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ABG's Spyder to expand into footwear
The US-based ski-focused lifestyle brand Spyder, part of the Authentic Brands Group portfolio, has announced that it is expanding into the footwear category through a licensing deal with Footwear Unlimited
JD Sports buys menswear retailer Wellgosh
The British sports-fashion retailer JD Sports acquired the Leicester-based menswear retailer Wellgosh. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed yet
Denmark: all trade show activity suspended. CIFF goes digital
The Danish government’s extension of existing regulations and increasing COVID-19 restrictions results in all Danish trade show activity has been suspended until the 28th of February 2021. CIFF will be a digital event
How can footwear benefit from zero duties under the EU-UK deal?
The European Union and the UK have reached an agreement to frame the way both parts will live, work and trade together post-Brexit. There will be no taxes on goods originating from the UK or the EU and traded between both parts. However, how can footwear benefit from the exemption of duties?
Steve Madden appoints María Teresa Kumar to its Board of Directors
The US-based designer and marketer of fashion-forward footwear, accessories and apparel for women, men and children announced that María Teresa Kumar has joined the Board of Directors. Ms. Kumar’s appointment expands the Board to ten Directors
England with new general confinement
The country is going into lockdown to try to avoid further pressure to an NHS already challenging its limits. This is the third confinement since the outbreak of COVID-19 back in March 2020. Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales are also implementing similar measures
Wolverine enters 2021 with 2 exec moves
Following up from Mike Jeppesen retirement, Jim Zwiers steps into the role as President, Global Operations Group. Matt Blonder takes on the eCommerce leadership position
Italian footwear exports fall by 20%
In the first nine months of 2020 the Italian footwear industry saw a drop in production (-29.4%) and in sales (-33.1%). According to Assocalzaturifici Chair Siro Badon the timid return to normality was impacted by the second wave of the pandemic in the country
JCPenney starts search for new CEO
JC Penney’s CEO Jill Soltau is exiting the company a month after the retailer emerged from bankruptcy proceedings through a sale to Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management
Foot Locker appoints Himanshu Parikh as Senior Vice President Chief Information Officer
Parikh will oversee the execution of the next generation of Foot Locker's strategic technology agenda in support of the company's key strategic imperatives and future capability-building and innovation
Ara Portugal celebrates 46 years
This December, Ara Shoes Portugal is celebrating 46 years. Established in the country in 1974, the German group, was one of the first multinationals in the footwear sector to invest in Portugal
Spain Retail: After the hit of COVID-19, retail is still trying to recover
Similarly to what happened in other countries, the Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Retail Sales have lived dramatic moments with the first wave of COVID-19 hitting Spain, one of the European countries with most critical sanitary emergency. TCF sales almost disappeared in April and although the scenario improved from there, one cannot say that recovery materialised completely in the South Europe country
European retail collapses
After registering growth, albeit moderate (1%), in 2019, the European clothing and footwear retail sector is being heavily penalized by the pandemic. Up to September, the cumulative drop in retail sales of the Textile, Clothing and Footwear sectors amounts to 24.4%
Wales enters strict lockdow: non-essential retail to close
The country will enter into a strict nationwide lockdown, especially over Christmas and on the days to follow
Guide to Survive the Pandemic ... with Portuguese Shoes
APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association, has launched the publication Guide to Survive the Pandemic ... with Portuguese Shoes. Check it all here-
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