Shoes
Emanuele Lepri, Director of the Bata Shoe Museum, live on World Footwear
With more than a decade of service as the Director of the institution, Mr Lepri talked to us about the Museum, its collection and the plans for the year of the 20th anniversary
The shoe that grows
This shoe was created when Kenton Lee, the Founder of the project and Executive Director, was living and working in Nairobi (Kenya) in 2007
AAFA files complaint against Alibaba for counterfeit
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) claims the existence of a “rampant proliferation of counterfeit apparel and footwear” on the Taobao platform of China-based company Alibaba
Skechers with record quarterly results
The US-based company announced net sales for the first quarter of 768.0 million US dollars, an increase of 40.5% from similar period in 2014
Centenário with new expansion investment
The Portuguese company, with more than seven decades of existence, announced a 1.2 million euros investment to double its facilities
Profit down at Steve Madden
The US–based designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women, men and children, announced decline in first quarter's profit despite increase of 6.3% in net sales
adidas plans to make shoes and clothing using plastic waste from the ocean
The Germany-based group announced a partnership with Parley for the Oceans, an initiative dedicated to raising awareness about the oceans
Under Armour with net revenue growth of 25%
This represented the 20th straight quarter with net revenue growth above 20%. The company reviewed its net revenue outlook for 2015 raising it to approximately 3.78 billion US dollars
The North Face will roll out recycling program to all its stores
The Clothes The Loop campaign is set to hit stores and social media diverting used apparel and footwear away from landfills
Foot Locker in partnership with Pensole
The Fueling the Future of Footwear course is scheduled to start in July. Asics America Corporation will also join
361 with continued sales growth
The numbers now released by the Hong Kong-based company refer to the group’s operation in the quarter ended on the 31st of March 2015
Hotter wins Queen’s Award
The UK-based multi-channel shoe and accessories retailer and shoe manufacturer was named winner of a Queen’s Award for Enterprises
Why Shoes?, a new thematic exhibition in France
The retrospective exhibition by Xavier G-Solis, was inaugurated last week at the International Footwear Museum in France
Footwear exports' growth decelerates in Pakistan
According to the local bureau of statistics, the country's footwear exports were down by 7.84% in value and 2.34% in quantity in March, resulting in deceleration of the exports' growth for the period July-March
Basilio García, CEO of the Hergar Group, live on World Footwear
The Spain-based group owns two brands, Callaghan and Gorilla, and has been in business for almost 5 decades. Mr Basilio García is the son of the founder and current CEO of the group-
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