World Footwear

Companies

Prada’s result hit by bad performance in Asia

Apr 13, 2015 / Italy
Prada suffered a 28% fall in net income last year as the Italian fashion giant was hit by weaker sales of its luxury products in Asia

Asics is Tokyo 2020’s 10th Gold Partner

Apr 13, 2015 / Japan
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee welcomed ASICS Corporation as its tenth Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner, in the category “Sporting Goods" (Sports Apparel & Sports Equipment)

Clarks will install Customer Facing Devices in its stores

Apr 13, 2015 / United Kingdom
The UK-based shoe manufacturer and retailer announced a partnership with Moki Total Control to deliver digital experiences via LG tablets in its 566 United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland stores

Geox accelerates again

Apr 10, 2015 / Italy
Italy-based company closed 2014 with a 9.3% growth in turnover. Excellent results in Italy, France and Spain. Solid performance, at international level, by all distribution channels

Shoes that smell like lemons

Apr 10, 2015 / Portugal
Lemon Jelly is a new brand born within Procalçado, a group of companies with 4 decades of experience in the footwear industry

New record for Portuguese leather goods exports

Apr 9, 2015 / Portugal
Exports of leather goods continued to grow in 2014 in Portugal. Since 2008 their value nearly tripled and now amounts to 143 million euros

Vivarte continues its restruturing process

Apr 9, 2015 / France
The France-based clothing and footwear giant announced that 1 344 net jobs will be lost in La Halle and 105 at Andre. The group will close 244 stores

Hermès opens Wanderland

Apr 9, 2015 / United Kingdom
The exhibition will debut at the Saatchi Gallery in London, and then will tour to Paris, Italy and China

Shoe Carnival with solid growth

Apr 8, 2015 / United States
US-based footwear company outperformed quarterly net sales, comparable store sales and earnings per share guidance

Kurt Geiger looking for another owner

Apr 8, 2015 / United States
International press is claiming that the luxury footwear group has hired Goldman Sachs to evaluate new ownership options

The impacts of an ageing population in the footwear industry

Apr 7, 2015 / Portugal
The study Footwear Consumer 2030 predicts that in the next 15 years the demographic structure of the word population will continue to change influencing the decisions behind footwear production

Jimmy Choo with 6.4% growth in revenue

Apr 7, 2015 / United Kingdom
The luxury accessories company, focusing in footwear, confirmed strong operational and financial performance in 2014

Ecco’s strategy towards 2020

Apr 6, 2015 / Denmark
By 2020 the footwear giant expects to reach a direct-to-consumer share of 50%. 20% of this is expected to be achieved through online channels

Fila US with with double-digit revenue's growth

Apr 6, 2015 / United States
The dynamic performance in 2014 consolidates growth from the previous two years

Get to know Volutas

Apr 6, 2015 / Portugal
The first creation of Volutas is a tribute to fado and has the young fado singer Mara Pedro as brand ambassador
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