Signal: Footwear takes a back seat during cost of living crisis
Long considered an essential element of personal style and self-expression, footwear has played a pivotal role in the fashion industry…
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Pou Chen subsidiary invests $281m in Tamil Nadu footwear plant
High Glory Footwear, owned by Pou Chen Corp, on Monday signed a ‘structured package agreement’ with the Tamil Nadu state…
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Inflation hits Vietnam’s apparel, footwear sectors as China reopens
Exports of footwear in the first half of 2022, for example, rose 13% by value compared to the same period…
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Pou Chen reportedly axing 6,000 jobs at Vietnam shoe factory on weak demand
Pou Chen was reported by Reuters, which cited local officials, to have executed a mass cull at its Vietnam factory,…
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Pou Chen Vietnam unit told to halt footwear production
A unit of Taiwan's Pou Chen Corp, one of the world's largest manufacturers of branded athletic and casual footwear with customers…
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Kathmandu Holdings and Pou Chen achieve FLA accreditation
The social compliance programmes of New Zealand outerwear brand Kathmandu Holdings and Pou Chen Group – a leading footwear manufacturer…
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Shoe maker Pou Chen to privatise China retail unit
Pou Chen Group, the world's largest manufacturer of athletic and casual footwear, is to privatise its sportswear retail subsidiary in…
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Global news roundup
The following is a round-up of apparel and footwear news from the world's local media. A World Trade Organization dispute…
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VIEWPOINT: Pou Yuen strike underscores Vietnam challenges
Strikes and protests are rare in Vietnam, but recent demonstrations by thousands of footwear factory workers underscore some of the…
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UPDATE: Production resumes at Vietnam footwear factory
Production has resumed at a footwear factory in Vietnam, which supplies sporting goods majors Adidas, Puma and Asics, after workers…