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NEW CEO for Tapestry

Sep 6, 2019 / United States
The New York-based luxury house has appointed Jide Zeitlin the new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Zeitlin succeeds Victor Luis, who is leaving the company and its Board of Directors

Christian Louboutin exhibits in Paris

Sep 6, 2019 / France
From the 25th of February 2020 onwards, the Palais de la Porte Dorée will present a major exhibition devoted to the work and creativity of Christian Louboutin, the internationally renowned footwear designer

Vans launches shoe customization contest

Sep 6, 2019 / United States
The company's first global shoe customization competition aims to enable creative expression worldwide. Grand prize totals 25 000 US dollars with the shoe design being produced and sold by Vans

Gallery Shoes closes stable edition

Sep 6, 2019 / Germany
Around 400 exhibitors, 65% of whom were national and 35% international, showcased around 600 brands at the latest edition of Gallery Shoes, which took place in Düsseldorf

Skechers: best brand of the year in Germany

Sep 5, 2019 / Germany
The California-based footwear giant received the award for Best Brand of the Year at the Schuhkurier Awards 2019

Brands that matter - Part II

Sep 5, 2019 / Portugal
After presenting you Zouri Shoes, Rutz and Lemon Jelly, today we bring you 3 more Portuguese brands with projects focused on sustainability

Italy: fashion industry with flat growth

Sep 5, 2019 / Italy
2019 should be marked by growth of 0.1% for the Italian fashion industry. A performance well below the 3% average registered in the last decade

Nordstrom with new Chief Merchandising Officer

Sep 4, 2019 / United States
The Seattle-based fashion retailer named Teri Bariquit as the company's new Chief Merchandising Officer

Spain consolidates production in 2018

Sep 4, 2019 / Spain
The Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries announced the figures for production in 2018. Overall variation of 0.8% reflects a stable year in terms of footwear production

New head for the AAFA

Sep 4, 2019 / United States
AAFA President and CEO Rick Helfenbein is stepping down by the end of the year. AAFA veteran Stephen Lamar will take over from him and lead the organization

Record sales for Caleres

Sep 3, 2019 / United States
The St. Louis-based footwear group has announced second quarter and first half results. Caleres registered record second quarter sales of 752.5 million US dollars, up by 6.5% year-over-year

China to take the US tariffs case to WTO

Sep 3, 2019 / China
The new tariffs imposed by Washington came into effect Sunday. Now, Reuters reported China officially complained to the World Trade Organisation (WTO)

Sustainability: COS with new Restore collection

Sep 2, 2019 / United Kingdom
Recently, the H&M group has been highly focused on sustainability and has just announced that it’s recovering damaged garments in its Restore Collection, marketed by its COS chain

Maria Eugenia Errobidarte (WGSN): Sustainability is a mindset impacting business and consumers

WGSN is one of the key players in terms of trends forecasting. Maria Eugenia Errobidarte, Senior Consultant at the agency, gave us some hints on some of tomorrow's trends

Shoe Carnival with stable sales

Aug 30, 2019 / United States
The Indiana-based footwear company reported second quarter and first half results. Stable net sales were registered in both periods
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