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All the facts and numbers of the footwear industry in 2021
Last year, production and exports at global level grew by 8.6% and 7.4%, respectively. Worldwide footwear production exceeded the 22 billion pairs threshold but is still below pre-pandemic levels. In 2021, 13 billion pairs were exported worldwide, representing a partial recovery from the drop registered in 2020 but remaining below that of any other year in the last decade
Burberry COO and CFO to step down
The UK-based luxury brand has announced that Julie Brown will leave both her roles as Chief Operating and Financial Officer at the close of the company’s fiscal year, on the 1st of April 2023
Vapesol launches recycled nitrile gloves soles
The Portuguese soles manufacturer partnered up with RACLAC, the only producer of nitrile examination gloves in Europe, to create recycled nitrile gloves soles
Columbia Sportswear outlines 3-year growth targets
The US-based company is expecting to reach net sales of 4.5 billion US dollars to 4.7 billion US dollars by 2025, reflecting a three-year compound annual rate of growth (CAGR) of 9% to 11%
JD Sports remains cautious for the second half
In an interim results announcement for the first half of 2022, the UK-based retailer, which posted a drop of 18% in profits, confirmed its full year outlook despite the macroeconomic uncertainty
Letícia Sperb Masselli (Abicalçados): There is a shift in the market
Today we bring an interesting interview with Letícia Sperb Masselli, Project Manager at Abicalçados, the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association. Check the video out to learn more about some of the pressing issues of the moment
Swiss On presents first-ever carbon emission shoe
In collaboration with LanzaTech, Borealis, and Technip Energies, the sportswear brand created the Cloudprime sneaker using carbon emissions as a raw material to reduce the brand's carbon footprint
Prada acquires a stake in Tuscan tannery Superior
The Italian-based luxury group has announced the acquisition of a 43.65% stake in the Tuscan tannery Superior, which specializes in calfskin processing, for an undisclosed amount
Yours Custom Shoes: the Portuguese brand that creates your perfect shoe
Under the motto "Your Style, Our Confection", the brand created by Gisela Marinho Cunha designs and produces unique and exclusive shoes based on the demands of each customer
Skechers SVP of Domestic Sales Rick Graham to retire
After being with Skechers for nearly 30 years, Senior Vice President of Domestic Sales Rick Graham announced his retirement. He will be succeeded by Pete Calichman, who joined the company in 2017
H&M sales decline in local currencies
The Sweden-based fashion group advanced that while sales were up by 3% as reported in the third quarter of the current fiscal, year-over-year, they dropped by 4% in local currencies
8 of the top 10 footwear importers are European countries
This is one of the main conclusions of the World Footwear 2022 Yearbook, recently released, and focusing on the analysis of the footwear industry in 2021. Read more about it today
Tod's exceeds pre-pandemic levels
The Italian-based luxury group, whose revenue in the first half of 2022 grew by 17.4% year-over-year to 467.5 million euros, reported having "returned to values higher than those of 2019"
Jane Wilson, Chairman of BFA: as one collective voice, we are much stronger
We spoke with footwear veteran Jane Wilson, recently named Chairman of the British Footwear Association (BFA), about the role of the Association in the current challenging macroenvironment and the main challenges for the British footwear industry in the future
Inditex posts strong performance
The Spanish-based fashion group reported that sales, EBITDA and net income reached historic highs in the first half of 2022-
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Footwear Consumer 2030
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