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VF veteran Kevin Bailey back at Vans as global brand president
VF Corp. has appointed Kevin Bailey to the position of global brand president of Vans. Bailey will continue to report to VF chairman, president and CEO Steve Rendle and will serve on the company’s executive leadership team. With this appointment, Bailey returns within the group to the Vans brand after ...
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Steptronic goes into administration
Jimmy Saunders and Michael Lennon of the restructuring advisory practice Kroll were appointed joint administrators of Steptronic Footwear on March 9. Being placed in administration is a British form of bankruptcy proceedings. Steptronic is based in Rushden, Northamptonshire, and has over 3,000 high street and online outlets as customers. The ...
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Micam and sister fairs attract 29,468 visitors
Micam and the three shows held along side the Milan-based footwear trade fair attracted 29,468 visitors. At the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, Micam was held jointly with Mipel, a fair for leather goods and accessories, TheOneMilano, which focuses on women’s clothes, and Homi Fashion&Jewels ...
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Assocalzaturifici's general manager to leave on April 5
Tommaso Cancellara, the general manager of the Italian footwear association Assocalzaturifici, will be leaving on April 5 to join Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) and manage their wholly-owned North American unit, IEG USA. Cancellara also oversaw Assocalzaturifici’s Milan-based trade show Micam. Assocalzaturifici still has to announce Cancellara’s replacement. IEG noted that ...
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Serafini exits creditor protection program
The Italian shoemaker Serafini has exited a debt restructuring program, known as “concordato preventivo di continuità”, helped by a significant growth in e-commerce. “At the end of 2021 we exited the debt restructuring program,” explained Fabrizio Serafini, head of the company and fourth generation of the family who established the ...
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FLO extends partnership with Nine West
The Turkish shoe company FLO has extended its partnership in shoes, bags and accesories with the women’s brand Nine West, which is owned by the U.S. company Authentic Brands Group. FLO first entered a licensing partnership with Nine West in 2019 that covered production and retailing rights for the brand ...
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Stella will produce more in Indonesia
While starting up its new shoe manufacturing facility in Solo, Indonesia, Stella International is already planning to add a second factory to make 15 million pairs a year in the country, following a $120 million investment from its largest client, which represented 34 percent of its revenues last year. With ...
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Schuh Mücke appoints a new managing director
Schuh Mücke, the German shoe and sporting goods retail chain within the ANWR Group, has undergone a management change. The retail expert Thomas Klein was appointed as the new managing director after Inge Schardt left the ANWR subsidiary due to differing views on the strategic direction of the company. ...
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Ferragamo hires a new creative director
Salvatore Ferragamo has appointed Maximilian Davis, 25, as its creative director, effective March 16. Born in Manchester, he graduated from the London College of Fashion and founded his eponymous brand in 2020. Davis takes over from Paul Andrew who held the job from 2019 to March 2021. Andrew last worked ...
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EU bans exports of luxury goods to Russia
The European Union has toughened trade sanctions against Russia with the adoption of a fourth package of measures, which includes an export ban on luxury goods “to directly hit Russian elites”. The EU is sanctioning the country for ”its brutal aggression against Ukraine and its people.” The sanctions ”will further ...
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EU to guarantee convertibility of Ukrainian currency
European Union authorities are studying the possibility of guaranteeing the convertibility of Ukraine’s currency, the hryvnia, into the currencies of EU member states, according to the French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire. France currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU. Le Maire noted that many Ukrainians fleeing the Russian ...
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Hermes to open two new leather goods workshops in France
The French luxury goods group Hermès plans the construction of two additional leather goods workshops over the next three to four years in France, resulting in the hiring of 500 craftsmen. The new workshops will become the 23rd and 24th production sites of Hermès’ leather goods & saddlery division, all ...
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News briefsFidlock unveils concept sneaker with Fidlock Winch system
On March 10, Fidlock, the German company specializing in innovative magnetic fasteners, unveiled a brand new Concept Sneaker with the innovative Fidlock Winch closure/adjustment system. The sneaker, an athletic shoe with the new Winch closure, will not be available to the public, but serve as a showcase for potential collaborations. ...
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News briefsSanuk celebrates 25 years with 90s limited edition sandals
Californian footwear brand Sanuk is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a small collection of Furreal beach sandals sporting the signature colorful and fun look of the brand’s early days. The limited-edition anniversary pack includes four styles featuring soft top foam footbeds that are manufactured with recycled materials, reground EVA foam ...
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Skechers plans experiential store in metaverse's fashion district
Lifestyle brand Skechers is entering the metaverse. According to a company release, the Californian brand is the first to sign a lease in the fashion district of Decentraland. Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers, states that the new investment helps to explore “creative ways for our brand to engage with new ...
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Job portal for Ukrainian refugees
Thousands of refugees from the war zone in Ukraine are currently forced to settle in new places and are looking for a way to earn a living. To help with this, www.jobaidukraine.com, an initiative for Ukrainian refugees, was launched by the German initiative Händler helfen Händlern (retailers support retailers) as ...
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Covestro, Huafeng, Cyclone cut CO2 emissions for sports shoes
The German chemical group Covestro, the Chinese textile technology firm Huafeng and the Chinese green fiber technology company Cyclone have jointly developed a solution to manufacture running and sports shoes that generate around 230 grams of CO₂ equivalent less than a pair using conventional fossil-based polyurethane (PU) dispersions and virgin ...
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Lululemon enters the footwear market
Lululemon, a Canadian producer of performance apparel for yoga, running and training, is entering the footwear category with the launch of the women’s running shoe, Blissfeel. The style will be available online and in select stores across North America, Mainland China and the U.K. beginning on March 22. Two additional ...
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Adidas sues Fashion Nova over Stan Smith sneaker
Adidas is once again taking on California-based apparel manufacturer Fashion Nova, accusing it of infringing on the trade dress of its Stan Smith sneaker. According to a lawsuit, Fashion Nova intentionally sold counterfeits, which features a classic tennis shoe with a white leather upper and the Three Stripes mark. The ...
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News briefsAku adopts carbon footprint systemic approach
With the help and ISO 14067 certification of Bureau Veritas, the Italian footwear specialist Aku has started to implement a three-step carbon footprint systemic approach to all of its operations from sourcing to a product’s end of life. In the process, more than 800 components have been analyzed according to ...
