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Lemon Jelly reinforces presence in children's segment
Portuguese exports of children's footwear have been increasing steadily in recent years and now amount to 150 million euros. Brand Lemon Jelly is now focusing on this segment as well
Indian footwear exports slow down
The second largest footwear producer has registered a drop in exports in the first half of 2017. Declines in most of the country's main destination markets
Dates for the 20th UITIC Congress announced
The next edition of the Congress of the International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC) will take place in Porto from the 16th to the 18th of May 2018
Jimmy Choo with record revenue
The famous designer house reported two digits’ growth in sales in 2016. Good performance mainly driven by strong growth in Asia, continued solid growth in Europe and Japan and improving trends in the US
Wolverine appoints sales and marketing leaders
The US-based footwear company appointed John Estes as Vice President of Global Sales and Andy Shripka as Vice President of Marketing
Shoe Carnival results in line with expectations
The US-based footwear retailer has announced net sales of 1.0 billion US dollars in 2016, reflecting growth of 2%. Adjusted net income totaled 25.7 million US dollars
Ferragamo focus on 4 strategic growth drivers
The Italy-based luxury brand presented the action plan of the new management. Ferragamo aims for significant improvements in terms of turnover and sales growth by focusing on 4 main strategic growth drivers
Solid performance by Alpargatas
The Brazil-based footwear manufacturer, known by its casual footwear, announced sales of 1.21 billion euros in 2016 (+0.4%). Profit with double digit growth rate (+30.8%)
Hermès revenue passes the 5 billion euros mark
The group announced consolidated revenue for 2016 of 5.202 million euros, up by 7.5% (current exchange rates). Net profit increased by 13%, totaling 1.100 million euros
Liago celebrates 30th anniversary
The Portugal-based footwear company has just celebrated three decades of existence with its eyes set on the future. Liago announced it will reinforce the commitment to its own brand by giving it a global dimension
Belle expects double digit drop in profit
China-based retailer should close its financial year with a drop of 15% to 25% in profit. Weaker sales in its footwear business should be one of the reasons
Skechers with renewed partnerships
The Performance division has announced a multi-year partnership extension of title sponsorship of the Los Angeles Marathon. This follows the 5-year contract extension with Go Golf brand ambassador and PGA Pro Billy Andrade
Pentland invests in SeaVees
The UK-based footwear company has announced it will be investing in the Californian casual lifestyle sneaker brand
Perlato, your feet in our hands
That's the company's motto. Perlato has been creating strictly high-quality shoes of essential elegance since 1984
Pou Chen with drop in sales
The Taiwanese-based company and manufacturer for major international footwear brands has reported year to date sales. By the end of February consolidated sales of the company were down by 6%
adidas sets ambitious goal for North America
The Germany-based company wants to expand sales in North America by 47% until 2020
DSW performance in line with expectations
The Ohio-based branded footwear and accessories retailer announced financial results for the last quarter of 2016, and full year. Results were in line with the company’s guidance and marked by stability
Learn2Work to bring new young talent to footwear manufacturing
European project titled Learn2Work, funded by the Erasmus+ programme, is working to deliver an innovative training methodology to attract young people and prepare them with the required technical and soft skills
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