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Tod's has inaugurated a new factory in Arquata del Tronto,...
Tod's has inaugurated a new factory in Arquata del Tronto, one of the towns in central Italy devastated by the earthquake of Aug. 24, 2016. The facility, which represents a €10 million investment, was officially unveiled on Dec. 19, in the presence of Italy's Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, and Tod's ...
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Vagabond launched a “Bring Back Shoe Initiative” in its own...
Vagabond launched a “Bring Back Shoe Initiative” in its own stores in Sweden, Finland, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Denmark this month. Together with I:Collect, a Swiss company described as a world leader in footwear and clothing recycling, the Swedish shoe brand has invited customers to bring back their old shoes ...
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Bata is investing in Zimbabwe. The global footwear group has...
Bata is investing in Zimbabwe. The global footwear group has announced it is upgrading a plant in Gweru in order to improve its efficiency while diversifying its portfolio of products into more women's and men's styles. Bata has already made significant investments in the Gweru unit, including the replacement of ...
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Frank Boehly has been re-elected for a three-year mandate to...
Frank Boehly has been re-elected for a three-year mandate to lead the French Conseil National du Cuir (CNC). Claude-Eric Paquin, president of Fédération Française de la Chaussure, and Jean Pierre Gualino, chief executive of ATC Tannery Chemical and president of the French Comité Professionnel de Développement Economique Cuir Chaussure Maroquinerie ...
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Bianco Footwear, the Danish shoe retail chain, continued to lose...
Bianco Footwear, the Danish shoe retail chain, continued to lose money in the past year, but its management says it has gone through a profound turnaround that should bear fruits this year. The company made a loss of 20 million Danish krona (€2.7m-$3.2m) in the 2016/17 financial year, 3 million Danish ...
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Birkenstock has opened a subsidiary with an office and showroom...
Birkenstock has opened a subsidiary with an office and showroom in the Aoyama district of Tokyo with the goal to double its business in that country. For the past 30 years, the company has worked in the market with a distribution partner, Benexy, which manages its 60 stores in Japan. ...
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Global Blue has launched a new and revamped Tax Free...
Global Blue has launched a new and revamped Tax Free shopping app. New features include the live tracking of tax refunds, advanced mapping, and a digital shop tax-free card. The app is designed to help frequent international shoppers plan, buy and easily claim their tax refunds. Geolocation services help users ...
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Stephane Kélian, the French brand of high-end women's shoes, has...
Stephane Kélian, the French brand of high-end women's shoes, has unveiled the collection designed by Rubens Bressanin, its new artistic director. This role had been handled internally since the departure of Olivia Cognet, the former creative director from 2014 to October 2016. Stephane Kélian has been part of the Royer ...
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Frankie Morello, the Milan-based fashion brand founded by Maurizio Modica...
Frankie Morello, the Milan-based fashion brand founded by Maurizio Modica and Pierfrancesco Gigliotti in 1999, has signed up a global manufacturing and licensing deal with Rodolfo Zengarini for its men's and women's shoes. The five-year deal will come into effect with the autumn-winter 2018/19 collection.
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Brazilian footwear production has resumed its growth with an increase...
Brazilian footwear production has resumed its growth with an increase of 4.5 percent in the first seven months of this year, according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), although there was a slowdown in the growth during the month of August. According to Abicalçados, the Brazilian Shoe ...
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Momad has brought its Metrópolis and Shoes trade shows closer...
Momad has brought its Metrópolis and Shoes trade shows closer to companies during a series of traveling meetings that have taken place across Spain and Italy over the last few weeks. Momad Metrópolis and Momad Shoes, both organized by Ifema, are a hub for the clothing and footwear industries. The ...
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A petition calling for improved conditions for workers and transparency...
A petition calling for improved conditions for workers and transparency in the global shoe and clothing industries has gathered 13,606 signatures. The petition, with the title “Tell us who made our shoes,” was delivered to the European Parliament on Nov. 20 by Change your Shoes, an NGO coalition supported by ...
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Kavat has capped off a strong year by taking the...
Kavat has capped off a strong year by taking the Best Retail Concept of the Year award at the Habit Fashion Awards. The jury announced the decision at the event in the Cirkus in Stockholm in November. The Swedish shoe company's stores have a convincing straightforward, minimalist concept that exemplifies ...
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CORRECTION: The figures used in our casual footwear chart for...
CORRECTION: The figures used in our casual footwear chart for Stonefly were not quite right. In terms of euros, the Italian brand had a turnover of €78 million in 2016, slightly down from €80 million in the previous year.
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Wayne Kulkin, a former chief executive of Stuart Weitzman, has...
Wayne Kulkin, a former chief executive of Stuart Weitzman, has launched his own lines of luxury sneakers. Kulkin, a self-confessed “sneakerhead” since he was a teenager, set up a company for this purpose, called StreetTrend, earlier this year with the backing of an investor, Hilco Global. The sneakers will be ...
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Prada has launched a new web store in China for...
Prada has launched a new web store in China for its various product lines, featuring a personal adviser. The goods can be paid for through Alypay or WeChat, and they can be picked up at a store. The move is part of the group's belated investment in e-commerce, which is ...
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The sale of the Zhong Shan manufacturing operations in China,...
The sale of the Zhong Shan manufacturing operations in China, which was intended to move more production to Vietnam and Cambodia, caused Kingmaker's sales to fall to 594.1 million Hong Kong dollars (€64.1m-$76.0m) in the first half ended Sept.30 from HKD 1,013.9 million in the same period a year ago. However, ...
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Gabor Shoes has launched an online marketplace in collaboration with...
Gabor Shoes has launched an online marketplace in collaboration with selected retail partners in Germany. The platform allows them to avoid the expense of creating their own online shops, while benefiting from the growing online sales traffic. Gabor provides the infrastructure for the marketplace, including high-quality images and product information, ...
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Ricosta is the latest company to have signed-up for the...
Ricosta is the latest company to have signed-up for the enterprise resource planning portal offered by ANWR and Sabu. The German children's shoe company said that customers will receive invoices via the system from January 2018. Invoices will be transmitted electronically to an independent service provider, Raw. Retailers can apply ...
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Zalando has launched a new customer service program, Zalando Plus,...
Zalando has launched a new customer service program, Zalando Plus, in Germany, after conducting a test this summer, to handle returns. Hermes picks up the products that customers want to return to Zalando at the customer's desired location, i.e. their home or their workplace. Customers can choose a time slot ...
