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The Eighth Commercial Court (Juzgado de lo Mercantil número 8)...
The Eighth Commercial Court (Juzgado de lo Mercantil número 8) of Madrid has ruled that Scalpers' white vintage-style sneakers are not a “disloyal copy” of Adidas' Stan Smith sneakers. As the court explained, there are many similar sneakers on the market, the Stan Smith model does not enjoy a “competitive ...
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Brazil's footwear exports decreased by 7.7 percent in volume and...
Brazil's footwear exports decreased by 7.7 percent in volume and 9.4 percent in revenues in March, as compared with the same period last year, with 9 million pairs priced at $83.9 million, bringing to a short-lived recovery to an end. For the full first quarter of 2019, exports were still ...
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Salamander has appointed Jochen Haag, 51, to the executive board...
Salamander has appointed Jochen Haag, 51, to the executive board responsible for international retail operations, effective on April 1. The German-based shoe producer and retailer, which has been fully owned by the Ara Group since 2016, also appointed Jens Keller, manager of commercial operations at Salamander since 2012, as “speaker” ...
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Lars Hemming, a 45-year-old Danish expert in digital marketing, brand...
Lars Hemming, a 45-year-old Danish expert in digital marketing, brand building and transformation, is set to become a new member of Ecco's executive board at the Danish company's annual meeting on May 29. He will join the six other members of the executive board, led by Hanni Toosbuy Kasprzak.
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About 300 delegates – one-third of them from outside Italy...
About 300 delegates – one-third of them from outside Italy – attended the World Footwear Congress in Naples' historic Royal Palace from April 3 to 5. Thomas Bata Jr., chief vision officer of the Bata Group, was among the foreign participants, who came also from other parts of Europe, China, ...
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Georgy Bidegain passed away on March 27. He was 85...
Georgy Bidegain passed away on March 27. He was 85 years old. He was an uncle of Jean-Pierre Bidegain, the well-known journalist and publisher who recently retired. Together with his brother José Bidegain, he built up Babybotte, the well-known brand of shoes for toddlers between the ages of one and ...
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The Italian footwear maker Giano posted a 20 percent increase...
The Italian footwear maker Giano posted a 20 percent increase in revenues last year compared with the €11 million posted in 2017. The group's chief executive, Enrico Paniccià, told Pambianconews that the growth was driven by two licensed brands, La Martina and Harmont & Blaine, and a joint venture with ...
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Valleverde's sales rose by 18.5 percent in 2018, reaching a...
Valleverde's sales rose by 18.5 percent in 2018, reaching a level of €16 million, after growth of 13.5 percent in the previous year. More than 90 percent of the turnover is still generated in the domestic Italian market. The brand produces an annual volume of 500,000 pairs currently sold at ...
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Emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Nine West has changed...
Emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, Nine West has changed its name to become the Premier Brands Group under the ownership of CVC Credit Partners and Brigade Capital. It is starting over again with $100 million in liquidities granted by Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs to support its operations and ...
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Adidas has revealed the new Futurecraft.Loop, a 100 percent recyclable...
Adidas has revealed the new Futurecraft.Loop, a 100 percent recyclable performance running shoe that is meant to contribute to the global battle against plastic waste. Each component of the shoe is made from 100 percent reusable TPU. Furthermore, the shoe is made using one material type and no glue, whereas ...
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Skechers has opened its largest store in the world in...
Skechers has opened its largest store in the world in the Chinese city of Shenyang, building up to a global network of 3,000 mono-brand stores, of which 690 are directly operated by the company. The store measures more than 32,000 square feet, joining a few other superstores set up by ...
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Skechers India is transitioning to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Skechers...
Skechers India is transitioning to a wholly-owned subsidiary of Skechers USA following the purchase by Skechers USA of a 49 percent stake in its Indian joint venture from Future Group. The financial details of the transaction have not been disclosed. This development is meant to accelerate expansion and to build ...
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Ian Watson, who has run Start-Rite Shoes for the past...
Ian Watson, who has run Start-Rite Shoes for the past three years, has become the new chief executive of Hotter, the biggest British producer of comfort shoes. He has taken the place of Sara Prowse, who is stepping down from the role after three years in which she is credited ...
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Golden Goose has introduced the Golden Goose Lab, a new...
Golden Goose has introduced the Golden Goose Lab, a new retail concept, at its new flagship store in Milan, located at Via Cusani, 2. The Lab enables customers to experience first-hand various aspects of craftsmanship and artistry. For an additional fee of €200, the customer can also have his or ...
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Peter Kaiser, the German manufacturer of women's shoes, is reducing...
Peter Kaiser, the German manufacturer of women's shoes, is reducing staff at its headquarters in Pirmasens. According to a report in a local newspaper, the headquarters has shed about 40 employees, bringing the total down to 200. According to Stefan Frank, chief executive, Peter Kaiser could no longer avoid reducing ...
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Thule Germany, the German subsidiary of the Swedish specialist for...
Thule Germany, the German subsidiary of the Swedish specialist for bags and transport solutions, took charge of distributing its own “travel luggage and bags” segment this February. It is also managing sales in Austria from its headquarters in Neumarkt. Aqipa, the Austrian distributor, had been handling sales in Germany and ...
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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 500 retailers to its trade show, held on Feb. 23-24 in Heilbronn. About 150 exhibitors with 170 brands presented their new collections for the 2019/20 autumn/winter season. According to Sabu, trends at the show included animal prints, fancier ...
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Tim Keding, one of the founders of Shoepassion, a multichannel shoe...
Tim Keding, one of the founders of Shoepassion, a multichannel shoe retailer based in Berlin, resigned at the beginning of this year for personal reasons. The former chief operating officer, Björn Henning, 36, will be the company's sole chief executive from now on. Keding remains the group's biggest shareholder, working as ...
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Furla, the Italian fashion house known for its handbags and...
Furla, the Italian fashion house known for its handbags and leathergoods, launched a Furla Sneakers collection during the Milan Fashion Week, which ran from Feb. 19 to 25. In the second part of February, the company had a couple of pop-up stores in Milan for the launch. A similar program ...
