Footwear
Wolverine raises full-year earnings outlook
A solid underlying revenue growth now announced by the Rockford-based footwear group lead to strong operating margin expansion over prior year. Wolverine raised full-year earnings guidance and updated its full-year outlook
Steve Madden performs in line with expectations
The US-based designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women, men and children, announced financial results for the second quarter ended on the 30th of June. Results are in line with the management's expectations
Crocs pleased with recent results
The US-based company famous for its clogs, has announced second quarter revenue and gross margin which exceeds guidance previously announced. Crocs confirmed CFO transition
Under Armour: sales surpass expectations
The Baltimore-born brand has released its second-quarter financial results and the outcome is marked by positive sales performance
New Generation: meet João Monteiro
With a background in Political Science and International Relations João Monteiro has been working in the Kyaia Group since 2012
Sales of performance shoes down by 5%
While the market for athleisure shoes is flourishing, sales of performance shoes are going down
World Footwear production resumed growth
The year 2017 was marked by positive dynamics across the worldwide footwear industry. After two years of stabilization, both production and exports started to growth. Data is from the World Footwear Yearbook 2018 now published by the Portuguese Footwear Association
Manu atelier expands from handbags to footwear
Turkish handbag label Manu Atelier has announced it will expand into the footwear sector, starting from its inaugural collection which will debut next Fall and will be presented during Paris Fashion Week in October
Ghana’s footwear manufacturing is suffering
At least this is the claim made by local representatives of the footwear manufacturing industry, who go further saying there is a risk of collapse under the pressure of inferior imported products. Government intervention is being asked for
Skechers profits down by 24%
Second quarter results for Earnings Per Share and Profits disappointed analysts. Profit in the period was down by 24%, whereas Sales continued to post positive growth
Nike Vaporfly 4%: boosting running economy
According to studies from both the New York Times and the journal Sports Medicine, Vaporflys do improve running times considerably, but questions are being raised: is this ethically acceptable?
Cambodia’s exports consolidate growth
According to the Cambodia Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin issued by the International Labour Organization, exports of garment and footwear grew by 9.5% in 2017. Growth trend was consolidated in the first semester of 2018 (+11%)
Nike appoints new Chief Sustainability Officer
Sportswear group Nike has appointed Noel Kinder as its new Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), effective from the 5th of September onwards
2026 World Cup: an open goal for adidas
The major competition for football national teams in 2026 will take place in North America and is likely to boost adidas’ sales closing the gap with Nike
Yue Yuen with revenue growth
Revenue posted by the Hong Kong headquartered footwear group increased by 8.9% in the first three months of the financial year-
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