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Ikea Introduces 3D-Knitted Furniture

Jan 3, 2017

The Swedish furniture company Ikea has revealed the PS 2017 armchair – their latest chair design that uses 3D knitting technology. It is a part of the brand’s PS collection which focuses on new techniques and experimentation ...

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GS1 RFID Implementation Guidelines Launched

Aug 8, 2016

GS1 Australia officially launched the new Apparel RFID Implementation Guidelines to provide retailers and suppliers in the Australian apparel, fashion and footwear industry with best practice guidance on RFID implementation based on global ...

Tags: RFID, GTIN, supply chain efficiency

Vietnam to Take Czech Route for Trade with Eastern Europe

Aug 27, 2015

Vietnamese apparel and footwear industry is looking for opportunities to re-enter Eastern Europe through the Czech Republic, the country's newspapers have reported. Representatives of Hanoi apparel and footwear businesses met Czech ...

Tags: apparel, footwear industry

Jockey Launched a New Licensed Category for Jockey

Jun 29, 2015

Innerwear and apparel marketer Jockey International has launched a new licensed category for Jockey; men’s and women’s casual footwear. “Jockey has partnered with footwear experts, The Eastman Group, to design, ...

Tags: Jockey, textile fashion, men and women footwear, casual footwear

Skechers USA Received The Drapers Footwear Awards

Jun 10, 2015

Skechers USA, Inc. named 2015 Mainstream Women's Footwear Brand of the Year at The Drapers Footwear Awards. This achievement follows a year when Skechers won multiple top industry awards in the United Kingdom, including Footwear Brand of ...

Tags: Footwear

Leather & Footwear Testing Lab Is Opened in Chennai, India

Apr 29, 2015

Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety services to industries around the world, has opened a comprehensive leather and footwear testing facility in Chennai, India, to support the country’s leather, footwear and leather ...

Tags: leather testing facility, footwear

Crocs Released Its 2014 Sustainability Report Showing Progress

Mar 26, 2015

Crocs Inc. released its 2014 sustainability report that showed progress around social compliance audits at its Asian factories and a reduction in hazardous emissions in the production process. The third annual report provides an update on ...

Tags: Crocs Inc, Key accomplishments, Sporting Goods

Feetz Closed on a $1.25 Million Seed Round

Mar 24, 2015

Feetz, which specializes in customizable footwear using 3D printing, closed on a $1.25 million seed round. The capital infusion will be used to launch the Feetz platform directly to customers later this year via the first ...

Tags: 3D printing, Feetz, Sporting Goods

Indian Footwear Trade Body Requested to Reduce The High Excise Duties Imposed on Footwear

Mar 19, 2015

An Indian footwear trade body has requested finance minister Arun Jaitley to reduce the high excise duties imposed on non-leather footwear in the latest Union Budget. The All India Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association (AIFMRA) ...

Tags: high excise duties, non-leather footwear, footwear

Xperia Solutions Launched The New Collaborativ Plm Software Suite for a Better Development

Mar 5, 2015

Apparel and footwear industry software expert, Xperia Solutions, has launched the new Collaborativ Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) software suite, to speed up the product development cycle, lower costs, improve communications, and enable ...

Tags: Xperia, PLM Suite, Apparel

Crocs Newest CEO Ribat to Continue to Serve as a Director

Jan 29, 2015

Crocs Inc. announced its Gregg Ribatt will start working as its new CEO Jan. 28 and that Jason Giordano, managing director of Blackstone's Private Equity Group, has joined its board of directors. Ribatt, who was named at Crocs newest CEO ...

Tags: footwear, apparel, Sporting Goods

Keen Is Elevating Its Commitment to on-Time

Jan 9, 2015

Keen is elevating its commitment to on-time, reliable delivery of quality, innovative product with significant investments to its global supply chain leadership team as the company grows into its second decade. Keen welcomed three ...

Tags: transportation, distribution, sales force, Sporting Goods

Garments Made in Fiji Now Improved Access to The Australian Market

Jan 7, 2015

With the implementation of the Developing Country (DC) Preferences by the Australian Government from 1 January 2015, garments made in Fiji now have improved access to the Australian market. The DC Preferences replaces the earlier South ...

Tags: raw materials, textile, clothing, footwear industry, Apparel

BELLEGMASH 2015 to Be Held at The Nec Belexpo, Belarus, Starts on 20 January, 2015

Dec 17, 2014

The 21st international specialized exhibition of equipment and machinery for light industry, BELLEGMASH 2015, will be held at the NEC Belexpo, Minsk, Belarus, starting on 20 January, 2015 and ending on 23 January, 2015. Organized by ...

Tags: industrial equipments, textile, sewing, footwear machinery

Three Areas Could Provide The Footwear The Footwear Industry with Duty Relief

Nov 4, 2014

Footwear importers paid $2.5 billion in duties in 2012 ad the US imported billion pairs of shoes. Three areas could provide the footwear the footwear industry with duty relief. The Affordable Footwear Act would reduce tariffs by ...

Tags: Footwear Industry, Sporting Goods

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