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Castañer says creativity can combat “copying” retail chains

03/08/2011

High-end Spanish shoe designer Isabel Castañer has said companies like hers have to work extra hard to be creative because of the speed with which retail footwear chains copy good ideas. Catalonia-based Ms Castañer won fame for making the traditional Spanish rural work shoe, the alpargata, into a fashion item. The firm also produces shoes and...

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