World Footwear

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Digital prototyping: what tools are available for the footwear industry?

Premium ContentNov 7, 2023 / World Footwear Reports
Just released! A new paper dedicated to some of the new digital tools and softwares commonly used for prototyping in the footwear industry

10 countries were responsible for 88% of total footwear production

Premium ContentNov 6, 2023 / World Footwear Yearbook
In 2022, global footwear production reached 23.9 billion pairs, increasing by 7.6% compared to the previous year. A group of 10 countries accounted for 88% of all footwear produce in the world

Business of Fashion and APICCAPS discuss the future of the footwear industry

Nov 3, 2023 / Portugal
The Business of Fashion (BoF) magazine and the Portuguese Footwear Association (APICCAPS) co-hosted a panel to discuss the future of the rapidly evolving footwear industry

Demand for premium styles offsets the decline in Stella’s shipment volumes

Oct 25, 2023 / Hong Kong
The Hong Kong-based group posted its third quarter and nine months results, emphasising that the decline in shipment volumes was partially offset by an increase in average selling prices

Group of 10 countries accounts for 90% of global footwear exports

Premium ContentOct 17, 2023 / World Footwear Yearbook
Footwear exports recorded a notable increase of 9% in 2022, reaching a total of 15.2 billion pairs. The 10 main exporting countries represented almost 90% of the worldwide total

Coats Footwear collaborates with Lenzing

Oct 3, 2023 / United Kingdom
Coats' footwear division and the Austrian-based producer of cellulose-based speciality fibres have joined forces to create the footwear industry's first synthetic-free engineered uppers and fabrics

Argentine footwear production increased by 14.5% in July

Sep 28, 2023 / Argentina
The production of footwear and its components in Argentina grew by 14.5% in July and 3% in the first seven months of 2023, as compared to the same period of last year

Vietnam secures the 2nd position amongst leather footwear exporters

Premium ContentSep 12, 2023 / World Footwear Yearbook
In 2022, the Asian country exported 387 million pairs of leather shoes, with a total value of 9.6 billion US dollars, overtaking Italy in the second position

Asia recorded the highest increase in footwear imports in 2022

Premium ContentSep 5, 2023 / World Footwear Yearbook
Footwear imports by the Asian continent increased by 23.9% last year, raising its share of the global total to 26.7%. Asia is now the second most import destination for footwear

Stella Holdings' profitability improved in the first semester

Aug 30, 2023 / Hong Kong
The Hong Kong-based manufacturer reported that has seen an improvement in profitability during the first half of 2023 driven by strong customer demand for luxury, fashion and sports products

Is footwear re-shoring a myth?

Premium ContentAug 29, 2023 / World Footwear Yearbook
With the geographical distribution of footwear production remaining relatively unchanged over the past decade, is re-shoring a myth or can we find its evidence in the numbers?

Yue Yuen posts revenue and profits decline

Aug 28, 2023 / Hong Kong
The Hong Kong-based footwear group announced that this year's first half revenue declined by 11.8% year-over-year, while the profit attributable to its owners fell by 52.2% year-over-year

Footwear production bounces back to pre-pandemic levels in 2022

Premium ContentAug 22, 2023 / World Footwear Yearbook
The World Footwear Yearbook 2023 just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association, shares information about the great trends in the industry such as the fact that in 2022 global footwear production reached the 23.9 billion pairs threshold

Average worldwide export price reaches a new record in 2022

Premium ContentAug 15, 2023 / World Footwear Yearbook
This is one of the main conclusions of the World Footwear Yearbook 2023 just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association. Read all about it today

2022: exports of footwear on the rise

Premium ContentAug 8, 2023 / World Footwear Yearbook
The World Footwear Yearbook 2023 just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association, presents a detailed analysis of the footwear exports' movements in 2022. Get access to all the relevant information today
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