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Pajar to distribute Grendene brands in North America
Grendene has entered a new strategic partnership with Pajar, a Canadian group specializing in footwear and outerwear. Beginning with the spring/summer 2026 season, Pajar will serve as the exclusive distributor of diverse Grendene footwear collections across the US and Canada. The deal includes the brands Ipanema, Cartago, Zaxy, Rider, Azaleia ...
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European Commission withdraws Green Claims proposal
The European Commission unexpectedly withdrawn its Green Claims Directive, a legislative proposal designed to regulate and verify environmental marketing claims made by companies. The directive was originally introduced in response to a 2020 study that found over half of green claims on the European Union market were vague, misleading or ...
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Coats Footwear launches Insole Solutions portfolio
Coats Footwear, a division of Coats Group PLC, has launched its Insole Solutions portfolio, described as “an important milestone in advancing sustainable innovation for the footwear industry”. The new eco-conscious range is designed for high-performance applications. The Insole Solutions range combines eco-friendly materials with cutting-edge performance. The products in the ...
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German consumer confidence worsens slightly
In July, German consumer confidence is expected to slip to -20.3, down from -20.0 in June, according to the GfK Consumer Climate powered by NIM, which has been published jointly by NIQ/GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM). The June reading was revised downward from -19.9. “After three ...
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Lapo Elkann invests in Blu Scarpa
The Italian businessman Lapo Elkann has bought a minority stake in Blu Scarpa, an Italian startup founded in 2019 by Matthew Chevallard specializing in luxury sneakers. Thanks to Elkann’s support, the company “now aspires to solid and structured growth,” Chevallard said. Elkann is a member of the Agnelli family, ...
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Crocs expands its takeback program to Europe
Crocs has expanded its takeback program, which started in the US in 2023, to the UK, Germany, France, Austria and the Netherlands. The “Old Crocs, New Life” program launched as a pilot on Oct. 27, 2023, in 10 US states: Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia ...
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Coats names a new board member
Wu Gang is joining the board of Coats as a Non-Executive Director, effective July 1. In addition, he will join the nomination committee and the remuneration committee. Wu Gang is an investment banker by background with a career of close to 30 years in Asia and Europe. David Gosnell, the ...
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Giseli Dias launches in the US
Giseli Dias, a Brazilian-born, Paris-trained designer known for her sculptural footwear, has launched in the US. Founded in 2012, the brand offers women’s shoes handmade in Brazil “using ethically sourced materials and a process that values precision, longevity and soul.” The US launch includes a capsule of core silhouettes available ...
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Princesse tam tam, Comptoir des Cotonniers reportedly file for receivership
The French fashion retailers Princesse tam tam and Comptoir des Cotonniers have filed for receivership with a Paris-based court, the news agency AFP said citing a source close to the matter. The move was motivated by the ongoing deterioration of the retailers’ financial situation in a market that has not ...
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Cirql partners with Frasson to expand in Europe
Cirql, the Vietnam-based developer of sustainable footwear materials, announced a strategic partnership with Italy’s Frasson, a leading manufacturer specializing in supercritical foaming and injection molding. The collaboration marks Cirql’s official expansion into the European market and establishes Frasson as a certified development and manufacturing partner for Cirql’s recycled thermoplastic polyurethane ...
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Schütze Schuhe celebrates 100th anniversary
Schütze Schuhe, one of Austria’s leading manufacturers of safety shoes, marked its 100th anniversary last month with a commemorative event at the Bruckmühle center in Pregarten, Upper Austria. Around 160 guests, including business and political representatives, customers, partners and staff gathered to celebrate the family-owned company’s milestone and its strong ...
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Piccadilly celebrates 70 years
On June 15, Piccadilly celebrated its 70th anniversary with an exclusive dinner at Spiaggia Olivi, on the shores of Lake Garda, in Riva del Garda, Italy. The event took place at the same time as Expo Riva Schuh, the footwear trade show held from June 14 to 17. The event ...
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Lotto strengthens its German sales team
Fashioncenter GmbH is expanding the sales team for the casual footwear and sneaker brand Lotto with the addition of Nadja Molnar and Uwe Semrau, who are joining the company for the spring/summer 2026 order round. The new hires will work alongside industry veteran Matthias Bahl, who came on board ...
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Hanwag bolsters its sales team
The hiking and mountaineering boot manufacturer Hanwag, part of Fenix Outdoor AB, is expanding its sales team in Germany. Niklas Scherer was appointed Regional Sales Manager for Northern and Eastern Germany, succeeding André Pries. A trained industrial plant mechanic, Scherer brings extensive experience as a sales consultant, buyer ...
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Asos changes CFO
Asos has appointed Aaron Izzard as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director with effect from July 1. He succeeds Dave Murray who will be leaving to pursue other opportunities. Murray will step down as CFO and Executive Director on June 30. “Aaron brings more than two decades’ experience across a ...
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Hartjes takes over Vital Schuhe
The Austrian comfort shoe manufacturer Hartjes GmbH is expanding its footprint with the acquisition of the Vital Schuhe brand as Vital’s managing director Michael Neuner, a member of the company’s founding family, retires after 33 years in the footwear industry. Effective Aug. 1, 2025, Vital HSP GmbH, a newly established ...
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Pension fund sues Skechers regarding acquistion by 3G
A pension fund, the Key West Police Officers & Firefighters Retirement Plan, has filed suit in Los Angeles Federal Court against Skechers, according to Reuters and others. The fund is suspicious of Skechers’ proposed acquisition by 3G. Its filing cites another article by Reuters, which itself cites Tom Nikic, who ...
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Portuguese footwear industry signs new labor contract
The Portuguese footwear association Apiccaps said that it has reached a labor agreement with Fesete, the local trade union covering the textile, clothing, footwear and leather industries, covering 42,000 workers and 1,900 companies in the country. The new contract was approved by 10 of the 11 unions forming Fesete ...
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Eurofins expands its Bangalore consumer product testing facilities
Eurofins has expanded its Indian testing laboratory for consumer products, including footwear, in Hongasandra, Bangalore. ”This strategic investment doubles the Bangalore laboratory’s footprint and offers enhanced capabilities, enabling a significant leap in compliance and performance testing tailored to the evolving needs of India’s textile, apparel, footwear, and leather goods markets. ...
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Prada buys a 10% stake in Rino Mastrotto
Prada Group announced an agreement to buy a 10 percent stake in the Italian leather group Rino Mastrotto, as it seeks to take tighter control over its production. According to the deal terms, the Italian fashion group will confer two tanneries to Rino Mastrotto – Italy’s Conceria Superior and France’s ...
