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Asics America with 5% growth in sales

May 22, 2015 / America
Results now presented refer to the first quarter. 5% growth excludes currency fluctuations impact, which hit the company's growth performance (1.8% in reported sales)

Get to know the 2014 FDRA sales survey awards

May 22, 2015 / United States
The latest winners were known during the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) Innovation Summit

Get to know Goldmud

May 22, 2015 / Portugal
Born within Grupo Abreu & Abreu, a family business dedicated to footwear manufacturing, the Portuguese brand strongly believes “life is what we choose"

Shoe Carnival with steady growth in net sales

May 21, 2015 / United States
The company reached a first quarter record of 252.8 million US dollars in net sales. Comparable store sales increased by 3.0%

SCL and Goodyear in partnership

May 21, 2015 / United States
Specialist safety footwear producer SCL Footwear Group has announced a new line of men’s footwear, made under license, for the Goodyear brand

Disney x Vans sneaker collection

May 21, 2015 / United States
The two iconic brands got together in a new partnership to present the Disney x Vans 2015 summer collection Young at Heart

Nordstrom with shop by text service

May 20, 2015 / United States
With the new launch Nordstrom becomes the first retail company in the US offering customers the ability to shop and buy with a text message

CCC with solid sales growth

May 19, 2015 / Poland
The Polish-based company announced strong quarter results. April revenue with 21.4% increase compared to similar month in 2014

Get to know Dkode

May 19, 2015 / Portugal
A Portuguese footwear brand born within an highly experienced footwear manufacturer, the Sozé Group

Peter Geisler, Managing Director of Arbesko and of the Swedish Shoemakers Association, live on World Footwear

May 18, 2015 / Sweden
A conversation about the state of the footwear industry and the future expectations for the sector’s development

UITIC Congress to take place in Chennai

May 18, 2015 / India
19th International Technical Footwear Congress of UITIC, the International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians, will take place in India early next year

Sarah Jessica Parker’ shoe line at Bloomingdale’s

May 18, 2015 / United States
New Yorkers, and visitors in town, will now find the shoes from the actress’ line in the Midtown Manhattan store

UAE footwear purchases from Brazil increase 24%

May 15, 2015 / Brazil
The UAE is now the 12th largest buyer of Brazilian footwear and it acquired 8.38 million US dollars’ worth of shoes in the first four months of the year

Farfetch buys Browns boutiques

May 15, 2015 / United Kingdom
Multibrand online fashion retailer Farfetch buys London based fashion boutiques as part of an omni-channel growth strategy. Deal has an undisclosed amount

Louboutin back in court

May 15, 2015 / France
The famous footwear designer Christian Louboutin, well-known for its iconic red-soled shoes, is back to court in a new lawsuit to protect its trademark

Growth continues at Ferragamo

May 14, 2015 / Italy
Quarter revenue up by 10% in current exchange rates (+2% in constant rates). Group's net profit with 2 digits growth

Skechers donates 62 000 pairs of shoes for earthquake victims in Nepal

May 14, 2015 / Nepal
Through the company’s charitable footwear donation program, BOBS from Skechers, thousands of pairs of new shoes will be donated to support affected children

Fire destroys footwear factory in Manila

May 14, 2015 / Philippines
Dozens of people are feared to have died after a fire in a footwear factory in Manila, the capital of the Philippines

Brazilian footwear exports fall back in April

May 13, 2015 / Brazil
This represents an inversion of the recent trend and interrupts the positive growth registered in the last three months

Marks & Spencer set to sell branded trainers

May 13, 2015 / United Kingdom
The new product will be available resulting from a collaboration with upmarket sportswear brand Walsh. Trainers will be sold for roughly £110