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Parent company to wind down after sale of Allbirds IP

Footwear brand Allbirds has confirmed an agreement to sell all of its intellectual property and “certain other assets and liabilities” to New York-based brand management and product company American Exchange Group.Allbirds said it had agreed an...

Sole companion celebrates the late Jim Whittaker
Soling technology developer Vibram has paid tribute to veteran mountaineer Jim Whittaker, who died at the age of...
PrimeAsia partners Ecco Indonesia as part of expansion plan
Tannery group PrimeAsia has signed a manufacturing partnership with Ecco Indonesia to produce Primeasia leathers...
Clog will help Baffin’s bid for year-round relevance
Outdoor footwear brand Baffin has brought to market a product it calls a ‘recovery clog’.The Ontario-based company ...
Skechers opens flagship store in Copenhagen
Skechers has opened its first flagship store in Copenhagen, marking a further step in the company’s retail...
Nike: cost cutting and flat quarterly revenues
Nike has reported flat third-quarter revenues of $11.3 billion, with declines in Europe and China partially offset ...
Dr Martens shifts to consumer-focused GM structure
Dr Martens has announced a strategic restructuring, adopting a General Manager model for its key markets and...

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Complex journey to biocircularity

After decades of looking after Asian manufacturing for big brands, David Solk and Irmi Kreuzer ploughed their resources and experience into creating a shoe in which every element has been selected for its ability to decompose – and...

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...
SMEs weigh data burden
Some of the world’s most beautiful shoes are made by highly skilled...