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ArticlePatricia Nash Designs enters footwear partnership with El Roma Consulting
Patricia Nash Designs, a vintage-inspired US brand known for its leather handbags and accessories, has entered a partnership with El Roma Consulting to support the expansion of its women’s footwear collection. Founded in 2010 by Patricia Nash, last year the brand marked its 15th anniversary by reintroducing a footwear collection. ...
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Norda and Gnuhr launch the Gnorda collection
Canadian performance footwear brand Norda and Paris-based design label Gnuhr announced the launch of Gnorda, a collaborative 10-piece collection spanning trail running footwear, recovery footwear and technical apparel. The collection will be released globally on Jan. 29 via both brands’ direct-to-consumer platforms. More in our sister publication Outdoor Industry ...
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Bureau Veritas buys Italy’s Spin360
Bureau Veritas, a French testing, inspection and certification services group, has acquired Spin360, an Italian consulting firm specialized in sustainable innovation and development for fashion and luxury brands. Spin360 designed VCS (Verified & Certified Steps), a software package allowing the self-assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performances launched in ...
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Otto Group partners with Nvidia to improve supply-chain operations
Otto Group has unveiled a collaboration with Nvidia aimed at transforming the German retailer’s logistics operations through large‑scale intelligent robotics. The initiative centers on a new AI‑powered “Robotic Coordination Layer,” an “intelligent virtual navigation and communication system” that will manage all robot fleets on its 120 logistics sites, the ...
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ArticleTamaris launches the TMRS Men shoe collection in Germany
Tamaris, a brand of the German footwear manufacturer and distributor Wortmann Group, is launching its new sub-brand TMRS Men, its first men’s shoe collection, in the German market. TMRS Men originally debuted with the spring/summer 2025 season in selected markets, including France, Belgium/Luxembourg, Greece, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, ...
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Fitasy unveils custom-fit 3D-printed shoes
Fitasy has unveiled breakthrough technology enabling custom-fit 3D-printed shoes via smartphone scanning, designed to enhance foot health and reduce waste. The Indianapolis-based sport tech company, announced on Dec. 9 a patent-pending “scan-to-print” solution that allows consumers to create custom-fit 3D-printed shoes using only a smartphone. The process captures a precise ...
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Pantone names Cloud Dancer as 2026 color of the year
Pantone has revealed its 2026 colour of the year: Cloud Dancer, a soft white hue described as “billowy” and “balanced”. The announcement marks the first time the colour authority has selected white since it began naming annual trend-setting shades in 1999. According to the Pantone Colour Institute, Cloud Dancer represents ...
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Decathlon to launch Kiprun in the US
Decathlon will introduce its running brand Kiprun to the US market in April 2026, with initial distribution through specialty partners such as Running Warehouse and Run Moore. Lynsey Lambert, GM of wholesale for the Americas, will oversee the rollout. The lineup will launch with three franchises: Kipride for everyday ...
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Klarna rolls out Tap to Pay
Klarna on Dec. 3 introduced Tap to Pay, a new in-store checkout feature that allows consumers in 14 European countries to make contactless purchases directly through the Klarna app. The launch turns the app into a full NFC-enabled wallet, enabling users to pay in debit mode or set up flexible ...
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Intertek opens footwear testing lab in US
Intertek inaugurated on Oct. 29 a footwear testing facility in Bentonville, Arkansas, home to the US retailer Walmart. The Bentonville Footwear Center of Excellence is the British group’s first footwear testing laboratory in the country. ”Adding to our twenty-three consumer products sites in the US, the new facility, located in ...
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ArticleSnipes scraps planned logistics hub in Bedburg
The sports and lifestyle retailer Snipes has canceled plans to build a major logistics center in Bedburg, in the North Rhine-Westphalia of Germany, which was supposed to open next year, and will instead partner with the logistics provider Arvato. Originally announced in February 2023 to support the company’s ambitious European ...
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Luxome enters the footwear segment with a slipper launch
Luxome, a US luxury comfort brand, announced its “first foray” into footwear with the launch of the Signature Slipper for men and women. The slipper is available in four neutral tones – chestnut, walnut, birch and ash – for $175 exclusively at luxome.com. “Over three years in the making, the ...
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Marc Fisher LTD celebrates it tenth anniversary
The American footwear brand Marc Fisher LTD is celebrating its 10th anniversary. “Looking back, it’s almost unbelievable what we have built with a small, dedicated team and a tightly focused marketing budget,” said the founder Marc Fisher. “We relied on the product—its quality, style, and functionality—to speak for itself. ...
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Adidas enters the safety footwear market with GLO Brands
Adidas and GLO Brands announced a long-term partnership in the safety footwear market and the launch of adidas pro work, a line of products designed for construction, maintenance and logistics. The first models are expected to debut in the second quarter of 2026 through select distribution partners and channels. The ...
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Ochsner Shoes launches the women’s footwear brand Studio Amo
The Swiss shoe retailer Ochsner Shoes has expanded its private label portfolio with the launch of Studio Amo, a new brand dedicated to women’s shoes. The collection is manufactured in Portugal. The brand name, derived from the universal language Esperanto, translates to “place of love.” Studio Amo is available in ...
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FENC develops recycled midsole technology
Far Eastern New Century Corporation (FENC), the Taiwan-based global polyester producer, announced that it has achieved a breakthrough in sustainable footwear materials by creating the first commercially available midsoles made from discarded PET bottles. The new recycled thermoplastic polyester elastomer (rTPEE) has already been supplied to French outdoor brand Salomon ...
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Allbirds launches waterproof wool sneakers
Allbirds launched three wool sneaker styles that it claims are fully waterproof. “We wanted to redefine what waterproof shoes could be, with an Allbirds twist. While most waterproof shoes lean utilitarian and technical, we believe that by looking to natural materials like wool, we can bring something new and exciting ...
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ArticleLubrizol creates a Foam Center of Excellence in Seoul and Shanghai for midsoles
Lubrizol, a US producer of specialty chemicals, announced the creation of a Foam Center of Excellence (COE) based in Seoul and Shanghai to foster innovation in footwear midsoles. “Located within Lubrizol’s thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) innovation centers, the new Foam COE brings together scientists with significant expertise in material science, cutting-edge ...
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OrthoLite enters partnership with Bureau Veritas
OrthoLite, US provider of comfort and performance foam technologies for footwear being bought by Coats, entered a multi-year partnership with Bureau Veritas Hong Kong Ltd., an inspection, certification and auditing services company. “This collaboration highlights OrthoLite’s commitment to establishing standardized testing practices across all global operations, ensuring consistency while staying ...
