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Portuguese Shoes' Environmental Manifesto
With the motto All you need is Less. Choose wisely, APICCAPS presented a new Manifesto. An Environmental Manifesto from Portuguese Shoes
Rip Curl sold to Kathmandu
The acquisition of Rip Curl by Kathmandu creates an Australasian based surfing and outdoor adventure lifestyle company offering a varied technical based product mix
Apex Global Brands adjusts outlook
The company reported second quarter results and took the opportunity to lower its fiscal year outlook due to economic uncertainty, Brexit and the impact of a weakened British pound sterling and Euro
Futurmoda is growing in number of exhibitors
The event will be held at IFA on October 16 and 17 with a total of 311 exhibitors representing more than 400 companies
Office completes debt restructuring
South-Africa based Truworths announced that it has concluded an agreement to refinance the funding for its Office footwear retailer in the UK
Caleres updates strategic growth plan and financial targets
The US-based footwear giant underlined its focus on customer, products and innovation to ensure a winning strategy. Caleres also introduced its 2022 financial targets
Skechers announces 85% reduction of plastic in its footwear packaging
The US-based footwear brand announced that since 2016 the use of plastic in its footwear packaging was reduced by 85% to 10% of its foot forms, all of which is recyclable
Asics extends partnership with IAAF until 2029
The two entities announced the renewal of their partnership and Asics’s commitment to the world of athletics with the signing today of a new 10-year agreement as an Official IAAF Partner
Kering commits to full carbon neutrality
The entire group is focusing on becoming carbon neutral within its own operations and across the entire supply chain. As a next step in its long-term commitment to sustainability, Kering will offset the Group’s annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions from 2018
VF updates long-term strategic growth plan
The Denver-based business provided an update to the company’s strategic growth plan and key initiatives to deliver long-term sustainable growth and value creation
European industry working towards sustainability
Project LIFE GreenShoes4All, co-funded by the European Commission, will implement and promote a method to measure the environmental performance of each shoe and a green label. The project also seeks to propose and disseminate innovative green shoes ecodesign and recycling strategies
Nike with new initiatives to tackle climate change
The sportswear giant has announced new initiatives of the Move to Zero program. Nike claims this translates their aggressive effort to combat climate change
Pentland Brands targets international growth
The UK-based company has announced new executive team responsibilities, and a new Chief Marketing Officer, to help drive the international growth of its portfolio of sports, outdoor and active brands
2018: a year of growth for the footwear industry
The year 2018 was marked by the positive dynamics initiated in 2017, following two years of stabilization. Footwear production and exports grew by 2.7% and 4.3%, respectively. Data is from the World Footwear Yearbook 2019 published by APICCAPS
Cambodia: minimum wage for garment and footwear rises
The Cambodian government set a new monthly minimum wage for the country's garment and footwear industries. The minimum remuneration for 2020 will be 190 US dollars, up by 4.4% from the current 182 US dollars-
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Footwear Consumer 2030
A study reflecting on the main global consumer trends and the key changes for the footwear industry.
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