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The Sept. 7-10 edition of Who's Next, the French fashion...
The Sept. 7-10 edition of Who's Next, the French fashion trade fair in Paris, focused strongly on environmental sustainability, with a new space called Impact. This area of the show was reserved for eco-responsible fashion brands. Impact also hosted thematic debates about the major environmental challenges for the fashion industry. ...
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Tamaris will be working with a new licensing partner in...
Tamaris will be working with a new licensing partner in the 2020 spring/summer season. Wortmann, the German shoe producer that owns the Tamaris, Jana, Caprice, Be Natural and Marco Tozzi brands of footwear, has signed a new licensing deal with Meier Lederwaren, the leathergoods maker in Offenbach, Germany, for its line of bags. The ...
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Micam Milano will host an “International Lab of Mittelmoda –...
Micam Milano will host an “International Lab of Mittelmoda – The Fashion Award 2019,” the award ceremony of Mittelmoda The Fashion Award, on Sept. 16 at 6pm. The ceremony will showcase the 25 collections from 14 countries that have been shortlisted for the final prizes, which will include two Overall ...
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Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent retailers, welcomed a...
Sabu, the German voluntary group of independent retailers, welcomed a total of 200 brands of shoes and accessories to its “trends & fashion” show, which took place on Aug. 17-18. Exhibitors presented their shoe collections for the 2020 spring/summer season over more than 6,000 square meters. The Wolkenwerk shoe brand ...
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Texon has recently launched a new material for the footwear...
Texon has recently launched a new material for the footwear industry. Texon Halo is a high-performance, powder-molded reinforcement material designed for athletic and sports shoes, although it can provide support for most other types of footwear as well. It requires no cutting or skiving and, according to the company, contains ...
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Young Europeans are ready to pay more for products that...
Young Europeans are ready to pay more for products that are made in a sustainable manner. According to a survey by Spinnova, a Finnish bio-yarn producer, 61 percent of respondents among Europeans aged 18-30 said that they would pay more for a sustainable piece of clothing, while 41 percent would ...
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StockX, the e-commerce platform focusing on the sneaker resale market,...
StockX, the e-commerce platform focusing on the sneaker resale market, is launching an Italian version of its app and website. StockX was founded in Detroit in 2016, and made its European debut in October 2018.
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RNF, the Dutch fashion group that owns the Mexx, Fred...
RNF, the Dutch fashion group that owns the Mexx, Fred de la Bretoniere, Shabbies Amsterdam and Umbro brands, will take over Palpa Trading on Sept. 1. The price of the acquisition has not been disclosed. The Dutch shoe manufacturer will continue to operate but under a different name: Palpa B.V. ...
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Major Russian shoe retailers reportedly said that the demand for...
Major Russian shoe retailers reportedly said that the demand for summer footwear slumped in July due to an unprecedented cold summer in the European part of the country, which instead pushed up sales of closed shoes such as sneakers and regular and rain boots.
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Vivarte is slimming down further through the sale of Cosmoparis,...
Vivarte is slimming down further through the sale of Cosmoparis, the former premium footwear brand of San Marina, to Stéphane Collaert and Thierry Le Guénic. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two French entrepreneurs had previously acquired Chevignon, a similarly positioned brand of apparel from the ...
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The founder of Over Teak, Cosimo Damiano Vitobello, has passed...
The founder of Over Teak, Cosimo Damiano Vitobello, has passed away at the age of 79. Vitobello founded Over Teak in Barletta, in the Italian region of Puglia, in 1990. He opened his first store, where shoes were manually crafted, back in 1958, when he was only 18. Over Teak ...
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LIR, the family holding company that controls Geox and Diadora...
LIR, the family holding company that controls Geox and Diadora as well real estate assets through Domicapital, has confirmed a report that it is now open to targeted acquisitions. In an interview with the Italian daily Il Gazzettino, Mario Moretti Polegato, chairman and founder of Geox, said that LIR, which ...
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Gabor Shoes has developed its first collection of men's shoes...
Gabor Shoes has developed its first collection of men's shoes for the coming autumn season. The new product line, called “Pius Gabor,” will be managed by Jan Brinkmann, who will lead the new division within the company from Sept. 1. Brinkmann previously worked for Rieker and Gabor. Most recently, he ...
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The federations of independent clothing and footwear retailers in France...
The federations of independent clothing and footwear retailers in France have announced that they will start discussing a possible merger in September. Run by Jean-François Bessec, the shoe retailers' federation, FDCF, asked the French government in March for ten measures intended to support their businesses in these difficult times.
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Lanxess, the specialty chemicals manufacturer, is selling its chrome chemicals...
Lanxess, the specialty chemicals manufacturer, is selling its chrome chemicals business to Brother Enterprises, a Chinese leather chemicals manufacturer. The companies have signed an agreement, but the transaction still requires the approval of the relevant antitrust authorities. Lanxess expects to complete the transaction by the end of 2019. According to ...
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The chairman of India's Council for Leather Exports (CLE), Shri...
The chairman of India's Council for Leather Exports (CLE), Shri P.R. Aqeel Ahmed, led a delegation of 14 industry representatives to East African countries – including Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda – from July 21 to July 27. The visit was part of a series of initiatives to promote bilateral trade ...
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Deichmann re-opened its store on Neuhause Strasse, in the center...
Deichmann re-opened its store on Neuhause Strasse, in the center of Munich, on Aug. 8. This store replaces the store on Kaufinger Strasse and, at 2,300 square meters, is the biggest flagship in Deichmann's domestic market. Deichmann has been selling its products in the Bavarian capital for 34 years and currently has 10 stores ...
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Highlighting the malaise of the department store business in the...
Highlighting the malaise of the department store business in the U.S., Barneys New York has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors, complaining about declining consumer traffic and rising rents. After obtaining $218 million from two financial institutions to pay two loans and cover its costs, the upscale ...
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Ilse Jacobsen, the Danish lifestyle brand famous for its fashion...
Ilse Jacobsen, the Danish lifestyle brand famous for its fashion rubber boots, has taken over the distribution of its products in neighboring Sweden, where it has been working through an agent for the past 12 years. The brand now has an office and showroom in the Stockholm Fashion District in ...
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Econika, a Russian brand of women's shoes, has opened a...
Econika, a Russian brand of women's shoes, has opened a new office in Berlin and is looking for a European director to work there as European sales manager. In an initial stage, that brand is going to work only through Zalando to distribute its products in the region. In Russia, ...
