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June 2018

29 June 2018
US Timberland to learn from VF on waste performance
CN Shenzhen footwear summit addresses leather sustainability
28 June 2018
IT Vibram Furoshiki receives Italian design award
IT Dow and Mondial Suole combine to create new soling range for hiking shoes
27 June 2018
BR Customisation project wins footwear entrepreneurship prize
Tanners are now turning down hides
GB New Balance proud of UK manufacturing history
IT Diego Della Valle puts his faith in Tod’s chief executive
GB Clarks CEO resigns amid conduct complaints
26 June 2018
CO Santander to have major presence at IFLS 2018
GB New apprenticeship standard for UK footwear industry
25 June 2018
DE Wider range of products to have Gore-Tex Infinium from this autumn
CH EOG report brings good news for outdoor industry
22 June 2018
RU New Obuv Rossii factory will focus on EVA footwear
US JD Sports completes acquisition of The Finish Line
21 June 2018
GB First look at inov-8’s graphene-enhanced footwear
US Straight talking needed from shoe brands on new materials
20 June 2018
US ‘Doomsday scenario’ suggests big drop in hide prices
VN Lefaso backs calls for new footwear clusters in Vietnam
US Sale of brands an “important step” for Nine West
CL Number of Chilean companies exporting shoes drops 75% in two years
DE Winners of 2018 OutDoor Industry Awards revealed
19 June 2018
GB Northampton team “tests the test” in early work on chrome VI
US AAFA reacts to President Trump’s tariff announcement
18 June 2018
DE Adidas continues fight against ocean plastic
GB Quality consumables count in testing, SATRA says
15 June 2018
GB Micro-Fresh founder, Byron Dixon, receives OBE
BR Truckers’ strike impacts Brazil’s footwear exports in May
14 June 2018
IR Sanctions scupper Iran’s World Cup boot deal
GB Sneaker-obsessed Swansea students secure start-up prize
13 June 2018
CH BASF opens new application centre for plastic additives
DE FILK announces new research director
NL Court ruling boosts Louboutin in trademark fight
ES Valencia’s shoe companies to get better financial support
CN China to lead growth of the luxury goods market
12 June 2018
TW Revenue growth for Yue Yuen
ES EU report counts the cost of counterfeiting
11 June 2018
IT Italy’s shoe export revenues rose by 3.4% in 2017
GB Cordwainers hands out 2018 student footwear awards
08 June 2018
PK Pakistan’s leather shoes now fetching $1 per pair more in export markets
US VF completes acquisition of Altra brand
07 June 2018
SA Saudi Arabia a key target for Brazilian footwear companies
DE German partners announce world’s first industrial scale recycling system for all shoes
06 June 2018
ES Salvatore Ferragamo reopens its Madrid boutique
US Solid Q1 marks “exciting return to growth” for DSW
AU Graphene-based drying agent could help to keep footwear fresh
US Caleres benefits from “strategic shift to in-house fulfilment”
DE Female ambassadors help adidas rethink women's sneaker design
05 June 2018
CA Garneau addresses problem of cyclists’ swelling feet
US Deckers “exceeds expectations” yet again
04 June 2018
CN What luxury brands can learn from Oreo cookies
GB CrossFit athlete joins inov-8’s marketing team
01 June 2018
MX Mexican governor wants to offer more support to footwear industry
GB Ban ‘sustainability’, says footwear start-up

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