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Footwear

Stable visitor numbers at Expo Riva Schuh

Jan 20, 2017 / Italy
The 87th edition of Expo Riva Schuh, which run from the 14th to the 17th of January, had a total of 13 024 visitors, in line with January 2016 (13 104)

Vietnam’s leather sector expects more pressure

Jan 20, 2017 / Vietnam
Estimates point to a single-digit export growth for the sector in 2016, as a result of political instability around the world and strong competition from other Asian footwear exporting countries

CEC welcomes new member

Jan 19, 2017 / CEC
Hungary ensured a presence at the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry since the end of 2016. With this new member, CEC reinforces its representation at European level

Alibaba creates anti-counterfeit group

Jan 19, 2017 / China
The ecommerce giant established the Alibaba Big Data Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance, whose 20 members include brands such as Louis Vuitton, Swarovski, Huawei and Samsung

Footwear exports in Pakistan with deep dive

Jan 17, 2017 / Pakistan
November was marked by double digit declines in the country’s footwear exports, both in volume and value. Poor performance across all categories of products

No Studio, bold and sexy shoes

Jan 17, 2017 / Portugal
The Felgueiras-based company gathers the skills and crafts of different areas to create original shoes challenging fashion conventions

New concept for GDS

Jan 16, 2017 / Germany
Messe Düsseldorf will transfer the shoe fashion event to Igedo Company. The new concept of the trade fair will kicks off at Areal Böhler in Düsseldorf in late August / early September 2017

Sales up at Foot Locker

Jan 16, 2017 / United States
The New York-based specialty athletic retailer reported financial results for its third quarter

Rockport with new global headquarters

Jan 14, 2017 /
The footwear manufacturer has moved its global corporate headquarters to the city of Newton, Massachusetts, where it will home roughly 215 employees

Positive year for Brazilian hides and skins exports

Jan 13, 2017 / Brazil
2016 registered an increase of 3.8% in exports in comparison to 2015, reaching a total of 193.9 million square meters sold overseas

Largest Jordan-only store in Asia opens

Jan 13, 2017 / China
In the year celebrating its 20th anniversary in the Chinese market Jordan kicks off a new chapter of the Commit to Win campaign and announces the opening of two new Jordan-only stores in Chengdu and Taipei

Stadium Goods secures new funding

Jan 12, 2017 / United States
The New York-based marketplace has announced a 4.6 million US new equity funding to help expand its growth strategy

Asics America strengthens leadership team

Jan 11, 2017 / United States
The American branch of the Japan-based footwear group has announced new names for key executive positions

Kohl’s cuts FY outlook

Jan 11, 2017 / United States
The decision occurs after the Wisconsin-based company reported decreasing comparable sales for the last two months of 2016

Spanish footwear exports down by 7.8%

Jan 10, 2017 / Spain
According to FICE, the Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries, the value of footwear exports has fallen in the first nine months of the year, compared to similar period in 2015. This is the first fall in such period since 2008
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