Retail & Distribution

Austria loses 13% of its shoe stores as footwear retail crisis deepens

By Milena Vercellino 17 March 2025

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A steady wave of store closures continues to hit the Austrian footwear retail sector as brick-and-mortar sales further drop and the shoe industry gradually shifts toward online retail, with a recovery still not in sight, a survey from the market research company RegioData showed.

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