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Shaping the future of footwear retail
Since its launch in 2015, the Global Footwear Retail Conference has been bringing together over 100 key footwear retailers to this annual meeting in Hong Kong to discuss on ground-breaking ideas shaping the retail scene
UITIC Congress: Call for Papers is a great success
Ninety-five abstracts received during the Call for Papers reveal the increasing interest of the footwear industry for the UITIC Congress
Sign up to the first European contest for young students
European schools and educational centres committed to the footwear sector can now join the European contest “Shake the future of the footwear sector”. Teams of students will have the possibility of becoming influencers in rejuvenating the industry
Lively atmosphere and positive balance at Pitti Uomo
The latest edition of the Italian trade fair received 36 000 visitors and closed the program with a positive balance and strong satisfaction with the atmosphere
Gardabags announced at the latest edition of Expo Riva Schuh
The latest edition of Expo Riva Schuh draw to a close with over 13 000 visitors. New show Gardabags was announced for June's edition
CEC’s focus on emerging digital occupations
As part of the Erasmus+ project “Digital TCLF 2025”, European stakeholders, in particular companies, are invited to participate in an online survey on the need for nine emerging digital occupations in the textile, clothing, leather and footwear sectors
Challenging year ahead for the sports industry
In his predictions for 2018, Matt Powell, Vice President and Senior Industry Advisor from the NPD Group is forecasting a transition challenging year for the sports industry in the US
E-commerce in Romania: 2.8 billion euros in 2017
The Romanian e-commerce market was valued at 2.8 billion euros at the end of 2017, according to GPeC, ecommerce specialists. According to the report, Romanians spent an average of 7.67 million euros daily in online shopping
New collaborative project presented by the Portuguese industry
The FAMEST project was formally presented by the Portuguese Footwear and Fashion Cluster last November
CEC welcomes the Czech Leather and Footwear Association
On the 14th of December, the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) welcomed a new Member, the Czech Leather and Footwear Association (COKA), at its General Assembly in Brussels
20th UITIC Congress in Porto: Submit your idea
Following a long lasting tradition the UITIC Congress will present innovative projects and technologies for the footwear industry, and now innovators are invited to present their ideas on a “call for papers”
India's new programme for leather and footwear
The government approved a special package of roughly 404.7 million US dollars (Rs 2 600 crore) for employment generation in the leather and footwear sector, which has the potential to generate 320 000 jobs in a period of three years
Portugal wins best footwear design
For three days, Porto was the host of the Fashion Design Competition, an initiative aimed at young footwear and clothing designers of some of the most important European fashion schools
Portugal welcomes young European talents
This December, Porto will welcome thirty young European designers from the fashion and footwear sectors, who will present their creations at the 4th edition of the Fashion Design Competition
Birkenstock discontinuing Amazon deliveries in Europe
The Germany-based footwear company has issued a statement where it claims consumers have been misled by counterfeit products offered for sale on Amazon Marketplace. They will discontinue deliveries through Amazon effective in the new year
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