Footwear
US footwear price increases appear to be slowing down
Despite rising inflation, data from the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) suggests that footwear prices are showing some signs of moderating, though slowly
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
Pakistan: footwear exports up while leather starts slowly
In the first two months of the current fiscal year, Pakistani leather manufacturers exports declined by 2.41% in value, while footwear exports grew by 20.91%, from the same period last year
MICAM wraps up with a 35 470 attendance
Under the hashtag #finallytogether, MICAM, Mipel, TheOneMilano, and the HOMI Fashion&Jewels Exhibition brought together 35 470 industry professionals over the past few days at Fieramilano Rho in Milan
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
Next World Footwear Congress to be held in Istanbul on May 2023
The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) announced at MICAM that the 7th edition of the World Footwear Congress (WFC) will take place in Istanbul from the 9th to the 11th of May 2023
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
Havaianas and MARKET team up on thermos-reactive flip-flops
The Brazilian brand, known for its flip-flops, and the Los Angeles-based streetwear label co-created an exclusive capsule collection that features the very first thermos-reactive sandals
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-
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