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Global footwear trade weakens in early 2026

Premium ContentJun 30, 2026 / World

International footwear trade began 2026 under pressure. In the first quarter of the year, most of the main production-based exporters analysed recorded a decline in exports, while several major consumption markets also reduced their imports. The results point to a cautious start to the year for global footwear, although the impact varied substantially across country profiles

Mario Jorge Machado re-elected EURATEX President

Jun 24, 2026 / Belgium

The European Apparel and Textile Confederation’s re-elected President is set to push for fair competition, better import controls and a transition that strengthens rather than weakens the industry

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Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano, from COTANCE: we are working on the regulatory areas that will shape future markets

Premium ContentNov 24, 2025 / Belgium

We spoke to Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano, who has been the Secretary General at COTANCE for more than 30 years. We discussed some of the critical issues around the European leather industry, including traceability standards and material metrics

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Skechers to accelerate growth in Europe with new expanded distribution centre

Nov 25, 2024 / United States

The US-based footwear company has announced that it is moving its European distribution centre to a larger, single facility in Liège, Belgium. The aim is to support growth in Europe

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EU Shoes Your Life Jump Out event discusses new approach to STEAM jobs

Dec 22, 2023 / Europe

The EU Jump Out event for the Shoes Your Life (SYL) project, held on the 28th of November in Brussels, debated how digitalization can be used to improve educational opportunities in STEAM careers

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Digital FabLab Project has successfully come to an end

Aug 7, 2023 / CEC

Launched in 2021 to contribute the rapid transformation of digital education in the footwear industry, the Erasmus+ Digital FabLab Project, implemented by partners from several European countries, has officially ended

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Imports of footwear with a dark picture in the first semester

Premium ContentNov 9, 2020 / Business Conditions Survey

The most recent statistics for footwear trade in 2020 show a very dark, albeit expected, picture. In the first semester of the year, footwear imports fell in almost every country

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Success Road: social partners as key actors in assisting the transfer process of EU family business

Oct 28, 2020 / European Union

Last week, the Interreg Europe Success Road project consortium met virtually with Spanish public and private stakeholders to debate on the role of social partners in facilitating the transfer process of EU family businesses

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vanHaren to take over 43 Brantano shoe stores

Sep 9, 2020 / Belgium

Part of the German Deichmann SE group, one of Europe’s largest shoe retailers, vanHaren has 143 stores in The Netherlands and 16 shops in Belgium, whose network of locations will increase with the acquisition

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Footwear back in business in Europe

Premium ContentMay 12, 2020 / Coronavirus - Covid19

As European countries face the different stages of the sanitary crisis, they are also working on the re-opening of the economies. Today we bring you updates from Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, France and Poland

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Belgium: start of the summer sales put back to 1st of August

Apr 17, 2020 / Belgium

This year’s summer sales will start a month later than normal in Belgium. The decision to postpone the start of the sales by a month is an attempt to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on retail

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European footwear focused on increasing sustainability

Dec 10, 2018 / CEC

The kick-off meeting of the project LIFE GreenShoes4All, gathering several key European stakeholders, took place in Porto last week

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Belgium continues to strength its position

Jan 4, 2018 / Belgium

Belgium stands out in the international arena as a country with a 2.1 billion USD trade balance and barely no production (less than 1 million pairs in 2016). In the first semester of 2017 exports increased by 3.9% (value)

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Skechers expands its European Distribution Center

Jul 19, 2016 / Belgium

The footwear giant announced the completion of the 4th phase of an expansion to its European Distribution Center (EDC) in Belgium with an additional 26 500 m2

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