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While confirming its intention to impose an additional punitive 10...
While confirming its intention to impose an additional punitive 10 percent import duty on many still unspecified footwear categories and other products originating in China, the administration of President Donald Trump announced on Aug. 13 a postponed implementation for some of the products from Sept. 1 to Dec. 15. There ...
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On Sept. 1, FLO Magazacilik of Turkey will be acquiring...
On Sept. 1, FLO Magazacilik of Turkey will be acquiring the licensing rights to Nine West and begin producing the fashion brand's shoes for the local market. It will entrust the shoes' design to a team in the U.S. and their manufacture to more than 300 Turkish companies. According to ...
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The next Gallery Shoes fair, scheduled for Sept. 1-3, will be the fifth...
The next Gallery Shoes fair, scheduled for Sept. 1-3, will be the fifth edition to be held at the Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf. The show's organizers will introduce an additional show concept in the fashion lifestyle area. The show will also be expanded by an additional hall and provide more space for individual ...
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Performing less well than in the recent past, Vulcabras reported...
Performing less well than in the recent past, Vulcabras reported an increase in net revenues of only 2.7 percent to 299.8 million Brazilian reais (€69.0m-$77.7m) in the first quarter of this year. With a minimal contribution from the company's new distribution contract for Under Armour in Brazil, sales of athletic ...
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Vans has signed a lease to step into a space...
Vans has signed a lease to step into a space in Oxford Street, London, which was previously occupied by Miss Selfridges, according to reports in the Evening Standard. The new Vans flagship store will therefore be located close to the Nike flagship store. The new Vans shop is expected to ...
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The Global Fashion Group (GFG), which operates transactional websites in...
The Global Fashion Group (GFG), which operates transactional websites in emerging countries, has raised less than half of the expected proceeds from a public offering on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The offer period was extended due to low demand from potential investors. GFG raised €180 million with the placement of ...
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Salvatore Ferragamo, the Italian shoe and fashion house, has launched...
Salvatore Ferragamo, the Italian shoe and fashion house, has launched #ItalianExcellence, a capsule collection of men's eyewear for spring/summer 2019 involving three designers and a photographer: Derek Castiglioni, Francesco Meda, Rodrigo Izquierdo and Guido Taroni. Paul Andrew, Ferragamo's creative director, said that the collection was inspired from shapes of the ...
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Farida has inaugurated a second factory in Scandicci, within a...
Farida has inaugurated a second factory in Scandicci, within a leather district six km southwest of Florence. Its other manufacturing facility in Chiusi, also in Tuscany, will remain operational. The new factory in Scandicci will focus on prototype development, sample items and special productions, such as those required by the ...
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Dirk Pues left Hamm Market Solutions, the German-based footwear licensee for...
Dirk Pues left Hamm Market Solutions, the German-based footwear licensee for the Gant and Scotch & Soda brands, on June 30 at his own request. As chief product officer, he was responsible for product development and the procurement of shoe collections for the company's licensing business. He will be replaced by Marc ...
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Informa Markets, described as the largest organizer of trade shows...
Informa Markets, described as the largest organizer of trade shows in Asia, is taking over UBM Asia, which has a joint venture with SIC of France to manage the APLF shows. The change of control will start with the Pan African Leather Fair (PALF) held in Egypt next year. The ...
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Snipes, a subsidiary of Deichmann, recently opened its tenth French...
Snipes, a subsidiary of Deichmann, recently opened its tenth French store at the Parly 2 shopping center, in the suburbs of Paris. The retailer opened its first French store in the summer of 2018, at the Créteil Soleil shopping center, while the first store in the inner city area of ...
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Sergio Rossi, a former property of Kering that is currently...
Sergio Rossi, a former property of Kering that is currently owned by Investindustrial, is targeting sales of at least €70 million for this year, up by about 9 percent compared with 2018. The target was unveiled by the Italian shoe company's chief executive, Riccardo Sciutto, in an interview with MFFashion. ...
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Le Coq Sportif has signed a six-year partnership deal with...
Le Coq Sportif has signed a six-year partnership deal with the Paris Opera Ballet that will see the French brand become the official technical supplier of the Opera's Ballet and dance school. Le Coq Sportif will supply the outfits for their sporting activities, which will be designed in collaboration with ...
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A group of Italian fashion-related companies held a special exhibition...
A group of Italian fashion-related companies held a special exhibition in a hotel in Seoul, called “La Moda Italiana,” for the 14th season. Carmens, Daniele Lepori and Thierry Rabotin were among the footwear companies set to participate in the show. Italy is the second-largest supplier of leather shoes in South ...
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Kangaroos is launching a limited collection of sneakers together with...
Kangaroos is launching a limited collection of sneakers together with Sneakerholics, a German-speaking Facebook group with almost 30,000 members. The “Sneakerholics x KangaROOS Coil R1 Bubblegum” shoe model is limited to 360 pairs globally, to be sold from June 8. Kangaroos has also launched a new shoe collection made in ...
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Malone Souliers has launched its first menswear collection for spring...
Malone Souliers has launched its first menswear collection for spring 2020. The collection comprises two styles, a loafer and ankle boot, each of which is available in various colorways and fabrics. The shoes combine classic materials, such as nappa leather and suede, with more unusual materials such as ponyskin, velvet, ...
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Tamara Mellon, the New York-based co-founder of Jimmy Choo, is...
Tamara Mellon, the New York-based co-founder of Jimmy Choo, is receiving $50 million in Series C funding, led by the London-based investment firm Centricus, for the development of her own eponymous footwear brand. Previous investors, such as NEA and Quadrille Capital, also took part. The women's luxury footwear brand, which ...
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Caleres has entered into a strategic partnership with a multi-brand...
Caleres has entered into a strategic partnership with a multi-brand retail management and distribution company, Brand Investment Holding, to market its Naturalizer and Sam Edelman brands in China across multiple channels, including branded retail stores and e-commerce sites. Naturalizer and Sam Edelman will be available online in China this summer. ...
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Dune, the British shoe retailer, says it has generated incremental...
Dune, the British shoe retailer, says it has generated incremental revenues of £4.4 million (€4.9m-$5.5m) in the past three and a half years by delivering “the right message, for the right person, at the right time” through personalized ads. Working with a personalized digital marketing provider, Conversant, the retailer has ...
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Cravatex Brands (CBL) will be taking charge of operations in...
Cravatex Brands (CBL) will be taking charge of operations in India for Vans, the skate-shoe brand owned by VF Corp. The plan is to expand Vans' distribution in the region by expanding its retail network there to 50 stores over the next five years. That period should also see brand-building ...
