All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 6
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ArticleC-Suite interview - Trade shows have to speak the same language as exhibitors
On Sept. 9, 2024, Assocalzaturifici, the Italian association of shoemakers, announced the appointment of Giorgio Possagno as General Manager. The position had been vacant since the departure of Tommaso Cancellara on April 5, 2022. Aged 53, Possagno started his career with the tire maker Pirelli, where he worked at the ...
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Austrian trade association files complaint against Temu
Austrian retailers are trying to hold their ground against the rapid rise of the Chinese low-cost online marketplace Temu. The Austrian retail association, Handelsverband Österreich, has lodged a twelve-page complaint with the Austrian federal competition authority, BWB, against Temu, citing deceptive business practices and calling on the authorities to ...
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Italian regulator probes Shein for allegedly misleading sustainability claims
The Italian antitrust agency, AGCM, has launched an investigation into Infinite Styles Services CO. Limited, a Dublin-based company that manages the Italian website of the Chinese fast fashion group Shein, for allegedly misleading information regarding the “environmental sustainability” of the retailer’s clothing. The agency believes that some content included in ...
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ArticleSkechers sues Rockport for alleged patent infringement
Skechers filed a lawsuit on Sept. 4 in the Southern District of New York, accusing Rockport, its parent company, Authentic Brands Group (ABG), and its licensee, Marc Fisher Footwear, of selling shoes that allegedly infringe on its slip-in technology. “Rockport shoes infringe Skechers’ utility patent claims protecting innovations associated with ...
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US to plug trade loophole on low-value China shipments
The US government said it was taking steps to protect “American consumers, workers and businesses” from the “overuse and abuse” of a trade law that allows low-value shipments to come into the US without paying import duties and taxes. The so-called “de minimis” loophole allows shipments worth less than $800 ...
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China to gradually increase the retirement age
China’s lawmakers have approved a proposal to gradually increase the retirement age, the news agency Xinhua reported. The legal retirement age will be increased from 60 to 63 years for men and to 55 from 50, or from 55 to 58 based on one’s employment, for women. The increase of ...
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Austrian textile and shoe retailer Vianello files for bankruptcy
The Austrian fashion retailer Vianello has filed for bankruptcy after taking a hit from falling sales amid a spike in costs. The Klagenfurt Regional Court opened restructuring proceedings without self-administration for the Carinthian textile and shoe chain. Sixty-two employees and 40 creditors are affected by the insolvency, with ...
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Superga and Sebago licensee CMH Consulting files for bankruptcy
Superga and Sebago’s licensee CMH Consulting, Management and Handel has filed for bankruptcy. The company, based in Kufstein, Austria, has held since 2013 the license in Germany and Austria for the two brands owned by the Italian group BasicNet. CMH Consulting applied for restructuring proceedings without self-administration. Around ...
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Skechers sues L.L. Bean for alleged patent infringement
Skechers USA has filed a lawsuit against L.L. Bean, accusing the Maine-based retailer of allegedly copying a shoe design, according to local media. The lawsuit, filed in New York City federal court, claims that L.L. Bean’s Freeport casual shoes infringe two patented designs for “heel cups” that surround the back ...
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ArticleEsprit’s Austrian subsidiary files for bankruptcy
Esprit’s Austrian subsidiary, Esprit Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H., has filed for bankruptcy at the Salzburg Regional Court. The announcement follows the insolvency application filed in May by the parent company Esprit Europe GmbH, headquartered in Ratingen, Germany. The bankruptcy affects 12 directly operated stores across Austria and approximately 170 employees. ...
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ArticleArmani, Dior under investigation for working conditions at suppliers
The Italian competition authority, AGCM, said that it has launched an investigation against the luxury goods groups Giorgio Armani and Christian Dior for alleged “unfair commercial practices.” According to the watchdog, “in some cases”, the companies may have used suppliers employing workers who may have received “inadequate wages”. In addition, ...
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Deckers sues a Brazilian cybersquatter
Our US sister publication SGI News reports that Deckers Brands, the parent company of Hoka and Teva, has filed a complaint in a federal court in Louisiana against an unnamed Brazilian-based company, accusing it of cybersquatting and infringing its Ahnu trademark. According to the lawsuit, Deckers had been using the ...
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ArticlePölking ends insolvency proceedings
The German shoe wholesaler Pölking has completed its insolvency proceedings after 14 months of self-administration. The proceedings were lifted by the Osnabrück District Court after creditors in early May approved the company’s insolvency plan. As part of the reorganization, Pölking acquired four stores of its sister company Lemax ...
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Don’t Call Me Jennyfer exits receivership
The French fashion retailer Don’t Call Me Jennyfer said that it is exiting receivership after its relaunch plan was approved by a commercial court in Bobigny, in the outskirts of Paris. The plan, which was presented to the court in May, involves an initial investment of €15 million that will ...
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ArticleGerman court rejects Birkenstock appeal against Rafting Goldstar
The Italian shoe brand Rafting Goldstar has won a long-running legal dispute with the German shoe manufacturer Birkenstock. On May 2, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof) rejected an appeal by the Rhineland-Palatinate-based sandal maker, centered on a sole design. The court declared the appeal unfounded, ...
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ArticleCreditors approve Galeria’s restructuring plan
Another hurdle has been cleared on Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof’s path to recovery. The creditors of the troubled German department store chain approved its pending reorganization plan, insolvency administrator Stefan Denkhaus said on following a creditors’ meeting. The clearance is a significant step towards the completion of Galeria’s insolvency proceedings, ...
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Pimkie placed under court administration
A Lille-based commercial court has placed Pimkie into a “safeguard procedure”, enabling the French fast fashion label and chain store for young women to continue operating while undergoing a restructuring, the news agency AFP reported citing trade union representatives. Frédérique Dupont, of the CFE-CGC trade union, said that the ...
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Uzbekistan incentives the creation of footwear clusters
Uzbekistan’s government plans to create clusters for the leather and footwear industries in the Sharaf-Rashidov and Akhangaran districts and has defined incentives to attract investors. Until Jan. 1, 2026, companies established in the areas are exempt from property tax, land tax and tax for the use of water resources, according ...
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Three UK footwear companies awarded royal warrant
The British Footwear Association (BFA) announced that three of its members, Tricker’s, Crockett & Jones and John Lobb have been awarded the royal warrant by king Charles III. ”This honour recognizes their exceptional craftsmanship and solidifies their status in the luxury footwear industry,” the BFA said. The Northampton-based shoemaker Tricker’s ...
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Denmark to ban PFAS in clothing and footwear
The Danish government has unveiled plans for a national ban on the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in clothing, footwear and sealants. “The proposed ban is a crucial step towards reducing emissions and will significantly benefit Denmark’s environment. It also sends a clear message internationally about the ...
