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Declining exports in Brazil

Jul 10, 2018 / Brazil
Data presented by the Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association (Abicalçados) indicates that in the first half of the year exports fell by 6.7% in volume and 7.9% in value

Rockport seeking approval of sale to Charlesbank

Jul 10, 2018 / United States
The company which filed for bankruptcy back in May, announced that, after completing a court-approved marketing process, it intends to complete the previously announced asset purchase agreement with CB Marathon Opco LLC, an affiliate of Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC

McNamara teams up with ASPORTUGUESAS

Jul 9, 2018 / Portugal
The Hawaiian surfer is the new ambassador of ASPORTUGUESAS. McNamara teamed up with the Portuguese flip-flops' brand and has already booked two collections per year, entitled “Everything is possible”

Mizuno and Fleet Feet reunited for Project Zero

Jul 9, 2018 / United States
For the second consecutive year, Mizuno will design a pair of shoes to be sold in Fleet Feet stores to raise funds for breast cancer research

Rwandan economy boosted by growth in leather sector

Jul 6, 2018 / Rwanda
A 24% increase in the leather output helped the Rwandan economy grow by 6.1% in 2017, with a 10.5% growth rate registered in the fourth quarter

Iran's import ban includes footwear and leather goods

Jul 5, 2018 / Iran
Iran is ready to ban more than 1 300 commodities following latest US sanctions in order to protect plummeting value of rial (the national currency)

Ecco steps into customised footwear with 3D printing

Jul 4, 2018 / Denmark
Danish shoe manufacturer Ecco combines 3D scanning and 3D printing to realise fully customised sneakers in just a few hours

Tod's revenue down, but in line with expectations

Jul 3, 2018 / Italy
The Italy-based company is implementing a series of new initiatives to re-structure its activities. The impact is still to be felt and revenue in Q1 was down by 5.2%. Despite that, results were in line with the expected

India’s push for local leather

Jul 2, 2018 / India
The local Government seems determined to keep boosting the local leather industry

Pentland with 25% growth in revenue

Jul 2, 2018 / United Kingdom
For the year ended on the 31st of December of 2017 Pentland recorded total group revenue of 3.6 billion British pounds (4.7 billion US dollars), a 25% increase from last year. Performance was much driven by JD Sports Fashion

Talent Shoe 2018: The final Award ceremony

Jun 29, 2018 / CEC
Over 60 young students of footwear design and manufacturing from schools in Europe gathered at Confindustria Moda in Milan for the Talent Shoe 2018, the award ceremony of the European design contest organised under an EU Social Dialogue project

Portugal: What’s new in the training field?

Jun 29, 2018 / Portugal
Over the past eight years, the Portuguese footwear sector has hired over 10 000 new workers. A reality that may be further strengthened with the new training initiatives being developed by the Cluster

Nike's recovery in the last quarter

Jun 28, 2018 / United States
Fourth quarter revenue increased by 13% totaling 9.8 billion US dollars, driven by strong double-digit revenue growth in international markets and Nike Direct globally and a return to growth in North America

Firms support bill to limit Trump’s tariffs

Jun 27, 2018 / United States
Senator Bob Corker introduces bill to impose congressional review on Trump’s tariffs. More than 270 US companies approve in open letter to the US Senate

Belarus ban on raw hides exports

Jun 27, 2018 / Belarus
With this new ruling, going forward all deals will have to be approved by the Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange. The new ban on raw hides exports takes place in a market which has been traditionally closed
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