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Luís Onofre appointed CEC's President

Feb 13, 2019 / CEC

APICCAPS President was appointed President of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC). Entrepreneur and designer Luís Onofre will succeed the Italian Cleto Sagripanti and will take office by the end of May in Porto

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New Portuguese Shoes campaign

Feb 11, 2019 / Portugal

The Portuguese Footwear, Components and Leather Goods Manufacturers' Association (APICCAPS) presented the new Portuguese Shoes campaign for 2019

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EU: Average retail trade rose in 2018

Feb 8, 2019 / European Union

The volume of retail trade was down by 1.6% in the Euro Area, and by 1.4% in the EU28, in December 2018 compared with November 2018. However, the overall performance for the year 2018 (compared with 2017) is positive with increases in both the EU28 and Euro Area

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Join the footwear industry in Naples

Jan 29, 2019 / CEC

Registration to the sixth edition of the World Footwear Congress is now open. All footwear stakeholders are invited to join the debates in Naples, from the 3rd to the 5th of April 2019

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US: online sales grow by 16.5% in the holiday season

Jan 29, 2019 / United States

According to the Adobe Digital Insights Holiday Recap 2018, 126 billion US dollars were spent online this holiday season in the US, which represents an increase of 16.5% year-over-year

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India: new Chairman for the CLE

Jan 23, 2019 / India

P. R. Aqeel Ahmed is the new Chairman of the Council for Leather Exports with effect from the 17th of January onwards

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Brazil: footwear retail recovers in 2018

Jan 22, 2019 / Brazil

According to ABLAC, the Brazilian Association of Artifacts and Footwear Retailers, the year 2018 reserved positive surprises, despite the many difficulties faced by the business of footwear retailing

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Expo Riva Schuh focus on new digital and fashion trends

Jan 11, 2019 / Italy

Garda is opening their doors from the 12th to the 15th to welcome the international players in the footwear sector and present the accessory trends for autumn/winter 2019/2020

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Europe promotes recycled plastics market

Jan 10, 2019 / European Union

The European Commission launched an alliance of key industry stakeholders covering the full plastics value chain as part of its efforts to reduce plastics littering, increase the share of recycled plastics and stimulate market innovation

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Leather industry in Pakistan asks for Government action

Dec 27, 2018 / Pakistan

The Pakistan Leather Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PLGMEA) has expressed concerns over the steep decline in leather-related exports in a meeting with Finance Minister and the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR)

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Footwear amongst most popular items for cross-border online shopping

Dec 26, 2018 / World

A study conducted by Ipsos for PayPal revealed that 68% of the online shoppers surveyed purchased items of clothing, apparel, footwear or accessories from websites in other countries

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New Generation: Meet Tiago Correia

Dec 20, 2018 / Portugal

Tiago Correira has a background in Management and has been working in And I Wonder for five years

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Czech retail trade accelerated growth

Dec 11, 2018 / Czech Republic

In October 2018, Czech sales adjusted for calendar effects increased at constant prices by 5.2%, year‑on‑year; non-adjusted sales grew by 6.4%. Seasonally adjusted sales in retail trade increased by 1.0%, month-on-month

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