Manufacturing
French footwear manufacturing turnover grows in 2022
According to the Conseil National du Cuir (CNU), the French footwear industry's turnover rose by 10% last year to 651 million euros, up from 590 million euros in 2021
Yue Yuen issues profit warning
The group has informed its shareholders and potential investors that it expects a first half profit decline between 50% to 55% from the 175 million US dollars recorded in the same period of 2022
Asia accounts for more than half of global footwear consumption
This is one of the main conclusions of the World Footwear Yearbook 2023, just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association. Read more about it today
2022: global footwear production reaches 23.9 billion pairs, back to pre-pandemic levels
In 2022 footwear production and exports grew by 7.6% and 9% respectively. Data are taken from the World Footwear Yearbook 2023 just released by APICCAPS, the Portuguese Footwear Association. Global footwear production reached the 23.9 billion pairs threshold, bouncing back to pre-pandemic levels. Last year 15.2 billion pairs were exported worldwide, representing a recovery from the drop registered as a result of the pandemic, yet still below the record registered in 2014 (15.7 billion pairs)
Wave of layoffs continues in Vietnam
An estimated 217 800 people have lost their jobs in Vietnam in the second quarter of 2023 due to the significant decline in orders since the end of 2022, says the General Statistics Office (GSO)
Stella Holdings posts a slight improvement in the second quarter
The Hong Kong-based footwear manufacturer posted a slower decline in its consolidated revenue and shipment volume in the second quarter of the year, as compared to the previous quarter
CTCP promotes Bioshoes Creators summer workshop
The Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre (CTCP) is organizing a summer workshop for designers, footwear technicians, industry professionals and students who want to develop skills in the sector
Venezuelan footwear production expected to grow by 20% in 2023
Venezuelan footwear production may increase by about 20% this year, says Tony Di Benedetto, President of Cavecal, but growth can be compromised if industry and trade conditions do not improve
Bottega Veneta opens a new footwear factory
The Italian label, owned by the luxury group Kering, has opened a new footwear atelier in Vigonza, in the footwear district of Riviera del Brenta, located in the Veneto region
Assocalzaturifici names a new President for the Young Entrepreneurs division
Federica de Pascale, who works in her family's business, Calpierre, has been named the new President of the Young Entrepreneurs of the Italian Footwear Manufacturers Association
Brazil: footwear consumption to increase more than 3% in 2023
According to the forecast by the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados), in 2023 the sector's growth should take place in the domestic market
Rocky Brands records a sharp decline in net sales
The Ohio-based footwear manufacturer reported a 33.9% decline in net sales in the first quarter of 2023 from the same period a year earlier due to excess inventory at many of its customers
Yue Yuen first quarter revenue decreases
The Hong Kong-based group revealed that its early 2023 revenue has declined due to lower global footwear demand against a backdrop of “relatively high inventory levels” across the industry
Pou Chen to slash further 6 000 jobs in Vietnam
Amid a continuing wave of declining orders, the Taiwanese-based footwear manufacturer, which is one of the largest employers in Ho Chi Minh City, will lay off around 6 000 people
Catherine Hinderman: luxury isn’t just in the value of the product itself, it’s also in the story behind it
We sat with Catherine Hinderman, CEO and co-founder of the Indian-based brand Gaia Amore. Born out of a passion for culture, history and fashion, this brand stands for the concept of new luxury, that is, valuing not only the product but the hands and story behind it. And that story might have begun ages ago-
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