Companies

Kevin Plank steps aside as Under Armour CEO

Oct 28, 2019 / United States

Patrik Frisk to become Chief Executive Officer of Under Armour on the 1st of January 2020. Founder Kevin Plank to become Executive Chairman and Brand Chief

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Mexico: tariffs on imports to remain

Oct 25, 2019 / Mexico

The decision follows a previous announcement indicating tariffs on imports from countries with whom Mexico has no free trade agreement could be eased

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Arezzo sets a deal to distribute Vans in Brazil

Oct 25, 2019 / Brazil

VF entered in a deal with Arezzo & Co. to handle Vans' suppliers, logistics, distribution, franchising, e-commerce and store expansion in Brazil

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JackRabbit to acquire Olympia Sports Stores

Oct 25, 2019 / United States

A portfolio company of CriticalPoint Capital, JackRabbit, announced the cquisition of Olympia Sports Stores. This deal represents the Fourth Investment by JackRabbit over previous 2 years

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Skechers wins in Converse lawsuit

Oct 24, 2019 / United States

The judge of the case found no violation of the Chuck Taylor trademark by any of the Skechers styles in case and Skechers issued a release on the matter

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Turkish international trade in detail

Oct 23, 2019 / Turkey

According to Turkish Statistical Institute the share of large enterprises in exports was 44.6%. Exports were mostly aimed to the EU 28. More details were revealed

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Mark Parker to step down as Nike's CEO

Oct 23, 2019 / United States

The sportswear giant announced Board Member John Donahoe will succeed Mark Parker as President & CEO in 2020. Parker will become Executive Chairman of Nike

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Skechers achieves record net sales

Oct 23, 2019 / United States

In the third quarter of the year the US-based brand reported a new sales record of 1.354 billion US dollars

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Vietnam's industry progress towards its target

Oct 22, 2019 / Vietnam

According to Lefaso the target for the turnover from leather and footwear exports set for 2019 is 21.5 billion US dollars, a 10% increase from 2018

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Ecco opens high-tech leather cutting plant in China

Oct 22, 2019 / China

According to Ecco, the new plant is amongst the most advanced cutting plants in the world with state-of-the-art technology and a reduced environmental footprint

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Brazil: footwear production expected to grow 3% in 2019

Oct 21, 2019 / Brazil

Driven by the increase in shipments throughout the year, footwear production should grow 3% in 2019. The forecast was presented at an event recently held in Novo Hamburgo (Brazil)

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French luxury and fashion sector with recruitment campaign

Oct 21, 2019 / France

The fashion and luxury sector in France is launching a campaign to recruit new professionals for technical positions to preserve its know-how

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Egypt: leather exports decline by more than 30%

Oct 21, 2019 / Egypt

The President of the Export Council for Leather Industries Mahmoud Sarg is being quoted for attributing this performance to the global demand decline

Brands Companies Egypt Exports Leather

adidas launches sneaker through Snapchat video game

Oct 21, 2019 / Germany

For the release of its new baseball cleat the Germany-based sportswear giant has created a video game and partnered with Snapchat

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Wolverine names first Chief Merchant Officer

Oct 18, 2019 / United States

The US-based footwear giant announced the addition of veteran merchandising and branding expert Angelo Ng as the company's first-ever Chief Merchant Officer

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