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ANTA signs agreement with Eurostop

Nov 4, 2014 / China
China based sports giant elected Eurostop retail management systems for its distribution network of over 12 000 stores

Famous online celebrity shoe auction kicks off

Nov 4, 2014 / United Kingdom
The Small Steps project is a humanitarian organization that raises money for children and families living on rubbish dumps. Their annual online fundraising shoe auction is the biggest in the world

Skechers announces record net sales

Nov 3, 2014 / United States
Total net sales for the third quarter of the current fiscal year reached 674.3 million US dollars compared to 515.8 million US dollars for similar period in 2013, an increase of 30.7%

TOMS and Target team up for a charitable lifestyle collection

Nov 3, 2014 / United States
Blake Mycoskie, TOM’s founder, has announced the partnership with a video where he admits his excitement with the deal. The new products will be  available in stores on November 16th, just in time for the holidays

Get to know Felmini

Nov 3, 2014 / Portugal
A Portuguese brand specialized in the manufacturing of unique boots, with a solid presence in international markets such as Italy

Steve Madden with 0.7% decrease on net sales

Oct 28, 2014 / United States
US based footwear company announced the results for the third quarter's net sales. Other numbers will be known next week

Portuguese footwear industry is the most benefited with the transatlantic partnership

Oct 27, 2014 / Portugal
A study sponsored by the Portuguese Government on the impacts of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) points out that the footwear industry is the sector in which the benefits of the agreement will be more significant

DSW announces second annual national shoe lover day

Oct 24, 2014 / United States
The new marketing campaign of the US based footwear company will give away 1 pair of shoes in every 25 purchases

Shoe exhibition reveals three thousand years of footwear history

Oct 24, 2014 / Switzerland
The Spielzeug Welten Museum Basel in Switzerland has gathered more than 220 pairs of shoes to highlight footwear fashion over 3 000 years

Converse sues dozens of companies over Chuck Taylor imitations

Oct 23, 2014 / United States
The US based shoe company, which is a subsidiary of Nike, is suing 31 different companies (including both retailers and manufacturers) for allegedly copying its Chuck Taylor all star shoes

Hong Kong-Abu Dhabi investors running to buy Reebok

Oct 23, 2014 / Hong Kong / Abu Dhabi
A consortium of investors is launching a bid to buy Reebok from adidas AG in a move that, if successful, would terminate the eight years union of the sneaker makers, which showed disappointing results

Final Call! Join the 2014 World Footwear Congress!

Oct 23, 2014 / Mexico
The 5th edition of the World Footwear Congress, organized by CEC, the Confederation Europeenne de la Chaussure l'Industrie, will take place in Léon (Mexico) on the 24th and 25th of November. A two-day event dedicated to the discussion of current issues and overall impact on the footwear industry with speakers from various countries and different areas of the sector

Portuguese footwear exports continue upward trend

Oct 22, 2014 / Portugal
According to APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear, Components and Leather Goods Manufacturers’ Association, during the first eight months of the year the industry managed to increment sales abroad by 9.4%

Footwear brand Skechers signs with Ringo Starr

Oct 22, 2014 / United States
One of the world’s most famous drummer is set to appear in the company’s global marketing campaign for Skechers Relaxed Fit footwear. The new multimedia campaign featuring Ringo Starr will begin next Spring

J. Francisco Dos Santos, Founder and President of COUROMODA, live on World Footwear

Oct 21, 2014 / Brazil
As we prepare to the World Footwear Congress in Léon we spoke to Mr J Francisco dos Santos, one of the speakers at the event
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