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C-Suite interview: BFShow to grow with the Brazilian footwear industry
Haroldo Ferreira, the president of Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados, expects BFShow to grow in lockstep with the Brazilian footwear industry and believes that a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur will also be beneficial to European shoemakers.
C-Suite interview: Floredeasoka targets the US bridal market
Floredeasoka, a fast growing Spanish startup that produces bridal shoes, is considering raising funds to finance its internationalization with a focus on the US market.
C-Suite interview: Xero Shoes looks to US wholesale, Europe for growth
Xero Shoes is looking to bolster its domestic wholesale business and leverage strong growth rates in Europe to underpin a new phase of expansion for the US barefoot footwear specialist founded 15 years ago.
Innovation 1
How the GORE-TEX brand wants to extend the life of its products
Our interview explores Gore’s commitment to extending product life, consumer education campaigns, and the newly launched GORE-TEX Gear Tour.
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How an Italian 3D scanner manufacturer has stormed the footwear industry
The startup Covision Media decided to initially focus on the footwear industry to commercialize its 3D scanner developed in Bressanone, near the northern Italian town of Bolzano.
How a crowd funding platform is helping footwear companies raise money
The Italian footwear companies Fessura, DIS and Steve’s as well as dropout, a retailer of luxury apparel and sneakers, have in common that they are currently, or have been, raising funds through the Italian crowdfunding platform Mamacrowd, which is owned by the asset management company Azimut.
How an Italian online platform aims to give more visibility to local fashion stores
JustinShop is an Italian startup that created an app allowing users to book fashion items, such as a piece of apparel or a pair of shoes, with the option to receive them at home by courier or pick them up at a nearby shop.
Innovation 2
A circular solution for the footwear industry
Discover the world’s first biodegradable and industrially compostable comfort and performance foam technology for footwear
Brazilian footwear exports seen down 6-9% in 2024
In 2024, Brazilian footwear exports are expected to decline by 6 to 9 percent in volume as an improvement in the second half of the year is expected to offset a sharp decline in the first four months of the year, according to the Brazilian footwear industry association, Abicalçados.
US Q1 footwear sales flat year-on-year
In the first quarter of 2024, sales revenue for the US footwear industry remained unchanged year-over-year at $9.1 billion, while volumes rose by 1 percent, according to Circana.
French footwear sales rise further in March
In March, French footwear retail sales rose by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 2.5 percent month-on-month, according to the Bank of France. In February, sales of footwear increased by 1.6 percent. The reading was revised up from a preliminary 0.9 percent.
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Shoe Zone sees full-year profits halved as sales fall on weak consumer confidence, weather
Birkenstock posts higher-than-expected Q4 results
Hong Fu breaks ground on its Tamil Nadu factory
Designer Brands continues to ‘de-weatherize‘ business as Q3 boot sales slump 27%
Swiss online retail sales set to hit a new record high
Zalando to take over About You
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Nice Footwear obtains the Lyle & Scott footwear license
French footwear exports flat
Joybees names Ken Dayley CEO
Sonja Balodis leaves s.Oliver
Salamander reorganizes its sales team
Vista starts fall/winter 2025/26 sales campaign with a new agent for Bavaria
Birkenstock loses appeal against Aldi over sandal design
Italian GDP seen up 0.5% in 2025
UK’s to 1% shopping destination command 30% of consumer spend
Capri reportedly ready to sell Jimmy Choo and Versace
Shoe Zone sees full-year profits halved as sales fall on weak consumer confidence, weather
Shoe Zone has halved earnings forecasts in another profit warning and claimed that recent tax and wage measures in the recent British government’s budget would force it to close an unspecified number of stores.
Birkenstock posts higher-than-expected Q4 results
Birkenstock reported revenues of €456 million in its fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, up by 22 percent on the year earlier on both a reported and constant currency basis. Financial analysts were expecting a top line of €440 million.
Hong Fu breaks ground on its Tamil Nadu factory
On Dec. 16, MK Stalin, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, laid the foundation stone for a manufacturing unit of the Taiwanese footwear firm Hong Fu Industrial Group at the SIPCOT Park Industrial Estate at Panapakkam in the Ranipet district.
Designer Brands continues to ‘de-weatherize‘ business as Q3 boot sales slump 27%
Designer Brands said it would continue to take steps to reduce its reliance on seasonal footwear after sales of boots slumped 27 percent in the third quarter ended Nov. 2, nearly double the 15 percent decline it had forecast.
Swiss online retail sales set to hit a new record high
Online retail in Switzerland is set to hit a record high this year, with significant changes in consumer behavior, while Chinese e-commerce players are steadily on the rise. Footwear is following the same trend, according to a survey conducted by the University of St. Gallen among 1,334 people in the ...
Zalando to take over About You
As part of its plans to create a pan-European e-commerce platform, German online retailer Zalando is acquiring the fashion group About You for €1.1 billion.