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Amazon launches $2 billion fund to invest in decarbonization
Amazon has launched The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of sustainable technologies and services that will enable the U.S. e-commerce retailer and other companies to meet a commitment to be carbon free, on a net basis, by 2040. The fund will have an initial $2 billion endowment and ...
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News briefsBreuer returns to Lorenz Shoe as global sales director for Högl
Högl Shoe Fashion, the Austrian shoe brand that is part of the Lorenz Shoe Group, has appointed Walter Breuer to the position of global sales director. As a new member of the company’s executive board, Breuer will support Gerhard Bachmaier and Patrick Lorenz, managing partners at Högl, from July 1. ...
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Global children’s footwear market seen up annual 4% to 2024
The global market for children’s footwear is expected to grow by $8.65 billion between 2020 and 2024, representing an average annual increase of almost 4 percent, with the launch of exclusive designer footwear being instrumental in driving the market higher, according to the research and advisory firm Technavio. In a ...
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Riccardo Sciutto to head Cercal footwear school
Riccardo Sciutto, the chief executive of the Italian company Sergio Rossi, has been appointed president of the footwear school Cercal located in San Mauro Pascoli, in the Emilia Romagna region. He replaces Cesare Casadei, who oversaw the school for seven years. Massimo Pazzaglia, project manager of the company Giglioli Production, ...
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Christian Prazzoli is the new CEO of Baldinini
The Italian high-end shoemaker Baldinini has appointed Christian Prazzoli as its chief executive, while the company’s previous helmsman, Gimmi Baldinini, will continue as chairman. The appointment comes after the Bologna-based company Finross, owned by the Rossetti family, earlier this year bought a 60 percent stake in Baldinini for €13 million ...
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Obuv Rossii starts selling bicycles
As in many other countries, bicycles have become a hot commodity in Russia as an ecological alternative to public transport, in order to avoid contamination from the novel coronavirus, while keeping fit. Even a leading Russian footwear retailer, Obuv Rossii, has begun selling bicycles, handling after-sale servicing in its own ...
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Spanish footwear employers, unions call for more help
The Spanish employers association Fice and the trade unions CCOO and UGT met on June 16 to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the footwear industry and have called on the authorities to help by extending the temporary lay-off mechanism ERTES at least until the end of the ...
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Who’s Next confirms Sept show, adds digital platform
Although many summer and autumn trade shows have already been cancelled, the organizers of Who’s Next announced their intention to continue with the next edition of the French fashion show. They said that 80 percent of the buyers surveyed three weeks ago declared that they were still planning to ...
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Crocs starts building a new European distribution center in Holland
Crocs has started building a 35,000 square meter distribution center in Dordrecht, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands, which will become its main logistics hub in Europe. The new center is expected to open in April 2021 and create 200 to 350 jobs. The Amercian company known ...
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News briefsWortmann’s virtual Garda Days were a success
The Wortmann Group, one of Europe’s largest shoe companies, said that its first virtual trade show, called Garda Days, was very susscessful. Exceeding expectations, it attracted over 2,000 online visitors from 46 countries on June 17 and 18. More than 150 requests for appointments were made before the event for ...
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Online represented one-third of retail sales in the UK in May
In May, the proportion of overall retail sales in the U.K. bought online soared to the highest level on record at 33.4%, which compares with the 30.8% reported in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In a survey carried out between May 18-31, the ONS says that ...
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News briefsTJ Sporting Goods distributes Le Chameau in Germany and Austria
Following the takeover of Le Chameau by the British family-owned company Bradshaw Taylor Ltd. in March, the German distribution of the premium footwear label is now also being reorganized. With immediate effect, the Bradshaw Taylor sales subsidiary TJ Sporting Goods GmbH in Sindelfingen will be responsible for supporting Le Chameau’s ...
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A new register for historic trademarks in Italy
A special register for “historic trademarks of national interest” has been created in Italy. Registration in the new inventory is open to trademarks that have been registered for at least 50 years. For an unregistered trademark, the applicant must prove that the trademark has been in continuous use for at ...
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Danish designer Ilse Jacobsen loses a copyright case
The Danish designer Ilse Jacobsen has lost a copyright infringement case over a rubber boot against Morsø Sko Import, an importer of unbranded shoes, according to a report on the national TV channel TV2. She had previously applied for a verdict from both Danish Maritime and Commercial Court, and the ...
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Kari inks partnership with AliExpress
Russia’s biggest footwear retailer, Kari, has begun selling shoes and accessories through AliExpress. Kari placed nearly 1,000 different items on the AliExpress website – nearly half of its product range - offering a 40 percent discount on everything. Kari decided to conclude the agreement with AliExpress when it became impossible ...
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Cole Haan has a new VP of North American wholesale
Cole Haan has appointed Andrew Rudolph as senior vice president of North American wholesale sales, preparing the American casual footwear brand for its entry into the sporting goods retail channel. Rudolph spent the past five years as vice president of sales at Adidas, his home since at least 2007, generating ...
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Zalando sees significantly hike in Q2 sales, Ebit
Zalando anticipates a significant increase in sales and Ebit in the second quarter, driven by changing consumer behavior, in particular a strong increase in the preference for digital offerings, as well as the development of its platform, which includes the accelerated expansion of its partner program. It adds that second-quarter ...
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Euro area wage decline limited at 7% during lockdown
The decline in labour income was limited at 7 percent in the euro area during coronavirus-related lockdowns thanks to short-time work and temporary lay-off schemes introduced in various member states of the monetary union, according to a survey released by the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB notes that the ...
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Grendene suspends production in Sobral again due to Covid-19 lockdown
The Brazilian footwear manufacturer Grendene has suspend production in Sobral, where it has its largest manufacturing base, following a municipal decree. The company already had to close its sites in the town and other parts of the country due to restriction orders to combat the propagation of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...
