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Coronavirus - Covid19

COVID-19 pandemic adds to job’s descriptions and fuels new hires

Jun 24, 2020 / United States
Businessinsider is quoting HR and staffing firm Adecco who confirms that retailers are hiring people to take temperatures and enforce social distancing

Cooperation is the new trend

Premium ContentJun 23, 2020 / World Footwear Reports
The recovery phase that almost every business is about to face requires a rethinking of their business model, but it also provides an opportunity to make a real change in the way businesses are conducted. Cooperation can be the key in many fields

Messe Frankfurt France cancels September 2020 shows

Jun 23, 2020 / France
The event’s organisers announced they will not go ahead with the September 2020 edition of its co-locating tradeshows Apparel Sourcing, Avantex, Leatherworld, Shawls&Scarves, Texworld and Texworld Denim Paris

COVID-19 pandemic fuels solo fitness

Premium ContentJun 23, 2020 / Coronavirus - Covid19
As many people change from classes into solo fitness, we could be witnessing a rise in demand for products for outdoor activities, individual sports or running

50% of luxury firms may be at risk

Jun 22, 2020 / United States
Daniel Langer, Chief Executive of Luxury, Lifestyle and Consumer Brand Strategy from firm Équité, believes half of the luxury brands around the world will fail to survive the COVID-19 crisis

Buy Less, Buy Better

Premium ContentJun 19, 2020 / World Footwear Reports
While we have been encouraged to stop overconsumption for many years now, this pandemic may have created the perfect opportunity for this shift in consumer behaviour to happen. What business tips arise from here?

Genesco: sales down by 44%

Jun 19, 2020 / United States
The US-based group has announced first quarter results marked by a decline of 44% in net sales. The sales decrease was driven by the closure of stores for the back half of the first quarter

Kurt Geiger to donate first month of store profits to the NHS

Jun 19, 2020 / Coronavirus - Covid19
The British-based retailer is set to give all store profits from the first month of trading after the lockdown to the National Health Service (NHS)

FDRA's Global Shoe Sourcing Digital Series

Jun 19, 2020 / United States
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) is running a digital series on Global Shoe Sourcing. The series will be held from the 27th to the 30th of July. We bring you all the info about the event

Retail Re-opening: Impacts on the Global Supply Chain

Premium ContentJun 18, 2020 / World Footwear Reports
As the world became global the advantages of access to resources, reducing costs, increasing efficiency and universal reach are undeniable. Nevertheless, in a globalized economy not only gains but also risks spread rapidly

Retail Re-opening: Digital Presence

Premium ContentJun 17, 2020 / World Footwear Reports
Digital presence and all that relates to online has been a main trend in the last few years. The shift from in-store to online shopping was boosted during the COVID-19 crisis and it seems to be here to stay

Is your store ready for customers after COVID-19?

Premium ContentJun 16, 2020 / Coronavirus - Covid19
As stores start to re-open and we all get used to a new normality, the retailers' activities concerning promoting safety, protection and health measures for employees, customers and suppliers become key

Retail Re-opening: New Shopping Experience

Premium ContentJun 16, 2020 / Coronavirus - Covid19
Fashion retailers are facing new challenges over the shopping experience. After reopening, it is likely that customers will not be as willing to touch the products they are buying as they were before or feel safe trying on clothes and shoes in fitting rooms

Trends in athletic footwear

Premium ContentJun 16, 2020 / World Footwear Reports
Many countries are still under some sort of restrictions that includes the practice of most collective sports and the use of indoor gyms. What is the expected impact in athletic footwear sales?

Overcube offers surgical gowns to the National Health Service

Jun 16, 2020 / Portugal
The first solidarity initiative by the Portuguese-based company raised 2 374 euros, which allowed the purchase of 970 gowns that will help protect health professionals who are on the front line fighting the Coronavirus
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