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Vietnam is the new challenge for the Mexican footwear industry
That is the belief of the Chamber of the Footwear Industry of the State of Guanajuato (CICEG), which presented a new study on the TPP impacts on the footwear industry in Mexico
NRF forecasts holiday sales to increase by 3.6%
The National Retail Federation (NFR) announced it expects sales in November and December, excluding autos, gas and restaurant sales, to increase a solid 3.6% to 655.8 billion US dollars
Steve Rendle to become new VF CEO
Current CEO Eric Wiseman to Remain Executive Chairman. The new CEO will start in his role effective from 1st January 2017
Declining leather footwear exports in India
According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE) leather footwear exports reached 2 147.2 million US dollars in the last fiscal year (April 15 -March 16), declining by 5.75% from the previous year
A 16-hour handmade embroidered sneakers
Portugal-based Josefinas presented the new Rose Couture special edition. Each rose, created entirely by hand, takes over 16 hours to be embroidered in the sneaker, giving new life to a traditional Portuguese craft
adidas presents the first product created in its Germany-based Speedfactory
The running model Future M.F.G was introduced by the brand as a combination of high-tech work with quality craftsmanship
Strong sales reported by Nike
The Oregon-based sportswear giant reported double-digit currency-neutral revenue growth internationally in the first quarter and a 6% revenue growth in North America
India focus on leather oriented courses
The India’s Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has announced a series of training courses dedicated to several areas of the leather industry
Parfois aims to have 30 stores in Romania
The Portugal-based company just opened a new store in the country, increasing to seven the number of local points of sale. The store is located in Parklake, the new shopping center in Bucharest
Skechers continues to strengthen its omnichannel strategies
The US-based lifestyle and performance footwear giant launched a new mobile app to streamline e-commerce and in-store experience for consumers
New online course on Sustainable Footwear Manufacturing is now available
The EU funded project Step2Sustainability has launched an e-learning and training programme on sustainable footwear manufacturing, which companies/workers can follow for free during the piloting period
Brazilian exports of footwear components with 40% increase
According to Assintecal, the Brazilian Association of Companies of Components for Leather, Footwear and Manufactured Goods, sales abroad increased in the month of August contributing to the overall increase in the current financial year
Deutelmoser explains GDS move to September
For the summer event Messe Düsseldorf and the Advisory Board have agreed on new dates placing the trade fair closer to the actual season. We have spoken to Kirstin Deutelmoser to better understand the reasons for the change
adidas listed in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
The ranking puts the company among the best-in-class sustainability performers in the world for the 17th consecutive year
Skechers Performance partners with Breast Cancer Care
A special footwear collection and a dedicated marketing campaign to support Breast Cancer Awareness Month were created as part of the initiative
Zippy expands to Ukraine
Portugal-based multi-brand retailer Sonae is partnering with Argo to expand the Zippy stores into the East European country
November, month of fashion in Guanajuato
The Secretary of Sustainable Economic Development announced the launch of the campaign Noviembre Mes de la Moda (November, Month of Fashion), in order to project the sectors that are part of the fashion cluster in the state
European project aims to implement CPPS in SMEs
Cyber Physical Production Systems (CPPS), a key enabling technology at the basis of the fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), are now the main object of the EU project BEinCPPS I4MS Phase II developed in a wide consortium of entities
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