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Geox full year sales decline

Mar 12, 2025 / Italy
The Italy-based footwear company, which is focused on a five-year business plan to increase sales to 850 million euros by 2029, reported a 7.8% year-on-year decline in full year sales

Görtz layoffs 93 employees

Mar 12, 2025 / Germany
The German shoe retailer has announced 93 redundancies after the Federal Employment Agency rejected its application for pre-financing of insolvency benefits, affecting around 400 employees

Mango posts strong 2024 results

Mar 12, 2025 / Spain
The Spain-based fashion retailer has posted strong results for fiscal 2024, with turnover up by 7.6% and net profit up by 17% as compared to the previous year

Matt Priest (FDRA) on Trump administration’s tariff policy: all of this has created a lot of uncertainty in our market

Mar 11, 2025 / United States
We bring you an interview with Matt Priest, CEO & President of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). The impact of the tariffs imposed on Mexico, Canada and China on US retailers, consumers and the country's economy dominated the conversation

Macy’s reports fourth quarter and fiscal 2024 results

Mar 11, 2025 / United States
The US-based department store chain has reported its fourth quarter and full year results, highlighting the success of its Bold New Chapter strategy in customer experience.

Swiss sportswear company On delivers strong 2024 results

Mar 10, 2025 / Switzerland
The Swiss-based sportswear company delivered a strong 2024 performance, with double-digit net sales growth across channels, regions and product segments

Foot Locker makes profit in the fourth quarter despite lower sales

Mar 10, 2025 / United States
The US-based sports retailer returned to profit in the fourth quarter of 2024. However, the company’s total sales still fell by 5.8% as compared to the same period of the previous year

Benjamin Majster: Last Engineers supports brands to achieve their sustainability goals

Premium Content Mar 10, 2025 / France
We continued our conversation with Benjamin Majster, CEO of Last Engineers, about how the platform encourages collaborations between design and production teams, sustainability and the future prospects of the startup

Robust fourth quarter for Grendene

Mar 7, 2025 / Brazil
The Brazilian owner of the Melissa and Ipanema brands ended the year 2024 with a strong quarterly performance in terms of revenue, operating performance and profitability

Portuguese footwear industry bets on next-generation products

Mar 7, 2025 / Portugal
As part of the BioShoes4All project, a new range of products with greater durability and a lower environmental footprint is being finalised and is about to hit the market

Prada reports strong full year 2024 as it eyes Versace purchase

Mar 6, 2025 / Italy
The Italy-based luxury group has reported a full year revenue growth of 17% over 2023, well-above market. The results came as talks of a takeover of Versace from Capri Holdings became public

Crocs offers Jibbitz customisation with AI-powered design platform

Mar 6, 2025 / United States
The US-based casual footwear company has partnered with the AI-powered fashion design platform Ablo to allow consumers to create one-of-a-kind Jibbitz charms

Steve Madden ends 2024 on a strong note

Mar 5, 2025 / United States
Steve Madden ended the year 2024 with strong revenue growth. Despite the cautious near-term outlook, the company is optimistic for 2025 and expects the pending acquisition of Kurt Geiger to be another growth driver

Assomac supports internationalisation efforts

Mar 5, 2025 / Italy
The Italian Association of Tanning, Shoe and Leather Goods Machinery Manufacturers (Assomac) is supporting the internationalisation efforts of the sector in key markets such as India, Hong Kong and Pakistan

Saks Global to cut around 5% of its US corporate staff

Mar 5, 2025 / United States
Saks Global is laying off about 5% of its US workforce, Bloomberg reported, as the department store continues to integrate its recent acquisition of Neiman Marcus
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