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Aokang Group, the Chinese shoe manufacturer, has shipped 20,000 pairs...
Aokang Group, the Chinese shoe manufacturer, has shipped 20,000 pairs of shoes to Geox, its biggest buyer in the EU. This is the first shipment to the EU since the anti-dumping duties were lifted, and Aokang says that hundreds of thousands more pairs were being readied to ship soon. It ...
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The European Parliament is set to discuss later this month...
The European Parliament is set to discuss later this month a proposal by one of its members, Lara Comi, about a new set of regulations for the branding of textile products in the European Union, including the mention of where the products come from. Under the draft proposal, the European ...
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Texon has won a court case against Yue Hua Shoe...
Texon has won a court case against Yue Hua Shoe Material Co., which it had accused of trademark infringement and the manufacture of counterfeit cellulose insoles. The court has awarded Texon 36,800 renminbi (€4,000-$5,600) to cover economic damages and legal fees.
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The Italian government is reportedly studying the possible establishment of...
The Italian government is reportedly studying the possible establishment of a strategic investment fund, partly controlled by the state and similar to a French fund launched in 2008, designed to fend off acquisitions of important Italian companies by foreign Interests
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It is reported that the Russian government is going to...
It is reported that the Russian government is going to raise export tariffs on leather, crust and wet blue sometime next month. The tax will go up by 10 percent, with a minimum tariff of €250 per ton of leather. Members of a customs union agreeement are exempt from the ...
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The Indonesian government is reportedly placing a little more money...
The Indonesian government is reportedly placing a little more money this year at the disposal of textile, footwear and tanners in the country to upgrade their machinery. It plans to allocate a total of 177 billion rupiah (€14.3m-$20.2m) to 150 textile firms and 20 tanners and shoemakers, covering 10 percent ...
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C&A is recalling 20,000 pairs of shoes for babies that...
C&A is recalling 20,000 pairs of shoes for babies that have been sold in all its European stores since last September because of their excessive chromium contents. The international retail chain is refunding customers for the shoes that they have already bought. According to company officials, tests had shown no ...
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Another lawsuit involving toning shoes has hit the courts, but...
Another lawsuit involving toning shoes has hit the courts, but this time it's the manufacturer that is on the offensive. Skechers is suing Sears Holding Corporation for allegedly infringing on the trademarks for its Shape-ups, Twinkle Toes and Z-Strap products. Skechers says that Sears is selling the footwear at Sears ...
