In 2013 Italy’s footwear exports increased 2.5% in volume and 5.6% in value, and reached 220 million pairs valued at 8 073 million euros. The Italian industry managed to invert the deterioration on exports registered in 2012 and seems to be on the growth path again. Average price of the Italian footwear was up by 3.1% and now reaches 36.73 euros
Italy based luxury group finished the financial year (ended January 31st, 2014) posting consolidated net revenue of 3 587 million euros, growing 8.8% from previous year; net profit totaled 628 million euros, broadly in line with the prior year’s performance
The recent edition of theMICAM, run between the 2nd and 5th of March in
Milan, closed with an attendance figure of 33.372 visitors, including
17.606 international operators, which reflects a decline in line with the recent trend (36.049 in 2012 and 35.389 in
2013).
Members of ANCI during an extraordinary assembly in Bologna approved the new name for the Association - Assocalzaturifici Italiani and some changes on the statutes.