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Kenya wants to scrap import duty on raw leather

Oct 13, 2017 / Kenya
The African country plans to remove the duty on raw leather imports. The local authorities aim to promote more addition of value in the local manufacturing process

Double-digit revenue growth for LVMH

Oct 12, 2017 / France
One of the world’s leading luxury products group, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton recorded a 14% increase in revenue for the first nine months of 2017. Organic revenue grew by 12% compared to the similar period in 2016

Dr. Martens CEO steps down

Oct 12, 2017 / United Kingdom
Steve Murray is leaving Dr. Martens and his position as CEO after being head of the British footwear brand for three years

Coach is changing name to Tapestry

Oct 11, 2017 / United States
The New York-based design house of modern luxury accessories is changing its corporate name to Tapestry Inc. at the end of the month, a bid to broaden its image after acquiring the Kate Spade and Stuart Weitzman brands

Pratik, fashion and comfort get together

Oct 11, 2017 / Portugal
Pratik is a Portuguese footwear brand focused on producing fashionable and comfortable shoes, which are constantly recognized by their superior quality

Footwear exports down in Mexico

Oct 10, 2017 / Mexico
According to COFOCE, the Guanajuato-based Agency for External Trade Promotion, value of footwear exports fell by 11.23% during the first seven months of the current year

António, a handmade story

Oct 10, 2017 / Portugal
Two sisters belonging to a 2nd generation of a family of leather goods manufacturers decided to honour their father giving his name to the brand they created. And then a new leather goods brand was born in Portugal

New training programme on Luxury Footwear Manufacturing

Oct 10, 2017 / CEC
The Erasmus+ High-End Shoe project partners presented the main project outcomes and outputs, namely the Luxury Footwear Manufacturing Technician profile and corresponding training programme

361 continues to consolidate sales

Oct 9, 2017 / Hong Kong
The Board of the Hong Kong based footwear company has provided operational updates for its business segments referring to the third quarter of 2017

Pink is the new Timberland's color

Oct 9, 2017 / United States
The US-based manufacturer and retailer of outdoors wear just released pink boots in support of breast cancer awareness

Salvatore Ferragamo with new creative director

Oct 6, 2017 / Italy
The Italy-based luxury brand confirmed the appointment of Paul Andrew to Creative Director, Women’s Collections, effective immediately from today

Programme of the 20th UITIC Congress announced

Oct 6, 2017 / UITIC
In a joint press conference held in Milan, during LINEAPELLE, the UITIC Executive Committee, APICCAPS and CTCP presented the 20th edition of the UITIC Congress, taking place in Porto in 2018

Shoes Made in EU launches online course

Oct 5, 2017 / CEC
The European project aiming at boosting the Vocational Education and Training (VET) in shoemaking in Europe through the upgrading of a European qualification profile in footwear manufacturing, is about to launch its new free access online course

Tod's first half reflects weak footwear performance

Oct 5, 2017 / Italy
Sales in the first semester reached 483 million euros, down by 2.9% from similar period last year. Tod's and Hogan brand presented the weakest performances

adidas opens footwear lab in Japan

Oct 4, 2017 / Innovation
The Germany-based brand has announced the opening of a new facility in Japan dedicated to development activities. It is the first center of this kind by adidas in the Asian country
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