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Changes announced at Pentland

Dec 4, 2014 / United Kingdom

Andy Rubin is to be promoted to the newly created role of Chairman of its brand management division, Pentland Brands. Andy Long, currently COO of Pentland Brands, will succeed Andy Rubin as CEO. Both will assume their new roles with effect from 1st January 2015

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International Footwear Forum announced

Dec 3, 2014 / World

On the last day of the World Footwear Congress, Jean Pierre Renaudin, CEC’s President announced the launch of a new forum to reinforce dialogue and commitment between worldwide footwear associations and confederations

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Puma commits to 100% PFC removal

Dec 3, 2014 /

German sportswear giant presented an action plan for the elimination of hazardous chemicals in its products and set milestones to achieve full transparency in its supply chain by the end of 2017

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2014 Footwear Friends Annual Awards announced

Dec 3, 2014 / United Kingdom

The Footwear Friends Annual Awards, on its eight year, are the famous awards for British design. The 2014 edition took place earlier last month

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China believes in the growing potential of footwear imports from Portugal

Dec 2, 2014 / Portugal

Huang Songfu, the Chinese ambassador in Portugal, believes the increasing purchasing power of the Asian giant can be a key element to leverage Portuguese footwear exports

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Final push in Europe for mandatory Made in

Dec 2, 2014 / European Union

In 2 days’ time, the Council of the European Union will gather in the form of its Competitiveness Council for the last time under Italian Presidency. The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) is claiming attention for the Made in legislation, an initiative strongly supported by Assocalzaturifici, the Italian Footwear Association

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Zappos debuts on offline retail

Nov 29, 2014 / United States

Famous online powerhouse has opened its first-ever freestanding pop up store, a 20 000 square feet space in the downtown of Las Vegas

Companies Retail Shoes United States

Brown Shoe reports 21.2% growth in net earnings

Nov 29, 2014 / United States

US based company announces third quarter results with sales up by 3.8% and two digits growth on net earnings

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Quiksilver opens new generation store

Nov 28, 2014 / Indonesia

The establishment recently opened in Jakarta results from a partnership between Indonesia and retail partner PT Gagan, and is located in Mall Kota Kasablanka, in the city’s south

Companies Indonesia Retail Shoes

Puma and Solange renew partnership

Nov 28, 2014 /

Germany based sports giant announced it will release its second collection of footwear under the creative direction of Solange

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Puma’s third quarter sales improve

Nov 27, 2014 /

Negative impact of volatile currencies continues to be a key element in Puma’s business; however the company managed to consolidate sales in the third quarter

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Skechers opens 1 000th retail store

Nov 26, 2014 / Mexico

The US based brand reaches another milestone in a year already marked by the award of Company of the Year from Footwear News and the highest quarterly revenue in its history, achieve during the third quarter of the current year

Companies Mexico Shoes

Some reasons to attend the upcoming Word Footwear Congress

Nov 18, 2014 / Mexico

In preparation for the event we spoke to key figures of the footwear industry. Here are the reasons they elected to participate in this edition focusing on the thematic of Keeping one step Ahead: Meeting the Challenges of the Footwear Sector

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Portuguese footwear exports consolidate growth

Nov 18, 2014 / Portugal

According to APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear, Components and Leather Goods Manufacturers’ Association, during the first nine months of the year the industry managed to increment sales abroad by 9%

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