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adidas and Lego team up to launch customised shoes

Jun 24, 2021 / Germany
The two brands have partnered to present the LEGO adidas Originals Superstar: the new shoes from the partnership between adidas and Lego appear in the Superstar model with 17 base pieces to customize

Wolverine announces next steps in planned CEO succession

Jun 24, 2021 / United States
The US-based footwear company has announced Brendan Hoffman, President and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, will succeed Blake Krueger as CEO at the year end. Krueger will become Executive Chairman

Mariano Shoes opens physical store

Jun 23, 2021 / Portugal
The footwear brand from São João da Madeira inaugurated a new store in Lisbon. This will be the brand's first retail space, but two more openings are already on the pipeline

Designer Brands announces new appointments

Jun 23, 2021 / United States
The US-based designer, producer and retailer of footwear and accessories announced two new executive appointments. Debbie Ferrée ais now President of Camuto Group and William L. Jordan President of Designer Brands Inc.

Council for Leather Exports with new Chairman

Jun 23, 2021 / India
The organisation dedicated to the trade promotion of the leather and leather products industry. The Council for Leather Exports (CLE) has elected Sanjay Leekha as its new Chairman. Rajendra Kumar Jalan has been elected as Vice-Chairman

Richemont: profits rise despite falling sales

Jun 22, 2021 / Switzerland
Despite a still uncertain economic scenario, luxury giant Richemont managed to register net profit rising by almost 40% in the fiscal year ending at the end of March 2021

Shoe Carnival announces two-for-one stock split

Jun 22, 2021 / United States
The US-based retailer of footwear and accessories announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a two-for-one stock split of the company's common stock

UK Retail: Anticipating a new Retail Normalcy

With the seasonally adjusted TCF (Textile, Clothing & Footwear) Retail Sales Index successfully resuming the 2018 baseline, a new Retail Normalcy is anticipated. Importers, on their side, have well sensed since February that retail was about to reignite, as depicted by the increase in the monthly footwear imports. As the vaccination process evolves favourably in the UK, Consumer Confidence in the country seems to be unstoppable

Gucci is in the race for new materials

Jun 21, 2021 / Italy
The Italian-based fashion brand is launching vegan versions of its New Ace and Rhyton sneakers made with an innovative raw material, alternative to leather. The material, called Demetra in reference to the Greek goddess of agriculture, is vegan and largely plant-based

Yue Yuen: revenue increases by 26.6%

Jun 21, 2021 / China
Revenue in the first three months of 2021 increased 26.6% to 2.49 billion, compared to the corresponding period of last year. Profit was 85.4 million US dollars, compared with a loss of 56.3 million US dollars attributable in the same period of last year

Slovakia: decline in new industry orders

Jun 18, 2021 / Slovakia
According to the latest data issued by the Slovak Statistical Office (SÚSR), new orders in industry decreased by 2% in April 2021 compared to March 2021

DiVERGE promotes social entrepreneurship project

Jun 18, 2021 / Portugal
Nine people from Bairro do Zambujal participated in a new program to fight social exclusion through training and empowerment of young people from underprivileged neighbourhoods

Hengst Footwear names Roelof de Leeuw CEO

Jun 18, 2021 / Netherlands
Back in May, Roelof de Leeuw became the new CEO of Hengst Footwear B.V., one of the oldest footwear companies in the Netherlands dating back to 1901. In its 120 year history, the Hengst family have always been at the wheel of the company

Get to know the SciLED project

Jun 17, 2021 / European Union
SciLED is about Footwear in the 21st century: new skills for the design of drastically improved comfort, sustainable, fashion-oriented and scientifically-led products, while promoting collaboration towards innovation and technological transfer among universities, companies and research centres

Czech Republic retail sales increase

Jun 17, 2021 / Czech Republic
Retail sales in the Czech Republic rose by 7.5% year-on-year in April, easing from an upwardly revised 9.2% increase in the previous month, the Prague-based Central Statistical Office (CZSO) said in a statement
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