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Camper revives a shoe model
Camper has brought back the Camaleón model after a 46-year hiatus. The original, released in 1975, was patterned after the shoes of Mallorcan peasants. The redesign has eliminated all but six percent of the virgin plastic from the sole, substituting natural and recycled materials. The upper is made of cotton ...
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Italy expects to restart trade fairs from July
Italy’s Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti indicated that trade shows could resume in July after having been suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The government has also earmarked about €400 million in grants to support the trade fair industry. However, the funds still have to be approved by parliament. In the ...
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Adidas uses mushroom fibers in a Stan Smith model
Adidas has launched the Stan Smith Mylo, its first shoe whose upper is made with the Mylo material, a soft, natural and renewable alternative to leather that uses mycelium, which comes from the roots of mushrooms. Developed by a biotechnology firm, Bolt Threads, Mylo is described by the company as ...
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Steve Madden takes full control of its European unit
Steve Madden has completed the acquisition of the 49.9 percent stake that it did not already own of its European joint venture. The subsidiary was formed in June 2016 and distributes Steve Madden-branded footwear and accessories to most countries throughout Europe. “Since its formation nearly five years ago, our European ...
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Callegari resumes production after fire
The Italian shoe maker Calzaturificio Callegari has resumed production after its factory in Fratta Polesine, in the Veneto region, was destroyed by a fire on March 10. The shoe maker is temporarily operating in a facility located in the town of Rovigo which belongs to one of its subcontractors. The ...
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J.M. Weston expands Weston Vintage to Japan
J.M. Weston, the French producer of luxury shoes owned by the private investment company EPI, is expanding its Weston Vintage service to Japan. The service was launched early 2020 in France and enables pre-owned shoes to be restored at the company’s factory in Limoges and be put on the market ...
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Pikolinos aims to be carbon neutral this summer
The Spanish footwear company Pikolinos, which operates under the eponymous brand and the Martinelli label, plans to be carbon neutral in July. It claims to have already reduced its carbon footprint by 65 percent since 2016 at its headquarters and Pikolog logistics hub. The company’s sustainability policy focuses on emissions, ...
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Luna Calzados launches Étika Shoes
The Spanish company Luna Calzados has launched a new brand, Étika Shoes. The label will include collections for men and women and aims to cover a wide age range. It is available from the current spring-summer season through its own online store and third-party points of sale.
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Allbirds to release an open-source version of its Carbon Footprint Calculator
On April 22, with the celebration of Earth Day, Allbirds will release an open-source version of its Carbon Footprint Calculator on Freethefootprint.com. “For too long, many brands have focused on marketing sustainability rather than actually implementing holistic, high-impact solutions — and to an extent, it’s worked,” said Joey Zwillinger, the ...
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News briefsTodd Kahn confirmed as CEO of Coach
On April 15, Tapestry appointed Todd Kahn as chief executive officer and brand president of Coach, following a comprehensive search. Kahn is responsible for all aspects of the brand globally and reports to Joanne Crevoiserat, the CEO of Tapestry. Kahn joined the company in January 2008 and has held a ...
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JD Sports Fashion posts resilient results
JD Sports Fashion Plc managed to report generally good results for the year ended Jan. 30, 2021 despite the impact from the coronavirus pandemic and Brexit, “which have severely tested all aspects of the business,” the management said. The company’s profit before exceptional items and taxes of 421.3 million pounds ...
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News briefsWolverine appoints Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to board of directors
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. appointed Kathleen Wilson-Thompson to its board of directors. An experienced top executive, she is currently a member of Tesla’s board of directors and brings global retail experience in senior management positions and a total of 14 years as a director for three publicly traded companies. Earlier ...
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Allbirds shifting to regenerative wool
Allbirds has pledged to be sourcing nothing but “regenerative” wool by 2025. The U.S. direct-to-consumer brand plans by that same year to have made its supply carbon-neutral as well. Rather than change suppliers, Allbirds will be encouraging a technique called regenerative agriculture, which – as defined by the non-profit organization ...
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Nike is now refurbishing sneakers
Nike has begun selling reconditioned sneakers at “up to” 15 stores in the U.S., with plans for more. The program is not going to be implemented in Europe until further notice. Inaugurated on April 12, the Nike Refurbished program operates with Nike sneakers returned within 60 days of purchase, which ...
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Big monthly sales jump for Yue Yuen
Yue Yuen Industrial Corp. reported a 30 percent jump in total revenues to $870.9 million for the month of March as compared to a year ago, when the novel coronavirus pandemic shut down its manufacturing and retail operations in China. Revenues from manufacturing and retailing were up by 12 percent ...
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LVMH fashion and leather goods sales surge in Q1
Organic sales of the fashion and leathergoods division of the French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH rose by 52 percent in the first quarter. On a reported basis, quarterly sales for the division were up by 45 percent to a record €6.738 billion. The group as a whole posted revenues of ...
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Alibaba settles with Chinese anti-trust authorities
The Alibaba Group has agreed to make it easier for merchants to do business with it, without preventing them from using other platforms, as part of a series of ”comprehensive rectifications” demanded by Chinese anti-trust regulators, which charged it of abusing its dominant market position. The Chinese internet company will ...
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Boohoo buys new London office for £72 million
The British online fashion retailer Boohoo has acquired a new office in Soho, in London’s West End for £72 million pounds (€83m-$99m). Since acquiring the Karen Millen and Coast brands in 2019, the group’s presence in London has grown significantly through organic growth and more recently through the acquisitions of ...
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Li & Fung launches an incubator for digital ventures
Li & Fung, the sourcing giant headquartered in Hong Kong, is launching LFX, a new and separate company designed to capitalize on new digital opportunities that can transform the retail industry and enable sustainability along the supply chain. Described as “an incubation, investment and operating platform,” LFX will launch and ...
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Anthropologie changes CEO
Urban Outfitters announced that Tricia Smith is the new CEO of its clothing retail unit Anthropologie, replacing Hillary Super. Super left on April 9 after four years with the company and Smith took over the job on April 12. Smith spent over 26 years at Nordstrom, where she was executive ...
