Spain
Futurmoda is growing in number of exhibitors
The event will be held at IFA on October 16 and 17 with a total of 311 exhibitors representing more than 400 companiesSpain consolidates production in 2018
The Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries announced the figures for production in 2018. Overall variation of 0.8% reflects a stable year in terms of footwear productionManolo Blahnik buys footwear manufacturer
Luxury footwear designer Manolo Blahnik bought Calzaturificio Re Marcello, founded in 1938 and located in Vigevano (province of Pavia). The company has been manufacturing shoes for Manolo Blahnik since 1990Storytelling and customer's loyalty by El Naturalista's Juan De La Peña
Watch the interview to learn a bit more about the current trends of the footwear industry according to the views of Juan De La Peña from footwear brand El NaturalistaThe treaty with the greatest global impact
The Treaty of Tordesillas was signed 5 centuries ago, in the Spanish city with the same name and divided the world - discovered and undiscovered - in two parts, giving the exploitation rights to Portugal and SpainNew Director for ShoesRoom by Momad
Clara Martín Fernández has been appointed the new Commercial Director for ShoesRoom by MomadNon EU-markets stimulate Spain's exports
In the first nine months of 2018, Spanish footwear exports reached 2.1 billion euros and 122.7 million pairs. Although the EU markets are the main destination for Spanish footwear, non-EU markets have been the more dynamic ones. Information was released by FICESpain consolidates value of footwear exports
According to FICE, the Federation of Spanish Footwear Industries, during the first semester the country's footwear exports increased by 1.2% in value termsManolo Blahnik new focus on men’s shoes
The Spanish fashion designer and founder of the eponymous high-end shoe brand launched his first men’s shoe collection in the 1970s. He is opening his first men’s boutique in London’s Burlington Arcade and aims to make men’s shoes 20% of the businessGlobal footwear together for free and fair trade
Wishing to give a strong signal against the protectionist movements recently emerging in several parts of the globe, representatives of footwear national associations and industry chambers of various continents signed a joint declaration in support of free and fair tradeClosing the gap between education and employment
The Learn2Work project recently held its final event in Brussels to present a new best practice for learning that is expected to bring closer the world of education to the industry’s needs and at the sametime promote job opportunities in the European Footwear industry among NEETs