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Red Wing Shoe Company is opening its first flagship in...
Red Wing Shoe Company is opening its first flagship in Manhattan, specifically at 11 Penn Plaza in Midtown. The store's 3,300 square feet will contain a New York City Wall of Honor, for famous locals who like the brand's boots, and a boot repair and care bar, with customer service ...
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Prada has entered a collaboration with Oracle under which it...
Prada has entered a collaboration with Oracle under which it will adopt a series of technological solutions from the American data management firm to boost the efficiency of its retail network. Oracle will help analyze historical data and current market demand across the Italian group's 634 mono-brand stores to improve ...
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Raymond Massaro, the legendary French cobbler, has died in Paris...
Raymond Massaro, the legendary French cobbler, has died in Paris at the age of 90. He was the grandson of Sébastien Massaro, who founded his workshop in 1894 at 2, rue de la Paix in Paris. Raymond Massaro took over the business in 1957. Also in the 1950s, he designed ...
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Stahl, the Dutch specialist in leather and performance coatings and...
Stahl, the Dutch specialist in leather and performance coatings and dyes, and Applied DNA Sciences have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to accelerate the use of molecular tagging in leather supply chains. Under the terms of the deal, the two parties will evaluate the molecular tagging of process ...
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Victor Herrero, a former chief executive of Guess, and Stephen...
Victor Herrero, a former chief executive of Guess, and Stephen Bolton, a former top executive of Unilever and Diageo, joined the board of directors of Clarks earlier this month as non-executive directors. Another new manager with experience in real estate and equity investment, Peter Clark, joined the board last November. ...
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Vivarte has sold its Chevignon chain of clothing shops to...
Vivarte has sold its Chevignon chain of clothing shops to Financière Royer, parent company of the Royer Group, and to two other investors specialized in fashion and retailing, Stéphane Collaert and Thierry Le Guénic. The banner made a turnover of around €24 million last year through its web store and ...
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The Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre (CTCP) has established two testing...
The Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre (CTCP) has established two testing laboratories – one at its headquarters in São João da Madeira, south of Porto, and another in the town of Felgueiras, northeast of Porto – to help designers develop and test prototypes and sample collections. The labs are intended primarily ...
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Carl-August Seibel, joint chief executive of Josef Seibel Holding, will financially...
Carl-August Seibel, joint chief executive of Josef Seibel Holding, will financially support the production of one of the group's brands, Romika, in an area south of the Kenyan capital of Mombasa, together with two other entrepreneurs. The shoes will be worn with school uniforms in Kenya. The building for the production ...
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Deichmann has chosen the British pop singer Rita Ora to...
Deichmann has chosen the British pop singer Rita Ora to present its collection of shoes for the autumn/winter 2019/20 season. Deichmann's design team created the 35 pieces of the “Rita Ora for Deichmann” collection, which will be available in select stores and web shops and in some European countries from ...
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Luxury brands and some consumer brands have lowered their prices...
Luxury brands and some consumer brands have lowered their prices in China following a cut in the country's value-added tax (VAT), which came into effect on April 1. According to local media, and as reported by Reuters, suggested retail prices for Kering's Gucci and LVMH's Louis Vuitton products were cut ...
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The Indonesian Footwear Industry Development Center (BPIPI) has established the...
The Indonesian Footwear Industry Development Center (BPIPI) has established the Indonesia Footwear Creative Competition (IFCC). The IFCC intends to promote footwear as a promising industry for young Indonesians casting about for a profession. It comprises three competitions. The footwear design competition is looking for innovative designs brought to life through ...
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Manolo Blahnik plans to set up its own sales organization...
Manolo Blahnik plans to set up its own sales organization for the U.S. and Canada starting next Jan. 1. The new plans follow the end of a longstanding relationship between the well-known shoe designer and George Malkemus, whose license for the territory will not be renewed. Malkemus has been representing ...
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StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate...
StockX, the U.S.-based sneaker resale platform, has begun to operate in Germany by taking part in conferences and other events. Its first European launch, in October of last year, was in the U.K., with Italy and France coming next. StockX' shoes, whose quality is certified in London, are already sold ...
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Bata Europe is planning to launch a new commercial format...
Bata Europe is planning to launch a new commercial format based on the notion of fast fashion. In an interview with MFfashion, Claudio Alessi, president of Bata Europe, said that the company will be launching new models of shoes for men and women every Friday, which will add to the ...
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The Bama Group has launched a web shop for its...
The Bama Group has launched a web shop for its brands Bama, Woly, Tana and Salamander Professional. The German producer of shoe care products, which is now part of the Serafin Group, intends to increase its proximity to customers and their satisfaction online.
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Siro Badon, an Italian specialist in private label footwear, was...
Siro Badon, an Italian specialist in private label footwear, was endorsed as the new chairman of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian shoe industry association, at a meeting held just after the end of the World Footwear Congress in Milan earlier this month. He was the only candidate for the post, and his ...
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Unic, the association that represents the Italian tanning industry, has...
Unic, the association that represents the Italian tanning industry, has acquired a stake in SprintItaly through Lineapelle, a subsidiary of Unic. The €4 million investment will see Unic own 2 percent of Sicit's capital.
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The brand rights and other assets of the bankrupt Bretoniere...
The brand rights and other assets of the bankrupt Bretoniere Group have been taken over by the RNF Group. Owned by Ron Janssen and Ferry Helmer, the Dutch group already owns a major trading company, Ferro Footwear, and Mexx, whose shoes are developed and sold by Ferro. As reported in our last ...
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Aquazzura is planning to expand the brand's product offering with...
Aquazzura is planning to expand the brand's product offering with the launch of a new line of accessories for women, as well as a special accessories and footwear collection for men. The launch is scheduled to take place over the next 18 to 24 months. Aquazzurra recently made its online ...
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Hunter Boots has appointed Mark Reed to the post of...
Hunter Boots has appointed Mark Reed to the post of chief financial officer. The former CFO, Benedict Smith, left the British company in August 2018 and is now group CFO at a marketing firm, Willams Lea Tag. Reed joins Hunter from Anya Hindmarch, a London-based accessories brand, where he had been CFO ...
