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    On unveils first shoe made from carbon emissions

    2022-09-20T09:16:00Z

    In partnership with LanzaTech, Borealis and Technip Energies, Swiss sports brand On is launching a shoe called Cloudprime. Described by the company as “the first-ever shoe made from carbon emissions,” the Cloudprime is made of CleanCloud ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) foam, which uses industrially emitted carbon as a raw material. ...

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    ​How Italian manufacturers are crossing the Rubicon to preserve their industry

    2022-09-12T08:51:00Z

    A group of Italian shoemakers and components manufacturers located in San Mauro Pascoli have decided to join forces and create a consortium called Rerum, which starts for Rete Rubicone Moda, to preserve the cluster’s supply chain. Rubicone, or Rubicon in English, is the name of a nearby river famously crossed ...

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    Volumental sales up 86%

    2022-09-11T12:27:00Z

    Volumental, a Sweden-based global platform offering 3D foot scanners, announced that it has seen an 85 percent increase in revenue this year and that it scans half a million feet per month. With poor fit being the most common reason for shoe returns, stores that have implemented Volumental’s foot scanning ...

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    Superga in co-branding venture with Alaïa

    2022-09-05T15:25:00Z

    The Belgian fashion designer Pieter Mulier, Alaïa’s creative director since 2021, has reinterpreted two of Superga’s sneakers as part of a co-branding initiative between the fashion house established by the Franco-Tunisian stylist Azzedine Alaïaz and the Italian shoe brand owned by BasicNet. The 2750 and 2790 sneakers were chosen as ...

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    Toray announces renewable nylon 66 breakthrough

    2022-09-04T13:09:00Z

    Tokyo-based Toray Industries announced that it has developed what it claims is “the world’s first 100% bio-based adipic acid,” a raw material for nylon 66 (polyamide 66). The company achieved this breakthrough using a proprietary synthesis technique that combines its microbial fermentation technology and chemical purification technologies. Nylon 66 has ...

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    ABG and Warson collaborate on Volcom and Frye work shoes

    2022-09-04T12:23:00Z

    Authentic Brands Group (ABG) announced an expanded partnership with Warson Brands, a full-service manufacturer of protective and safety technologies and longtime partner of Reebok. Warson has committed to designing, developing and distributing high-quality professional footwear for the Frye and Volcom brands in the U.S. and Canada. The Frye Company will ...

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    Keen releases women’s hiking shoe

    2022-09-02T06:57:00Z

    Source: Keen Footwear For autumn/winter 2022, Keen is introducing the Terradora Flex, a women’s hiking shoe designed for athleisure use, on the trail and in town. It combines the Terradora model’s fit with the Keen brand’s Bellows.Flex air-cushioning system, located at the flex point of the forefoot. ...

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    Clarks US picks TPP Retail for labelling

    2022-08-24T13:45:00Z

    Clarks US, the American unit of the British footwear group Clarks, has chosen TPP Retail’s Label IQ application to provide a comprehensive labelling solution for its stores. The TPP Retail’s solution was already rolled out in the group’s stores in the U.K., Ireland and Europe. “The TPP solution was a ...

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    Veja launches a shoe repair service in Berlin

    2022-08-18T16:02:00Z

    On Sept. 1, a sneaker repair shop will come on stream in the newly opened Veja store in Berlin-Mitte. The repair service will be available to Veja sneakers and other brands. Veja’s store is located at Alte Schönhauser Str. 42, and is open Monday through Saturday from 10 am. to ...

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    Coats buys Renoflex and becomes a footwear component giant

    2022-08-11T13:07:00Z

    Hot on the heels of the acquisition of Texon, a U.S. provider of footwear solutions, Coats announced the takeover of Rhenoflex, a German manufacturer of structural material solutions for the footwear industry. The back-to-back acquistions have turned the British industrial thread manufacturer into a significant supplier of components for the ...

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    McLaren teams up with Athletic Propulsion Labs

    2022-08-10T16:30:00Z

    British carmaker McLaren Automotive and Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL), a high-performance athletic footwear brand, have teamed up to create a new range of luxury footwear. The first offering from the collaboration is the limited-edition APL | McLaren HySpeed, a new silhouette designed as an all-purpose performance running shoe inspired by ...

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    Global Payments buys EVO

    2022-08-01T14:55:00Z

    Global Payments, a U.S. provider of payment technology and software solutions, has reached an agreement to buy EVO for $34.00 per share. The bid represents a $4.0 billion of enterprise value for EVO. “The acquisition of EVO is highly complementary to our technology-enabled strategy and provides meaningful opportunities to increase ...

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    Aquafil and Genomatica advance on plant-based nylon-6

    2022-07-31T10:16:00Z

    Aquafil and Genomatica have been collaborating to produce pilot-scale quantities of plant-based nylon-6 and have announced that they have now successfully completed the first demonstration-scale production runs. This will help determine the final design of future commercial plants and constitutes a step closer to the commercialization of the material. Plant-based ...

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    Aerosoles signs a licensing agreement with Orly to expand into men’s products

    2022-07-18T16:09:00Z

    The American luxury comfort footwear brand Aerosoles has signed a licensing agreement with Orly Corporation for the distribution of men’s slippers, men’s and ladies flip flops, hanging footwear, men’s socks and roller skates for men, women and youth. The collections will complement the brand’s assortment of classic women’s styles. The ...

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    Designer Brands enters licensing agreement with Le Tigre

    2022-07-18T15:44:00Z

    Designer Brands has entered a licensing agreement with Le Tigre 360 Global, that will add the Le Tigre label to its portfolio of ”owned brands”. The Ohio-based footwear company aims to double sales of the owned brands category by 2026. The current portfolio includes Vince Camuto, Reebok, Hush Puppies, Jessica ...

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    Fly Flot’s daily production reaches 18,000 pairs

    2022-07-13T17:56:00Z

    Fly Flot, a company based in Calvisano, in the Northern Italian province of Brescia, has reached a daily production of 18,000 pairs, beating its target of 15,000 pairs set for 2022. “Our production has increased to 18,000 pairs per day in a few months thanks to the summer and winter ...

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    Superfeet introduces hiking-specific Adapt insoles

    2022-06-22T13:30:00Z

    Insoles manufacturer Superfeet has expanded the Adapt family of insoles by introducing Adapt Hike Max. Designed specifically for hiking, these insoles use the Adapt collection’s patented Adaptive Comfort Technology, and they are made with two layers of Superfeet’s Aerolyte foam. The Adapt Hike Max Insoles are the first hiking-focused insoles ...

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    Icebug makes sneakers from other brands’ leftovers

    2022-06-20T07:11:00Z

    Habit.se reported that the Swedish footwear brand Icebug has expanded its activity of producing shoes with the leftovers of textile brands. The company had manufactured a shoe whose upper was made of wool scraps from Woolpower’s underwear production. The website wrote that a pair of sneakers has now been made ...

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    Timberland Construct: 10061 now available in the metaverse

    2022-06-14T09:09:00Z

    In collaboration with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine and Conceptkicks, Timberland has unveiled an innovative design experience that blends the physical and virtual worlds. The partnership centers on Timberland Construct: 10061, which invites shoe lovers to immerse themselves in the universe of design, creation and innovation via a playable experience in ...

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    OrthoLite expands O-Therm range

    2022-06-14T09:05:00Z

    OrthoLite announced the expansion of its thermal foam, OrthoLite O-Therm. Previously limited to a thickness of 2mm, the first and only aerogel-infused, open-cell PU foam cold block solution in the market is now available in a thickness range from 2mm to 20mm, providing a more customizable cold block solution for ...