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Nike and Pendleton introduce new footwear collaboration

Oct 8, 2014 / United States
The two iconic brands are teaming up for a limited edition of athletic shoes made with Pendleton's famous wool fabrics

American Dad commemorative shoes released by adidas

Oct 8, 2014 / United States
The adidas Originals collaboration with Seth MacFarlane's American Dad! animated series has been officially announced

Bangladesh increases the value of its leather footwear exports

Oct 6, 2014 / Bangladesh
The country's leather industry exports for the first two months of the current financial year, July and August 2014, registered two digits growth

Footwear company raises 100 000 US dollars in two days on Kickstarter

Oct 6, 2014 / United States
Last week startup Thursday Boot Co. debuted on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform, with an aim to raise 30 000 US dollars for its new shoeline. In a couple of days the funding goal was more than doubled

Richard Kottler retires from the BFA

Oct 3, 2014 / United Kingdom
The British Footwear Association (BFA) announced several changes in its structure to coincide with the retirement of the current CEO and the appointment of John Saunders to the position

adidas slips to third position in the US market

Oct 3, 2014 / United States
According to data from Sterne Agee and SportScanInfo the German brand is falling behind Nike and Under Armour in the American market

361 Degrees gets ready for US launch

Oct 3, 2014 / Hong Kong
Chinese sportswear brand is aiming to launch some products in selected retailers in North America within the next few weeks. A full collection will follow next Spring

Nike with excellent growth in revenue

Oct 2, 2014 / United States
US sportswear maker and retailer announced 15% increase in revenue during the first quarter of the current financial year

Steve Madden to acquire Mexican licensee

Oct 1, 2014 / Mexico
The US based footwear company prepares to acquire a distributor of licensed footwear brands in Mexico currently holding the exclusive license for wholesale and retail distribution of Steve Madden

Shoe Carnival partners with eBay to implement commerce transformation

Oct 1, 2014 / United States
The US based footwear retailer has reached eBay to put in place the new omnichannel operational foundation based on eBay Enterprise modular solutions including Retail Order Management, Payments, Fraud Protection, Ship-from Store, and Customer Care

Dongguan focusing in high-end products

Sep 30, 2014 / China
The China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) quotes Wang Shengpei, President of the Dongguan Leather and Footwear Association, to announce that Dongguan eliminated 30% of shoemakers while targeting high-end segments

Get to know Carite

Sep 30, 2014 / Portugal
One of the largest Portuguese manufacturers for luxury brands, Carite exports 95% of its production

Michael Jordan’s Olympic shoes put up for auction

Sep 30, 2014 / United States
The sneakers used by Michael Jordan during the 1984 Olympics are reportedly being put up for auction by a ball boy of the 1984 USA men's basketball team

Su Chaoying, President of the China Leather Industry Association, live on World Footwear

Sep 29, 2014 / China
China is the world's most relevant footwear producer and exporter, and as we prepare to the World Footwear Congress in Léon we spoke to Mr Su Chaoying, President of the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) and one of the speakers at the event

Footwear exports with 21.6% increase in Pakistan

Sep 29, 2014 / Pakistan
Data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reveals two digits growth in value for footwear exports in the last two months, despite decline in quantities sold abroad 
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