Companies
Caleres reopening strategy
Caleres began to reopen retail stores in areas where restrictions have been relaxed or lifted, and by the end of May it expects to have 435 of its locations re-open
US: slippers and work footwear outperform market patterns
According to the latest data by NPD, fashion footwear sale, in the new Covid-19 context, fashion footwear underperformed in total sales. Slippers sales doubled. Work/safety footwear with better performance
Italy enters phase 2
On Monday 18th of May stores re-opened in Italy, and some of the restrictive measures of the last weeks started to be alleviated in one of the most impacted countries by the Covid-19 pandemic
Nordstrom permanently closes Jeffrey Stores
The announcement was made by founder Jeffrey Kalinsky on his Instagram page. He declared that his boutique business, comprised of three stores in partnership with Nordstrom, will permanently close
US: only 32% of the shoppers say they are ready to buy footwear in stores
As stores reopen across the US, a recent study by First Insight found that the majority of consumers (54%) are ready to buy apparel in-store. For footwear, those saying they are willing to go back to stores is lower (32%)
New Generation: meet Pedro and Daniel from Wayz
Pedro has studied Business Management and Daniel Product Design. They met at a Footwear Design course and quickly realized they’re equally passionate about sneakers and have created Wayz
Store safety measures implemented by DSW
As it starts to re-open almost 200 stores in the US and Canada DSW announced it will implement several safety measures
FICE defends alternative measures to the prohibition of sales
The Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries (FICE) requested for the consideration of alternative and equally efficient measures to the prohibition of discounts in brick and mortar locations
Cat Footwear with new President
Chip Coe has been named the new global brand President of Cat Footwear, a division of Wolverine World Wide Inc
Richemont with two-digit sales drop
The luxury group closed the financial year with a 2% growth in sales, but the last quarter (ended 31st March 2020) was heavily impacted by Covid-19
South Africa starts re-opening
The country is now on Alert Level 4 and started to alleviate some of the measures put in place in recent weeks to fight the diffusion of Covid-19 in South Africa
Wolverine: revenue declines by 16.1%
The Michigan-based group has reported financial results for the first quarter ended on the 28th of March and updated its actions related to the Covid-19 pandemic
The new normal in Malaysia
The country is currently under Phase 5 of its MCO (Movement Control Order) until the 9th of June. Manufacturing and retail are operational with restrictions
Covid-19: situation worsens in Chile
The country seems to be entering in a critical stage of the diffusion of the disease. With many restrictions applied to the economy, footwear is being hit hard
Brazil: footwear industry with 28.4 thousand jobs lost
According to a study by Abicalçados, the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association, the diffusion of Covid-19 has heavily impacted the Brazilian footwear sector, which has already lost 28 400 jobs-
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