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The southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, the...
The southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, the country's best-known region for leather and footwear production, is losing part of its share of exports to the northeast, according to Abicalçados, the footwear industry association. In 2005, the companies in Rio Grande do Sul contributed 69.3 percent of Brazil's ...
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The international trade committee of the European Parliament has endorsed...
The international trade committee of the European Parliament has endorsed a proposal to ask the European Commission and the European Council for new regulations on origin labels for shoes, clothing and other products imported into the European Union. The committee asks European authorities to set new norms that would allow European ...
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The Portuguese footwear industry wants to expand in growing markets...
The Portuguese footwear industry wants to expand in growing markets such as South Africa, Brazil, China, Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, Japan and Russia, and it will pay for it. This year, Portugal plans to invest €12 million to promote its footwear brands outside the domestic market. The country already ...
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European and U.S. customs authorities blocked 132 websites suspected of...
European and U.S. customs authorities blocked 132 websites suspected of selling counterfeit products on Nov. 27, a date known as Cyber Monday in the U.S. because it kicks off pre-Christmas sales over the internet. Meanwhile, Chinese consumers are wondering whether they should buy their shoes in the regular department stores ...
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Footwear Distributors of America (FDRA), which represents about 80 percent...
Footwear Distributors of America (FDRA), which represents about 80 percent of all footwear sales in the U.S., is strongly critizing action by the U.S. government to reinstate import tariffs on certain types of products as “discriminatory, arbitrary and not just justified by the facts.” The government has refused to endorse ...
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The world of accessories in Italy is to launch its...
The world of accessories in Italy is to launch its first international contest for creative videos and film spots to highlight Italian shoes, handbags, eyeglasses and furs. This International Upcoming Fashion Filmmakers (IUFF) contest is promoted by Micam for footwear, Mipel for leathergoods, Mido for optics, and Mifur for furs – ...
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Crocs has reported victories against counterfeiters in the courts of Shanghai and...
Crocs has reported victories against counterfeiters in the courts of Shanghai and Dongguan. Between March 13 and Sept. 27, 18 people were sentenced in the two courts to a combined total of more than 46 years in prison and fines of more than $450,000. Out of them, 17 people were declared guilty of counterfeiting, and two were ...
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Clarks employees were among the graduates of the British Footwear...
Clarks employees were among the graduates of the British Footwear Association's foundation course in footwear technology who graduated at the beginning of December. The program, which included a five-day shoemaking course and a two-day leather seminar, welcomed 28 trainees from 10 companies, eight of whom were from Clarks.
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Hongshui, an important footwear manufacturer in China, reportedly announced last Nov....
Hongshui, an important footwear manufacturer in China, reportedly announced last Nov. 15 that it was going bankrupt. Representatives for more than 30 suppliers descended on the factory in Fujian Province in an effort to get money owed to them. The local bankruptcy court has sided with the employees, who have not ...
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Italian tanners have been recognized for their commitment to the...
Italian tanners have been recognized for their commitment to the environment. In a report titled “Green Italy 2012,” produced by Fondazione Symbola and Unioncamere, with the support of the Italian ministries of the environment and economic development, three tanners and five other businesses with links to the tanning sector have ...
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The LVMH group claims that sales of its brands in...
The LVMH group claims that sales of its brands in Italy to domestic customers have decreased by 20 percent following the introduction of new Italian legislation to combat tax evasion, which bans cash payments over €1,000. The new regulation entered into force on Feb. 1, 2012, and was strongly opposed ...
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Mandy Cabot, the co-founder and chief executive of Dansko in...
Mandy Cabot, the co-founder and chief executive of Dansko in the U.S., was one of 15 small-business owners who were invited to a talk with President Barack Obama and members of his administration. The purpose was to discuss the impact upcoming tax and policy changes would have on small businesses.
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The recently reorganized Confederation of the European Shoe Industry (CEC)...
The recently reorganized Confederation of the European Shoe Industry (CEC) adopted a new set of statutes on Nov. 29 at its general assembly. They call for an expansion in its activities beyond governmental lobbying to measures intended to augment the competitiveness of the European shoe industry through the identification and ...
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A new study raises concern over the international trade in...
A new study raises concern over the international trade in python skins, which are mainly imported by the European fashion and leather industry. According to the report “Trade in South-East Asian Python Skins,” released by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Traffic, a joint program of ...
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Hundreds of workers at the Global Footwear factory just outside...
Hundreds of workers at the Global Footwear factory just outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, have been on strike since Nov. 15, demanding a pay raise of $9 per month. The union says 1,000 workers are participating in the strike, while the factory gives the figure as 300. With the pay increase, ...
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Pavers has become the first foreign retailer to be allowed...
Pavers has become the first foreign retailer to be allowed to set up wholly owned stores in India, after the government cleared the way for it to invest $20 million in single-brand retailing. Previously, non-Indian companies could own only up to 51 percent of their Indian retail operations, a rule ...
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Pakistan's Trade Development Authority (TDAP) plans to help the nation's...
Pakistan's Trade Development Authority (TDAP) plans to help the nation's footwear manufacturers take part in the next edition of Expo Riva Schuh, at Riva del Garda in Italy, on Jan. 12-15, 2013. Eight members of the Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association participated and booked substantial orders last year. TDAP described the ...
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Vagabond has won a landmark case in a Stockholm court,...
Vagabond has won a landmark case in a Stockholm court, based on a European directive, issued in 2002, which protects original designs for three years all over the European Union, even if they are not registered in the European patent office in Alicante. Another Swedish shoe firm, LT Skor, has ...
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The U.S. footwear industry claims tariff clarity in connection with...
The U.S. footwear industry claims tariff clarity in connection with the delays in the issuing of guidance over tariffs by U.S. Customs. The demand comes from four of the sector's leading associations that represent most domestic manufacturers of rubber and plastic footwear as well as footwear importers, including: the American ...
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U.S. customs confiscated 20,457 pairs of counterfeit Christian Louboutin shoes...
U.S. customs confiscated 20,457 pairs of counterfeit Christian Louboutin shoes at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport. According to U.S. authorities, three different importers shipped the fakes on July 27 and Aug. 14 of this year. Customs officers noticed that the boxes containing the knock-off shoes came from China, while the ...
