Interview

Sustainability is a mindset impacting business and consumers

Sep 2, 2019 / United States

WGSN is one of the key players in terms of trends forecasting. Maria Eugenia Errobidarte, Senior Consultant at the agency, gave us some hints on some of tomorrow's trends

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Vietnam is already taking advantage of the US-China trade war

Aug 5, 2019 / Vietnam

As the trade war between the two countries enters a new chapter, the worldfootwear.com spoke to Nguyen Duc Thuan, Chairman of Lefaso, the Vietnamese footwear association, to discuss this and other hot topics of the industry

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EU-Mercosur brings challenges but will result in gains for all

Jul 22, 2019 / Brazil

The words are from Heitor Klein, the man who headed Abicalçados in the last 6 years. As Klein prepares to step down from the Presidency, we took the opportunity to discuss the main trends of the footwear industry and bring you the highlights of that conversation today

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Sustainability is a business imperative

Jul 15, 2019 / United Kingdom

The words are from Sara Maggioni, Head of Womenswear at WGSN, a trend forecasting company. Sara talked to us about sustainability and other hot topics of the footwear industry

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Storytelling and customer's loyalty by El Naturalista's Juan De La Peña

Jul 9, 2019 / Spain

Watch the interview to learn a bit more about the current trends of the footwear industry according to the views of Juan De La Peña from footwear brand El Naturalista

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If the product is good, the customer will come

Jul 2, 2019 / Bangladesh

Watch the interview to learn a bit more about the current trends of the footwear industry according to the views of Syed Nasim Manzur, from Apex Footwear in Bangladesh

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You have to get the priorities right

Jun 24, 2019 / Switzerland

Watch the interview to learn a bit more about the current trends of the footwear industry according to the views of Thomas G Bata, from the Bata Group

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Sustainability by a vegetarian businesswoman

Jun 4, 2019 / Portugal

Ana Vasconcelos defines herself as self-made woman in a men’s world. She entered company Belcinto in 1975, after the death of its founder, her father. Since then she has been living and breathing leather goods while being proudly vegetarian

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Leslie Gallin from FN Platform: People will continue to shop

May 28, 2019 / United States

Beginning in August 2019, MAGIC will move to a single venue, allowing its many shows to exist as curated neighbourhoods within one single campus. We took the opportunity to discuss this issue and others with Leslie Gallin

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The market needs ideas

May 21, 2019 / CEC

During the last edition of the World Footwear Congress in Naples we spoke with Cleto Sagripanti, President of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry, and discussed the pressing issues of our industry

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We made Coach cool again

Premium ContentMay 8, 2019 / United States

The words are from Victor Luis, the man taking the reins of the Tapestry group, which announces itself as the first New York–based House of Modern Luxury Lifestyle Brands. The group's portfolio of brands includes Coach, Stuart Weitzman and Kate Spade

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Talking sustainability with the Chairman of Leather Naturally

Premium ContentApr 30, 2019 / World

Leather Naturally has recently secured funding of 1.5 million US dollars to launch a global campaign to promote the use of leather. We took the opportunity to speak to Egbert Dikkers, Chairman of the Leather Naturally Management Board

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Talking about footwear with Bruce Katz

Mar 4, 2019 / United States

We recently talked to Bruce Katz, CEO of Samuel Hubbard, to learn that quality endures with partnership. The conversation with Mr Katz focused on the elements that have contributed to his success in the footwear business and the challenges of this industry

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Footwear of the Future - Made with Agility

Feb 26, 2019 / United States

We have spoken with Matt Priest, President and CEO of the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America to discuss the ins and outs of the transformation taking place in the footwear industry

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