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Caleres reports third quarter results

Dec 17, 2019 / United States
The US-based footwear company has announced consolidated sales of 792.4 million US dollars, up by 2.1% compared to similar period in 2018. Accumulated growth in the year reaches 5%

Growth of Brazilian exports driven by US market

Dec 17, 2019 / Brazil
Between January and November this year 104.2 million pairs of shoes were exported by Brazil, resulting in revenue of 886.3 million US dollars. The US market continues to grow

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Crocs donate to UNICEF

Dec 16, 2019 / United States
As part of her Brand Ambassador role with Crocs, Priyanka Chopra Jonas secured a partnership between the iconic shoe brand and UNICEF

Shoe Carnival with new share repurchase program

Dec 16, 2019 / United States
The footwear retailer announced a new 50 million US dollars share repurchase program. At the same time Shoe Carnival also announced the payment of a quarterly dividend to shareholders

Capri to acquire Italian shoe manufacturer

Dec 16, 2019 / United Kingdom
The London-based global fashion luxury group announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Italian atelier and shoe manufacturer Alberto Gozzi S.r.L. from Tuscany

Kate Spade CEO & Brand President leaves Tapestry

Dec 13, 2019 / United States
The New York-based group has announced that Anna Bakst, CEO and Brand President of Kate Spade, will be departing the company at the end of the calendar year

Caleres announces quarterly dividend

Dec 13, 2019 / United States
The St-Louis-based footwear group announced a quarterly dividend of 0.07 US dollars per share. Payment is due on the 9th January 2020

US-China trade deal reached

Dec 13, 2019 / United States
The US announced an agreement on a "phase one" trade deal with China on Friday, 13th of December

Matteo Pasca: companies are looking for more than technical skills

Premium Content Dec 12, 2019 / Italy
We spoke with Matteo Pasca, CEO at ARSUTORIA School and CEO at Edizioni AF, to discuss training, skills and people

Obuv Rossii starts cooperation with AliExpress

Dec 12, 2019 / Russian Federation
As part of its expansion within the marketplaces, Obuv is making available products from main brand Westfalika on marketplace Tmall (a part of AliExpress Russia)

MOMAD and ShoesRoom by MOMAD get together

Dec 12, 2019 / Spain
The decision to join both events rooms responds to the results of the surveys conducted by IFEMA to the participants of ShoesRoom by MOMAD

New Generation: meet Andreia and André

Dec 11, 2019 / Portugal
Andreia Coutinho, with a degree in journalism, and André, with a background in business management, have created Skizo earlier this year

Wolverine reinforces efforts to address PFAS

Dec 11, 2019 / United States
Company will fund 69.5 million US dollars in a municipal water extension to more than 1 000 properties. Wolverine continues its environmental remediation

DSW lowers outlook

Dec 11, 2019 / United States
The Ohio-based company announced third quarter results. Despite the increase in revenue reported, the company lowered its outlook for the year

Vans donates 1 million US dollars for creativity projects

Dec 10, 2019 / United States
The California-based brand created the Vans Checkerboard Fund to support its commitment to champion and celebrate creative expression globally

Exports in Pakistan with good momentum

Dec 10, 2019 / Pakistan
In the first four months of the current fiscal year, Pakistan's exports of footwear increased both in volume and value

Indian leather industry takes a dive

Dec 10, 2019 / India
The Council for Leather Exports (CLE) has shared data regarding the export's performance during the period from April to August, with drops across most categories

Success Road: a new away of addressing succession

Dec 9, 2019 / European Union
The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) and its project partners from Greece, Spain, Lithuania and Poland have officially launched the project

A new business model for same-day delivery

Dec 9, 2019 / United States
Ohi wants to be the partner of small brands competing with Amazon and their one day delivery service. The service is only available in NY and LA for now

Indonesian economy grows by 5%

Dec 9, 2019 / Indonesia
According to the Indonesia-Investments.com economic growth in the third quarter was in line with expectations, but there is need for structural reforms to ensure growth accelerates