Kanye West gives hundreds of children Yeezy sneakers during visit to Ugandan orphanage

Tuesday Kanye West paid a visit to the Masulita Children’s Home in Wakisom, which is the oldest orphanage in Uganda. He flew to the orphanage in the private helicopter of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and performed some of his new music for the children.   After singing and dancing with the children, bags were brought out and he began to hand out pairs of his new Yeezy Boost 350 V2 to all of the children present. He also gave Beats headphones to the children as well.   Kanye with children…

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Asics using robots to produce sneakers faster

Asics plans to institute a myriad of robots to a plant in Japan that will allow the company more quickly respond to ever-changing consumer trends and ultimately get its shoes on store shelves faster. Next spring up to a third of the production a factory in Tottori Prefecture will be automated. The robots will stitch the upper to the sole and will be used for the Onitsuka Tiger line and for walking shoes. This automation process will cut in half the number of workers needed. To keep labor costs under…

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