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Timberland & Savory Institute partner to build regenerative leather supply chain
Next Fall Timberland will launch a collection of boots made with leather from verified regenerative ranches sourced through Savory's Minnesota Hub, Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed
Pitti postponed to 2021
All Pitti Immagine events, including menswear trade show Pitti Uomo, had already been rescheduled from June to early September. Now they are moved to 2021 and all energies will be concentrated on the Pitti Connect digital platform
Caleres with loss of 345.8 million dollars
The US-based retailer presented first quarter results for the period ended on the 2nd of May, with net sales declining by 42%. Caleres had a loss of 345.8 million dollars in the period
Brazil: Covid-19 pandemic shrinks footwear exports
The Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados) believes the COVID-19 pandemic played an essential role in the decline registered in footwear exports during the first four months of the year
VF’s CEO sends memo to employees comparing racism to virus
In a letter sent to all employees entitled “Racism is another virus to eradicate” VF Chairman, President and CEO Steve Rendle compared racism to the coronavirus pandemic
adidas: business in China returns to growth
In Greater China, adidas' first major market on the road to recovery, all stores have been open since mid-April. While store traffic remained below the prior year level in May, sales returned to growth
Don't do it campaign by Nike
The sportswear giant took a stand against racism with the Don't do it campaign, a twist in its famous catchy phrase, Just do it, as protests against police brutality spread across the US
Industrial production re-starts in Guanajuato
According to elsoldeleon.com.mx more than 600 thousand workers returned to work this Monday in the Guanajuato region, in central Mexico
China: Jimmy Choo returns to last year sales levels
In a statement giving an updated on the phased reopening of their global stores network, Capri Holdings, the owner of the Jimmy Choo, said sales levels of the brand are returning to normal in China
Deckers: sales up by 5.6% in last FY despite drop in the last quarter
US-based footwear group Deckers has reported net sales of 2.1 billion US dollars in the last financial year, with a 5.6% increase in sales, despite the decline of 4.9% in the last quarter
We must start again all in it together, says Micam's CEO
We spoke with Tommaso Cancellara CEO of Micam and General Manager of the Italian Footwear Association to learn all the bits and pieces about the next September's edition of the trade fair
Zalando is expecting 2020 revenue to be up by 10%-20%
The online platform issued a new full-year guidance considering the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and says it expects gross merchandise volume (GMV) and revenues to grow by 10%-20%
Retailers congratulate Pandemic Risk Insurance Act
The National Retail Federation welcomed the introduction of the Pandemic Risk Insurance Act, which would establish a federal program to help businesses obtain insurance coverage for pandemics
Good momentum for fitness at home
The home fitness trend is one of the biggest to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis. According to the NPD Group, in the seven weeks between the 15th of March and the 2nd of May, US home fitness equipment sales grew by 175%
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