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Kohl's: good performance in the quarter

May 28, 2018 / United States
The Wisconsin-based retailer has announced results for the quarter ended on the 5th of May, marked by Comparable sales increasing by 3.6%

Stable quarter for Shoe Carnival

May 25, 2018 / United States
In the first three months of the new fiscal year, Sehoe Carnival's net sales increased by 1.6% totaling 257.4 million US dollars. In the same period, comparable store sales increased by 1.3% and earnings per diluted share increased by 72.9% to 0.83 US dollars

LVMH invests in luxury platform Lyst

May 25, 2018 / France
Fashion research platform Lyst announced the participation of the LVMH group in a new round of funding. Although the details of the deal have not been revealed, investment should amount to 50 million euros

The final remarks of the UITIC Congress in Porto

May 24, 2018 / UITIC
For one week, over 540 footwear professionals, coming from 33 countries, gathered in Porto, in a record participation. More than 20 companies visited and more than 30 speakers framed the discussions over the future of the worldwide footwear industry

Exceeding expectations at Deckers

May 24, 2018 / United States
The California-based designer, marketer and distributor of casual lifestyle products announced fourth quarter and full year results, marked by record yearly revenue. Expectations surpassed

Tapestry announces departure of Creative Director

May 23, 2018 / United States
The New York-based house of luxury accessories and lifestyle brands, announced the resignation of Stuart Weitzman Creative Director Giovanni Morelli. The company has commenced a search for a new creative leader

20th UITIC Congress surpasses expectations

May 22, 2018 / UITIC
It ended last Friday, with an extremely positive balance, the largest International Technical Footwear Congress. For one week, over 540 footwear professionals, coming from 33 countries, gathered in Porto

Obuv Rossii: revenue up by 6.3%

May 18, 2018 / Russian Federation
The Russia-based group announced unaudited financial results for the 1st quarter of 2018

Puma officially leaving Kering

May 17, 2018 / Germany
The exit of Puma from Kering is now effective following the implementation of the distribution in kind of Puma SE shares

Closing the gap between education and employment

May 16, 2018 / CEC
The Learn2Work project recently held its final event in Brussels to present a new best practice for learning that is expected to bring closer the world of education to the industry’s needs and at the same
time promote job opportunities in the European Footwear industry among NEETs

Ken C. Hicks moves into new role

May 16, 2018 / United States
Academy Sports + Outdoors has announced that Ken C. Hicks has been appointed Chairman and CEO. Departing CEO J.K. Symancyk is leaving the company to pursue another opportunity

International Footwear Industry gathers in Porto

May 8, 2018 / UITIC
The 20th edition of the UITIC (International Union of Shoe Industry Technicians) Congress will take place in Porto from the 16th to the 18th of May and will be dedicated to the theme From Fashion to Factory: A New Technological Age

Brazil: new leader in main exports destinations

May 1, 2018 / Brazil
The US have been the main destination for Brazilian footwear exports in the last 3 decades. Now, Argentina became the number one external market for Brazilian shoes

Farfetch to mentor start-ups

Apr 30, 2018 / Portugal
Named Dream Assembly, the technology accelerator powered by Farfetch, aims to give selected start-ups the opportunity to join a programme of mentorship and networking. Access to early-stage funding also included

AAFA and Haiti formalize relationship

Apr 27, 2018 / United States
The American Apparel & Footwear Association signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Association of Industries of Haiti (ADIH) for future collaboration on issues related to the industry
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