Events
IR Show Summer edition to take place in Las Vegas
The organizer of the Innovative Retail Show announced that the summer edition of the show will take place in Las Vegas. For the time being, the winter edition will remain in San Diego
Expectations rise for the next edition of Fimec
The organisers of the “largest leather-footwear trade fair in Latin America” say that the next edition, to be held from the 12th to the 14th of March, “will be the biggest in recent years”
First edition of BFSHOW expected to generate over 65 million USD in international deals
The first edition of this footwear trade fair brought more than 150 importers in the industry from 100 countries to Brazil and is expected to generate over 65 million USD in international deals
Premium ceases to exist, Seek continues
The trade fair landscape in Berlin has changed, as Premium, which started in 2003, will no longer take place. Only its streetwear counterpart Seek will continue
Simac Tanning Tech 2023: paving the way for a digital and sustainable transition
The international exhibition of machinery and technologies for the footwear, leather goods and tanning industries demonstrated the vitality of a strategic sector for the Italian economy, committed to a digital and sustainable transition
Rosana Perán takes over as President of the European Footwear Confederation
The president of FICE and vice-president of the Pikolinos Group has become the first woman to lead the organisation, with a mission to promote “Industry 5.0” to transform the footwear sector
Meet the speakers of the upcoming Word Footwear Congress
As the World Footwear Congress draws closer, we give you some more details about the speakers, who will be debating new business solutions, sustainability and circularity, and the future of labour
Less than a month to go until the World Footwear Congress
The global footwear sector will meet on the 8th and 9th of November in Istanbul to reshape its future in a macro environment marked by uncertainty, high inflation and geopolitical instability
The best moments of the 21st UITIC Congress
The World Footwear attended the 21st edition of the Congress of the International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC) in Milan and Vigevano last September. Today we bring you a short film with the best moments of the event which gathered shoe industry technicians from all over the world
5 reasons to attend the World Footwear Congress in Istanbul
Carmen Arias Castellano, General Secretary at the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC), invites the global industry to join in Istanbul for the next edition of the World Footwear Congress. Watch Carmen's invitation
Fortunato Frederico honoured in Italy
The Portuguese entrepreneur, who founded Kyaia in 1984, one of the largest footwear companies in the country, was honoured at the last UITIC Congress for his career in the industry
UITIC Congress ends on a positive note
The 21st edition of the UITIC Congress ended last week on a positive note, calling on companies to pursue digital transformation to be more innovative and sustainable. Sergio Dulio replaced Yves Morin as President of UITIC
Simac Tanning Tech returns to pre-pandemic levels
Final figures confirm a return to pre-pandemic levels, with a 37% increase in buyers and a 14% increase in exhibitors, as compared to the September 2022 edition, says the organisation
APLF ASEAN brings the leather industry together to explore the region's potential
APLF ASEAN will return for a second edition from the 25th to the 27th of October 2023, at the Bangkok National Convention Centre, under the motto “ASEAN in Action”
Lineapelle closes with an increased number of buyers
The most recent edition of Lineapelle saw a 25% increase in the number of buyers present, as compared to the September 2022 edition, confirming the “reassuring return” of Asia-
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