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January 2021

29 January 2021
US Nike, Stüssy and ‘ethically harvested’ plant dyes
World Leather launches update of Nothing To Hide
28 January 2021
US Rocky Brands buys performance footwear portfolio
TR Wet blue production on the rise in Bursa
27 January 2021
KR Kolon Sport flies the Gore-Tex flag
IT New tools mark Main Group response to production chain weaknesses
CN 530 million-plus views in 12 hours: Roger Vivier taps Deng Lun
DK Danish project results in shoes made from traceable leather
DE ISPO names 2021’s footwear winners
26 January 2021
DE Management team now complete at Rhenoflex
FR Footwear is part of Decathlon deal with NBA
25 January 2021
JP Asics: ‘a sound mind in a sound body’
GB Jimmy Choo’s academy hopes to inspire tomorrow’s entrepreneurs
22 January 2021
DE 500-plus exhibitors gear up for IPSO online
GB Pentland promotes for first positive-business director
21 January 2021
US Converse collections celebrate basketball history
AT Solar energy plant will push Lenzing closer to goals
20 January 2021
KR South Korea’s K2 Safety partners with BOA Technology on safety boot
NL Polyester’s true water footprint has gone largely unreported
CN Anta invests $92 million in Sichuan production base
IT Italy: no Black Friday relief for struggling shoe sales
CN Full-year growth for China’s economy, in spite of covid-19
19 January 2021
CN Karry Wang becomes Christian Louboutin’s first China ambassador
FR Paris-based menswear brand ties up with JM Weston
18 January 2021
VN Vietnam’s leather sector could be stymied by supply chain links
DE Plant-based water repellents hailed as ‘leap’ for Rudolf
15 January 2021
CN Qiaodan Sports changes name after court ruling
HK Further cautious optimism from Stella following 2020 decline
14 January 2021
IT UNIC offers Vogue Italia proof of leather’s sustainable future
CN Fila could be Anta Group’s biggest brand
13 January 2021
GB Vogue signals renewable fashion’s moment is now
US Tabi-toed Reebok x Maison Margiela Classic Leather shoe debuts
DE Six-week delay for Gallery Shoes & Fashion
HK Asia switch as VF moves focus away from Hong Kong
GB Permira prepares to float Dr Martens
12 January 2021
FR PSG paints Air Jordan 1 High Zoom CMFTs pink and purple
DE Compression band enhances new Puma football boot
11 January 2021
KR Le Coq Sportif enters e-sports arena
FR Christie’s to auction Zizi Jeanmaire’s footwear and leathergoods
08 January 2021
CH Oeko-Tex announces extra Leather Standard tests for chrome-free and metal-free
AR Argentina announces new antidumping probe into shoes from China
07 January 2021
US Two senior appointments at Wolverine World Wide
NL Denham teases latest Nike collection
06 January 2021
CN Chinese officials visit Topscore
GB Launch of leather with anti-microbial technology permanently tanned in
Shoe sector must seize post-pandemic chance
CN China-Italy fashion road meets in Shenzhen
IT Assocalzaturifici “very concerned” about the months to come
05 January 2021
CN CLIA, leather footwear and the CPC’s 14th five-year plan
DE Parley for the Oceans shoes to reach 17 million pairs this year
04 January 2021
DE Head of performance chemicals at BASF to move on
GB Pre-covid results positive for Manolo Blahnik

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