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Competitor Analysis with Automated Web Scraping in Footwear

January 12, 2024 by David Edwards

Want to succeed in the ever-changing footwear industry? Use web scraping!

It’s a powerful tool that helps businesses gather market info and make smart decisions based on data. Stay ahead, become a trendsetter, and make better choices with this technique. [Read more…] about Competitor Analysis with Automated Web Scraping in Footwear

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: analysis, automated, footwear, market, scraping, sneaker, web

US footwear manufacturers call for Trump to end new China tariffs

May 21, 2019 by Sam Francis

More than 200 footwear manufacturers in the US have sent President Donald Trump an open letter calling for an end to what they call the “catastrophic” and “unfathomable” new tariffs on Chinese imports. 

The companies include global and household names such as Adidas, Cat, Converse, K-Swiss, Nike, Puma, Ugg, and Under Armour, among many others.

The letter was sent under the auspices of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, the leading industry association, representing a total of 500 companies and brands worldwide. [Read more…] about US footwear manufacturers call for Trump to end new China tariffs

Filed Under: Features, Industry Tagged With: additional, american, china, companies, consumer, footwear, increase, industry, letter, percent, retailers, tariff, tariffs, trade, trump

SoftWear Automation raises another $4.5 million and pledges to help bring back manufacturing to the US

June 12, 2017 by Sam Francis

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SoftWear Automation, an Atlanta-based robotic sewing firm, has received $4.5 million in financing from existing investor, CTW Venture Partners.

The company says funding will accelerate the company’s development of fully automated sewn good worklines specifically for apparel production in the United States.

Additionally, the company plans to add 20 employees to keep pace with growing customer demand.  [Read more…] about SoftWear Automation raises another $4.5 million and pledges to help bring back manufacturing to the US

Filed Under: Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: apparel, automated, automation, fabric, footwear, manufacturing, needle, sewbots, sewing, sewn, softwear, textile

Nasa scientist behind Reebok’s new ‘Liquid Factory’

October 22, 2016 by David Edwards

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Sportswear giant reveals new technique – invented by a Nasa scientist – for 3D printing training shoes tailored to customers’ individual specifications 

Reebok has unveiled something it calls “Liquid Factory”, which the company says will bring back sports shoe manufacturing back to the US. 

Reebok calls its new factory idea a ground-breaking manufacturing innovation that could fundamentally change the process and speed of footwear creation.

Developed by the Reebok Future team, the Liquid Factory process uses state-of-the-art software and robotics to literally draw shoes in three dimensions.  [Read more…] about Nasa scientist behind Reebok’s new ‘Liquid Factory’

Filed Under: Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: create, factory, footwear, liquid, manufacturing, molds, process, reebok, shoe, shoes, speed

Sewbots prepare to take millions of jobs off humans in clothes manufacturing sector

October 1, 2016 by Mark Allinson

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More and more companies in the textiles, clothing and footwear business are turning to advanced manufacturing technologies – robotic sewing machines and connected systems – to reduce the number of humans in their factories, along with the financial and social costs of employing them.

One of the largest apparel manufacturers in India, Raymond, which employs 30,000 human workers, says it plans to replace 10,000 of them with robots over the next three years. [Read more…] about Sewbots prepare to take millions of jobs off humans in clothes manufacturing sector

Filed Under: Features, Industry, Manufacturing, News Tagged With: apparel, asean, automated, automation, china, clothing, data, exports, factories, footwear, ilo, industry, labour, manufacturing, robotics, sewbots, technologies, technology, textiles, workers

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