Footwear

New General Manager at Assomac

Dec 20, 2023 / Italy

The National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leathergoods and Tanning Technologies (Assomac) has announced that Agostino Apolito will assume the role of General Manager from January 2024

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Wolverine Worldwide sells Asian assets for 70 million USD

Dec 20, 2023 / United States

As part of its ongoing transformation strategy, the US-based footwear company announced the sale of some assets in Asia, which will generate a total of 70 million US dollars in proceeds

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Portuguese footwear arrives in Versailles

Dec 19, 2023 / Portugal

The emblematic Château de Versailles has chosen the footwear of the Portuguese brand Uniform Shoes to equip its reception and management teams

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Expectations rise for the next edition of Fimec

Dec 19, 2023 / Brazil

The organisers of the “largest leather-footwear trade fair in Latin America” say that the next edition, to be held from the 12th to the 14th of March, “will be the biggest in recent years”

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Deborah Taylor from SLF: traceability is the number one challenge facing the leather industry

Premium ContentDec 18, 2023 / World

We spoke to Deborah Taylor, Managing Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation (SLF), to find out more about the tools the organisation provides to help the leather industry move towards more sustainable practices and the biggest challenges it currently faces

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Under Armour to scale up its fibre-shed test method

Dec 15, 2023 / United States

The company has teamed up with James Heal, a precision testing solutions supplier, to make its fibre-shed test method available to the industry and to address the growing threat of microfibres and microplastics

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Christian Louboutin enters joint venture in India

Dec 14, 2023 / France

The French footwear designer is transferring his current operations in India into a joint venture with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd (ABFRL), one of the country’s leading retail chains

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Sam and Libby Edelman presented with the Footwear News Lifetime Achievement Award

Dec 14, 2023 / United States

The founders of the Caleres-owned footwear brand Sam Edelman were honoured at the last edition of the Footwear News Achievement Awards (FNAAs) with the Lifetime Achievement Award

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Ecodesign Regulation deal welcomed by CEC

Dec 13, 2023 / CEC

The European Footwear Confederation (CEC) has welcomed the agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the European Commission’s proposed legislation on ecodesign for Sustainable Product Regulation

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VF Corp cuts 500 jobs

Dec 13, 2023 / United States

The owner of Vans, The North Face and Timberland has announced that it has fired 500 employees worldwide as it seeks to restructure its business and improve operations globally

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First edition of BFSHOW expected to generate over 65 million USD in international deals

Dec 13, 2023 / Brazil

The first edition of this footwear trade fair brought more than 150 importers in the industry from 100 countries to Brazil and is expected to generate over 65 million USD in international deals

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Austria and Germany continue to see a wave of insolvencies and closures

Dec 12, 2023 / Germany

Richter Schuhe, Europe’s oldest children’s shoemaker, and fashion retail chain Aachener have filed for bankruptcy. Deichmann to close its My Shoes stores in Austria and Germany by the end of 2024

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50 years of Portuguese Felmini

Dec 12, 2023 / Portugal

Founded in 1973 by Joaquim Moreira, the women's shoes brand is present in more than 35 countries worldwide and has 1 500 points of sale in countries such as Italy, France, Germany and Spain

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World Footwear Voices: interview with Haroldo Ferreira from ABICALÇADOS

Premium ContentDec 11, 2023 / World Footwear Voices

Today we bring you a conversation with Haroldo Ferreira, Executive President of ABICALÇADOS, the Brazilian Footwear Industry Association. This is the first episode of the new World Footwear Voices

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Bangladeshi leather exports on a downward trend

Dec 11, 2023 / Bangladesh

Bangladesh's leather exports have been on a downward trend, mainly due to the performance of the leather footwear segment, whose exports fell by 34.75% year-on-year from July to November

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