industry association for the past six years, Assocalzaturifici, and its trade shows. Pending the new appointment, two other managers are taking over his functions ...
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The Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), the largest...
The Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), the largest footwear trade association in the U.S., has released a comprehensive Footwear Production Code of Conduct. The code was created to establish a common, baseline code to help drive uniformity within the footwear industry. FDRA members make up for more than ...
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The British Footwear Association (BFA) has announced the appointment of...
The British Footwear Association (BFA) has announced the appointment of Jenna Aarons to the new role of events manager, effective June 30. She joins the BFA from her current role of head of marketing and press for Beyond Retro Vintage Clothing. Aarons will take over the management, communication strategy and ...
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The Spanish shoe industry association, Fice, and the nation's association...
The Spanish shoe industry association, Fice, and the nation's association of components manufacturers, AEC, have signed a new labor agreement with the unions, leading them to cancel a previously planned strike. Aside from new clauses on flexible schedules and other issues, the new contract calls for wage increases of 1.0 ...
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Fitflop and Flip Flop have settled a long-standing trademark dispute...
Fitflop and Flip Flop have settled a long-standing trademark dispute in Germany, allowing both brands to coexist in the global shoe market. German court authorities have confirmed the registration of Bernd Hummel's Flip Flop brand, but Fitflop's German subsidiary, Fitwear, will be able to market its own line under the ...
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The government of the Dominican Republic is sponsoring a program...
The government of the Dominican Republic is sponsoring a program for the free training of 5,000 people to work at new shoe factories being set up in the country, starting in the first quarter of 2015. This is part of a plan to create 400,000 new jobs in the country ...
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In concert with Abicalçados, the Brazilian shoe industry association, Apex-Brasil,...
In concert with Abicalçados, the Brazilian shoe industry association, Apex-Brasil, the trade promotion agency of the Brazilian government, has decided to add Mexico and Germany to the list of target markets for greater exports of footwear. It was noted that Mexico and Germany import only 0.9 percent and 0.17 percent ...
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According to a Danish online fashion publication, Fashion Forum, Converse...
According to a Danish online fashion publication, Fashion Forum, Converse is accusing a number of Danish retailers of cheating consumers by selling thousands of pairs of counterfeit All-Star sneakers. The retailers in question include Kvickly, Facts, Lidl and Harald Nyborg who in 2012, allegedly dropped prices and sold thousands of ...
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New Balance, the American athletic footwear company based in Boston,...
New Balance, the American athletic footwear company based in Boston, filed a suit in a New York court on June 3 against Karl Lagerfeld, charging that the sneakers introduced by the German designer on the market in April can create confusion among customers. The reason for the mix-up is the ...
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The British Footwear Association (BFA) said that funding to help...
The British Footwear Association (BFA) said that funding to help companies increase exports and visit trade shows has been reduced by up to 30 percent for the coming year. While the footwear sector saw a considerable increase in the amount of money available to companies using the Tradeshow Access Programme ...
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The international CTC Group, which is based in France, has...
The international CTC Group, which is based in France, has appointed a director of marketing and communication, Olivia Seward. A former consultant with Groupe Zebra, a company based in Lyon that advises companies on design and communication to boost their growth, she will directly report to Yves Morin, general manager ...
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Juanita D. Duggan will become the new president and chief...
Juanita D. Duggan will become the new president and chief executive of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) on July 1, taking the place of Kevin Burke, who left at the end of January after nearly 13 years at its helm. Duggan acted as special assistant to President Ronald ...
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A daily newspaper in Alicante, La Verdad, published an article...
A daily newspaper in Alicante, La Verdad, published an article on April 7 where it reported a police raid on 42 shoe manufacturing firms in the region of Valencia. It said that 60 percent of them were operating without the necessary permits, using undeclared workers including illegal immigrants. Javier Garcia ...
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Micro-Pak, a manufacturer of anti-fungal product based in Hong Kong,...
Micro-Pak, a manufacturer of anti-fungal product based in Hong Kong, has filed a civil lawsuit against YCM, a competitor based in Taiwan, on allegations that its product contains toxic poisons and chemicals that are contaminating shoeboxes entering the U.S. The suit was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court amid ...
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Columbia Sportswear reports that a court in Milan has granted...
Columbia Sportswear reports that a court in Milan has granted a preliminary injunction against Geox, authorizing the seizure of certain Amphibiox branded shoes in Italy because they are likely to have infringed a patent held by its OutDry Technologies subsidiary for waterproof and breathable footwear. Similar legal action is pending ...
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The U.S. plans to withdraw GSP status for Russia. The...
The U.S. plans to withdraw GSP status for Russia. The measure would results in normal duties on nearly $300 million worth of products imported from Russia, but footwear and most types of apparel are excluded from the GSP program that applies to that country.
