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Maria Maleta: How it's made your backpack

Jan 26, 2018 / Portugal

The Portuguese brand of fashion accessories shows the entire process, since the moment of choosing the raw-materials, through all the production and packaging procedures

Companies Leather goods Portugal

Tod's annual sales down

Jan 26, 2018 / Italy

Consolidated sales for the Italy-based group totaled 963.3 million euros in 2017, down by 4.1% from the previous year. Despite the negative trend in the last quarter, performance was better than in the first nine months of the year

Companies Footwear Italy Shoes Tods

Strong year at LVMH

Jan 25, 2018 / France

A leading player in the luxury segment, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton recorded revenue of 42.6 billion euros in 2017, an increase of 13% over the previous year. Organic revenue growth totaled 12%

Companies Footwear France Leather goods LVMH

Liberty Shoes plans to open 50 stores

Jan 25, 2018 / India

The India-based footwear group Liberty Shoes is preparing to open about 50 new stores over the next 12 months

Companies Footwear India Shoes

Rick Ausick announces retirement

Jan 24, 2018 / United States

Caleres announced Rick Ausick, President of Famous Footwear, will retire in 2018 as part of a planned succession. Ausick, and his leadership team, have been integral in developing and executing Famous Footwear’s strategic plan

Caleres Companies Footwear Management United States

Nine West close to filing for bankruptcy

Jan 24, 2018 / United States

The deal would allow Nine West to restructure about 1.5 billion US dollars in debt and would include sale of assets. Speculation about the next move of the company has been around for months

Companies Footwear Shoes United States

The wary recovery of Brazilian exports

Jan 23, 2018 / Brazil

According to Abicalçados, 2017 was a better year if compared to recent ones, but results are still far from the maximum achieved by Brazilian exports in the past. Currency fluctuations continue to impact the performance

Brazil Companies Exports Footwear Shoes

Stella recovers but remains cautious

Jan 18, 2018 / Hong Kong

The Hong Kong-based footwear group has announced a recovery of its footwear shipments in the last quarter of 2017, mainly led by casual and fashion products

China Companies Footwear Hong Kong Stella

Guava X Gianni Versace Retrospective

Jan 17, 2018 / Portugal

The Portuguese footwear brand will feature at the Versace Runway Retrospective event in Berlin. Guava was the only footwear and accessories brand to be invited to be part of the event

Companies Fashion Footwear Portugal

Mimi Eckel Vaughn to be Genesco's COO

Jan 17, 2018 / United States

Currently the company's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mimi Eckel Vaughn is to be named Chief Operating Officer of Genesco once her successor as CFO is appointed

Companies Footwear Genesco Management Shoes United States

The Baron’s Cage - Step into the extraordinary

Jan 15, 2018 / Portugal

A new Portuguese brand, created in 2016, presenting collections aimed at men who combine eccentricity with creativity. The brand challenges the limits of conventional design, taking the classics to the extraordinary

Companies Footwear Portugal Shoes

Challenging year ahead for the sports industry

Jan 12, 2018 / United States

In his predictions for 2018, Matt Powell, Vice President and Senior Industry Advisor from the NPD Group is forecasting a transition challenging year for the sports industry in the US

Companies Footwear Shoes United States

Good semester for footwear in Bangladesh

Jan 11, 2018 / Bangladesh

The first semester closed with a positive performance by the footwear industry (growing from similar period last year and above their strategic target). Different performance registered by the leather and leather products industries

Bangladesh Companies Exports Footwear Shoes