World Footwear

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UK Retail: Footwear market faces broad-based weakness

Aug 21, 2026 United Kingdom

Although clothing sales remained resilient and online fashion retail continued to grow in the first half of the year, the footwear sector faced a more challenging environment characterised by ongoing price deflation, weak retail sales, and subdued household spending. A sharp contraction in footwear imports also suggests greater caution among retailers and distributors, suggesting that pressure has extended beyond consumer demand to inventory and replenishment decisions

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Skechers completes new European distribution centre

Aug 24, 2026 United States

The footwear company has announced that construction of its new European distribution centre near Liège Airport is set to be completed this month. It will be staffed by existing teams