Shoes
Two Ten Footwear Foundation awards 0.8 million USD for scholarships
In its 45th year, the program has helped nearly 6 000 students with a total of 19 million USD granted in scholarships
Singapore with imports growing at 2 digits and with exports consolidation
79.6 million pairs of footwear valued at 670.0 million USD entered the country in 2013, with imports growing both in volume (6.9%) and value (13.6%). Exports consolidated during last year
New exhibition dedicated to footwear in the United States
Sole Obsession: 100 Years of Women’s Shoes from Kitten Heels to Power Pumps presents a range of dressy footwear, spanning from 1910 to 2010
Puma and Ferrari in a new footwear partnership
The Germany based footwear company introduces the Ferrari Limitate footwear collection, a limited edition line fusing Ferrari's class with Puma’s aesthetics
Asics with two digits growth on net sales and net income
The Japan based company announced consolidated net sales up by 26.6% reaching 2 375.7 million euros for year ending March 2014. Net income totaled 116.2 million euros, up by 17.0%
Portuguese brands innovate while getting inspired by tradition
Cultural roots are the inspirational starting point for footwear brands in Portugal. Lazuli, Pelcor, rutz and Green Boots are examples of this recent trend
United Kingdom with frozen footwear imports
In 2013, the British industry maintained the same levels of imports as registered in 2012. Exports grew at two digits
US based Brown Shoe announces net income recovery
The company reported consolidation of net sales for the first quarter (0.4% change over the previous year). Net income improved from a 10.8 million USD loss in 2013 to a 15.4 million USD earning in 2014
UK designer presents shoe collection with hydraulic heels
Silvia Fado created the Kinetic Traces line, whose shoes result from a combination of design, technology, engineering and hydraulics
New footwear event for private label in Spain
The first edition of the Co-Shoes Workshop will take place in Alicante in October
Lily Cole launches limited edition footwear line
The soles of the shoes are made from Amazonian wild rubber from the Sky Rainforest Rescue project area and the line is launched in collaboration with Veja
TOMS looking for new investors
The ethical footwear company, which donates a pair of shoes for each one it sells, is working on investment options to grow and expand
FDRA announces industry awards at its 70th anniversary event
Wolverine Worldwide and its Merrell brand have been honored with two key awards from the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA)-
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