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Merrell and Saucony drive growth for Wolverine Worldwide

May 16, 2025 / United States
The US-based outdoor company has reported strong performance in the first quarter, fuelled by double-digit revenue increases for the Merrell and Saucony brands. This highlights the success of its turnaround strategy

Dick’s Sporting Goods to acquire Foot Locker for 2.4 billion USD

May 16, 2025 / United States
Dick’s Sporting Goods has announced that it will acquire Foot Locker for 2.4 billion US dollars. This deal will give Dick’s a major international presence and greater market leverage with brands such as Nike and adidas

Allbirds beats first quarter expectations

May 15, 2025 / United States
The US-based footwear company is confident in its turnaround plans. It delivered a first quarter ahead of expectations and believes it is well positioned to generate “topline momentum” in the second half

Grendene gets off to a positive start in 2025

May 14, 2025 / Brazil
The owner of the Melissa and Ipanema brands posted a positive performance in the first quarter, driven by strong foreign market sales. The company is monitoring the situation with US tariffs, looking for new opportunities

UK Retail: the sector appears to be holding its own

Premium ContentMay 13, 2025 / United Kingdom
The UK retail sector appears to be holding its own despite fears of increased costs as a result of the new Employment Rights Bill. In particular, retail sales of Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) have risen back-to-back in the first quarter of the year, and the improvement in footwear inflation from negative to neutral in March may suggest a boost to demand. Although consumers aren’t exactly optimistic about the future, especially with new rising bills and the ongoing US trade war, retailers still have reasons to restock

Portuguese footwear steps onto the MET Gala stage

May 12, 2025 / Portugal
Portuguese footwear made its debut at the MET Gala as musician Maluma and designer Willy Chavarria walked the world’s most famous red carpet in Carlos Santos shoes

Crocs withdraws full year outlook amid volatile macroeconomic environment

May 9, 2025 / United States
The US-based company, best known for its clogs, has reported “better-than-expected” fist quarter results. However, due to the current macroeconomic environment, it has decided to withdraw its full year outlook

Rocky Brands kicks off 2025 with solid results

May 8, 2025 / United States
The US-based footwear company has reported a strong first quarter and maintained its full year net sales guidance, as it prepares to raise prices due to tariffs

LAST CALL: Join the 12th edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey

May 7, 2025 / Business Conditions Survey
The WorldFootwear.com is asking all experts within the footwear industry to share their views on the current business situation. Join the new edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey. WE WANT TO HEAR YOU!

Skechers to be acquired by 3G Capital

May 7, 2025 / United States
The US-based sneaker company has agreed to be taken private by the investment firm 3G Capital in a deal worth 9.42 billion US dollars after nearly three decades as a public company

India’s leather, non-leather footwear and leather products exports rise by 25% in 2024-2025

May 6, 2025 / India
India’s exports of leather, non-leather footwear and leather products grew by around 25% year-on-year to 5.7 billion US dollars in fiscal 2024-25, according to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE)

New Generation: meet Diogo Ribeiro from dportus

May 6, 2025 / Portugal
With a master’s in industrial engineering and management, Diogo Ribeiro is the grandson of the founder of the footwear company Campeão Português. He has recently launched dportus, a B2B shoe platform

76 footwear brands urge Donald Trump to exempt shoes from tariffs

May 5, 2025 / United States
Nike, Skechers, Crocs, adidas, Puma, Caleres, VF Corp and Wolverine Worldwide are among the 76 companies that are urging the US administration to exempt footwear from the tariffs, fearing rising costs

Abicalçados celebrates its 42nd anniversary

May 1, 2025 / Brazil
Representing a sector with over 5 000 factories and directly employing around 300 000 people throughout Brazil, the Brazilian Footwear Industries Association (Abicalçados) celebrated its 42nd anniversary in April

Elizabeth Semmelhack from the Bata Shoe Museum: It has been a remarkable 30 years

Premium ContentApr 30, 2025 / Canada
We spoke to Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator at the Bata Shoe Museum, to learn more about the preparations for the museum’s 30th anniversary. Among other topics, we talked about current and upcoming exhibitions
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