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Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:54:16 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 01:54:16 GMTjust-style.com - RSS feedjust-style.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Plans to extend anti-dumping duties against footwear imports from China and Vietnam have hit a snag after a panel of EU Member States' anti-dumping experts voted against the idea.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105998Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44:00 GMTRetailer Hibbett Sports increased its full-year earnings guidance after posting a third quarter profit of US$8.8m, up 14.7% on last year.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105985Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:05:00 GMTRetailer Foot Locker slipped to a third quarter loss of US$6.1m, hurt by $22m of impairment charges linked to write-downs of the company's US operations.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105984Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:39:00 GMTUS footwear retailer Shoe Carnival posted its second best ever quarterly earnings thanks to accelerated Q3 sales.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105979Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:03:00 GMTIntertek has opened a new footwear testing laboratory in Gurgaon, India, offering a range of services to help manufacturers, retailers, designers and importers to meet quality and safety standards in a range of markets.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105957Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:08:00 GMTFootwear company Brown Shoe Company will make a series of changes within its leadership team as division president-wholesale Gary Rich and division president-retail Joe Wood announce their plans to retire in 2010.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105948Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:41:00 GMTBrand management company NexCen Brands Inc, owner of the TAF and Shoebox New York retail franchise concepts, has narrowed its third quarter losses as it continues with efforts to turn the business around.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105941Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:08:00 GMTHigher than expected costs of offloading some discontinued operations have prompted US shoe retailer Phoenix Footwear Group to slash its third quarter profit.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105935Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:39:00 GMTWheeled footwear maker Heelys has appointed N Roderick McGeachy III, the CEO of Tandy Brands Accessories, to its board of directors.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105936Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:48:00 GMTMid-market department store retailer Kohl's Corporation has lifted its full-year forecasts after it booked a 20% hike in third quarter profit helped by strong sales of its exclusive and private brand lines and tight control of inventories.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105918Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:29:00 GMTWheeled footwear firm Heelys has swung to a third quarter loss, as sales more than halved in the period.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105905Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:52:00 GMTThe Asian Floor Wage (AFW) Campaign, lauded so widely by activists in India and Sri Lanka and their supporters in the West, may not be as effective as its proponents expect.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105900Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:17:00 GMTStruggling plastic clog maker Crocs Inc is caught up in a legal battle with German car-maker Porsche over the use of the name Cayman on its best-known footwear line.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105899Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:57:00 GMTReliance Footprint, the specialty footwear chain owned by Reliance Retail has launched the Levi's and Puma kids footwear range at its stores across the country.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105894Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:06:00 GMTNike division Jordan Brand has announced the upcoming launch of its 25th anniversary Air Jordan 2010 shoe.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105889Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:56:00 GMTFootwear operator Geox is sticking to its guns, whatever the pressures of the continued consumer downturn in the company's core markets.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105882Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:38:00 GMTFootwear company Geox posted a 33.4% fall in nine-month profits to EUR89.6m (US$134.7m), hit by the consumer downturn and the costs of retail expansion.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105881Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:22:00 GMTChinese footwear manufacturer Yue Yuen Industrial has posted net consolidated operating revenue of US$406m, slightly down on the prior year period.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105876Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:35:00 GMTUK retailers last month enjoyed their best October sales growth for seven years, with clothing sales helped by sales of children's Halloween costumes and easy comparisons with the year-ago period when consumer spending went into freefall.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105866Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:26:00 GMTSkechers USA Inc is hoping to mirror the success of its workplace footwear with the launch of a new branded line of apparel for nurses and other healthcare professionals.http://www.just-style.com/article.aspx?id=105870Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMT