Shoes
Prada buys French tannery
Italy based group announced the acquisition of the historic tannery Tannerie Mégisserie Hervy, located in Isle, near Limoges (France)
Allen Edmonds biggest sales event starts
The US corporation announced the start of their annual Rediscover America National Sales Event, the company’s largest sale of the year
Footwear entrepreneur Heinz-Horst Deichmann dies at age of 88
The founder of the shoe retailer chain carrying his name and deputy chairman of the board of DEICHMANN SE passed away last week
Nike and Pendleton introduce new footwear collaboration
The two iconic brands are teaming up for a limited edition of athletic shoes made with Pendleton's famous wool fabrics
American Dad commemorative shoes released by adidas
The adidas Originals collaboration with Seth MacFarlane's American Dad! animated series has been officially announced
Bangladesh increases the value of its leather footwear exports
The country's leather industry exports for the first two months of the current financial year, July and August 2014, registered two digits growth
Footwear company raises 100 000 US dollars in two days on Kickstarter
Last week startup Thursday Boot Co. debuted on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform, with an aim to raise 30 000 US dollars for its new shoeline. In a couple of days the funding goal was more than doubled
Richard Kottler retires from the BFA
The British Footwear Association (BFA) announced several changes in its structure to coincide with the retirement of the current CEO and the appointment of John Saunders to the position
adidas slips to third position in the US market
According to data from Sterne Agee and SportScanInfo the German brand is falling behind Nike and Under Armour in the American market
361 Degrees gets ready for US launch
Chinese sportswear brand is aiming to launch some products in selected retailers in North America within the next few weeks. A full collection will follow next Spring
Nike with excellent growth in revenue
US sportswear maker and retailer announced 15% increase in revenue during the first quarter of the current financial year
Steve Madden to acquire Mexican licensee
The US based footwear company prepares to acquire a distributor of licensed footwear brands in Mexico currently holding the exclusive license for wholesale and retail distribution of Steve Madden
Shoe Carnival partners with eBay to implement commerce transformation
The US based footwear retailer has reached eBay to put in place the new omnichannel operational foundation based on eBay Enterprise modular solutions including Retail Order Management, Payments, Fraud Protection, Ship-from Store, and Customer Care
Dongguan focusing in high-end products
The China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) quotes Wang Shengpei, President of the Dongguan Leather and Footwear Association, to announce that Dongguan eliminated 30% of shoemakers while targeting high-end segments
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