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How is COVID-19 impacting the footwear industry in different countries?
With the world fast approaching 100 million cases of infected people and with vaccination now in place in several countries, we did a round of conversations with footwear associations across the world to understand what the current situation of the footwear industry is in their countries, and to learn where and in what conditions are footwear stores open
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Pakistan: decline in foreign orders, but domestic market is doing well
We spoke with the Pakistan Footwear Manufacturers Association (PFMA) to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the footwear industry in the country. Footwear companies focused on the internal market are performing better than exporting ones
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South Africa: industry impacted by slow retail sales
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US: AAFA calls for legislation to hold online marketplaces accountable for counterfeit sales
Italy: footwear SMEs in difficult situation
France: the main problem for footwear is the drop in demand
Germany: closed stores are the big issue for this industry
China: the industry is operating but is lacking orders
Lefaso: no disruption of footwear production in Vietnam
Malaysia: the industry is stopped
Canada: Chapter 11 is a big issue for manufacturers
Spain: third wave of the pandemic hits the country
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Hong Kong: business as usual for the footwear industry
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The importance of being in the relevant B2C marketplaces
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JD Sports raises profit forecast
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Nike sues nearly 600 websites for selling counterfeit sneakers
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Merrell and Big Brothers Big Sisters in partnership
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New Generation: meet Ângela Monteiro
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Are you familiar with these different types of B2C marketplaces?
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Can the industry be an art form?
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Portugal: retail closes, manufacturing is functioning as usual
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UK Retail: footfall down over by 40% in 2020
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G-III enters the race to buy Arcadia
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