The France headquartered technological solutions provider is strengthening its Executive Committee and reorganising its subsidiaries to accelerate the implementation of the Lectra 4.0 strategy.

French leather industry organisation, the Conseil National du Cuir, has announced that it will host a conference on leather and sustainability in Paris in September.

Footwear group Clarks is likely to close a production facility it set up only two years ago in Street, Somerset, close to corporate headquarters.

Luxury leathergoods brand Delvaux has opened its first US flagship store, choosing the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side as the location.

The latest Cattle on Feed report from the USDA was published on 20 December and is normally available on every third Friday throughout the year.