Shoes
Steinhoff acquires South African shoe retailer
The South African-based international retail holding company, agreed to buy Tekkie Town, a local shoe retailer with 302 stores. The announcement follows recent confirmation of 2 digits' growth in the company’s profit
Perks, the reinterpretation of footwear
Drawing inspiration from the reinterpretation of the classic male shoe, Perks combines innovation and 75 years of experience and know how to design timeless and versatile shoes
Sales up at DSW
The branded footwear and accessories retailer, announced financial results for the second quarter and first semester. Sales increased by 5% in both periods
Successful edition of theMICAM
The 82nd edition of Milan-based footwear trade fair closed on the 6th of September with an attendance of 44 668 individuals, up by 5.2%
Crocs encouraged with progress made despite decline in revenue
The company reported decreasing revenue for the quarter (- 6.3% in current currency and -6.2% in constant currency). Net income increased by 21.1% totaling 11.7 million US dollars
FDRA claims duties on children's footwear have increased 191% since 2005
Based on that the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) claims that TPP would save 1.5 billion US dollars on duties in a decade
Asia represents 87% of the world footwear production
According to the latest edition of the World Footwear Yearbook Asia continues to be the hub of the footwear production
Mixed results posted by Prada
The first half of the year was impacted by tough trading conditions, especially in the first quarter but an improvement has been seen in the following months
Two Ten Footwear Foundation offers disaster relief in Louisiana & California
The US-based charitable foundation is giving support to members of the footwear industry requiring assistance after the floods and fires that hit the two states
Foot Locker sales over the 1.75 billion US dollars threshold
The New York-based specialty athletic retailer announced sales up by 5% in the second quarter, mainly driven by continued expansion and comparable-store sales growth
BFA: Brexit may represent a new start for Europe
Less than two months ago the UK voted in favour of leaving the European Union after 4 decades of a relationship that wasn’t always easy. We have spoken to the local footwear association to hear their views on the matter
adidas to open US-based factory
adidas announced it will open a new footwear production site in the Atlanta area in 2017. The new Speedfactory will allow adidas to “create product more quickly and closer to US consumers”-
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