Peru and Guatemala shoemakers target new markets | German footwear retailers struggle as sales plummet | Austria loses 13% of its shoe stores as footwear retail crisis deepens | Ecco had to shore up its balance sheet in 2024 due to unsatisfactory results | Geox sees growth accelerating over the course of five-year industrial plan | Golden Goose’s sales accelerate in Q4 | C-Suite interview: Valleverde expects stable revenues in 2025 and calls for European import duties | Ferragamo cautious about the short term | Ludwig Reiter closes historic company headquarters in Vienna | Coats upgrades targets as footwear sales, earnings stride ahead | Stella’s operating income rises 15.7% in 2024 | Yue Yuen reports improved FY results on manufacturing rebound | Skechers sees signs of stabilization in China, caution in US | Genesco sees steady sales as store closures, remodels continue to be a focus | Allbirds banking on new assortments, initiatives to fly high again in late 2025 | Designer Brands resumes comparable sales growth in Q4, sees more ahead in FY25 | Caleres sees sales continuing to fall in Q1 amid consumer headwinds, retailer caution | Weyco’s sales steady in Q4 | Shoe Carnival ramps up Shoe Station rebannering plans | Azzas 2154’s footwear sales growth accelerates as DTC shines and franchise sales recover | C-Suite interview: Piccadilly celebrates 70 years with good growth prospects | Zalando sees GMV, revenues up 4-9% in 2025 | Spartoo’s sales drop but its cash flow improves | Inditex’s sales slow down in the opening weeks of fiscal 2025 | H&M’s sales rise slightly in Q1 | Forever 21’s US operating company files for bankruptcy | Next hikes its sales and earnings guidance | How Gardabags aims to become the largest trade fair for mass-market bags | How a dropshipper enables foreign footwear companies to enter the US market