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Are you using any of these B2B Marketplaces for Fashion?
With the world moving into the digital sphere at a fast rhythm more and more businesses are being made online. This is well known for Business to Consumer, but is also the case for Business to Business connections, as different parts of the supply chain get connected via B2B marketplaces
Footwear stores hit hard in Moscow and St. Petersburg
Shoe Intelligence, based on estimations by Moscow-based think tank Evotor, is reporting a 17% plunge in sales of independent footwear stores in Russia in September. Decline is more severe in Moscow and St. Petersburg
Business to Business Marketplaces for Fashion
The role of digital in our lives has increased significantly in the last few years and COVID-19 made us all focus attentions to this arena to continue with meetings and businesses while restrictions and limitations to movements were in place. In this scenario, do you know what B2B marketplaces are? Do you understand their importance for the fashion industry?
Leather Industry calls for the suspension of the Higg Index Score for Leather
The global leather industry has formally asked the Sustainable Apparel Coalition (SAC) to suspend the score the non-profit organisation applies to leather in its Higg Materials Sustainability Index (MSI)
LIFE GreenShoes4All: an European journey towards reducing the environmental impact of footwear products
Two years after the launch of the project co-funded by the European Commission “Footwear environmental footprint category rules implementation and innovative green shoes ecodesign and recycling”, the consortium shared its achievements
Increase in the minimum wage for Bangladesh’s leather and footwear
According to The Financial Express, the government has fixed the minimum monthly wage for workers of the leather goods and footwear sector at 7 100 Bangladeshi taka
South Africa committed to reviving leather and footwear
The government of the African country has named leather and footwear as one of the sectors to focus on during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cyprus: consumers spending is more careful
According to the Cyprus Consumers’ Association the Cypriots appear to be choosing their purchases more carefully as the COVID-19 impacted our lives
Hungary: retail sales increased by 0.4%
According to information release by the Hungarian Central Statistical Office, in July 2020, the volume of sales in retail shops grew by 0.4% compared to the same period last year
Retail turnover up by 3.2% in Australia
In July 2020, Australian retail turnover rose by 3.2%, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures
Sales of shoe stores in the US down by 56%
According to data from the USA Census Bureau and the analysis of the WorldFootwear.com, growth of sales of the shoe stores in the US has been on the red since the beginning of year
Sales drop and economic restrictive measures
We have compared the Stringency Index as determined by the University of Oxford with the year on year variation of clothing, footwear and leather goods sales and have found a connection. Check it out
Joint statement from AAFA, FDRA, NRF, RILA, and USFIA on supply chains and Xinjiang
A group of US-based footwear, apparel, retail and fashion industries associations have issued a statement regarding the issues around suspects of forced labour in parts of the supply chain
Future perspectives on sustainability: transparency and traceability
The fashion world has changed and in recent years clothing and footwear brands developed product lines and ranges drawing attention to the call for greater sustainability of materials or cleaner manufacturing processes. What is next on sustainability?
10 years of Portuguese Soul
In 2020 Portuguese Soul magazine celebrates one decade of spreading Portuguese creativity. This new edition is especially dedicated to people and brands that value the country abroadMedia Partners
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