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Schuh is re-opening most stores
The footwear retailer is set to reopen most of its stores in England and Ireland today. Reduced opening hours will be imposed, alongside with other health and safety measures
Retail Re-opening: let's talk about Inventory?
Inventory is a sensitive topic to every business. There is an equilibrium between overstocking, which requires space and investment, and underestimating sales, which directly leads to losses. Nowadays, an effective management of inventory becomes crucial
Expo Riva Schuh & Gardabags: winter edition brought forward to December 2020
Riva del Garda Fierecongressi has established the new dates for the next edition of Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags: 11th-14th December 2020, wishing to give a positive impulse towards a return to commercial exchange at international level
Puma opens Midwest Fulfilment Centre in Indiana
Puma has opened a new fulfilment centre in Whitestown, Indiana. With an area of 640 000 square feet, the new centre will complement the company’s California campus
Gallery Shoes goes back to original date
New dates on different days of the week for the special format chosen to gather the events Gallery Fashion, Showroom Concept & Gallery Shoes. Gallery Shoes goes back to the dates originally scheduled
Changes in FICE’s Presidency
The current Executive President of the Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries (FICE), José Monzonís, will end his current term at the beginning of July
Canada: return to business
In a country with roughly 99 thousand cases, all the regions are now at different stages of their return to business. Some activities have opened and others, such as restaurants, will open within the next few weeks
European Union Vietnam FTA ratified by Vietnam’s National Assembly
On the 8th of June, Vietnam’s National Assembly ratified the European Union Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA)
China Leather Industry Association expects rapid growth
Li Yuzhong, Chairman of China Leather Industry Association (CLIA), said the daily life of the public in China has basically returned to normal and that he consumer market has become more active
Crocs announces new European Distribution Centre
Crocs announced that construction of its largest distribution centre in Europe has started. The facility will be located in Dordrecht, in the Netherlands
Germany: VAT cut to stimulate consumption
The value-added tax (VAT) rate on non-food products is being reduced from 19% to 16%, starting from the 1st of July. The measure should be in place for the rest of the year and aims to give a boost to consumption and the economy
Online sales deliver more than 40% of Wolverine’s revenue
The Michigan-based company said owned e-commerce grew by more than 90% in the first nine weeks of the second quarter of fiscal 2020, delivering more than 40% of Wolverine's revenue, a better-than-expected performance
Trends of the industry as retail re-opens: Comfort at home
The World Footwear brings you a new Guidebook with Business Tips and Health and Safety Recommendations for Brand Managers and Retailers. Today we will talk about Comfort at Home
Portuguese Footwear Cluster: meet the components industry
They live ahead of their time, anticipating market trends, studying market behaviours, and searching to learn the consumers’ latest interests. This is the rhythm of the entrepreneurs within the components and tannery industries in Portugal
Italy: Council of Ministers approves decree protecting the term leather
The new law not only establishes a more correct terminology: it also establishes a ban on the use of the terms pelle/cuoio (leather) to identify materials which do not have an animal origin
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