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FitFlop 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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Russia 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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APL’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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Huntsman 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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Coats 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 ...
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Saucony launches its 'most sustainable' sneaker to date
Saucony has launched the Triumph RFG (Running For Good), described by the performance running lifestyle brand as “its most sustainable shoe to date.” The new shoe features plant-based, petroleum-free CovationBio PDO Susterra propanediol. The Triumph RFG is the first athletic shoe to utilize 55 percent of Susterra propanediol in a ...
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Shakira becomes global brand ambassador for Ipanema
Shakira, the Colombian singer, is the new global brand ambassador for Ipanema’s Sempre Nova collection, starting with next year’s spring/summer collection. Ipanema, a brand of women flip flops, sandals and slides, is owned by the Brazilian footwear manufacturer Grendene. “This collection, recently launched worldwide, resonates with people from diverse ...
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Skechers sues Laforst Shoes for allegedly copying its slip-in shoe design
Skechers has filed a patent infringement lawsuit accusing California-based Laforst Shoes of copying its slip-in shoe design. Skechers is accusing Laforst of infringing on five patents related to its slip-in, hands-free sneakers. The lawsuit was filed on Aug. 17 in the central district of California. In June, Skechers filed a ...
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New Balance files lawsuit against Golden Goose for allegedly copying its Dad sneakers
New Balance has filed a lawsuit against luxury Italian label Golden Goose, claiming that the brand copied New Balance’s signature Dad sneakers, notably its Model 990 line. The lawsuit was filed on Aug. 18 in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. According to the complaint, Golden Goose’s ...