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Senior appointment at New Balance

Athletic footwear brand New Balance has promoted Tracy Knauer to the role of new senior vice-president for North America. Ms Knauer has worked at the company for more than 20 years in marketing, product development and sales roles.Chief...

Leather and footwear part of Vietnamese growth plan
The Vietnamese province of Dong Nai has announced a plan to grow its supply chain business for the footwear,...
Leather and footwear part of Vietnamese growth plan
The Vietnamese province of Dong Nai has announced a plan to grow its supply chain business for the footwear,...
Worldly launches AI tool for supply chain compliance
Sustainability and supply chain intelligence platform Worldly has launched a new AI-powered Supplier Compliance...
Adidas transforms Shanghai art gallery into Climacool 'museum'
German sportswear brand Adidas transformed Shanghai’s Museum of Art Pudong into the ‘Climacool Future Museum’ – a...
Q1 revenues up for Stella International
Footwear group Stella International has reported revenues of $327.4 million for the first quarter of 2026, growth...
Allbirds to shift into AI infrastructure
Allbirds has secured a $50 million (€46 million) convertible financing facility as it prepares to exit the...

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UITIC Congress bets on AI

Twelve out of 16 technical presentations at the 2025 UITIC Congress in Shanghai had a focus on artificial intelligence (AI).The International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC) holds an international congress every two years. The...

Complex journey to biocircularity
After decades of looking after Asian manufacturing for big brands,...
A decade of discoveries
Lenzing’s innovations in the footwear sector means its wood-based...
From the ground up
Twenty-five years of learning about the footwear industry from the...
Sustainability race
Covestro has been working with Huafeng since 2023 on what the...
Another new start for Stuart Weitzman
For the third time in just over a decade, Stuart Weitzman is under...