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Trade
Vietnam footwear exports up by 8%
Jan 31, 2017 / Vietnam
According to Lefaso, using statistics from the Vietnam’s Customs, footwear exports in 2016 are estimated to reach 13 billion US dollars, increasing by 8.3% from the previous year   
 
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Nicaragua to focus on athletic shoes
Jan 27, 2017 / Nicaragua
Several dozens of local footwear manufacturers have been asked by the industry association Camcunic to focus on making athletic footwear   
 
Trade
Launch of new Erasmus+ project on digital skills
Jan 30, 2017 / CEC
CEC, the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry, has announced the new project on Digital Skills for Textile, Clothing, Leather, and Footwear Industries
  
 
Trade
Iconic: the new Portuguese Shoes campaign
Feb 20, 2017 / Portugal
In 2017 actress Victoria Guerra returns to the Portuguese Shoes campaign to give life to six icons, who summarize the history of an industry
  
 
Companies
Record year for Louis Vuitton
Jan 26, 2017 / France
One of the largest luxury groups announced record earnings and revenue for fiscal year 2016   
 
Companies
Shoes.com shuts down operations
Jan 27, 2017 / Canada
The Canadian e-commerce footwear retailer announced it had shuttered its operations, including its websites and its brick-and-mortar stores in Vancouver and Toronto   
 
Companies
Finish Line to exit JackRabbit
Jan 26, 2017 / United States
The athletic retailer announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with affiliates of CriticalPoint Capital, a Los Angeles based private investment firm, to exit the JackRabbit business   

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