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Wolverine releases a bourbon-themed boot
Wolverine has collaborated with Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery of Kentucky on a limited-edition boot, timing its release on Oct. 1 to coincide with that of the distillery’s bourbons. Made in the U.S., the boot is a cap-toe 1000 Mile silhouette with Horween Cavalier Squash leather, gold hardware and a ...
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News briefsNew Tencel fibers receive CarbonNeutral certification
Under the Tencel brand, the Austrian firm Lenzing is releasing Lyocell and Modal fibers that have received CarbonNeutral certification. In other words, they comply with the carbon-neutral protocol set up – originally in 2002 – by Natural Capital Partners. In Lenzing’s summation, “the emissions associated with the fibers’ production, manufacturing ...
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Wildberries faces sanctions in Ukraine
Ukraine may impose sanctions against Russia’s largest online retailer, Wildberries, according to a proposal by the Ukrainian Minister of Culture and Information Policy, Oleksandr Tkachenko. The recommendation was made after Wildberries announced plans to begin sales in Ukraine. The minister called on the government to consider the possibility of applying ...
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News briefsTamaris launches an online store in Russia
Tamaris, the shoe brand owned by the Wortmann Group, has launched an online store in Russia to support growing sales in the country. The opening of a digital store comes after a successful marketing campaign for the spring-summer season and a rapid development of offline sales, the company said. As ...
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Dainese buys motorcycle boot producer TCX
The Italian motorcycle gear and sportswear group Dainese has acquired TCX, an Italian producer of motorcycle boots. Financial details for the acquisition of TCX, which is based in Montebelluna in the province of Treviso, were not disclosed. “TCX possesses in-depth technical and development expertise in the world of motorcycle footwear ...
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Royer plans to cut 200 jobs
The loss of a major distribution contract for New Balance in France, the Benelux countries and Germany and the crisis linked to Covid-19 have led Groupe Royer of France to start discussions with its staff about the dismissal of about 200 of its 500 employees. The loss of the contract, ...
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Merrell releases eco-friendly undyed line
Merrell’s new line, the Undyed Collection, has white, undyed uppers made of partially recycled mesh and outsoles made of natural rubber. According to the brand, when measured against factory-supplied averages, the Undyed Collection saves about 80 percent of the water and 50 percent of the energy expended in the production ...
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TikTok ban suspended by U.S. judge
A federal judge, Carl Nichols, has decided to suspend an executive order issued by president Donald Trump that would have banned the Chinese video sharing app TikTok from being downloaded on mobile phones in the U.S. The ban was scheduled to start from Sept. 27. TikTok filed an appeal against ...
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Camper in collaboration with Tencel for sustainable collection
Camper has joined forces with Tencel, a brand of the Austrian chemical group Lenzing, to produce a shoe collection using sustainable Lyocell fibers. The Spanish-based company has redesigned its Right and Upright boot and bootie to include Lyocell fibres derived from sustainably-grown wood sources. For the collection, the fiber has ...
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Sabu hires Zalando procurement manager
Sabu, the German shoe retailers’cooperative, has hired Johanna Ferner to fill the newly created position of head of purchasing fashion and accessories. The 44-year old will join the company on Oct. 1. Ferner comes from the German e-tailer Zalando, where she was senior buyer in charge of accessories, overseeing bags, ...
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News briefsAlma FRC Group unit Débé takes over Tacco
Tacco Footcare, a German shoe-care producer, announced on its Facebook page that it has been acquired by the Belgian insole producer Débé, which in turn is owned by Alma FRC Group, a French manufacturer of shoe care and shoe accessory products. Tacco will be included in a portfolio that comprises ...
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News briefsReebok to release a plant-based running shoe
In October, Reebok will be releasing the Forever Floatride Grow, a running shoe with uppers derived from eucalyptus trees, midsoles from sustainably cultivated castor beans, sock liners from bloom-algae foam and outsoles from plant rubber. According to Footwear News, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has conferred some sort of ...
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Footaction sponsors a reggaetón documentary
Footaction is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month – from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 in the U.S. – with a “platform” called La Música. It is in fact a short documentary, available online through social media, on four musicians of the reggaetón genre: Myke Towers, Brytiago, Arcangel and De La ...
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BIG buys Aldo U.K.
The U.K. arm of the Canadian footwear retailer Aldo Group has been acquired by Bushell Investment Group (BIG), which is based in Birmingham, England. BIG indicated that the acquisition, for which financial details were not released, will preserve 150 jobs and lead to the creation of an additional 50 roles ...
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Nicholas Kirkwood takes back brands from LVMH
The British designer Nicholas Kirkwood is taking back his namesake luxury shoe brand from LVMH after a seven-year partnership. The French conglomerate said that the decision was mutual and amicable and that it would continue supporting Kirkwood over the coming months to ensure a smooth transition. No financial details were ...
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Alexandra Dornérus leaves NilsonGroup for Ellos Group
Alexandra Dornérus is leaving the Swedish footwear group NilsonGroup, where she was head of digital sales for over a year, and is joining on the Swedish e-commerce company Ellos Group, as new business development manager, on Oct. 1. Dornérus estimates that Ellos Group has great potential to attract new clients ...
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Reebok partners with Maison Margiela
The French luxury fashion house Maison Margiela and Reebok have started to develop a joint product line, and the partnership is “set to span several seasons,” the companies say. The first products are scheduled for a launch on Sept. 22 in the spirit of “the cyber-industrial revolution” at the Maison ...
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Michelle Poole becomes president of Crocs
Michelle Poole has been promoted to the position of president of Crocs, taking over one of the former functions of Andrew Rees, the company’s chief executive. After working for Kangol, Timberland, Converse and Sperry Top-Sider, Poole joined Crocs in 2014 as senior vice president of global merchandising, adding responsibility for ...
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Olukai updates two of its sneakers
OluKai, producer of Hawaii-inspired footwear, has taken two models of beach sneaker, the Lae’ahi for men and the Pehuea for women, and substituted full-grain leather for the mesh of the upper. These new, more upscale variants are called the Laeʻahi Lī Ili and Pehuea Lī Ili. Both have OluKai’s Drop-in ...
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Burberry launches maiden sustainability bond
Burberry has priced its inaugural sustainability bond. The £300,000,000 (€330,000m-$390,000m) bond will bear an annual coupon of 1.125 percent and is due Sept. 21, 2025. The U.K. firm indicated that it is the first sustainability labeled bond issued by a luxury fashion company. It will diversify Burberry’s sources of funding, ...
