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MICAM wraps up with a 35 470 attendance

Sep 21, 2022 / Italy
Under the hashtag #finallytogether, MICAM, Mipel, TheOneMilano, and the HOMI Fashion&Jewels Exhibition brought together 35 470 industry professionals over the past few days at Fieramilano Rho in Milan

Yours Custom Shoes: the Portuguese brand that creates your perfect shoe

Sep 20, 2022 / Portugal
Under the motto "Your Style, Our Confection", the brand created by Gisela Marinho Cunha designs and produces unique and exclusive shoes based on the demands of each customer

H&M sales decline in local currencies

Sep 20, 2022 / Sweden
The Sweden-based fashion group advanced that while sales were up by 3% as reported in the third quarter of the current fiscal, year-over-year, they dropped by 4% in local currencies

Skechers SVP of Domestic Sales Rick Graham to retire

Sep 20, 2022 / United States
After being with Skechers for nearly 30 years, Senior Vice President of Domestic Sales Rick Graham announced his retirement. He will be succeeded by Pete Calichman, who joined the company in 2017

Next World Footwear Congress to be held in Istanbul on May 2023

The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) announced at MICAM that the 7th edition of the World Footwear Congress (WFC) will take place in Istanbul from the 9th to the 11th of May 2023

8 of the top 10 footwear importers are European countries

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

Havaianas and MARKET team up on thermos-reactive flip-flops

Sep 19, 2022 / Brazil
The Brazilian brand, known for its flip-flops, and the Los Angeles-based streetwear label co-created an exclusive capsule collection that features the very first thermos-reactive sandals

Tod's exceeds pre-pandemic levels

Sep 19, 2022 / Italy
The Italian-based luxury group, whose revenue in the first half of 2022 grew by 17.4% year-over-year to 467.5 million euros, reported having "returned to values higher than those of 2019"

Jane Wilson, Chairman of BFA: as one collective voice, we are much stronger

We spoke with footwear veteran Jane Wilson, recently named Chairman of the British Footwear Association (BFA), about the role of the Association in the current challenging macroenvironment and the main challenges for the British footwear industry in the future

Inditex posts strong performance

Sep 16, 2022 / Spain
The Spanish-based fashion group reported that sales, EBITDA and net income reached historic highs in the first half of 2022

Assomac Talks by Assomac

Sep 16, 2022 / Italy
Get to know more about this cycle of videos presenting the research activities of the technology centers in the various countries for the footwear, leather goods and tanning sectors. They are delivered by Assomac, the National Association of Footwear, Leathergoods and Tanning Technologies' Manufacturers

Birkenstock invests 110 million euros in new shoe factory

Sep 15, 2022 / Germany
The German brand revealed that the investment of around 110 million euros in the new site in Pasewalk, Northeast Germany, is "by far" the largest individual one in the company's history

Brazil: footwear components exports exceed pre-pandemic levels

Sep 15, 2022 / Brazil
In the first seven months of 2022, local footwear components exports totalled 253 million USD, increasing by 20% and 18%, as compared to the same period of 2021 and 2019, respectively

Milan gets ready for another edition of MICAM

Sep 15, 2022 / Italy
The coming edition of MICAM Milano will open Sunday under the slogan #finallytogether. 1 012 brands, 54% from Italy and 46% from abroad (+23% over March 2022), will meet buyers from all over the world at fieramilano (Rho)

Vietnam: leather and footwear exports on the rise

Sep 14, 2022 / Vietnam
In the first seven months of 2022, Vietnamese leather and footwear exports were up by 13%, as compared to the same period of last year, reaching 14 billion US dollars
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