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Record results for LVMH

Jan 30, 2019 / France
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton recorded revenue of 46.8 billion euros in 2018, an increase of 10% over the previous year. Organic revenue growth was 11%. All business groups recorded excellent performances

Iconix appoints CFO

Jan 30, 2019 / United States
The US-based group announced John T. McClain as new CFO, effective from the 11th of February 2019. He will report to Robert Galvin, CEO, President and a member of the Board of Directors at Iconix

Puma appoints Chief Sourcing Officer

Jan 30, 2019 / Germany
The Herzogenaurach-based (Germany) sports giant appointed Anne-Laure Descours as Chief Sourcing Officer and Member of the Management Board

FAMEST: a new generation of products

Jan 29, 2019 / Portugal
On the 9th of January, the FAMEST project partners met at the headquarters of the CTCP in São João da Madeira to present a new generation of products in key areas of the Footwear and Fashion Cluster

Sri Lanka: revenue from footwear and leather tripled

Jan 29, 2019 / Sri Lanka
According to statistics issued by the local entities revenue generated by exports of these industries have presented a very dynamic performance in over one decade, growing by 300%

US: online sales grow by 16.5% in the holiday season

Jan 29, 2019 / United States
According to the Adobe Digital Insights Holiday Recap 2018, 126 billion US dollars were spent online this holiday season in the US, which represents an increase of 16.5% year-over-year

Join the footwear industry in Naples

Jan 29, 2019 / CEC
Registration to the sixth edition of the World Footwear Congress is now open. All footwear stakeholders are invited to join the debates in Naples, from the 3rd to the 5th of April 2019

Forecasting the growth for Tapestry

We have asked Victor Luis, the man heading the Tapestry group, to share with us his expectations about the business prospects of each brand of the group. Tapestry's portfolio includes Coach, Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade

Tod's with lower revenue

Jan 28, 2019 / Italy
Total revenue posted by the Tod's group in 2018 totalled 940.4 million euros. A 2.4% declined if compared to the previous fiscal year

Merrell with the National Park Foundation

Jan 25, 2019 / United States
The American-based footwear brand has made a 25 000 US dollars pledge to the National Park Foundation, the official non-profit partner of the National Park Service

Gerry Weber files for bankruptcy

Jan 25, 2019 / Germany
The Germany-based fashion manufacturer and retailer has applied to preliminary insolvency. This procedure exclusively applies to the parent company Gerry Weber International AG having around 580 employees. All subsidiaries including Hallhuber are excluded from the request

Leder & Schuh denies talks with CCC

Jan 24, 2019 / Poland
Family-owned shoemaker Leder & Schuh Group denied a media report referring to talks with Polish retailer CCC about a possible takeover

Puma with new North American headquarter

Jan 24, 2019 / United States
The company believes that moving to a larger, unified location at Assembly Row in Somerville, Massachusetts, will provide for growth and best-in-class employee experience

India: new Chairman for the CLE

Jan 23, 2019 / India
P. R. Aqeel Ahmed is the new Chairman of the Council for Leather Exports with effect from the 17th of January onwards

Portuguese footwear strengthens digital focus

Jan 23, 2019 / Portugal
The CTCP, Portuguese Footwear Technological Centre, promoted an event to present new technologies for the local footwear cluster, developed through projects integrated in its digital strategy
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