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Latin American footwear industry gathered in Chile

Aug 1, 2017 / Chile
Delegates from different local and national sectorial organizations gathered in Santiago to discuss the pressing issues impacting the footwear industry in the region

UNIDO to support development of textile and footwear in Armenia

Jul 25, 2017 / Armenia
According to the Armenian News Agency UNIDO will set up a program providing 2 million US dollars for the development of the textile and footwear industries in the country

Vietnam with growing exports

Jul 25, 2017 / Vietnam
According to the General Department of Customs in Vietnam, in the first six months of the year, exports of footwear increased by 11% from similar period in 2016

Undandy to open own factory

Jul 24, 2017 / Portugal
The company founded in 2015 is planning to invest one million euros to set up its own factory in São João da Madeira, one of the most relevant regions for footwear manufacturing in Portugal

Nicaragua is promoting its industry abroad

Jul 21, 2017 / Nicaragua
A delegation from Nicaragua’s official investment promotion agency, PRONicaragua, will participate in the forthcoming edition of the Footwear Sourcing Intelligence Summit, organized by the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA)

Skechers with record net sales

Jul 21, 2017 / United States
The California-based company continues to cross milestones. Second quarter net sales totaled 1.026 billion US dollars, an increase of 16.9%. First semester net sales increased by 13.0% crossing the 2.1 billion US dollars threshold 

Hermès with solid growth

Jul 21, 2017 / France
The France-based luxury group announced consolidated revenue of 2.7 billion euros in the first six months of 2017, up by 11% at current exchange rates and by 10% at constant exchange rates. The group recorded solid increase in sales across all geographical areas

Retail sales up by 3.2% in the US

Jul 20, 2017 / United States
According to the National Retail Federation, retail sales in the US in June were essentially unchanged over May on a seasonally adjusted basis, but up by 3.2% unadjusted from June 2016

Puma raises guidance

Jul 19, 2017 / Germany
The Germany-based sporstwear giant has updated its guidance for the full year after announcing its second-quarter results

New Italy-Vietnam footwear technology centre

Jul 18, 2017 / Vietnam
The facility, inaugurated at the Lefaso Centre in Binh Duong, was set up as part of a new collaboration between the two countries and aims to promote research and development of leather-shoe products

Overstate, inspired by the urban lifestyle

Jul 13, 2017 / Portugal
A young brand born in Guimarães, one of the most important regions for footwear manufacturing in Portugal, within a family business, where the art of shoemaking was passed on from generation to generation

Alpargatas might be sold again

Jul 11, 2017 / Brazil
J&F Investimentos, the controlling shareholder of the Brazil-based casual footwear manufacturer, might be negotiating to sell Alpargatas

Puma invests in Canada

Jul 10, 2017 / Canada
The sportswear brand announced a reorganization of its Canadian business and a further investment into that market. The brand plans to centralize operations in a more efficient approach

Coach successfully completes tender offer to acquire Kate Spade

Jul 10, 2017 / United States
The New York-based design house of luxury accessories and lifestyle brands announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced tender offer for Kate Spade & Company

Deckers loss narrows

Jul 7, 2017 / United States
The US-based footwear, apparel and accessories company has announced fourth quarter and fiscal year results for the period ended on the 31st of March. An improvement in results seems to support more optimistic perspectives
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