Footwear
Footwear: several challenges arising from the Covid-19 crisis
As they are non-essential goods, clothing, footwear and other fashion items are being particularly hit with the impact of the spread of Covid-19. Retailers and manufacturers are facing several challenges, and will continue to do so
Under Armour: Lisa Collier named Chief Product Officer
The Baltimore-based brand has announced Lisa Collier as Chief Product Officer. Lisa has more than 30 years across global brand leadership, product development, supply chain and merchandising
Premium Group cancels summer events
The Premium Group has cancelled its Berlin summer trade shows, Premium and Seek, as well as its Fashiontech conference due to Covid-19
adidas gets approval for syndicated loan involving state-owned bank
The sportswear giant received the approval of the German government for the participation of KfW, Germany’s state-owned development bank, in a syndicated revolving loan facility amounting to 3.0 billion euros
Nike names Ann Hebert GM for North America
Effective from the 1st of June Nike veteran Ann Hebert, Vice President of global sales, will become Vice President, General Manager of North America Geography, succeeding long-time executive Tom Peddie who is retiring
COVID-19 will impact the way the footwear supply chain is organised
The World Footwear' experts panel, gathering specialists from all over the world, believes that the Covid-19 crisis will result in a re-thinking of the supply chain and the way it is organized
Trump administration announces 90-day duty payment delay
The announcement was well received but the footwear industry associations claim an extension to all goods, as any products facing punitive tariffs imposed by the administration in its trade war with China are excluded
Puma to propose Suspension of Dividend and to hold digital AGM
Given the strong negative impact of the Covid-19 crisis in the business, the Management Board of PUMA SE has decided to propose to the AGM the suspension of the dividend payment for fiscal 2019
US footwear industry claims for more support
As we write this article the US is the country with the largest number of infected people with Covid-19 (almost 760 thousand people) and fatalities. The footwear industry claims for more assistance
Belgium: start of the summer sales put back to 1st of August
This year’s summer sales will start a month later than normal in Belgium. The decision to postpone the start of the sales by a month is an attempt to mitigate the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on retail
LVMH cancels prize final and launches solidarity fund
As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the final of the 7th edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, originally scheduled on 5th June 2020 at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, has been cancelled
Andrew Tam appointed as CFO of Stella International
Don Lee is retiring as CFO and will become a consultant to the Group. Andrew Tam will take on the position from April 2020 onwards
Brazil: 86% of the Brazilian footwear factories are paralyzed
The South American country has almost 29 thousand reported cases of Covid-19 and more than 1 700 deaths. Most of the footwear factories have stopped operations
The North Face commits 1 million US dollars to Covid-19 efforts
The company is joining the fight against Covid-19 pandemic with the donation of 1 million US dollars through its social advocacy platform. North Face is also donating 60 000 gloves
Nike turns Nike Air into PPE
The sportswear giant has teamed up with the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to come up with Personal Protective Equipment in the form of full-face shields and powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) lenses-
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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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