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Classic shoes manufacturer Ferreira Avelar celebrates 75 years
The Portuguese company Ferreira Avelar, owner of the brand Profession Bottier, celebrates 75 years of producing classic shoes of excellence, with the eyes set on the future
Crocs lifts 2022 guidance
The US-based company posted once again a strong quarterly performance, with a revenue growth of 57.4% in the third quarter of 2022 over the same period of last year, raising its outlook in result
Istanbul starts preparing for the return of the World Footwear Congress
The World Footwear Congress (WFC), which will be held in Istanbul from the 9th to the 11th of May 2023, will discuss the changing perspective of the consumer, new business models and employment
Steve Madden cuts full year outlook
Despite a revenue increase in the third quarter of 2022, the US-based designer and marketer of footwear, accessories and apparel for women, men and children lowered its full year outlook
École Hermès des savoir-faire expands training programme
Hermès apprenticeship training school, which prepares students for the French national diploma in leatherwork, will include a vocational qualification certification in cutting and stitching
US low-income shoppers to spend more this holiday season
Low-income shoppers are planning to spend 25% more year-over-year, while the high-income group is pulling back. Overall, holiday spending is expected to be flat year-over-year
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Columbia Sportswear reports strong performance
The US-based company posted a net sales increase of 19% in the third quarter of 2022, driven by the performance of the Sorel and Columbia brands, and confirmed its full year outlook
Allbirds reduces carbon footprint by 12%
The Californian brand of sustainable footwear revealed that it cut by 12% the average product carbon footprint between 2020 and 2021. Allbirds intends to reduce it to near zero by 2030
Stella posts revenue increase
In the first nine months of 2022, the Hong Kong-based footwear manufacturer and retailer posted a 13.5% consolidated revenue growth despite "increasing macroeconomic headwinds"
Germany Retail: after a surprising summer, retail might not be able to withhold the impacts of recession
The analysis of both TCF (Textile, Clothing, & Footwear) Retail Index and footwear imports show that German consumers chose “to enjoy the present before it is too late”. In July, retail trade was still healthy enough to accommodate the price increases caused, first, by the impact of the pandemic on the global supply, and then, by the skyrocketing of energy prices following the Ukraine crisis, not to mention the high inflation. However, given the free fall of consumers’ and retailers’ confidence observed since March, additional uncertainties are expected to arise throughout Autumn. Furthermore, despite all gains observed in the recent past, the online seems to be losing some track, and the macroeconomic environment will not be an ally during the second half of 2022
Brazilian footwear sector with the best performance in job creation since 2015
With 44.4 thousand jobs generated between January and September 2022, the Brazilian footwear industry reached the best result in employment generation of the past seven years
Hoka's performance stands out in the second quarter
Deckers Brands posted a net sales increase of 21.3% in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, as compared to the same period of last year, with Hoka's sales growth of 58.3% standing out
Alexandra Moura reinvents Wock models
Following the success of the first collaboration, the Portuguese designer teamed up again with the Portuguese-based footwear professional company Wock to reinvent one of its models
VF Corp sales decline
The US-based group reported a revenue decline in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, as sales at Vans were noticeably down in this period, as compared to the same period of last year
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