Kompanero leather goods, an Indian brand, will primarily rely on retail to carry out their own development plans. As reported by international press, by the end of 2019 the company is going to inaugurate 4 new shops, to begin with. In doing so, their global store network will reach 34 shops, which are bound to […]
“There were times during the first day where we even ran into some problems due to the number of people in our stand. We’ve seen a lot of interest, we’ve met our well-established clients, but we’ve also had some calmer moments”. According to Paolo Testi, from the Tuscan company La Bretagna, Lineapelle96 has started with a bang. At the exhibition to present his collections, […]
300,000 Like the pieces of Spanish Entrefino lamb leather traced in the first year of project SELAMBQ (Spanish Entrefino Lamb Quality). Its main goal is to “find solutions to the effective qualitative decay of this niche tanning raw material, which is particularly liked by the high-end market”, reads a note in the press. SELAMBQ is […]
The government of Western Bengala gave designated land to the first 12 tanneries, moving from Kanpur’s tanning district, that requested to build their new production sites. According to The Times of India, about 100 businesses in Uttar Pradesh are waiting for authorization to build new plants in the Calcutta region. The news isn’t shocking: the […]
Tough times for Australia’s sheep and goat leather industry. According to a report, published by MLA (Meat and Livestock Australia), sheep and lamb units, which are going to be slaughtered in 2019, are expected to decrease considerably. Looking at estimates, they are likely to drop by 7%, compared to 2018; as for adult livestock units, […]
CLE, the Council for Leather Exports, has allegedly launched a confrontation with the government of Tamil Nadu, India, for the settling of a production cluster near the city of Vellore, in the South-Eastern area of the country. According to Indian press, the association has proposed to dedicate a large area of about 100 acres, or […]
India’s daily news mirrors the difficult situation the country is currently dealing with. The latest news is about restrictive measures taken against two tanneries, located near Ambur, in the province of Tamil Nadu, which belong to T Abdul Wahid Tanneries group. In fact, the government Pollution Board, who oversees the environmental monitoring, found out that […]
A smart kick-off, along with market instability. A positive start for Lineapelle New York, which opened its stands yesterday, at the Metropolitan Pavilion, to present and show summer 2020 trends (mostly summarized in the Co-Natural main theme). The exhibition is going to close today. Talking about attendance, quite several visitors turned up to get in […]
India’s Council for Leather Exports (CLE), the Indian agency that promotes and supports the leather industry, is placing very good expectations. In fact, they claim that India’s tanning turnover, coming from leather exports, will supposedly increase by 5 to 6% on annual basis. “The business trend kept going well until November – pointed out the […]
91 Indian tanneries, located in the district of Kanpur, are due to suspend their activity in a short while: that is mandatory. In fact, Kumbh Mela feast, India’s traditional pilgrimage to the river Ganges, is coming up soon: it will begin on January 14. It is no coincidence that local authorities of Uttar Pradesh, an […]
India’s meat-leather industry is split while desperately aiming to different scenarios: on the one hand, the former craves for removal of export restrictions; on the other hand, conversely, the latter, at the end of the cluster, begs for preservation of protectionism policies to safeguard its own commercial interests. The first point was taken, last December, […]
THE STYLISTS TRANSFORM A MAXI-EVENT IN CHINA INTO A HUGE SELF-HARMFUL COMMUNICATION NIGHTMARE.
HOW? WITH THE WRONG PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN, AND THE POOR MANAGEMENT OF THIS SOCIAL-MEDIA CRISIS. THE OUTCOME OF THESE
SHORTCOMINGS IS A BOYCOTTING CAMPAIGN OF THE D&G BRAND, THAT HAS ALREADY CAUSED DAMAGE IN THE ONLINE SEGMENT.
THE ONES THINKING THIS IS ONLY A MARKETING MATTER ARE WRONG: TODAY, EVEN MORE SO IN BEIJING, NO ASPECT CAN BE UNDERESTIMATED
Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board has just forwarded the closure notifications to 296 tanneries, which are currently running in India’s district of Kanpur. The quarterly suspension of activities, adopted by federal government to “cleanse the river Ganges prior to the ritual pilgrimage to the banks of the sacred river” (quoting our own translation) and opposed […]
China is ready to invest in the leather business in Tanzania, specifically in a new industrial site that is due to be built up thanks to Chinese capital assets: the industrial area will host a big tannery for footwear, accessories and upholstery. A few delegations, composed by entrepreneurs coming from Guangzhou and Dongguan, have recently […]
Worldwide livestock and farming industry is expected to enjoy a boost in 2019, slight though (+1%), however positive. Such is the economic forecast provided by USDA, the United States Department of Agriculture, about standards of red meat production and commerce. In the next year, the United States and Brazil are going to expand their production […]
They involved 24 brands and 1,875 manufacturing companies, mostly Chinese (26%), then Bengali (13%), Turkish (10%) and Indian (8%). Italy was the first ranked European country, reaching a 6% share. As regards formulators, there are about 550 of them, and registered products exceed 13,000 units. ZDHC, a project that aims to reduce, and subsequently remove, […]
PRODUCTS AND STYLES. THE MARKETPLACE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS. INNOVATION AND ITS LIMITS. LINEAPELLE (SEPTEMBER 25TH TO 27TH), MICAM AND MIPEL (SEPTEMBER 16TH TO 19TH) BRING TOGETHER IN MILAN THE GLOBAL OPERATORS OF THE LEATHER CHAIN, AND DRAW THE LUXURY INDUSTRY OF TOMORROW
Italian Fashion’s top managers stand up unanimously against the New York Times. Their reply, after getting surprised by the unnecessary media blow and the reckless journalism demeanour, aims to give back to the public a few tools to fully and properly understand Italy’s fashion system. According to Carlo Capasa, the survey carried out by The […]
It is official now: Uttar Pradesh government, supported by the Indian court of Environmental Crimes (NGT), has ordered the closure of the leather tanning district, located in Kanpur-Unnao, for a three-month period. Such measure, which has entered into force since last December, though they feared it even before summer, will actually stop 264 tanneries, placed […]
Oman India Joint Investiment focuses on leather. The investment fund, with the support of India’s national bank and General Reserve of Oman has acquired 26% of Stanley Lifestyles, Bengaluru-based company specialized in the manufacturing of upholstery, furniture and car interiors. With the 24 million USD received (that is the amount paid to acquire the quote), […]
