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New Generation: meet Inês Lebre

Dec 11, 2018 / Portugal
Inês has a degree in International Business Administration by Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics. In 2017, she created the footwear brand INLU

Czech retail trade accelerated growth

Dec 11, 2018 / Czech Republic
In October 2018, Czech sales adjusted for calendar effects increased at constant prices by 5.2%, year?on?year; non-adjusted sales grew by 6.4%. Seasonally adjusted sales in retail trade increased by 1.0%, month-on-month

European footwear focused on increasing sustainability

Dec 10, 2018 / CEC
The kick-off meeting of the project LIFE GreenShoes4All, gathering several key European stakeholders, took place in Porto last week

American footwear industry applauds trade war ceasefire

Dec 10, 2018 / United States
The Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA) applauded the move by the Trump administration to suspend new trade tariffs

Genesco with record sales increase

Dec 7, 2018 / United States
The Tennessee-based retailer giant announced the highest gain in more than two years. Company narrowed fiscal 2019 guidance range and reiterates mid-point

FFANY appoints Executive Director

Dec 7, 2018 / United States
The Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) appointed John Heron as its new Executive Director. This will be effective from 1st January onwards

Saucony appoints Chief Marketing Officer

Dec 6, 2018 / United States
Saucony, a division of Wolverine Worldwide Inc., announced that Don Lane has been named Chief Marketing Officer, effective immediately

Caleres: strong Famous Footwear sales

Dec 6, 2018 / United States
The St. Louis-based footwear giant lifted its guidance after a solid third quarter that saw the company get a boost from Famous Footwear. This was also the period where they have announced the acquisition of Vionic

Dick’s Sporting Goods raises guidance

Dec 5, 2018 / United States
The Pittsburgh-based company raised full-year 2018 earnings per diluted share guidance after reporting strong third quarter results

Cyber Monday with sales record

Dec 5, 2018 / United States
Adobe's most recent report concluded that on Cyber Monday overall sales reached 7.9 billion US dollars. Sales coming from smartphones hit all-time high with over 2 billion US dollars. The buy online, pickup in-store was up by a record 50%

India: second largest consumer market for footwear

In 2017 India overtook the US as the second largest consumer of footwear: a milestone in Asia’s ascent to prominence in the world market, reflecting strong demographic and economic trends

Deckers raises guidance for the year

Nov 6, 2018 / United States
The California-based giant focusing in designing, marketing and distributing footwear, apparel and accessories, announced financial results for the second fiscal quarter and updated the financial outlook for the full fiscal year

Columbia with strongest results in its history

Nov 5, 2018 / United States
The Oregon-based sportswear company reported net income for the third quarter increasing by 14% to 100.2 million US dollars. Sales increased by 6% in the period. Based on this, Columbia Sportswear is updating its outlook for the year

Crocs to reach 100 stores in India

Nov 5, 2018 / India
The US-based company famous for its clogs will open four stores in Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Surat by November

Nigeria: local association urges government to act on imports

Nov 2, 2018 / Nigeria
The Leather Products Manufacturers Association of Abia State (LEPMAAS) has urged the Nigerian Government to urgently tackle threats posed by imported shoes, bags and belts to local manufacturers
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