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Clarks partners up with Apparel Group
The British footwear label has joined forces with the global fashion and lifestyle conglomerate Apparel Group to expand its retail footprint across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
APLF confirms homecoming
After a successful 37th edition that attracted over 5 000 visitors from 92 countries, the APLF trade fair will return to Hong Kong for the next edition, scheduled for 19-21 March 2024
APLF due to return to Hong Kong
At the last edition of APLF, held from the 13th through the 15th in Dubai, the organization of the event confirmed that the next edition will once again take place in Hong Kong
Global Footwear Executive Summit returns on the 14th of March
The third edition of the Global Footwear Executive Summit will take place on the 14th of March, during the APLF trade fairs, in Dubai, to discuss the future of the leather industry
APLF Dubai closes with renewed optimist despite global uncertainty
The APLF Special Edition in Dubai, held from the 30th of March to the 1st of April, welcomed a total of 463 exhibitors from 34 countries, and 6 000 buyers from 88 countries and regions
APLF Dubai is just around the corner
From the 30th of March to the 1st of April, the international leather trade fair will bring together to a new venue, for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, the global leather industry
APLF to discuss the post-pandemic future of the footwear industry
The second edition of the Global Footwear Executive Summit, to be held on the 31st of March, will bring together top players of the industry to explore digitalization, pricing and sustainability strategies
APLF set to return in a special edition in Dubai
After an absence of two years since its last edition in Hong Kong, APLF returns to be held in the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from the 30th March to the 1st of April 2022
Special edition of APLF to be held in Dubai in 2022
Organisers announced that APLF-Leather and Materials+ 2022 will be relocated from Hong Kong to Dubai. The events will take place by the end of March 2022 at the Dubai World Trade Centre
UAE: 46% of consumers expect the effects of the pandemic to last another year
This is according to a study by Kearney, which also revealed that 73% of consumers have changed their shopping habits to adapt to the new normal, with expenditure on essential items showing a sustained increase, and spending on non-essentials continues to decline
Cavalli has a new owner
Hussain Sajwani's investment company Vision Investments has announced that it has completed the acquisition of the Italian fashion company from the fund Clessidra
Dubai-based property developer acquires Roberto Cavalli
Investment company Vision Investment Co. LCC, owned by Hussain Sajwani, founder of Damac Properties Group, has signed a binding agreement to obtain 100% of Roberto Cavalli S.p.A
World's most expensive shoes to be unveiled
The Passion Diamond shoes will cost 17 million US dollars and will be available at seven-star hotel Burj Al Arab
CCC to expand footprint in the UAE
The Polish-based footwear and bags company will be opening 60 new stores in the region by 2023
Niketown to open in Dubai
Nike will upgrade its retail offering in Dubai in 2018. A Niketow flagship store should open in the region next year-
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