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ArticleGlobal footwear market seen at $440bn in 2026
In 2020, the global footwear market was estimated at $384.2 billion and is expected to rise by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.3 percent to reach $440 billion in 2026, according to Reportlinker, a research institute using artificial intelligence to compile reports. Casual footwear, one of the segments ...
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News briefsGeopolitical tensions impact the Russian shoe market
The price of footwear in Russia is expected to rise by at least 15 to 25 percent in 2022 due to rising production costs and the depreciation of the Russian ruble, the Russian analytical agency Fashion Consulting Group forecast. The ruble hit a 15-month low against the dollar after the ...
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ArticleInflationary pressures are mounting across the board
Thanks to the collective work of the editorial teams of Shoe Intelligence and its sister publication Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe, we have put together a comprehensive analysis of the impact of inflation on the footwear industry. We tried to cover the economic, industrial, financial and some social aspects of inflation ...
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ArticleMillennials and Gen Z are more likely to embrace luxury than older generations
As a new generation of younger, digitally-savvy shoppers comes to the fore in the luxury marketplace, new trends are emerging, a survey conducted by the Swedish retail banking, payment and shopping service Klarna showed. These include a stronger focus on sustainability, which leads to favor quality products that will last ...
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Kazakh fashion manufacturers lose market share
During the first three quarters of 2021, clothing and footwear manufactured in Kazakhstan accounted for only 10 percent of sales on the domestic market, 4.6 percentage points less than during the same period of the previous year, the Kazakh Committee for Industrial Development estimated. The overall market size totaled $2 ...
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Global women’s luxury footwear sales to rise $39 bn in 2029
The global women’s luxury footwear market is estimated to rise from $30 billion in 2022 to $39 billion by 2029, growing by an annual average of 5 percent over the period, according to Future Market Insights. The segment is very concentrated with the top five suppliers having a combined 55 ...
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ArticleBrazilian exports rise 32% in volume in 2021
In 2021, Brazilian footwear exports rose by 32.0 percent year-over-year in volume to 123.6 million pairs and by 36.8 percent in value to $900.3 million, according to data released by the trade association Abicalçados. When compared with 2019, exports grew by 7.3 percent in volume but fell by 7.4 percent ...
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Material shortages ease for German manufacturers
The shortage of materials in German manufacturing eased in January, with 67.3 percent of companies reporting bottlenecks and problems procuring intermediate products and raw materials, according the Ifo research institute. In December, the figure was 81.9 percent. “Despite this development, companies still have much to worry about,” said Klaus Wohlrabe, ...
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ArticleIndian footwear market forecast to grow 50% in 3 years
In the fiscal year ending in March 2021, the Indian footwear market declined to 660 billion rupees (€7.9bn-$8.8bn) from 960 billion rupees in the previous year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But by March 2025, the market is expected to increase by about 50 percent to 1,380-1,450 billion rupees (€16.5-17.3bn-$18.3-19.3bn) ...
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Global orthopedic footwear sales to rise nearly 6% a year
The global orthopedic footwear industry is expected to reach $11,741 million by the end of 2028 compared with $7,513 million in 2020, representing a compounded average growth rate (CAGR) of 5.85 percent over the period, according to Kenneth Research. In a recently released report called “Orthopedic Footwear Market: Global Demand ...
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ArticleShoe industry marked by IPOs and takeovers in Q4
The footwear industry witnessed further extraordinary finance transactions during the fourth quarter as companies continue to take advantage of the abundant liquidity injected into the financial system by central banks worldwide to shore up the economy after the Covid-19 outbreak last year. Allbirds, the loss-making California-based producer of Wool Runner ...
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ArticleU.K. clothing sales above pre-Covid levels
In November, for the first time, sales of clothing stores in the U.K. surpassed their pre-Covid levels, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Clothing stores reported an increase of 2.9 percent month-over-month in sales volumes, which were 3.2 percent above levels in February 2020, the last month not ...
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Global vegan footwear market forecast to reach $300bn in 2030
The vegan footwear market is expected to reach $300.19 billion by 2030 from $156.89 billion in 2020, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.8 percent, according to a report published by Allied Market Research. North America contributed the highest share in terms of revenue in 2020, holding more ...
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ArticleFootwear sales volumes, prices expected to rise in the coming months
The volume of footwear and the prices of shoes are expected to increase over the next six months, according to a survey of experts published in the latest Business Condition Survey of World Footwear done in collaboration with Shoe Intelligence. Despite the improvement in the outlook, the panel expects that ...
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ArticleGlobal personal luxury goods sales up 29% in 2021
The global personal luxury goods industry is forecast to grow by 29 percent at current exchange rates to €283 billion this year, according to a survey released by the consultancy Bain & Company in collaboration with Fondazione Altagamma, the Italian luxury goods manufacturers’ industry foundation. Compared with 2019, the market ...
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ArticleCasual footwear market fell by 13.1% in 2020
According to a study conducted by Shoe Intelligence in collaboration with Sporting Goods Intelligence, the branded casual footwear market fell by 13.1 percent in terms of invoiced dollars to an estimated level of $18.33 billion in 2020 due to the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on retailing and demand. ...
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ArticleFootwear stocks weaker in Q3 on profit-taking
Overall, the price of footwear stocks dropped in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the previous three months on profit-taking after the sector had enjoyed a strong rebound in the first half of the year with the re-opening of the economy, following the easing of Covid-19-related restrictions and the ...
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News briefsThe athletic shoe market dipped by 8.2% in 2020
The athletic footwear market has been performing generally better than the market for sports apparel and sports equipment in the last decade. Apparently, the opposite happened last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, as many consumers didn’t buy a new pair of sneakers, except for running or exercizing, as they ...
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ArticleBrazilian exports return to pre-Covid levels in volume
In the first eight months of 2021, Brazilian footwear exports rose by 33.4 percent year-over-year in volume to 75.2 million pairs and by 23.9 percent in value to $541.34 million, according to data released by the trade association Abicalçados. When compared with the first eight months of 2019, exports fell ...
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ArticleKantar Media Reactions study 2021 sees local advertising strong besides digital channels
Research and consulting agency Kantar has just released its Media Reactions 2021 study, informed by the opinions of over 14,500 consumers covering over 290 brands in 23 markets and 900 senior marketers worldwide. The report gives some interesting insight into the changes in the media landscape reflected by the popularity ...
