Footwear
Footwear brands return to the catwalk at Portugal Fashion
During the 38th edition of the fashion show, 6 footwear brands representing one of the most dynamic industries in the country were under the spotlight. Dkode, Fly London, JJ Heitor, J. Reinaldo, Nobrand and Ambitious presented the latest trends
Softinos, happy feet
The Portuguese brand was born within the Kyaia group, the owner of the worldwide known brand Fly London. In less than a decade Softinos is already present in more than 30 international markets
Shiekh Shoes acquires Karmaloop
The California-based footwear and apparel retailer has announced the new stage of its expansion plans
Sales up by 7.4% at Tod's
The Italy-based luxury goods group has reported good results for its leather goods (+1.1%) and apparel (+2.3%) segments, with shoes and handbags (+9.2%) largely contributing to the consolidated sales growth of 7.4% in 2015
Leather footwear exports continue to decline in India
According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) leather footwear exports reached 1 599 million US dollars in the first nine months of the fiscal year, declining by 7.31% from similar period in the previous year
Free falling net income at DSW, despite sales increase
Fourth quarter and full year sales increased by 5.0%. Despite the good performance in sales, net income declined by 11.3% in the quarter and more than 60% in the full year
CCC closes the year with dynamic sales growth
The Poland-based company has announced the results for the fourth quarter. Dynamic revenue performance continued with 11.2% increase in quarter sales and 14.9% increase in annual sales
John Saunders, from the British Footwear Association, live on World Footwear
Aiming to get an updated view of the state of the footwear industry in the United Kingdom, we spoke to the sector's association, The British Footwear Association
adidas to open 3 000 stores in China by 2020
The Germany-based sportswear giant expects to have 12 000 stores in China by 2020 while it reinforces its geography to operate in more than 2 200 Chinese cities
Hugo Boss to close 20 stores in China
Reduction of losses is behind the decision of the luxury brand to rationalise the operations in the Asian country
Portuguese footwear at the heart of Moda Lisboa
In its most recent edition and while it celebrates its 25th anniversary, Moda Lisboa will once again showcase the results of the partnerships between the footwear industry and many Portuguese designers
Footwear exports down in Pakistan
In the first five months of the current financial year, Pakistan registered sales abroad of 4.45 million pairs of shoes. Value of exports, totaling 39.49 million US dollars, was down by 24.57%
Ferragamo Group fights counterfeiting
The Italy-based group has announced thousands of actions carried out in 2015. A new microchip will start to be embedded in Ferragamo shoes and leather goods with an aim to make counterfeiting more difficult
Exports of hides and skins with slight recovery in Brazil
The Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB) has announced the figures for international trade during the month of February. After closing the year with declining exports, the industry shows some recovery signs-
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