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   

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   

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)   

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   

The German sportswear company has reported a 13% increase in sales in the first quarter, as compared to the same period last year. However, CEO Bjørn Gulden warned of the impact of tariffs ahead   

The UK-based online fashion retailer has reported improved profitability in the first half of its current financial year, underlining the success of its new commercial model