Five Toe Shoes Are Subject To Class Action Consumers Or $94 Compensation.

< p > at present, Vibram's five toe a target= "_blank" href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/" > shoes < /a > is falling into a class action lawsuit.

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< p > < strong > reconciliation > 3 million 750 thousand > /strong > /p >

< p > in the Massachusetts District Court in the United States, consumers have initiated a class action lawsuit against Vibram company. They believe that the price of a pair of Vibram five toe shoes is close to 100 US dollars. However, the effect of their advertisement on strengthening muscle and preventing injury has not been proved.

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< p > at present, Vibram has submitted a conciliation agreement to the court, which amounts to US $3 million 750 thousand, which includes all customers who purchase Vibram five toe shoes after March 2009. They can get a compensation of 94 US dollars per pair, equivalent to a few dollars for a pair of shoes. According to the court documents, more than 20 kinds of Vibram shoes will be executed accordingly.

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< p > footwear industry is not the first lawsuit. In 2012, Skech (Skechers) also claimed to help muscle strength and weight loss because of his rocking shoes advertisement, and eventually reached a 40 million settlement agreement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

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Since last year, sales of five toe shoes have plummeted by 47%, although the total sales volume of the whole industry has increased by P.

Sales of five toe shoes shrank by 1/3, with sales of $220 million, accounting for 3% of the total sales of running shoes, according to industry records provided by SportsOneSouce.

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< p > over the past few years, five toe shoes have been a leader in the growth of running shoes. During the 2011-2012 years, the growth of five toe shoes was very fast. In 2011 alone, the number of shoes increased five times and sales reached 157 million, but now there is a rapid reversal.

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< p > the industry believes that the reason for the decline of products is that the five toe shoes are hyped up to treat pain from the knee to the tibia, but the result is not satisfactory. Instead, new consumer complaints are constantly emerging, such as blisters, calf pain and so on.

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The historical development of < p > strong > five toe shoes < /strong > < /p >

< p > Vibram first launched the concept of five toes in 2005. The target users are windsurfing players, providing < a href= "//www.sjfzxm.com/news/index_h.asp > > player < /a > a pair of shoes with excellent board catching force, but never thought that the barefoot trend triggered a five toe spin.

In 2007, it was selected by time magazine as one of the best inventions of the year.

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< p > Vibram "five toe shoes" originally designed for yoga, sailing, weight training and other sports wear, but recently has introduced more than 20 kinds of five toe shoes, according to functional classification, can be simply divided into "outdoor" and "indoor" two kinds, and outdoor shoes can be again subdivided into asphalt pavement or field trail type.

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In order to adapt to this trend, many shoemaking enterprises have introduced the minimalist running shoes, emphasizing the feeling of running close to barefoot as far as possible, and ensuring that feet will not be hurt by harmful substances such as glass and bitumen, such as Adidas (Adidas), New Balance and Fila, all have p products.

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