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Deichmann sales revenue up by 6%
Last year, the footwear retailer, based in Essen, sold 172 million pairs of shoes worldwide. Sales revenue in Germany reached the two billion euros threshold for the first time
US footwear company KEEN launches Made in Europe shoes
The American shoe brand has opened a manufacturing unity in Romania and announced three of its walking shoe models will be manufactured at the new European factory
How all started for RobertoVasi
We spoke to Robert and Vasilios, the two men behind the brand, to get to know the history of their recent venture
Get to know Shoefitr
This new online platform uses 3D scanning technology to help online shoppers find the correct fit when buying shoes, helping to reduce common problems when buying online products with different sizes
Get to know the new Portuguese talents
We will introduce you to a group of young talented designers, with different paths and experiences, but with one thing in common: their love for shoes
Vietnam's footwear exports aim to reach 14 billion US dollars
The target was set by Lefaso, the Vietnam Leather and Footwear Association, for the country’s global footwear exports in 2015
Dune to further expand in the Middle East
UK-based footwear retailer will open three stores in Saudi Arabia this year as part of a continued expansion in the Middle East
Museum program looks at the evolution of mountain footwear
The presentation by Steve Komito took place as part of the Pioneers of the Peaks events, a monthly series celebrating 100 years of Rocky Mountain National Park
theMICAM closes with cautious optimism
The latest edition of the footwear trade fair held in Milan attracted 32 112 visitors. Attendance down by 3.8%
Steve Madden’s net income down by 16%
US-based footwear company recognises the difficult year in 2014, with a drop of 16% in net results, and announces 2015 outlook below expectations
MAGIC University launched
The footwear trade fair has announced the creation of MAGIC University, the first-ever retail education portal in the fashion industry. MAGIC executives and leading retail experts will author the free digital educational resource
American footwear industry pleased with West Coast ports labor agreement
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports
Kirstin Deutelmoser, Director of GDS, live on World Footwear
The second edition of the new format of the GDS trade show, with anticipated dates, took place in Düsseldorf earlier in the month. We spoke to the Director of GDS to make a balance of the latest edition of the trade fair
Skechers named Footwear Brand and Fashion Brand of the year
A new set of awards for the US-based footwear company, this time at the Footwear Industry Awards event in the UK
FDRA publishes US footwear imports ranking
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association of America (FDRA) published its annual list ranking the ten largest footwear manufacturing countries importing into the US market
Get to know the 2015 winners of the Footwear Industry Awards
The awards are based on an online nomination and voting process which produces five finalists in each category, and winners are those who attract the highest votes overall
German footwear imports with two digits growth
According to the Federal Association of the German Footwear and Leather Goods Industry (HDS/L), imports of footwear grew up by 12.8% during 2014
Get to know the Plus Awards winners
For the 16th year the magazine Footwear Plus announced the awards that recognize the industry’s design and retail excellence in more than 2 dozens of distinguished categories
Hermès with sales up by 11%
France-based luxury goods group announced fourth quarter sales growing by 11.8% at current exchange rate (9.6% at constant exchange rates). Annual revenue was up by 11.1% (9.7% at current rates)
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