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Crocs with revenue decline, but in line with expectations

May 8, 2015 / United States
Revenue for the first quarter reached 262.2 million US dollars, aligned with company’s estimations, despite a decline of 16.1% compared to similar period in 2014

Footwear industry in Venezuela hit with lack of hides

May 7, 2015 / Venezuela
The national footwear industry association Cavecal said that the quantity of country’s hides available for its members is not sufficient to fill the needs of the industry

Puma with positive sales performance

May 7, 2015 / Germany
Despite the negative impact of currency fluctuations in the company's results, sales continue to grow (4.4%). Footwear segment with good performance 

Frozen sales at Macintosh

May 7, 2015 / Netherlands
The Netherlands-based group has annouced the results for the firsty quarter. Sales were up by 0.8% in the period

Columbia reports record sales

May 6, 2015 / United States
Record first quarter results raise the company's optimism for the rest of the year. Notwithstanding, currency exchange rates fluctuation impacts sales negatively

Best omni-channel experience award for DSW

May 6, 2015 / United States
The recognition was given as part of the eBay Enterprise's Annual Imagine Commerce Conference held in Las Vegas

adidas partners with Spotify

May 6, 2015 / Germany
The result is Adidas Go, a running app that uses iPhone’s accelerometer to instantly match a runner’s favorite music to their workout

Get to know Profession : Bottier

May 5, 2015 / Portugal
A Portuguese brand born within a footwear group with more than 60 years of experience manufacturing high quality footwear

Is economic power shifting back to Asia?

May 5, 2015 / World
The study Footwear Consumer 2030 predicts that in the next 15 years the economic dynamics, the geographic shifts in production and the consumer preferences will influence the decisions of the footwear industry

Coach completes acquisition of Stuart Weitzman

May 5, 2015 / United States
The first official announcement of the deal occurred at the beginning of the year. Now, details of the agreement between the parties were made public

Hermès announces sustained sales growth

May 4, 2015 / France
Growth rate for the first quarter of the year reached +19% at current exchange rates and +8% at constant exchange rates

Wolverine Worldwide with flat performance

May 4, 2015 / United States
The outdoor footwear giant has reported revenue of 631.4 million US dollars for the first quarter of 2015, resulting in a small increase (0.6%) from similar period last year

UGG debuts Star Wars collection

May 4, 2015 / United States
The Australian brand has announced the launch of a limited edition line dedicated to Star War and its main characters

Michael Jordan shoes sell for more than 71 thousand dollars

May 1, 2015 / United States
A pair of sneakers allegedly used by the basketball player in his rookie season have been sold in an auction in the US

New footwear factory in Indonesia will manufacture for Nike

May 1, 2015 / Indonesia
According to local news agencies the investment reached 60 million US dollars

Skechers named Vendor of the year

Apr 30, 2015 / United States
The recognition was made by trade publication SGI Weekly Intelligence

Clessidra acquires majority stake at Roberto Cavalli

Apr 30, 2015 / Italy
The private equity firm acquired 90% of the capital of the Italian fashion house. Francesco Trapani is the new Chairman of Roberto Cavalli and Renato Semerari is appointed CEO

Emanuele Lepri, Director of the Bata Shoe Museum, live on World Footwear

Apr 28, 2015 / Canada
With more than a decade of service as the Director of the institution, Mr Lepri talked to us about the Museum, its collection and the plans for the year of the 20th anniversary

The shoe that grows

Apr 28, 2015 / United States
This shoe was created when Kenton Lee, the Founder of the project and Executive Director, was living and working in Nairobi (Kenya) in 2007

Skechers with record quarterly results

Apr 27, 2015 / United States
The US-based company announced net sales for the first quarter of 768.0 million US dollars, an increase of 40.5% from similar period in 2014