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Textile footwear represents one third of all traded footwear

Premium ContentSep 15, 2020 / World Footwear Yearbook
The steep increase in the importance of textile footwear has been a remarkable feature of the evolution of international footwear trade over the last decade. Read all about it in the World Footwear 2020 Yearbook launched by APICCAPS

Pentland Brands promotes Chirag Patel to CEO and makes executive team changes

Sep 15, 2020 / United Kingdom
Pentland Brands Limited announced changes to its executive team. The changes include Chirag Patel becoming Chief Executive Officer, having previously served as Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Tretorn is reinforcing its team

Sep 14, 2020 / Sweden
Just over a year ago, Tretorn got a new CEO, Magnus Månsson, and six months ago a new marketing team was created. Now the company is also strengthening the product and sustainability areas

Brazilian footwear exports decreased by 32.7%

Sep 11, 2020 / Brazil
Reflecting the instability in the international markets, especially in the United States, Brazilian footwear exports registered decreases of 32.7% in revenue and 25.2% in volume between January and August in relation to the same period last year

Crocs expects 10% revenue growth

Sep 11, 2020 / United States
The casual footwear brand known for its clogs, provided third quarter 2020 revenue outlook after having experienced exceptional consumer demand in the COVID-19 new reality

Yue Yuen with 136.7 million US dollars loss

Sep 11, 2020 / Hong Kong
The world's largest shoe manufacturer has been badly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Yue Yuen has posted a net loss of 136.7 million US dollars for the first half of 2020, which compares to net income of 165.9 million US dollars for similar period in 2019

Tod's: sales down by 43.5%

Sep 10, 2020 / Italy
The impact of the pandemic has heavily affected the sales and results of all the group's brands, in all geographic areas, product categories and on both sales channels

Under Armour to lay off 600 employees globally

Sep 9, 2020 / United States
US-based sportswear maker said it will lay off about 600 employees from its global workforce, given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in its business

vanHaren to take over 43 Brantano shoe stores

Sep 9, 2020 / Belgium
Part of the German Deichmann SE group, one of Europe’s largest shoe retailers, vanHaren has 143 stores in The Netherlands and 16 shops in Belgium, whose network of locations will increase with the acquisition

Retail turnover up by 3.2% in Australia

Sep 8, 2020 / Australia
In July 2020, Australian retail turnover rose by 3.2%, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures

Shoe Carnival with record net sales

Sep 7, 2020 / United States
The US-based footwear retailer has reported record net sales of 300.8 million US dollars for the second quarter exceeding the previous record set in the third quarter of fiscal 2017 by 4.6%

Augustha, redefining timeless elegance

Sep 7, 2020 / Portugal
Rethinking iconic styles with a bold confidence and empowering sensuality, Augustha creates beautiful, collectable pieces that will live in a woman’s closet forever. Get to know this Portuguese brand today

Euro Shoes with positive feedback

Sep 7, 2020 / Russian Federation
The August edition of Euros Shoes covering an area of 7 000 square metres and presenting the Spring-Summer 2021 collections of manufacturers from several countries came to an end amidst positive feedback

Gallery exceeds expectations

Sep 4, 2020 / Germany
A much higher frequency than expected at Germany’s first fashion tradeshow of the season in Düsseldorf has been reported by the organisers of Gallery

MICAM is expecting more than 5 000 buyers

Sep 4, 2020 / Italy
According to the organisers more than 500 exhibitors and over 5 000 buyers, primarily from Italy and Europe, have confirmed their participation in the next edition of MICAM due to take place from the 20th to the 23rd of September
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