World Footwear

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Yearbook 2025

Retail Flash: end-2025 insights from key footwear markets

May 8, 2026 World

Explore the main retail dynamics across France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the UK, the US and Spain, including end-2025 insights and early-2026 signals, highlighting online outperformance in France and Spain, persistent footwear weakness in Germany, and import-cost pressure in Japan and the US

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UK retailers warn of rising costs amid Middle East conflict

May 8, 2026 United Kingdom

Amid growing concerns over the economic impact of the Middle East conflict, the British Retail Consortium has called on the UK government to ease mounting cost pressures on retailers