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Dass closes a factory in Argentina
Dass, a Brazilian footwear manufacturer specializing in sports shoes, has closed a plant located in the Argentine town of Coronel Suárez due to adverse market conditions in Argentina. According to the local press, the closure will result in 360 job losses. The plant produced shoes for the brands Adidas, Nike ...
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Apple of Eden hires a new DACH sales team
Apple of Eden is reorganizing its distribution for the DACH region, which comprises Germany, Austria and Switzerland. After many years of collaboration with the agencies Wardrobe in Berlin and Jürgen Klein in Sindelfingen, the brand has entrusted its distribution to Michael Gerlach’s agency Brand Masters in Erkrath, starting from the ...
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Solidus hires a new head of sales
The German footwear company Solidus announced a change at the helm of its sales division. The Tuttlingen-based company has appointed Martin Kinzler as Head of Sales, effective Jan. 1. Kinzler brings more than three decades of experience in the shoe industry. He represented the licensed brand Camel Active for the ...
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Vietnam’s leather, footwear, handbag exports up by over 11% in 2024
In 2024, Vietnam’s leather, footwear and handbag exports totaled an estimated $27 billion, up by 11.45 percent from the previous year, according to Lefaso, the Vietnam leather, footwear and handbag association. Lefaso had forecast exports reaching between $26 billion to $27 billion. North America accounted for 41.4 percent of Vietnam’s ...
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ArticleLloyd unveils its new brand identity
After changing names from Lloyd Shoes to Lloyd Lifestyle GmbH following its acquisition last year by the Swiss sports and lifestyle firm Arklyz, the German shoemaker unveiled its new brand identify, which includes the new claim “Own the Moments”. “This rebrand is all about embracing change and moving forward to ...
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ArticleGeox plans to raise €60m to finance its business plan
Geox announced a refinancing program that includes €60 million in fresh capital to finance its business plan spanning from 2025 to 2029. The Italian footwear company reached an agreement with a pool of banks – including Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, Banco BPM, BPER Banca, ...
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Merrell introduces a new hiking footwear concept
Merrell unveiled the SpeedARC Surge Boa, a new product that the brand says is a groundbreaking lightweight hiking shoe engineered for adaptability and comfort. Launching globally on Jan. 7, 2025, the shoe is priced at $290 and promises to redefine hiking footwear with cutting-edge features. The SpeedARC Surge Boa incorporates ...
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Birkenstock opens a flagship store in Cologne amid European expansion
Birkenstock has transformed its former pop-up store in downtown Cologne into a permanent retail location. The 80-square-meter store, located at Ehrenstraße 5-7 and reopened on Nov. 28 after a complete redesign, is part of Birkenstock’s efforts to expand its presence in Europe. The store design prominently features cork ...
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Kandahar opens its first shop-in-shop
The Swiss footwear brand Kandahar opened its first shop-in-shop in the heart of Zurich’s city center, in the renowned Schuhhaus Schulthess on the Rennweg shopping street, to showcase its collection. According to the co-CEO, Claudio Minder, “2025 will be a year of expansion for Kandahar.” In addition to ...
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DMI appoints a new Managing Director
After three decades as managing director of the German fashion institute, Deutsches Mode-Institut (DMI), Gerd Müller-Thomkins has handed over the helm of the Cologne-based trend research institute to his successor Carl Tillessen. Müller-Thomkins and Tillessen have led the DMI together for the past four years, driving forward the internationalization ...
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ArticleHow Murcia’s shoemakers are exiting the 2024 jubilee year and preparing for 2025
After celebrating in 2024 the jubilee of Caravaca de la Cruz, the fifth holiest city of Catholic Christianity with Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela and Camaleño, Calzia, a consortium of shoemakers located in Spain’s southeastern region of Murcia, is focusing on its next challenges. These include managing a slowdown in ...
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ArticleEmerging designer: Sustainability is Sneark’s signature style
Acutely aware that every year some 15 billion pairs of sneakers are produced and that a mere twelve months later the vast majority end up in landfills or are incinerated along with other household waste, Lello Romano, an architect and designer with a particular penchant for footwear based in Agrigento, ...
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Boohoo sells its London office
Boohoo has completed the sale of its London office, located on Great Pulteney Street, Soho. The property has been sold for £49.5 million (€59.7m) in cash to Global Holdings UK Limited, an independent property fund. “The action taken to dispose of this non-core and non-strategic asset will further strengthen ...
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Fice names a new Secretary General
Fice, the Spanish association of shoemakers, has appointed Salvador Gómez as Secretary General, replacing Marián Cano. Gómez is currently Secretary General of Calzia, the association representing footwear manufacturers of Spain’s Murcia region. He has more than 20 years of experience in management, consulting and business representation in the footwear industry. ...
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Jimmy Choo opens a new office for its supply chain management
Jimmy Choo is scheduled to open its new offices for the management of the supply chain on Jan. 7. Located in Scandicci, near Florence, the 3,000-square-meter building has three floors containing offices and warehouses, and a further 2,600-square-meter basement for parking and utility rooms. The British shoemaker is owned by ...
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Bata names a Chief Design Officer
Bata appointed Miguel Esquide as Chief Design Officer. “Miguel’s experience, spanning two decades with renowned brands, will be central to shaping Bata’s creative direction and strengthening its brand identity,” commented the Lausanne-based footwear group. Esquide’s career includes the co-founding of the luxury brand 1Concept, as well as leading footwear design ...
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Shoes For Crews names a new CEO
Shoes For Crews, a US firm specializing in slip-resistant footwear, appointed Chris Quinn as Chief Executive Officer effective Jan. 1, 2025. He has experience in the retail, e-commerce, footwear and apparel industries and has served as a director of Shoes For Crews since August 2024. Quinn replaces Donald Watros, who ...
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Skechers opens flagship store in Prague
On Dec. 19, Skechers opened a 596-square-meter flagship store in the center of Prague, in the city’s high street, Na Příkopě. The location offers an extensive range of footwear, apparel and accessories for the entire family. The US brand now has eight Skechers retail locations in the Czech Republic and ...
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The Pottero footwear brand is launched
The footwear brand Pottero said that its sneakers are available to pre-order. The launch is “a chance for investors and streetwear enthusiasts to support a contemporary, creative brand before it enters mass markets,” said the Dubai-based brand created by David Grippman. Currently available in a minimalist black and white design, ...
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Indian footwear industry targets $26 billion in sales by 2030
The Indian footwear industry is targeting sales of $26 billion by 2030, including $8 billion of export revenues. Currently, the footwear market, both leather and non-leather, is estimated at $18 billion, including $6 billion in exports. The government aims to increase local manufacturing capacity, enhance quality standards and strengthen the ...
