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SKECHERS named fashion brand of the year

Apr 28, 2014 / United States
SKECHERS USA Inc. was named Fashion Footwear Brand of the Year at the latest The Footwear Industry Awards, an achievement that completes a year with multiple industry awards

New Zealand imports increase in 2013 supported by the country’s economic growth

Apr 24, 2014 / New Zealand
New Zealand imports grew 2.5 % in volume and 2.1% in value and now reach 24 million pairs worthing 269 million USD

Prada announces flat earnings

Apr 23, 2014 / Italy
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

Ecco's CEO live on World Footwear

Apr 21, 2014 / Denmark
The Danish footwear manufacturer and retailer has posted an 8.0% increase in full-year profit, in a record set of results in 2013

Higher sales boost Nike’s performance

Apr 17, 2014 / United States
Nike, Inc. reported the financial results for its fiscal third quarter, ending 28th February 2014, with sales growing 12.7%, and gross margin now reaching 44.5%. Earnings for its third quarter up by 3.5%.

German footwear industry on the recovery path

Apr 16, 2014 /
In 2013 Germany exported 185 million pairs of shoes, valued at 3 303 million euros, which represented an increase of 5.3% and 10.1%, respectively. The average price of German footwear grew 4.6% and now reaches 17.90 euros

Ecco announces record full-year results

Apr 11, 2014 / Denmark
Danish footwear manufacturer and retailer Ecco has posted an 8% increase in full-year profit, recording its "best ever results" in 2013.

US based Brown Shoe with frozen sales

Apr 10, 2014 / United States
Brown Shoe reported net sales of 2,513.1 million USD in 2013, 1.4% up from previous reporting period; company’s net earnings performance improved by 38.5% to 38.1 million USD.

Foot Locker reported 8.0% growth in net income during 2013

Apr 8, 2014 / United States
The New York based athletic retailer Foot Locker, Inc. reported fourth quarter net income of 121 million USD and full year income of 429 million USD

US based Crocs announced slight increase for its 2013 revenue

Apr 4, 2014 / United States
Crocs Inc. announced 1.6% revenue increase for the fourth quarter in 2013 and 6.2% growth for the full year. On a constant currency basis, revenue increasead 4.1% in the fourth quarter, reaching 8.8% growth for the full year.

Footwear brand Softwaves launched a new eco friendly collection

Apr 3, 2014 / Portugal
Portuguese footwear brand Softwaves launched a new eco friendly collection. Green Edition gathers the new line for next season, Spring/Summer 2014, and is totally focused on being environmentally friendly

Puma announced sales down by 3% in 2013

Apr 1, 2014 /
Puma’s consolidated sales for 2013 declined by 3% currency adjusted to around 3 billion euros, and company’s gross profit margin decreased to 46.5%. For the fourth quarter, Puma consolidated sales at 698 million euros, a 4.7% currency adjusted decline.

adidas group announced 2013 results

Mar 31, 2014 /
In 2013, adidas generated net income of 787 million euros, a 49.3% growth from previous year, despite a 2.6% deterioration on net sales from 14.883 million euros in 2012 to 14.492 million euros in 2013.

Ferragamo announces 2013 results

Mar 28, 2014 / Italy
Italy based luxury business Salvatore Ferragamo posted a 42.5% increase in its annual net profit, reaching 150.5 million euros in 2013.

Reebok unveils new logo and announces shift in brand direction

Mar 20, 2014 / United States
Reebok, one of the world’s most recognized athletic brands has disclosed its new brand logo, the Reebok delta symbol, in conjunction with the announcement of the new focus of the brand on fitness
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