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The Learn2Work project recently held its final event in Brussels...
The Learn2Work project recently held its final event in Brussels to present a new best practice model for the training in the shoe industry of young people at risk of continued and future employment. Funded by the Erasmus+ program, the initiative is promoted by the European Footwear Confederation ...
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Hermès International reported a growth of 3 percent in euros...
Hermès International reported a growth of 3 percent in euros and 11 percent in constant currencies for its sales in the first quarter of 2018. They reached a level of €1,394 million. On a currency-neutral basis, sales of leathergoods and saddlery went up by 8 percent. A strong currency-neutral increase ...
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Brazil's shoes exports recorded another drop of 3.4 percent to...
Brazil's shoes exports recorded another drop of 3.4 percent to $250.0 million in the first quarter of 2016, with a drop in volume of 2.7 percent. Higher orders from Argentina, France and other countries could not compensate a big drop in exports to the U.S., which fell for the first ...
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Daniel Krauss, 42, has been appointed to the newly created...
Daniel Krauss, 42, has been appointed to the newly created position of vice president of sales and marketing at Bernd Hummel Holding starting this month. His responsibilities include the sales of the the Kangaroos and Flip Flop brands as well as customer service and marketing. He began his career in ...
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Yves Morin, 65, is retiring as president of CTC, the...
Yves Morin, 65, is retiring as president of CTC, the French Leather Center, after 20 years of involvement. Under his leadership, the public-private institution has developed its operations globally in the areas of leather, leathergoods and footwear, notably in Asia. His position at CTC has been taken over by Frédéric ...
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Vögele Shoes, which belongs to Karl Vögele and operates about...
Vögele Shoes, which belongs to Karl Vögele and operates about 260 shoe shops in Switzerland, is organizing a special pop-up event in a design and lifestyle hotel in Zurich on Saturday, May 26. Renaming the Hotel Greulich as the Shoehotel for the occasion, the retailer is inviting female and male ...
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BasicNet, which acquired Sebago from Wolverine Worldwide last year, has...
BasicNet, which acquired Sebago from Wolverine Worldwide last year, has signed new licensing contracts for the brand for the U.S., Canada, Norway and the Balkan countries. The brand's new collection will be unveiled on May 24.
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Molly Adams has been appointed as the new president of...
Molly Adams has been appointed as the new president of the Famous Footwear chain by Caleres, the U.S. company led by Diane Sullivan. Adams, who has served as executive vice president of global merchandising and product development at The Walt Disney Company since 2008, will assume her new role on ...
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Aeffe, the Italian fashion group behind Pollini and a host...
Aeffe, the Italian fashion group behind Pollini and a host of other brands, reported a 20.3 percent increase in its total sales for the first quarter of this year, generating increases of 32 percent in Ebitda to €95.2 million and 39 percent in net income to €11.3 million. While apparel ...
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Hamm Market Solutions has terminated its licensing agreement with Napapijri,...
Hamm Market Solutions has terminated its licensing agreement with Napapijri, starting with deliveries of the autumn/winter 2018/19 shoe collection. Hamm has been the licensee for this brand of VF Corporation for ten years, responsible for product development, production and distribution in Europe. As previously reported, Hamm, which is still the ...
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Deckers Brands has sued Marks & Spencer in the District...
Deckers Brands has sued Marks & Spencer in the District Court of California for the Central District, accusing the British retailer of copying the Bailey Button Boot Trade Dress of its Ugg boots in its M&S Kids line, sold through its website. In Ugg's proprietary design, which was registered in ...
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Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have announced the development...
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have announced the development of a new modeling approach that is said to predict the traction performance of shoe treads. The model was developed by Kurt Beschorner, associate professor of bioengineering, and Seyed Moghaddam, a student researcher, at the university's human movement and balance ...
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The Swiss office of ANWR Garant has signed a cooperation...
The Swiss office of ANWR Garant has signed a cooperation agreement with Alois Beck, a German shoe producer, for the exclusive distribution of its collection in Switzerland. At the end of 2016, Alois Beck established a joint venture for the development, production and sale of a collection of women's and ...
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The Portuguese association of shoes, components and leathergoods, Appiccaps, reports...
The Portuguese association of shoes, components and leathergoods, Appiccaps, reports that the number of employees in the industry rose to 45,159 at the end of 2016, or 8,100 more than in 2010. The number of people employed in the shoe manufacturing industry went up by 6,529 to 38,661. It rose ...
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Guillaume de Feydeau, who had been appointed president of J.B....
Guillaume de Feydeau, who had been appointed president of J.B. Martin last October, has resigned from his post. He has been replaced by a Portuguese manager, Avelino Machado. De Feydeau had presented a reorganization for the loss-making French shoe company that have been endorsed by the Paris bankruptcy cout last ...
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Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of...
Gianni Georgiades has been appointed as the new head of the joint venture recently formed by Pentland Brands and Lacoste for the management of Pentland's long-standing Lacoste footwear license. He has been working most recently for Coach. He was previously in charge of European operations for Deckers' Ugg brand.
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The reorganization of Legero United, the Austrian company behind the...
The reorganization of Legero United, the Austrian company behind the Legero, Superfit, Think§ and Vios brands, is still going on. An experienced manager, Rudy Haslbeck has been assigned to the newly created position of director for the Legero business unit, starting in September, while Angelika Lübben will fill the newly ...
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Sophie Bambuck, who has served as senior brand director for...
Sophie Bambuck, who has served as senior brand director for Nike Sportswear for Western Europe for the past two years, has become chief marketing officer of Converse. She takes the place of Julien Cahn, who had moved to Converse from Nike in 2016. According to Bloomberg, he is going to ...
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C. Banner International Holdings, a major Chinese footwear manufacturer, retailer...
C. Banner International Holdings, a major Chinese footwear manufacturer, retailer and distributor, has acquired a 51 percent controlling stake in House of Fraser, the British department store chain, from another Chinese company, Nanjing Cenbest. House of Fraser generated sales of £1.3 billion (€1.5bn-$1.8bn) last year through its 59 stores in ...
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The mandatory daily minimum wage in Myanmar has been raised...
The mandatory daily minimum wage in Myanmar has been raised by 33 percent to the equivalent of US$3.53, following a government decree issued in March that struck a compromise between the positions of employers and labor groups. The last increase in the country's minimum wage took place two and half ...
