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News briefsSkechers launch a capsule collection with Ricardo Cavolo
Skechers has entered a collaboration with one of Spain’s most influential artists, Ricardo Cavolo. The Skechers x Ricardo Cavolo footwear capsule for women features the illustrator’s renowned flaming heart and eye imagery on a selection of three styles. The Skechers x Ricardo Cavolo limited-edition capsule is now available at skechers.com, ...
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ArticleWorld Shoe opens a shoe factory in Ghana
On Oct. 10, World Shoe announced the opening of its inaugural factory in Ghana to produce the first antimicrobial, eco-friendly footwear brand manufactured in Africa. ”The production launch represents a collaborative effort among public, private, and civil service sectors to provide high-quality, low-cost products for retail consumers throughout African and ...
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ArticleSkechers wins EU-wide injuction against Dockers by Gerli
Skechers has obtained a European Union-wide preliminary injunction against Dockers by Gerli for selling a shoe style that the U.S. footwear company claims infringes on its proprietary Skechers Hands Free Slip-ins designs. Skechers sued Dockers for design infringement in the Düsseldorf Regional Court, Germany. In an October 5, 2023 opinion, ...
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New Birkenstock plant in Pasewalk begins operations
Production at Birkenstock’s new shoe factory has started according to schedule. After 17 months of construction, the footwear manufacturer began operations at its new manufacturing facility in the Berlin-Szczecin industrial park near Pasewalk, in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern region of Germany. The new €110-million, 36,000-square meter facility is the single largest ...
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ArticleFitFlop picks Bleckmann as its logistics partner
The London-based footwear company FitFlop selected Bleckmann as its partner to provide omnichannel logistics for its clients in the U.K. and in the European Union. The five-year agreement is designed to support FitFlop’s “rapid growth in its home market while providing scope for streamline expansion across the EU,” according ...
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Steve Madden choses January Digital as its digital agency in North America
Steve Madden has named January Digital as its digital agency of record in North America. The media agency will be responsible for developing and executing Steve Madden’s digital media strategy and investment. In October 2022, Steve Madden hired January Consulting, the consulting arm of January Digital, to transform the brand’s ...
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Crocs introduces cowboy boots
Crocs has kicked off “Croctober” with month-long festivities dedicated to the passionate, universal fan base proudly known as “Croc Nation.” This Croctober will feature one of the most requested Crocs footwear designs in the brand’s history – the Crocs Classic Cowboy Boot. “For years, the buzz around a Crocs-inspired cowboy ...
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Dunlop Protective Footwear picked Nexterus to automate transportation processes
Dunlop Protective Footwear has chosen Nexterus to automate its transportation processes. According to a joint statement, the use of the Nexterus’ Transportation Management System (TMS) and automating freight bill audit and payment processes has saved the Dunlop Boots business ”tens of thousands of dollars in freight costs and hundreds of ...
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ACI International extends its licensing agreement with Perry Ellis International
ACI International, a manufacturer and marketer of footwear in the U.S. and Canada, has extended its license agreement with Perry Ellis International (PEI) to include a men and boys’ footwear line under the Original Penguin brand. The agreement marks the continuation of PEI’s 16-year relationship with ACI, which currently produces ...
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ArticleRussia mulls creating footwear clusters to boost local production
The Russian government is discussing the establishment of footwear clusters in the European part of the country, aiming to meet at least 10 percent of domestic demand. The clusters are planned in the Dagestan Republic, Rostov and Moscow province, or oblast, the Russian newspaper Izvestia reported, citing sources close to ...
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Wolverine Boots celebrates 140 years by selling 140 pairs at $1.40
Wolverine Boots is celebrating 140 years by giving 140 people the opportunity to purchase the 140th-anniversary 1000 Mile Boot for just $1.40 a pair. From Sept. 29 to Oct.16 customers are invited to visit wolverine.com/140. Winners will be notified on Oct. 24 and given priority access to purchase. The remaining ...
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Stuart Weitzman launches a men’s collection
Stuart Weitzman, the premium footwear brand of the U.S. fashion group Tapestry, is launching its first collection of men’s shoes. The collection will be available in February for the spring/summer 2024 seaon. The collection will consist of four segments - Premiere, Club, Resort and Sport - and will be distributed ...
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Cougar Shoes launches a collection with Michelin soles
Cougar Shoes, a Canadian footwear brand, has launched a winter collection featuring Michelin soles. The collaboration delivers footwear that is designed for women and made for ”real outdoor performance,” Cougar Shoes said in a statement, noting that the boots are temperature rated to - 40°C/-40°F. “I am so excited to ...
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Stuart Weitzman in an eyewear license deal with Safilo
Stuart Weitzman, the New York luxury footwear brand owned by Tapestry, has entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement with Safilo that runs through June 2029. Under the deal the Italian eyewear company will design, manufacture and distribute Stuart Weitzman branded sunglasses and optical eyewear collections. The first collection will ...
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News briefsAPL’s partnership with True Fit led to 15% drop in returns
A partnership between Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL), an American brand of luxury performance athletic footwear, and True Fit, an artifical intelligence driven fit platform, has led to a 2 percent increase in revenues while reducing fit-related returns by 15 percent on the Shopify platform, the companies said in a joint ...
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Reebok unveils new premium sportstyle line in partnership with Farfetch's NGG
Reebok has unveiled Reebok LTD, a new premium line led by New Guards Group (NGG), with the goal of further elevating the Reebok brand through new products and collaborations. Reebok defines LTD as “a playground for creative evolution” under the motto “LEARN. TEST. DESIGN.” (LTD); a platform to unleash personal ...
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ArticleHuntsman launches a liquid thermoplastic polyurethane for midsoles with framas
Huntsman said that it has developed a liquid thermoplastic polyurethane (LTPU) that enables the rapid manufacture of high-performing midsoles and is “aligned with the circularity ambitions of brands manufacturing sports and athleisure footwear.” The system is being launched jointly with framas, a German firm specializing in injection moulding and plastic ...
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ArticleCoats Footwear joins forces with Lenzing
Coats Footwear has entered a collaboration with the Austrian-based Lenzing Group to create the footwear industry’s first synthetic-free engineered uppers and fabrics. The companies have combined Coats Footwear’s ProWeave technology with Lenzing’s Tencel Lyocell Filament to create a “dynamic re-imagined footwear uppers and fabrics, which combine sustainability and performance ...
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Designer Brands unveils first shoe produced by JEMS by Pensole
On Sept. 15, Designer Brands, the parent of the shoe retailer DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW), unveiled the FIRST JEM, the inaugural shoe from the JEMS by Pensole brand. It is the first shoe to roll off the assembly line at one of the first Black-owned footwear factories in the ...
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Elisabet obtains Elisabetta Franchi license for girls’ shoes
Elisabet will be supplying shoes for girls aged between 0 and 14 under the Elisabetta Franchi brand starting with the spring/summer 2024 collection. The license covers Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The shoes will be available in third-party stores and through the retail network of the Elisabetta Franchi ...
