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Will Brazilian exports stop declining?
Brazil's shoe exports fell in the first half of the year by 6.7 percent in volume, from 59.36 million to 55.37 million pairs, and by 7.9 percent in value, from $528.7 million to $486.9 million. According to the Brazilian shoe manufacturers' association, Abicalçados, which presented these estimates, it is difficult ...
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Uzbekistan sets sights on the leather shoe industry
The manufacture of leather shoes in Uzbekistan is set to double its production in the next two years from last year's level of 17 million pairs, according a development program recently adopted for the industry by the government of this former Soviet country, headed up by Shavkat Mirziyoyev since February ...
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Ukraine’s shoe manufacturers sell more at home and abroad
In 2017, Ukrainian factories released 24.5 million pairs of shoes, up by 5.2 per cent as compared to 2016, while imports into the country declined by 1.9 per cent to 48.8 million pairs. Ukraine's shoe manufacturers have been taking advantage of the devaluation of the national currency over the past ...
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Clarks starts manufacturing again in England
Clarks is inaugurating a modern, new shoe factory this month near his global headquarters in the Somerset region of England. Taking some inspiration from the systems used in the autommotive and aerospace industries, it will use robots to assist its initial staff of 80 workers.The plant will have a capacity ...
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Americans buy more sneakers, and more online
According to a report issued by Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), the leading footwear trade association in the U.S., 35 percent of Americans planned to buy shoes online this spring, up from 31 percent in 2017. The latest nationwide survey on the purchasing habits of U.S. footwear consumers ...
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Confindustria Moda inaugurates new offices
Confindustria Moda, the umbrella organization of the Italian fashion industry, inaugurated on May 15 its new 3,800 square-meter offices hosting more than 100 employees at Via Riva Villasanta 3 in Milan.Confindustria Moda comprises Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), which groups the textile and apparel firms operating in the country; Assocalzaturifici, the ...
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Cheers for the UITIC Congress in Portugal
The 20th Congress of the International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians (UITIC), which was held in Porto on May 16 to 18, was described by its organizers as an “incredible” event because of the record number of delegates, the high level of the presentations and interesting visits to Portuguese shoe ...
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Italy’s shoe exports accelerate
After rising by 2.6 percent in 2016, Italy's exports of shoes and components went up by 3.4 percent in value to more than €9.5 billion in 2017. The good performance followed a relatively strong increase of 6.6 percent in the fourth quarter of the year, which came after increases of ...
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Strong interest for this week’s UITIC Congress in Porto
About 500 delegates from more than 30 countries around the world - about 240 of them from Portugal - have registered to attend the 20th edition of the UITIC Congress in the Portuguese city of Porto on May 16-18 to learn more about the development of the shoe sector, particularly ...
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The Eurasia Union limits duty-free e-commerce
The Eurasian Economic Union is introducing new limits on duty-free purchases from the foreign online retailers. The current limit of €1,000 on the combined value of monthly orders by citizens in the economic area is set to be lowered to €500 from Jan. 1, 2019 and to €200 from Jan. 1, 2020. ...
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Vietnam’s exports of footwear and bags on the rise
Exports of Vietnam's shoes and bags reached $18.1 billion in 2017, up 10.7 percent as compared to the prior year, according to the Vietnam Leather, Footwear and Handbag Association (Lefaso). The U.S. was the main market, accounting for 35.9 percent, followed by the European Union (EU) with 30.6 percent, and ...
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A good Micam
The organizers of the Micam trade show announced a total of 44,227 visitors in terms of daily entrances at the world's leading event of this kind for the footwear sector at its 85th edition last month, which compares with 44,610 a year ago.Russia regained the first spot in foreign attendance ...
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The European industry needs new people
One of the most interesting events held during the recent Micam Milano trade show was a conference where a group of about 250 students from all over Italy were invited to check out some of the most stimulating opportunities offered to them by joining the footwear industry. They were told, ...
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The German shoe industry’s sales grow by 5.9%
The “sneaker hype” again helped boost shoe exports from Germany in 2017. According to federal statistics, exports of sports shoes with textile and leather uppers rose last year by 22.2 percent to 41 million pairs. Overall sales abroad of shoes with textile uppers went up by 17.9 percent and those ...
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Ferragamo sees new trends in luxury
The global personal luxury market is estimated to have grown by 6 percent at constant currency rates in 2017 and is expected to register a similar performance in 2018, with the interception of millennials' demand being key for success, according to a market scenario released by Salvatore Ferragamo.The survey indicated that ...
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Europe exports more, China’s role declines
Exports of footwear from the European Union to the rest of the world increased by 12.5 percent in the first half of 2017, according to a preview of the World Footwear Yearbook prepared every year by Apiccaps, the Portuguese shoe industry association. The biggest increases were recorded in Germany and ...
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New programs to revitalize skills and jobs in Europe
The European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC) is activating two new programs intended to prepare European shoe companies for a positive generational change. It is participating with other stakeholders in the broader textile, clothing, leather and footwear (TCLF) sector in a strategic four-year project, funded by the European Commission ...
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Italian shoe production rises by 1.0% in volume
Italy's shoe production inched up by 1.0 percent in volume to 189.5 million pairs and by 1.0 percent in value to €7,748 million in 2017 thanks to higher exports, which absorb about 85 percent of the country's output, according to an estimate released by the Italian shoe industry association Assocalzaturifici, ...
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End of the rope for Rebeca Sanver?
Florencia Marco, the Spanish shoe company that owns the brands Rebeca Sanver, To Be and Pimientos, is reportedly facing liquidation after being given bankruptcy protection from its creditors last Sept. 19. Officials of the company and its judicial administrator, Carlos Felipe Ros Álvarez, could not be reached for comment, but ...
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Little growth for Italy’s shoe industry
The revenues of the Italian footwear industry rose by an estimated 2.1 percent in the first nine months of this year, while production went up by 0.7 percent in volume, according to its trade association, Assocalzaturifici, but the third quarter was largely flat.The latest available trade statistics for the first ...
