A shopping precinct in the US was locked down and evacuated after a stampede of a 150 people who were queuing to purchase US brand Nike’s new Foamposite trainers...
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361 Degrees To Capitalise On Child Market Growth Potential
Chinese sports brand 361 Degrees has said it will open 500 to 600 new stores in 2012, specialising in children’s shoes and apparel General manager of children’s product for...
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Adidas Reveals Barefoot Shoe For The Gym
German sportswear brand adidas has unveiled the new ‘adipure Trainer’, the first barefoot training shoe designed specifically for the gym. “A lot of engineering went into making your foot...
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Nicaragua hopes free zones will attract more shoe firms
Nicaragua’s state agency for promoting inward investment, ProNicaragua, said at the start of the year that it plans to expand the country’s use of duty free zones. ProNicaragua’s executive...
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Supra Opens Footwear Development Centre In Dongguan
One Distribution, the company behind Supra Footwear, has opened a new footwear development facility in Dongguan, China. Staff at the 3,000 square-foot One Distribution Resources (ODR) facility will liaise...
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Say hello to customisable production: Adidas embarks on shoe recycling project
Adidas is to lead a European Commission-funded cross-industry WRAP Consortium project, Sport Infinity, researching recyclable sporting goods. The German sportswear company says almost 30% of all material used in...
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