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Spain 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 production
New head for the AAFA
AAFA President and CEO Rick Helfenbein is stepping down by the end of the year. AAFA veteran Stephen Lamar will take over from him and lead the organization
Maria Eugenia Errobidarte (WGSN): Sustainability is a mindset impacting business and consumers
WGSN is one of the key players in terms of trends forecasting. Maria Eugenia Errobidarte, Senior Consultant at the agency, gave us some hints on some of tomorrow's trends
Portuguese Leather Goods Campaign
Portugal exports 113 million euros in leather goods and saddlery. Since 2010, exports of this industry have increased by 250%
Singaporeans spending less on clothing and shoes
The average household spent about 120 Singaporean dollars a month on clothing and footwear, down from about 160 Singaporean dollars in the 2012/2013 period. Data comes from a Government survey
Lefaso: Vietnam is already taking advantage of the US-China trade war
As the trade war between the two countries enters a new chapter, the worldfootwear.com spoke to Nguyen Duc Thuan, Chairman of Lefaso, the Vietnamese footwear association, to discuss this and other hot topics of the industry
Flat sales in European outdoor market
The latest research released by the European Outdoor Group (EOG) indicates that the climbing category grew in 2018, but the overall outdoor market flattened out
China's GDP growth slows to 27-years low
The economic growth of the Asian giant slowed to 6.2% in the second quarter of the fiscal year, reflecting the weakest pace in the last decades. The US-China trade war is starting to pressure economic growth, analysts say
Heitor Klein (ABICALÇADOS): EU-Mercosur brings challenges but will result in gains for all
The words are from Heitor Klein, the man who headed Abicalçados in the last 6 years. As Klein prepares to step down from the Presidency, we took the opportunity to discuss the main trends of the footwear industry and bring you the highlights of that conversation today
Sara Maggioni (WGSN): Sustainability is a business imperative
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
Double digit fall in Argentina's production
Bad news continues for the Argentinian industry. According to the latest technical report issued by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC), production in the country fell by 6.9% in the month of May, in comparison to similar period in 2018
Online retail in the UK to reach 53% by 2028
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
A new President for the French leather goods
On the occasion of its general assembly held by the end of June, the French Leather Goods Federation elected to its presidency Jean-Pierre Tolo for a term of three years
French Federation with a new Head
Régis Feuillet has been elected President of the French Footwear Federation (FFC) an entity representing 100 footwear companies
Syed Nasim Manzur (Apex Footwear): If the product is good, the customer will come
Watch the interview to learn a bit more about the current trends of the footwear industry according to the views of Syed Nasim Manzur, from Apex Footwear in Bangladesh
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