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Two Ten faces a huge increase in demand for aid
The American footwear sector’s charity Two Ten Foundation is receiving applications for financial assistance at a rate that is 10 times greater than at any other point in its history as people find themselves out of work due to the coronavirus, Footwearbiz reported. The foundation was ...
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Munich reopens 5 Spanish stores
The Catalan footwear group Munich reopened five out of its 20 stores on May 11, as Spain partially lifted a nationwide lockdown. Munich closed its stores on March 14, when the government introduced a state of emergency to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. The stores are open from 11.00 ...
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March shoe and clothing retail sales down 38.9% in Eurozone
Retail sales of clothing and footwear fell by 38.9 percent year-on-year in March across the Eurozone, according to the statistics office Eurostat, due to the widespread retail lockdowns across the region. The drop in total eurozone retail sales amounted to 11.2 percent, including a decline of 23.1 percent in the ...
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UNIC webinar on May 5 to discuss tannery reopening guidelines
UNIC-Lineapelle will be holding a webinar on May 5, from 16:00 to 17:00, to present the ”Protocol on the Reopening of Tanneries in Italy.” The Italian tanners’ association reached an agreement on the guidelines with the trade unions on April 21, in view of the resumption of manufacturing at ...
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India extends lockdown for 2 weeks from May 4
The Indian government is extending a nationwide lockown for two weeks from May 4. The lockdown was scheduled to end on May 3 and will now run until May 17. The Ministry of Home Affairs however indicated that there would be significant relaxations in low risk parts of the country, ...
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The Italian fashion industry lacks a single representative body to discuss with the government
The Italian fashion industry lacks a single business organization giving it more clout to discuss with the government, as the metalworkers do, according to Prada ’s chief executive, Patrizio Bertelli. He noted that the metalworking industry has a smaller workforce than in the fashion one but it historically gets ...
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European, American footwear companies join international industry call for government action
The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) and the American Apparel Footwear Association (AAFA), along with 64 other industry groups worldwide, urged governments and international financial institutions to implement coordinated efforts to address the economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The trade associations represent the textile, ...
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Belgium postpones its summer sales
Belgium is postponing the start of its summer sales by one month, to August 1, to cushion the blow of the Covid-19 pandemic. About 90 percent of the country’s fashion retailers signed an open letter to the government requesting postponement to generate full-price revenues from their unsold stock. Shoe and ...
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Keen to donate shoes for Covid-19 relief
Keen Footwear has pledged to donate up to 100,000 pairs of shoes, worth about $10 million, to the workers on the front lines and the families at home fighting through the coronavirus crisis. The program is called “ Together We Can Help .” As reported on snewsnet.com , within ...
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Crocs offering free shoes to medical personnel
Crocs is offering medical personnel in the U.S. battling the Covid-19 pandemic a free pair of Crocs , shipping included. The American company began gearing up in late March to dispatch up to 10,000 pairs a day in response to online requests. In addition, Crocs plans to donate up ...
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Schuh Trust makes Covid-19 donations
The British Schuh Trust is donating £2 million (€2.3m-$2.5m) to the National Emergencies Trust and £1 million (€1.1m-$1.2m) to the NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Appeal . In total this is about a 12-fold increase from the trust’s average yearly charitable donations since 2011, when it was founded by ...
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Wolverine Worldwide launches several support initiatives in Covid-19 fight
Wolverine Worldwide, based in Rockford, Michigan, has launched a series of initiatives to support health services and people under financial stress due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The group has donated more than 35,000 face masks to Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The protective equipment will be used ...
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Peter Kaiser manufactures face masks
Peter Kaiser started manufacturing face masks at its production site in Germany. The masks are made from black or white cotton and can be attached to the head with elastic straps. They are only intended for personal use and have not been certified.
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Ara Shoes donates shoes to people working in the health care system
Ara Shoes has donated shoes for every employee of a hospital in Heinsberg, Germany. The company also launched a social media campaign via Facebook and Instagram on March 30 to support and pay tribute to people who work in the health care sector, food retailing or help ...
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Camper supports regional health services
Camper has embarked on numerous initiatives to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The Spanish shoe brand has started to use its own 3D printers to manufacture components for medical protective visors. One hundred pieces can be printed each week at its facilities in the Balearic Islands to be given ...
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Caprice manufactures face masks in Pirmasens
Caprice , the shoe brand owned by Wortmann , started manufacturing face masks to be donated to healthcare facilities in Pirmasens, Germany, where the company is based. Caprice is sewing face masks from pure cotton on machines used to make prototypes of leather shoes.
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Lloyd presents new store concept
Lloyd Shoes presented a new store concept at an 80-square meter location in Ludwigsburg on March 12. The format aims to represent the international image of the German footwear brand, making a clear differentiation between product segments, including men’s and women’s shoes, bags and other leathergoods and accessories. ...
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Superfeet masks
Superfeet and sister company Flowbuilt Manufacturing have started producing PPE (personal protective equipment) masks with 3D-printed elements, using their printing and manufacturing facilities in Ferndale, in the state of Washington. Around 30,000 of these masks will be made and immediately distributed to medical facilities in need in the ...
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Clarks temporarily closes stores in the U.K. Ireland and the U.S.
Clarks has closed all of its stores in the U.K., Ireland and the U.S. to help curb the Covid-19 pandemic. According to its general manager for the U.K. and Ireland, Joe Ulloa , store employees will continue to receive pay and benefits, and the company’s online store will remain open. ...
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ID Factory offers free platform access to leathergoods companies
According to the online portal Footwearbiz , the ID Factory of Arzignano, Italy, is offering a six-month access, free of charge, to a basic version of its platform to companies in leather industry. The company provides cloud-based data-sharing systems for businesses in the fashion supply chain, and its service ...
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