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Australia: retail records steady rise

Jul 8, 2021 / Australia

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, retail sales in the country in May were up by 0.4%. This updates the 0.1% rise from the Preliminary Retail Trade release and represents an increase of 7.7% compared with May 2020

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Spain Retail: are consumers curing their entrenched pessimism?

Premium ContentJul 6, 2021 / World Footwear Reports

As the new pandemic wave seems to be fading away in Spain, indicators are improving. In the last two months with data available (March and April) Footwear Imports and the Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) Retail Index performed much better than in 2020. Adding to list of good news is the consumers and retailers' confidence at their maximum scores since March 2020. With the online retail being at its maximum as well, the question now is whether omnichannel strategies from physical operators will be strong enough?

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Ferragamo with 10% growth in sales

Jul 6, 2021 / Italy

As of the 31st of March 2021, the Salvatore Ferragamo Group reported total revenue of 245 million euros, up by 10.3% at current exchange rates (+13.0% at constant exchange rates), which compares with 222 million euros recorded in the first quarter of 2020

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Cubanas creates slippers using coconut fibres

Jul 5, 2021 / Portugal

Feel the Nature is the name of the new line launched by the Portuguese-based footwear brand, which has 20 models in the most varied colours, made from coconut fibres and with a vanilla aroma

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Vivarte is selling Minelli

Jul 1, 2021 / France

Vivarte has entered exclusive talks to sell its footwear and accessories brand Minelli to the businessmen Stéphane Collaert and Laurent Portella, the managers of footwear brand San Marina

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Micam to be held in person once again

Jul 1, 2021 / Italy

The International Footwear Exhibition is coming up with new in person dates from the 19th to the 21st of September, at Fiera Milano Rho, in Milan (Italy)

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Italy talks about tentative recovery for exports in the first quarter

Jun 30, 2021 / Italy

According to data by Confindustria Moda Research Centre for Assocalzaturifici. The footwear industry in Italy raised exports, in value terms, by 3% in the first quarter of the current year. These are still quite below pre-COVID levels, the Italian Association underlines

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VF announces year end results marked by growth in the last quarter

Jun 29, 2021 / United States

In the last fiscal year, the company suffered the impacts of the pandemic like many other retailers. However, VF's most recent quarter saw growth in key areas, with revenue growing by 23% in the last three months of the fiscal year

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Nike with strong set of results

Jun 28, 2021 / United States

Nike reported fourth quarter revenue totalling 12.3 billion US dollars, up by 96% compared to prior year and increasing by 21% compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Full year reported revenue increasing by 19% to 44.5 billion US dollars

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Birkenstock names new Managing Director for Europe

Jun 25, 2021 / Germany

Birkenstock appointed Nico Bouyakhf as Managing Director for Europe. He will be responsible for the region across all sales channels, including direct-to-consumer

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LVMH acquires 100% of Emilio Pucci

Jun 24, 2021 / France

The luxury giant, which since 2000 owns 67% of the historic fashion house founded in Florence in 1947, will now take full control of Emilio Pucci as it acquired the remainder shares

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Wolverine announces next steps in planned CEO succession

Jun 24, 2021 / United States

The US-based footwear company has announced Brendan Hoffman, President and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, will succeed Blake Krueger as CEO at the year end. Krueger will become Executive Chairman

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Mariano Shoes opens physical store

Jun 23, 2021 / Portugal

The footwear brand from São João da Madeira inaugurated a new store in Lisbon. This will be the brand's first retail space, but two more openings are already on the pipeline

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Shoe Carnival announces two-for-one stock split

Jun 22, 2021 / United States

The US-based retailer of footwear and accessories announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a two-for-one stock split of the company's common stock

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UK Retail: Anticipating a new Retail Normalcy

Premium ContentJun 21, 2021 / United Kingdom

With the seasonally adjusted TCF (Textile, Clothing & Footwear) Retail Sales Index successfully resuming the 2018 baseline, a new Retail Normalcy is anticipated. Importers, on their side, have well sensed since February that retail was about to reignite, as depicted by the increase in the monthly footwear imports. As the vaccination process evolves favourably in the UK, Consumer Confidence in the country seems to be unstoppable