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C-Suite interview: How Spanish producers of espadrilles are moving to guarantee their future
Deichmann’s sales were up a currency-adjusted 2% in 2025
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C-Suite interview: How Spanish producers of espadrilles are moving to guarantee their future
Calzia, a consortium comprising over 40 Spanish producers of espadrilles based in Caravaca de la Cruz in eastern Spain, is facing a weaker market after a recent boom in sales.
C-Suite interview: Blusun enters second year looking to ramp up sales, expand outside of Europe
When Dirk Pfeffer and Silvia Brindlmayer set up their barefoot footwear brand Blusun last year, they knew what they wanted and what they did not. At the heart of their vision were shoes featuring high quality materials, reasonable prices and a sustainable and socially responsible supply chain. Pfeffer and Brindlmayer ...
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Zhejiang Huanqiu Shoes is looking for outdoor footwear companies
Zhejiang Huanqiu Shoes is playing a pivotal role in shaping the evolution of China’s modern footwear industry. Now they are looking for a footwear manufacturer to invest in.
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Why a veteran of the footwear industry has decided to launch three new brands
Joseph (Joe) Trybulec, the owner of Trybulec Enterprises and a business partner in Integra Trade Solutions, a US-based logistics company, has decided to launch three new brands covering different market segments.
How a Tuscan startup is helping upcycle leather deadstocks
Zerow is a Tuscan-based marketplace established for the upcycling of fabric and leather leftovers. As the company’s name indicates, the “w” standing for waste, its purpose is to eliminate discarded materials and deadstock by transforming them into a resource.
How an Italian startup is proving to be the perfect fit for leading fashion brands
Measmerize, a startup established to offer sizing solutions for fashion brands, has built up a portfolio of about 40 clients, including high-profile fashion houses, thanks to customized AI algorithms proposing size and fit recommendations to end-users.
Experts are confident about global footwear sales growth
The short-term outlook for footwear sales volumes and price growth is positive, based on the findings of the latest survey of experts published in the latest Business Conditions Survey released by World Footwear.
Global branded casual footwear market grew 3.5% in 2024
The international branded casual footwear market grew by 3.5 percent in 2024 to $17,016 million from $16,447 million in 2023, with balanced growth from the US and global sales. The US branded casual shoe market rebounded 3.9 percent to $7,024 million from $6,763 million, while revenues from outside the US ...
Brazilian exports hit by US tariffs
In August, Brazilian footwear exports fell by 0.5 percent year-over-year in volume to 7.64 million pairs and by 9.1 percent in value to $77 million after the US introduced a 50 percent import tariff on Brazilian goods on Aug. 7. The US is Brazil’s main export market.
EU-Mercosur trade deal applied provisionally from May 1
Alpargatas’ Q4 sales rise 12% as international business gains momentum
Chaussea takes over Kickers as Royer goes into liquidation
Stella plans to have 3 more plants coming on line this year
Grendene sales slip amid weak domestic demand, US tariff hit
European shoemakers call for rapid introduction of “deemed importer” designation
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Samuel Deichmann becomes Snipes Europe’s General Manager
Footasylum appoints Hannah Mercer as CEO
Zegna posts a 20% increase in earnings
French footwear sales drop sharply in February
Sergio Rossi’s revenues decline by nearly a third
OrthoLite’s Indian testing lab obtains Gold accreditation from SATRA
Jomos appoints new sales manager for Eastern German region
Pölking appoints a new regional sales manager
Scarpa names a new head for its North American business
Shoe Carnival hikes its dividend
EU-Mercosur trade deal applied provisionally from May 1
The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union (EU), said that it will start on May 1 with the provisional application of the EU-Mercosur interim Trade Agreement (iTA) despite the opposition of some leading European countries and a demand of clarification by the European Parliament.
Alpargatas’ Q4 sales rise 12% as international business gains momentum
Alpargatas reported net sales totaling 1,255.2 million Brazilian reais (€205.8m) in the fourth quarter of 2025, up by 11.8 percent versus the year earlier, as the company’s international business gained momentum while it also posted solid growth in its home business.
Chaussea takes over Kickers as Royer goes into liquidation
Groupe Royer, which was struggling with its debt burden, has gone into liquidation. Chaussea will be taking over part of the assets, including the brand Kickers.
Stella plans to have 3 more plants coming on line this year
Stella International Holdings expects three plants located in Indonesia, Bangladesh and Vietnam to come on stream in the second half of this year as it seeks to bolster annual production by about 20 million pairs of shoes in the coming years.
Grendene sales slip amid weak domestic demand, US tariff hit
Grendene’s gross revenues slipped by 12.1 percent to 915.7 million Brazilian reais (€152.5m) in the fourth quarter of 2025, as domestic sales declined by 13.1 percent to R$721.1 million (€120.1m) and international sales fell by 9.1 percent to R$194.6 million (€32.4m).
European shoemakers call for rapid introduction of “deemed importer” designation
Alongside 15 other trade associations of the European Union, the European Footwear Confederation (CEC) has signed an industry statement calling for the rapid introduction of the EU’s “deemed importer” designation.