World Footwear

United Kingdom

Clarks widen losses

Nov 8, 2019 / United Kingdom
The UK-based footwear brand announced yearly results for the period ended on the 2nd of February. Clarks reported a loss after tax of 82.9 million British pounds

Capri with double digit increase in revenue

Nov 7, 2019 / United Kingdom
The multinational fashion holding company with headquarters in London has announced second quarter results. Revenue for Capri Holdings increased by 15% in the period

Permira wanting to sell Dr. Martens

Oct 18, 2019 / United Kingdom
Dr. Martens might change owners soon. According to several reports on the news, owner Permira is aiming to cash in taking advantage of the recent good results of the brand

Harvey Nichols has a repair service for luxury accessories

Oct 2, 2019 / United Kingdom
It is called The Restory and is an on-demand service offering modern after care for luxury fashion, starting with shoes, bags and leather goods. They are on hand to repair and restore the items

Office completes debt restructuring

Oct 2, 2019 / United Kingdom
South-Africa based Truworths announced that it has concluded an agreement to refinance the funding for its Office footwear retailer in the UK

Pentland Brands targets international growth

Sep 25, 2019 / United Kingdom
The UK-based company has announced new executive team responsibilities, and a new Chief Marketing Officer, to help drive the international growth of its portfolio of sports, outdoor and active brands

Skechers returns to the London Fashion Week

Sep 23, 2019 / United Kingdom
Skechers returned to Mercedes-Benz London Fashion Week. Male and female models walked the runways in Skechers footwear from a selection of the global brand’s stylish collections

Sustainability: COS with new Restore collection

Sep 2, 2019 / United Kingdom
Recently, the H&M group has been highly focused on sustainability and has just announced that it’s recovering damaged garments in its Restore Collection, marketed by its COS chain

Farfetch announces quarter with new record

Aug 14, 2019 / United Kingdom
The giant marketplace dedicated to luxury fashion has announced second quarter results marked by new records in revenue and Gross Merchandise Value

Farfetch acquires New Guards Group

Aug 9, 2019 / United Kingdom
The London-based luxury ecommerce giant bought New Guards, the group owning brand Off-White, for a total value of 675 million US dollars. Farfetch plans to launch "Brands of the future"

An investment year for Capri

Aug 8, 2019 / United Kingdom
The UK-based group has announced first quarter results with total revenue growing by 11.9%. The management of the Capri Holdings reaffirmed this will be the year to invest heavily in the business

Sara Maggioni (WGSN): Sustainability is a business imperative

Premium ContentJul 15, 2019 / United Kingdom
The words are from Sara Maggioni, Head of Womenswear at WGSN, a trend forecasting company. Sara talked to us about sustainability and other hot topics of the footwear industry

Online retail in the UK to reach 53% by 2028

Jul 12, 2019 / United Kingdom
A new report by Retail Economics* and commissioned by law firm Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) reveals that online shopping in the UK will account for more than 50% of retail sales over the next ten years

Asos to reduce staff

Jul 11, 2019 / United Kingdom
The British-based online retailer is said to be on the verge of implementing a plan to reduce its workforce, as reported by the Sunday Times a few days ago. The cuts should be made at headquarters in London

Condé Nast to exit Farfetch

Jul 10, 2019 / United Kingdom
The Condé Nast group, owner of titles such as Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, is reportedly quitting its Farfetch's 234-million-pound stake
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