Pou Chen Corporation
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…