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Uniqlo parent company reports strong nine-month performance

Jul 18, 2025 / Japan
The Japan-based fashion retailer Fast Retailing has reported a strong performance over the first nine months of its fiscal year, reiterating its outlook for the full year

Loro Piana placed under court administration in Italy over worker exploitation

Jul 18, 2025 / Italy
The luxury cashmere label owned by LVMH has been placed under judicial administration for a year due to suspected worker exploitation and insufficient oversight within its supply chain

Stability is the word for employment levels in the footwear sector

Premium ContentJul 16, 2025 / Business Conditions Survey
In the latest edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey, nearly half of our panel members responded that they believe the level of employment will stabilise in the next few months. Get free access to the report with the main conclusions

Converse set to welcome new President and CEO

Jul 16, 2025 / United States
Jared Carver, the current CEO and President of the Converse brand, is expected to step down. Nike veteran Aaron Cain is allegedly set to take on the leadership role

Dr. Martens kicks off the year in line with expectations

Jul 14, 2025 / United Kingdom
In its latest trading update, the UK-based footwear company reiterated its guidance for the full year 2026, with performance from the start of the year remaining in line with expectations

Gerry Weber closes all its stores, sells trademark rights

Jul 11, 2025 / Germany
The German fashion retailer is closing all its stores in Germany and Europe while selling its trademark rights to Spanish retailer Victrix. This follows its third insolvency in a few years

Optimistic outlook for the footwear industry’s business health

Premium ContentJul 10, 2025 / Business Conditions Survey
More than 55% of the respondents of the last edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey are confident about the health of their businesses. The 12th edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey results are now available

Eva Haak from AMI: Polymers in Footwear 2025 spotlights innovation and networking

Premium ContentJul 9, 2025 / United States
We spoke to Eva Haak, Conference Production Manager at AMI’s Polymers in Footwear Conference. We learned more about this year’s event, which will happen in Portland on July 16th and 17th

Amazon reaches robot milestone, debuts new generative AI model

Jul 9, 2025 / United States
The US-based e-commerce giant has announced that it has deployed its one millionth robot and that its entire fleet will be powered by a newly launched generative AI model

Primark plans significant workforce cuts

Jul 4, 2025 / United Kingdom
The international retailer plans to reduce staff in key support functions, impacting about 7% of Dublin HQ jobs, as it restructures to maintain competitive pricing and invest in overseas markets

Trump's Tariffs Expected to Negatively Impact Footwear

Premium ContentJul 2, 2025 / Business Conditions Survey
In the latest edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey, we have asked our panel about the expected impact of Trump's wave of tariffs in footwear. The expectations are not positive. Read it all by accessing the report with the main conclusions

Nike reports fourth-quarter and full year results

Jul 2, 2025 / United States
The US-based sportswear company saw declines in revenue for both the quarter and full year, but remains hopeful, repositioning through a sport-focused strategy to renew consumer connection

EU retreats from proposed Green Claims Directive

Jul 1, 2025 / European Union
The European Commission has announced its intention to withdraw the EU Green Claims Directive, just days before the final negotiations between the European Parliament and the Council were set to begin

adidas names Markus Morent to lead Korean Market

Jul 1, 2025 / South Korea
The German sportswear company appoints Markus Morent as head of adidas Korea, signalling renewed focus on consumer experience and growth as the company posts strong early 2025 results

Footwear industry anticipates sales volumes will increase

Premium ContentJun 30, 2025 / Business Conditions Survey
More than 60% of the respondents of the last edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey expect quantities of footwear traded in their country to increase over the next six months. The report with the main conclusions of the 12th edition of the survey is now available
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