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Saucony appoints new President

May 22, 2018 / United States
Wolverine World Wide Inc. announced the appointment of Anne Cavassa as President of Saucony, effective immediately

20th UITIC Congress surpasses expectations

May 22, 2018 / UITIC
It ended last Friday, with an extremely positive balance, the largest International Technical Footwear Congress. For one week, over 540 footwear professionals, coming from 33 countries, gathered in Porto

Kyaia invests in digital platform

May 21, 2018 / Portugal
Overcube is the name of the new project of the Kyaia group, the largest footwear group in Portugal

Michael Kors with Ramadan collection

May 21, 2018 / Middle East
The London-based global fashion luxury group announced its second Ramadan collection, as demand for fashion during the holy period increases

Burberry's new strategic investment

May 18, 2018 / United Kingdom
The London-based global luxury brand Burberry announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire a luxury leather-goods business from longstanding Italian partner CF&P

Obuv Rossii: revenue up by 6.3%

May 18, 2018 / Russian Federation
The Russia-based group announced unaudited financial results for the 1st quarter of 2018

Puma officially leaving Kering

May 17, 2018 / Germany
The exit of Puma from Kering is now effective following the implementation of the distribution in kind of Puma SE shares

Rockport receives bankruptcy court approval

May 17, 2018 / United States
The Rockport Group LLC announced approval from the US Bankruptcy Court for Delaware for all of the company’s First Day motions has been received, which will support the business operations as the company completes the previously announced court-supervised sale process

Closing the gap between education and employment

May 16, 2018 / CEC
The Learn2Work project recently held its final event in Brussels to present a new best practice for learning that is expected to bring closer the world of education to the industry’s needs and at the same
time promote job opportunities in the European Footwear industry among NEETs

Ken C. Hicks moves into new role

May 16, 2018 / United States
Academy Sports + Outdoors has announced that Ken C. Hicks has been appointed Chairman and CEO. Departing CEO J.K. Symancyk is leaving the company to pursue another opportunity

20th UITIC Congress is sold out

May 15, 2018 / UITIC
The 20th edition of the UITIC (International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians) Congress started in Porto. The event is sold out

International Footwear Industry gathers in Porto

May 8, 2018 / UITIC
The 20th edition of the UITIC (International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians) Congress will take place in Porto from the 16th to the 18th of May and will be dedicated to the theme From Fashion to Factory: A New Technological Age

Brazil: new leader in main exports destinations

May 1, 2018 / Brazil
The US have been the main destination for Brazilian footwear exports in the last 3 decades. Now, Argentina became the number one external market for Brazilian shoes

Kering with strong revenue growth

Apr 30, 2018 / France
The group's consolidated revenue in the first quarter of 2018 totaled 3 107.8 million euros, up by 27.1% as reported and 36.5% on a comparable basis

Farfetch to mentor start-ups

Apr 30, 2018 / Portugal
Named Dream Assembly, the technology accelerator powered by Farfetch, aims to give selected start-ups the opportunity to join a programme of mentorship and networking. Access to early-stage funding also included
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