World Footwear

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Allen Edmonds with new brand campaign

Oct 10, 2018 / United States
Men’s footwear brand Allen Edmonds is launching a storytelling campaign that leverages the brand's focus on American crafted footwear

Downward trend continues for Brazilian footwear exports

Oct 9, 2018 / Brazil
According to Abicalçados, the Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association, in September 9.7 million pairs were sent abroad for 71.6 million US dollars, down by 14% in volume and 26% in value, representing another month of declining exports

European industry focusing on comfort

Oct 8, 2018 / CEC
The results of Erasmus+ project Fit2Com - Skills Alliance for comfort and healthy footwear were presented in a workshop during the last edition of Lineapelle

US industry bodies planning to merge

Oct 5, 2018 / United States
At their joint annual meeting, the US Hide, Skin and Leather Association (USHSLA) and Leather Industries of America (LIA) have agreed to seek a merger

Sales impacted by currencies fluctuations at Tod's

Oct 4, 2018 / Italy
In the first half of 2018, consolidated sales were 491.9 million euros, up by 1.8% from the first semester in 2017, at constant exchange rates. Revenue has been hugely affected by currencies fluctuations

New CFO at JCPenney

Oct 3, 2018 / United States
The US-based department store chain has announced Jill Soltau as new Chief Executive Officer

Walk with Pintta

Oct 3, 2018 / Portugal
And get to know this footwear company based in Portugal whose motto is Men who walk with fashion, style and comfort Walk with Pintta

Aldo: first fashion company certified as climate neutral

Oct 2, 2018 / Canada
South Pole, a developer of climate action projects, certified the Also Group as climate neutral, making makes Aldo the first fashion footwear and accessories company in the world to be certified in this area

Pakistan leather footwear revenue up by 12%

Oct 1, 2018 / Pakistan
The first two months of the new fiscal year were marked by double digit rate growth in the country’s footwear exports, both in volume and value. A performance mainly driven by the leather footwear category

Tapestry posts strong results

Sep 28, 2018 / United States
The New York-based house of modern luxury accessories and lifestyle brands reported results for the fourth quarter of the fiscal year marked by strong revenue performance

Suppliers of the footwear sector in Mexico focus on the Industry 4.0

Sep 27, 2018 / Mexico
Members of APIMEX, the National Association of Suppliers for the Footwear Industry are gathering in Puerto Vallarta until the 30th of September to discuss the development of the footwear, textile and clothing sector in Mexico

Double-digit growth for Nike's revenue

Sep 26, 2018 / United States
The Oregon-based sportswear giant has announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal 2018. Revenue grew by 13% in the last quarter pf the year. Year closed with a 6% increase in revenue

Michael Kors acquires Versace

Sep 26, 2018 / United Kingdom
The London-based fashion luxury group announced a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Italian luxury fashion house Gianni Versace for a total value of 1.83 billion euros. Holdings Limited will be renamed to Capri Holdings Limited

Bangladesh: leather footwear industry exceeds target

Sep 25, 2018 / Bangladesh
Despite a poor performance for the overall leather industry in the first two months of the new financial year, exports of leather footwear exceeded the target set for the period

Declining sales for Geox

Sep 25, 2018 / Italy
In the first half of 2018, the Italian-based brand Geox achieved revenue of 414 million euros, a decrease of 8.2% compared to the same period last year. Sales in Europe accounted for almost 75% of the total. However, this represents a decline of 9.5% year on year
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