World Footwear

Companies

Portuguese Leather Goods Campaign

Aug 13, 2019 / Portugal
Portugal exports 113 million euros in leather goods and saddlery. Since 2010, exports of this industry have increased by 250%

Ferragamo with 4% increase in revenue

Aug 13, 2019 / Italy
The Italy-based luxury group has announced first half results. Asia Pacific was confirmed as the group's top market. Other regions with mixed results in the period

Steve Madden acquires sneakers' brand GREATS

Aug 12, 2019 / United States
The designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories announced that it has completed the acquisition of privately held Greats Brand, Inc. footwear brand specializing in premium sneakers made in Italy

Crocs: revenue up by 9.4%

Aug 12, 2019 / United States
The US-based footwear company famous for its clogs announced second quarter results marked by revenue growth. Full year outlook is being increased as a result of the first half performance

Farfetch acquires New Guards Group

Aug 9, 2019 / United Kingdom
The London-based luxury ecommerce giant bought New Guards, the group owning brand Off-White, for a total value of 675 million US dollars. Farfetch plans to launch "Brands of the future"

Weyco with mixed quarter results

Aug 9, 2019 / United States
The Wilwaukee-based group announced financial results for the quarter ended on the 30th of June 2019. Net sales for the period down by 1%

Wolverine reports strong quarter earnings

Aug 8, 2019 / United States
The Michigan-based footwear group reported financial results for the second quarter ended on the 29th of June 2019. Wolverine also provided an update on its full-year 2019 outlook

An investment year for Capri

Aug 8, 2019 / United Kingdom
The UK-based group has announced first quarter results with total revenue growing by 11.9%. The management of the Capri Holdings reaffirmed this will be the year to invest heavily in the business

Aldo to eliminate single-use shopping bags

Aug 8, 2019 / Canada
The Canada-based group's bagless initiative encourage customers to opt for an eco-designed shoebox. According to Aldo this will allow saving thousands of trees each year

Columbia Sportswear consolidates growth

Aug 7, 2019 / United States
The US-based sportswear company announced growth of 9% in the second quarter for net sales. The increase in the first half of the year amounted to 8%

VF raises full year outlook

Aug 7, 2019 / United States
The Colorado-based company reported first quarter results for the period ended on the 29th of June 2019. Management of the company is confident with the rest of the year and raised fiscal 2020 outlook

World Footwear Yearbook 2019: rebalancing Europe and Asia

Aug 6, 2019 / World Footwear Yearbook
The World Footwear Yearbook 2019 has been published by APICCAPS and it contains the main highlights of the industry in 2018, which can be immediately incorporated in the strategy of global footwear companies

Lowa acquires Italy’s Riko Sport

Aug 6, 2019 / Germany
The Germany-based sporting goods company has acquired the Italian shoe specialist Riko Sport S.r.l., a core supplier of Lowa’s footwear

Belcinto: lifetime warranty

Aug 5, 2019 / Portugal
“If you care, we care” is Belcinto's brand motto and that translates into a guarantee that lasts a lifetime

President Trump announces more tariffs

Aug 2, 2019 / United States
The announcement was via Twitter yesterday: the US will impose added tariffs of 10% on the remaining 300 billion US dollars in goods from China. This decision can likely include all footwear from China
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