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Deckers Brands has launched yet another lawsuit, claiming infringement of...
Deckers Brands has launched yet another lawsuit, claiming infringement of Ugg's trade dress rights to its Baily Button design. The defendant in the suit, filed in the New Jersey District Court, is Top Glory, a company in that state. At stake is its Dream Pairs boot, and Deckers indicates that ...
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ANWR Schuh has appointed Jan Brinkmann as head of its...
ANWR Schuh has appointed Jan Brinkmann as head of its wholesale division. He will be responsible for the buying group's wholesale activities in the areas of sport, vertical concepts and private labels. Brinkmann has worked in leading positions at Rieker and Gabor. Most recently, he worked as managing partner for ...
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Delka and Salamander Austria have joined ANWR Garant Austria, the...
Delka and Salamander Austria have joined ANWR Garant Austria, the local subsidiary of the German buying group by the same name. Delka has 36 stores in Austria. Salamander Austria has 35 stores in Austria plus 15 in Hungary, eight in the Czech Republic and four in Slovakia. Two sister companies ...
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Patricia Sancho has been appointed deputy director of Tempe, the...
Patricia Sancho has been appointed deputy director of Tempe, the Spanish shoe manufacturing and sourcing company in which the Inditex group owns half of the shares, according to Moda.es. Sancho, who has been running a British fashion company, Temperley London, will report to Tempe's general manager, Antonio Garcia. With operations ...
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Steve Madden has appointed Liz Rodbell as group president of...
Steve Madden has appointed Liz Rodbell as group president of retail, accessories and licensing, a newly created role. Rodbell has more than 30 years of experience in the retail industry. She joins from Hudson's Bay Company, where she served most recently as president of the group's Lord & Taylor brand. ...
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VF Corp. is making available to consumers the « sourcing maps »...
VF Corp. is making available to consumers the « sourcing maps » for ten of its brands' most iconic products. The sourcing maps, which can be viewed on VF's sustainability website, are meant to ensure transparency about every step in the production of VF's apparel and footwear. The interactive maps show the ...
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Birkenstock was awarded with a Silver Dolphin in the category...
Birkenstock was awarded with a Silver Dolphin in the category of corporate online media and “webisodes” at this year's Cannes Corporate TV & Media Awards. It came in second position in this category out of six winners from five countries. Birkenstock portrayed customers in several episodes for its magazine, which ...
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Bata is planning a massive retail expansion in India with...
Bata is planning a massive retail expansion in India with the opening of around 100 new stores and 50 new franchise stores across the country during the current financial year. The company has recently announced Sushant Singh Rajput as a new brand ambassador, to promote its men's casual range of ...
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A German labor union, IG BCE, and representatives of the...
A German labor union, IG BCE, and representatives of the footwear industry reached an agreement on a uniform nationwide collective wage agreement for minimum wages last month. According to the German Shoe and Leathergoods Industry Association (HDS/L), the negotiations bundled both commercial and industrial employees together for the first time ...
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Like other Portuguese shoemakers that have been working only on...
Like other Portuguese shoemakers that have been working only on an OEM basis until now, Fernanda e Oliveira has come out with its own brand of shoes. Called Gladz, the new brand of women's shoes tells a story connected with former influent women like Marie Curie and Simone de Beauvoir. ...
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The Belgian FNG Group has taken over the Henkelman Group,...
The Belgian FNG Group has taken over the Henkelman Group, a big international Dutch-based trading company specializing in footwear, from its founder and managing director, Theo Henkelman. The fashion company, which is run by Dieter Penninckx, already has the Claudia Sträter and Miss Etam brands as part of its footwear ...
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The Portuguese footwear industry will benefit from new investments worth...
The Portuguese footwear industry will benefit from new investments worth €94.4 million as part of Portugal 2020, the name of the Partnership Agreement between Portugal and the European Commission to promote the country's competitiveness and internationalization. According to data from Apiccaps, the country's shoe and leathergoods industry association, there were ...
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Cesare Paciotti, one of the best known brands of women's...
Cesare Paciotti, one of the best known brands of women's shoes operating in the Marche region of Italy, has changed its brand name to Paciotti, addressing a younger customer target. The company went through a rough patch three years ago because of a major decline in its turnover and a ...
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Digel, a big German brand of tailored menswear that launched...
Digel, a big German brand of tailored menswear that launched its own line of shoes in the autumn of last year, has appointed Markus Dietrich to the newly created position of head of international sales for footwear. The 42-year-old will be responsible for the development of an international distribution network ...
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Mücke, the big German shoe and sports retail chain controlled...
Mücke, the big German shoe and sports retail chain controlled by the ANWR Group, has launched a new concept store focusing on sneakers and streetwear in the company's hometown of Kulmbach. Its new KU13 offshoot brand store occupies 350 square meters in a former dental laboratory in the small city, ...
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The Centre Technique du Cuir (CTC), the big French research...
The Centre Technique du Cuir (CTC), the big French research and training institute based in Lyon, is facing another possible cut in its budget of $820,000 next year. This is part of a series of measures proposed by the French government that would result in total savings of around €10 ...
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Birkenstock has opened its first mono-brand store in the U.S....
Birkenstock has opened its first mono-brand store in the U.S. with big buzz in the media. Directly managed by the company and located at 120 Spring Street in the SoHo district of New York, it is the German company's 47th company-owned store. An artist, Amit Greenberg, developed a campaign that ...
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Xero Shoes, a fast-growing company in Boulder, Colorado that produces...
Xero Shoes, a fast-growing company in Boulder, Colorado that produces minimalist sneakers and sandals, has raised $2.3 million in debt capital in a deal with JP Morgan Chase. The proceeds will help the company to support its growth and to expand the product range. Xero's sales have enjoyed a sixfold ...
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Euro Brand Management has obtained FSC certification in the field...
Euro Brand Management has obtained FSC certification in the field of the supply chain and trade of packaging materials and controlled wood under the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) scheme. The audit report was made by Tüv Nord Cert, an independent FSC certification body. The certificate will be valid until 2021. ...
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The German-based GMS buying group has launched a new service...
The German-based GMS buying group has launched a new service for affiliated retailers to reduce old stock and to provide them with cash. The retailers decide which merchandise they want to get rid of, and GMS collects the old stock free of charge, but gets a commission on the sale ...
