| Highlights | | | | | World Digital Personalization in Footwear: Valuing Craftsmanship in a Customer-Centric Era Oct 13, 2026 / World Footwear Reports NEW PAPER JUST RELEASED! The shift from mass production to mass personalisation is redefining the bond between footwear brands and consumers, blending traditional craft with digital technology. A new World Footwear innovation paper focusing on this transformation is now available for FREE download | | | | | | | | | World Join the 15th edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey Oct 12, 2026 / 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! | | | | | | | | | World CEC study finds safety and chemical compliance failures in online footwear Oct 13, 2026 / CEC An European Footwear Confederation (CEC) study found widespread failures in terms of chemical and safety compliance in footwear sold on Shein, Temu and AliExpress, highlighting the need for stronger enforcement of EU product safety rules | | | | | | | | | Events APICCAPS to launch market-entry initiative in the US Oct 13, 2026 / Portugal APICCAPS will promote an initiative in to boost Portuguese footwear exports to the United States by connecting Portuguese companies with American buyers, distributors, and retailers in New York | | | | | | | | | World German footwear market contracts as demand shifts towards versatile styles Oct 9, 2026 / Germany Germany’s footwear market is forecast to generate less revenue for the third consecutive year, as consumers buy fewer shoes and increasingly favour versatile, everyday sneakers | | | | | | | | | | Next Events | | | | | | | | Oct 13-Oct 15, 2026 | Moscow- Russian Federation | | | | Oct 14-Oct 16, 2026 | Minsk- Belarus | | | | Oct 14-Oct 15, 2026 | Elche- Spain | | | | Oct 14-Oct 15, 2026 | Kobe - Nagata- Japan | | | | Oct 15-Oct 16, 2026 | Kobe- Japan | | | | Know more | | | More News | | | | | Companies | | | Oct 8, 2026 | | | | | | | World | | | Oct 12, 2026 | | | | | | | Companies | | | Oct 9, 2026 | | | | | Know more | |