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Ferragamo partners up with Farfetch to reach younger generations

Sep 5, 2022 / Italy
The Italian luxury group is partnering up with the online luxury retailer to boost its digital innovations capabilities and "engage in conversation" with Millennial and Gen Z shoppers

8000kicks launches waterproof hemp backpack

Sep 5, 2022 / Portugal
The Portuguese brand known for its waterproof hemp shoes has now introduced the Everyday hemp backpack, raising almost half a million euros in funding on the Kickstarter platform

Tod's founding family launches bid to delist the company

Sep 2, 2022 / Italy
The Della Valle family said their holding company would pay 40 euros per share to delist the company from the Milan-based stock exchange. The goal is to strengthen the underperforming luxury group

Designer Brands announces second quarter results

Sep 2, 2022 / United States
The North-American company posted a solid performance this quarter, raising its full year guidance. It also said to remain optimistic about the goal of doubling owned brands' sales by 2026

British Footwear Association names Jane Wilson to the role of Chair

Sep 2, 2022 / United Kingdom
Footwear veteran Jane Wilson has been appointed Chairman of the British Footwear Association (BFA), replacing Robert Perkins, who held the role for more than four years

Shoe Carnival reports a sales decline

Sep 1, 2022 / United States
The US-based retailer of footwear and accessories posted net sales of 312.2 million US dollars in the second quarter of 2022, which reflects a drop of 6% as compared to the same period of 2021

Foot Locker appoints Mary Dillon as CEO

Sep 1, 2022 / United States
The US-based footwear retailer named the former Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon to the role of CEO, following Richard Johnson's decision to retire after being with the company for nearly 30 years

Amazon's carbon emissions grew in 2021

Aug 26, 2022 / United States
The online retail giant reported an 18% increase year-over-year in planet-warming carbon emissions last year due to the surge in online sales during the COVID-19 pandemic

Puma to host sustainable fashion conference in London

Aug 23, 2022 / United Kingdom
The sports giant aims to discuss solutions for some of the fashion industry’s most pressing sustainability challenges such as waste, materials and climate change at a global event in September. Conference of the People will take place in London

Aymod: number of visitors is expected to reach about 30 000

Aug 21, 2022 / Turkey
In the aftermath of the success of the latest edition of the Aymod Fair, we spoke with Mr Berke Içten, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Footwear Industrialists Association of Türkiye (TASD), to anticipate the upcoming edition, to be held from the 28th of September to the 1st of October

Caleres announces timeline for planned executive succession

Aug 19, 2022 / United States
Diane Sullivan, who served as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for more than a decade, will retire as CEO of Caleres on January and will take on the role of Executive Chairman. At that time, Jay Schmidt, President of Caleres, will succeed as CEO

Capri off to a good start

Aug 17, 2022 / United Kingdom
The fashion luxury group, owner of Versace, Jimmy Choo and Michael Kors, reported a 1.36 billion US dollars revenue in the first quarter of fiscal 2023, driven by strong momentum across its brands

Footwear consumption in the US bounced back strongly in 2021

This is one of the main conclusions of the World Footwear 2022 Yearbook, recently released, and focusing on the analysis of the footwear industry in 2021. Read more about it today
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