|   Highlights  |      |   |            |    |    World    	Sign up to the first European contest for young students   Jan 29, 2018   / CEC     European schools and educational centres committed to the footwear sector can now join the European contest “Shake the future of the footwear sector”. Teams of students will have the possibility of becoming influencers in rejuvenating the industry               |      |   |      |   |        |   |            |    |    World    	UITIC Congress: Call for Papers is a great success  Jan 30, 2018   / UITIC     Ninety-five abstracts received during the Call for Papers reveal the increasing interest of the footwear industry for the UITIC Congress               |      |   |      |   |        |   |            |    |    Companies    	Maria Maleta: How it's made your backpack  Jan 26, 2018   / Portugal     The Portuguese brand of fashion accessories shows the entire process, since the moment of choosing the raw-materials, through all the production and packaging procedures               |      |   |      |   |        |   |            |    |    Companies    	Strong year at LVMH   Jan 25, 2018   / France     A leading player in the luxury segment, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton recorded revenue of 42.6 billion euros in 2017, an increase of 13% over the previous year. Organic revenue growth totaled 12%               |      |   |      |   |        |   |            |    |    Companies    	Tod's annual sales down  Jan 26, 2018   / Italy     Consolidated sales for the Italy-based group totaled 963.3 million euros in 2017, down by 4.1% from the previous year. Despite the negative trend in the last quarter, performance was better than in the first nine months of the year               |      |   |      |   |        |   |            |    |    Companies    	Nine West close to filing for bankruptcy  Jan 24, 2018   / United States     The deal would allow Nine West to restructure about 1.5 billion US dollars in debt and would include sale of assets. Speculation about the next move of the company has been around for months               |      |   |      |   |       |     |     |        |   |       Next Events    |       |    |     |   |     |    |   |    Jan 30-Feb 1, 2018 | Salzburg - Austria       |           |    |   |    Jan 30-Feb 1, 2018 | Bogotá- Colombia       |           |    |   |    Jan 30-Feb 1, 2018 | Bogotá- Colombia       |           |    |   |    Jan 31-Feb 2, 2018 | Copenhagen- Denmark        |           |    |   |    Jan 31-Feb 2, 2018 | Copenhagen- Denmark        |          |      |   |     |         |   |     More News      |   |   |      |   |   Companies  |            |   |  	  Jan 30, 2018    |   |   |   |   |      |   |   Companies  |            |   |  	  Jan 25, 2018    |   |   |   |   |      |   |   Companies  |            |   |  	  Jan 29, 2018    |   |   |   |   |      |   |   Companies  |            |   |  	  Jan 24, 2018    |   |   |    |   |           |        |