Companies
GDS turns into Gallery Shoes
The new concept show will be launched in August 2017, with the Igedo Company taking over the responsability
New leadership appointments at Wolverine
The announcement is made while the company continues to implement its global growth and accelerating transformation initiatives
Nordstrom announces its largest-ever donation
Donation is to be made from Treasure&Bond, the company's give-back brand that donates 2.5% of net sales to nonprofit organizations empowering youth
New qualifications profile in Luxury Footwear Manufacturing
The new profile and training programme was created as part of the development of the European Erasmus+ funded project High-End Shoe (HES)
Tod’s improves performance in the last quarter
Poor performance by the categories Shoes and Leather Goods and Accessories (-3.0% and -10.9%). Revenue grows as driven by Apparel and Other products
Launch of new Erasmus+ project on digital skills
CEC, the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry, has announced the new project on Digital Skills for Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear Industries
Vans with 50 000 US dollars high school program
The US-based footwear manufacturer is sponsoring its eighth annual Vans Custom Culture art competition, inviting high school art students to embrace creativity
Jimmy Choo with record revenue
The famous designer house reported sales growing by 15% in 2016, helped by strong growth in Asia, continued solid growth in Europe and Japan and improving trends in US retail
Nicaragua to focus on athletic shoes
Several dozens of local footwear manufacturers have been asked by the industry association Camcunic to focus on making athletic footwear
Finish Line to exit JackRabbit
The athletic retailer announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with affiliates of CriticalPoint Capital, a Los Angeles based private investment firm, to exit the JackRabbit business
Athletic footwear sales lost momentum in the US
According to the NPD Group, US athletic footwear results in the fourth quarter contracted following a soft third quarter. This reflects a shift in the second half of the year that contradicts the dynamics of the beginning of 2016
Eureka celebrates 30 years
With a constant presence in the main national runways, a network of 30 stores throughout the world, the Portugal-based brand just celebrated 3 decades of existence
Half a billion dollars' loss for American consumers
The words are from Matt Priest, President and CEO footwear association Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, reacting to the US withdrawal from the TPP signed today
Brazilian exports recover in the final stretch of 2016
Despite the unfavorable performance in the domestic market, 2016 closed with a positive note on the exports side. With a favorable exchange rate for most of the year, footwear exports grew by 1.7% in volume and 4% in value-
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