World Footwear

Companies

EU and Vietnam seal trade agreement

Aug 14, 2015 / European Union
The two regions reached an understanding for a free trade agreement. This will open one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies and a consumer market of more than 90 million people to EU companies

Skechers launches new subsidiary in Latin America

Aug 14, 2015 / South America
The US-based company, focused in lifestyle and performance footwear, announced the transitioning of its business in Latin America from a third-party distributor to a wholly-owned subsidiary

Aldo and Target team up

Aug 13, 2015 / Canada
The resulting collection, including shoe and accessories, will hit stores this fall

Nobrand opens first store in Colombia

Aug 12, 2015 / Portugal
The Portuguese brand headed by Sérgio Cunha wants to further expand its presence in the South American country

DSW announces 22 new stores

Aug 12, 2015 / United States
The new locations will be inaugurated mainly during the fall, between August and November

Grendene’s net profit up by 32.4%

Aug 11, 2015 / Brazil
The Brazil-based company closed the semester with growing revenue, despite the poor sales performance in the second quarter. Net profit for the period with two digits growth rate

Asics opens first performance store in Paris

Aug 11, 2015 / France
The Japan-based company is debuting a new retail design concept. The store will trial the new motion-sensor MOTION ID service which analyses running styles and advises consumers on most suitable footwear

Columbia Sportswear with record sales

Aug 10, 2015 / United States
The US-based company announced sales for the quarter ended on the 30th of June growing by 17% (21% currency-neutral), to a second-quarter record of 380.2 million US dollars

Giant unveils new performance footwear

Aug 9, 2015 / Taiwan
The Taiwan-based company, a key player in cycling, has announced its debut into cycling footwear, introducing new on-road and off-road shoes

Prada's net revenue up by 4%

Aug 7, 2015 / Italy
Results announced for the first half dominated by growth in Europe and Japan, which compensated the continued weakness in the Asia-Pacific region

CR7 footwear already available in 22 countries

Aug 6, 2015 / Portugal
The shoes of the brand from famous footballer Cristiano Ronaldo are now available in dozens of countries. The brand was launched a year ago

AllSaints partners with the Camuto Group

Aug 5, 2015 / United Kingdom
The UK-based group signed a footwear licensing deal with Camuto Group. The first collection will debut in 2016

Nike signs NBA players

Aug 5, 2015 / United States
Nike signed Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell with endorsement deals

Crocs presents revenue in line with expectations

Aug 4, 2015 / United States
In the second quarter, revenue totaled 345.7 million US dollars, down by 8% from similar period in the prior year

Skechers announces record financial results

Aug 4, 2015 / United States
Record sales registered in the second quarter allied with a previous extraordinary first quarter resulted in 1.57 billion US dollars in total sales for the first semester
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