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Manufacturing

Recycled footwear foam maker Blumaka starts producing in Central America

Nov 22, 2022 / United States
The Californian-based producer of footwear components has signed a lease on a manufacturing facility in El Salvador to expand production and provide US shoemakers with a closer production option

Yue Yuen revenue increases

Nov 16, 2022 / Hong Kong
The group posted an 8.2% revenue growth in the first nine months of 2022, year-over-year, with the solid performance of the manufacturing business being partially offset by weak retail sales in Mainland China

Rocky Brands posts sales growth

Nov 16, 2022 / United States
The Ohio-based company reported a net sales increase of 17.5% in the third quarter of 2022, as compared to the same period of last year, amidst an escalation of macroeconomic headwinds

Classic shoes manufacturer Ferreira Avelar celebrates 75 years

Nov 7, 2022 / Portugal
The Portuguese company Ferreira Avelar, owner of the brand Profession Bottier, celebrates 75 years of producing classic shoes of excellence, with the eyes set on the future

Last call to fill our Business Conditions Survey. You can still get access to the results in first hand

Nov 3, 2022 / Business Conditions Survey
The WorldFootwear.com is asking all experts within the footwear industry to share their views on the current business situation. Join the new edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey. We want to hear you!

Stella posts revenue increase

Nov 2, 2022 / Hong Kong
In the first nine months of 2022, the Hong Kong-based footwear manufacturer and retailer posted a 13.5% consolidated revenue growth despite "increasing macroeconomic headwinds"

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Oct 26, 2022 / Business Conditions Survey
The WorldFootwear.com is asking all experts within the footwear industry to share their views on the current business situation. Join the new edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey. We want to hear you!

Red Wing Shoe Company appoints new CEO

Oct 25, 2022 / United States
The US-based footwear manufacturer named Allison Gettings as Chief Executive Officer, effective from the 1st of January 2023. She is the first woman to lead the company since its founding in 1905

Join the 7th edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey

Oct 20, 2022 / Business Conditions Survey
The WorldFootwear.com is asking all experts within the footwear industry to share their views on the current business situation. Join the new edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey. We want to hear you!

Le Coq Sportif shoes to be again manufactured in Argentina

Oct 7, 2022 / Argentina
The Argentine company Bicontinentar, which restarted a sports shoe production line in May 2021, in Chivilcoy, announced that it will manufacture footwear for the French brand Le Coc Sportif and open a second line for Under Armour

All the facts and numbers of the footwear industry in 2021

Sep 28, 2022 / World Footwear Yearbook
Last year, production and exports at global level grew by 8.6% and 7.4%, respectively. Worldwide footwear production exceeded the 22 billion pairs threshold but is still below pre-pandemic levels. In 2021, 13 billion pairs were exported worldwide, representing a partial recovery from the drop registered in 2020 but remaining below that of any other year in the last decade

Yours Custom Shoes: the Portuguese brand that creates your perfect shoe

Sep 20, 2022 / Portugal
Under the motto "Your Style, Our Confection", the brand created by Gisela Marinho Cunha designs and produces unique and exclusive shoes based on the demands of each customer

8 of the top 10 footwear importers are European countries

Premium ContentSep 19, 2022 / World Footwear Yearbook
This is one of the main conclusions of the World Footwear 2022 Yearbook, recently released, and focusing on the analysis of the footwear industry in 2021. Read more about it today

Assomac Talks by Assomac

Sep 16, 2022 / Italy
Get to know more about this cycle of videos presenting the research activities of the technology centers in the various countries for the footwear, leather goods and tanning sectors. They are delivered by Assomac, the National Association of Footwear, Leathergoods and Tanning Technologies' Manufacturers

Original Footwear Company appoints new CEO

Sep 14, 2022 / United States
The US-based manufacturer of military and law enforcement footwear appointed the global footwear and apparel brand executive Mark Cavanaugh as the new Chief Executive Officer
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