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Final push in Europe for mandatory Made in

Dec 2, 2014 / European Union
In 2 days’ time, the Council of the European Union will gather in the form of its Competitiveness Council for the last time under Italian Presidency. The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) is claiming attention for the Made in legislation, an initiative strongly supported by Assocalzaturifici, the Italian Footwear Association

Zappos debuts on offline retail

Nov 29, 2014 / United States
Famous online powerhouse has opened its first-ever freestanding pop up store, a 20 000 square feet space in the downtown of Las Vegas

Brown Shoe reports 21.2% growth in net earnings

Nov 29, 2014 / United States
US based company announces third quarter results with sales up by 3.8% and two digits growth on net earnings

Quiksilver opens new generation store

Nov 28, 2014 / Indonesia
The establishment recently opened in Jakarta results from a partnership between Indonesia and retail partner PT Gagan, and is located in Mall Kota Kasablanka, in the city’s south

Puma and Solange renew partnership

Nov 28, 2014 /
Germany based sports giant announced it will release its second collection of footwear under the creative direction of Solange

Puma’s third quarter sales improve

Nov 27, 2014 /
Negative impact of volatile currencies continues to be a key element in Puma’s business; however the company managed to consolidate sales in the third quarter

Skechers opens 1 000th retail store

Nov 26, 2014 / Mexico
The US based brand reaches another milestone in a year already marked by the award of Company of the Year from Footwear News and the highest quarterly revenue in its history, achieve during the third quarter of the current year

Timberland PRO with new Powertrain collection

Nov 14, 2014 / United States
The company claims the updated classic indoor safety shoes will exceed on-the-job requirements

Kurt Geiger expands its network on the high street

Nov 14, 2014 / United Kingdom
Britain based company has announced the opening of a new London flagship store early next year, which will add to its growing empire of shops around the world

Foot Locker announces new CEO

Nov 13, 2014 / United States
Ken Hicks will retire as CEO of the company and Richard Johnson will step in

Shoe brand Clarks to deepen its reach across Africa

Nov 13, 2014 / Africa
According to Ventures Africa, a Pan-African business magazine, the historic British shoe maker will double its network in the continent by 2015

Quiksilver sells Surfdome business to SurfStitch Group

Nov 12, 2014 / Australia
The two companies announced they reached an agreement involving the ownership of Surfdome, an Australia based online retailer of action sports products

Phoenix Footwear with 71.3% increase in net income

Nov 12, 2014 / United States
The US based company reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 27th and continues the good performance in the current fiscal year

Alexander Wang designs shoe line for H&M

Nov 12, 2014 / Sweden
The American designer announced a new partnership with the giant Swedish company, presenting a new collecting whose dominant tone is black

Under Armour with 30% growth in net revenue

Nov 10, 2014 / United States
The company announced third quarter revenue of 938 million US dollars, and declared it is now raising its 2014 net revenue outlook

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