World Footwear

Companies

adidas group top employer in Germany and China

Feb 2, 2015 / Germany
The recognition of employer of choice was given to the Germany-based giant sportswear manufacturer and retailer in his home country and in China

Revenue growth continues at Ferragamo

Jan 30, 2015 / Italy
Preliminary results for the financial year 2014 indicate a 5.9% increase in revenue reaching
1 332 million euros

Get to know JJ Heitor

Jan 29, 2015 / Portugal
A Portuguese company with several decades of existence dedicated to manufacturing high quality women’s shoes

Steve Madden announces acquisition of Blondo

Jan 29, 2015 / United States
The famous US-based designer of fashion footwear announced that it has acquired the intellectual property and related assets of Blondo, a fashion-oriented footwear brand specializing in waterproof leather boots

Jimmy Choo with 12% increase in net revenue

Jan 28, 2015 / United Kingdom
The British luxury brand specialising in shoes and accessories, announced a significant increase in net revenue for the year ended on the 31st December 2014

New Balance files complaint against Converse

Jan 28, 2015 / United States
This complaint follows previous action from rival Converse, against several brands and companies

Footwear brand Church's with new deal to enter India

Jan 27, 2015 / India
High-end footwear brand Church's is entering the Indian market as it set a distribution deal with multi-brand retailer Heel & Buckle

Macintosh with moderate sales growth

Jan 27, 2015 / Netherlands
Lower pace of sales growth in the Fashion segment during quarter four (+2.0%) compared to the first three quarters (+7.6%) in a weak shoe market environment

adidas achieves targets in 2014

Jan 26, 2015 / Germany
Sales up by 6% on a currency-neutral basis, excluding Rockport divestiture. Underlying net income to reach target of around 650 million euros

Yue Yuen sales to reach 8 billion US dollars

Jan 26, 2015 / China
The world’s largest manufacturer of sports shoes announced an increase in revenue for December 2014. This monthly performance is in line with regular increases occurred during the rest of the financial year

Wolverine Worldwide with steady growth

Jan 26, 2015 / United States
The US-based footwear giant announced preliminary unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and full-year ended at the 3rd of January. Revenue for the quarter up by 9.6%

Argentina footwear industry new focus on Russia

Jan 23, 2015 / Argentina
High-level footwear exports to Russia could represent an opportunity for the Argentinian industry, according to Mr Horacio Moschetto, CIC’ Secretary (Chamber of the Footwear Industry)

adidas sells Rockport

Jan 23, 2015 / Germany
Agreement will reach a total of 280 million US dollars. The buyer is a new entity formed by Berkshire Partners and New Balance

Skechers plans to expand business in Europe

Jan 22, 2015 / Central Eastern Europe
The US-based company is launching a Central Eastern Europe subsidiary as part of a strategic plan to double sales in the region

Shoe Zone with solid earnings

Jan 21, 2015 / United Kingdom
UK-based retailer announced preliminary results for the 52 weeks period ended 4 October 2014. Despite the drop in revenue, earnings continued strong
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