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Smuggling from Kazakhstan is affecting the Russia footwear industry
Counterfeit footwear smuggled from Kazakhstan is inflicting a lot of pain on the Russian footwear industry, according to Vladimir Denisenko, head of Russia’s major footwear manufacturer Unichel. Law enforcement agencies are trying to stem contraband, but as Russia and Kazakhstan are both members of the Eurasia Economic Union and share ...
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ArticleRussia’s retailer Paolo Conte goes bankrupt
A Russian court has declared St. Petersburg-based footwear retailer Paolo Conte bankrupt, sparking concern over the future of small-scale players in the country. Paolo Conte operated 81 stores and was ranked sixth in the list of the largest mid-priced footwear retailers in Russia. The company started facing financial difficulties in ...
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ArticleRussian shoe factories ramp up military production
Several Russian shoe factories have ramped up the production of military boots and other military items, such as berets, in the wake of mass mobilization in the country. Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 but military setbacks prompted the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, to order a partial mobilization on Sept. ...
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Dozens of shoe stores damaged in Kazakh unrest
Several dozens of shoe stores were damaged by the unrest in Kazakhstan during the first week of January, according to local reports. The National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan calculated at 88.1 billion tenges (€178m- $200m) the damage caused to businesses by the rioters. More than 90 percent of the ...
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Russia postpones to June 15 deadline to sell unlabeled shoes
The Russian government has once again pushed back the deadline for retailers to sell stocks of unlabeled footwear. The new date is June 15. Labeling shoes with special electronic tags became mandatory in Russia on June 1, 2020. As of April this year, 82,000 companies have registered with the ...
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Unichel now believes Russia may curtail counterfeiting with shoe tagging
The mandatory tagging of footwear coupled with increased control of the Russian market could curb the share of counterfeit shoes, said Vladimir Denisenko , the head of Russia’s main footwear producer Unichel . Denisenko was initially critical about the tagging project when it was launched by the Russian government ...
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Unichel restructures its retail network
Russia’s biggest shoe manufacturer, Unichel , is restructuring its retail network to mitigate the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. At the beginning of 2020, Unichel ran 600 stores in 250 cities in Russia and Kazakhstan, but last year it shut down 40 stores and opened 30 new ones, in ...
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News briefsUnichel claims tagging has not eradicated counterfeiting in Russia
The mandatory tagging of shoes has not solved the problem of the wide presence of counterfeit footwear in Russia, according to Ekaterina Zheleznyakova , development director of the shoe producer and retailer, Unichel . So far, the project has only had a negative impact on legitimate businesses, resulting as ...
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ArticleMandatory tagging of footwear is finally introduced in Russia
After several delays and despite the continuing protests of some market participants, the Russian government has introduced a mandatory tagging of footwear on the domestic market from July 1. Now, all shoes not featuring Data Matrix tags will be illegal. The government estimates that this measure will wipe out counterfeit ...
