World Footwear

Shoes

Nike with excellent growth in revenue

Oct 2, 2014 / United States
US sportswear maker and retailer announced 15% increase in revenue during the first quarter of the current financial year

Steve Madden to acquire Mexican licensee

Oct 1, 2014 / Mexico
The US based footwear company prepares to acquire a distributor of licensed footwear brands in Mexico currently holding the exclusive license for wholesale and retail distribution of Steve Madden

Shoe Carnival partners with eBay to implement commerce transformation

Oct 1, 2014 / United States
The US based footwear retailer has reached eBay to put in place the new omnichannel operational foundation based on eBay Enterprise modular solutions including Retail Order Management, Payments, Fraud Protection, Ship-from Store, and Customer Care

Dongguan focusing in high-end products

Sep 30, 2014 / China
The China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) quotes Wang Shengpei, President of the Dongguan Leather and Footwear Association, to announce that Dongguan eliminated 30% of shoemakers while targeting high-end segments

Get to know Carite

Sep 30, 2014 / Portugal
One of the largest Portuguese manufacturers for luxury brands, Carite exports 95% of its production

Michael Jordan’s Olympic shoes put up for auction

Sep 30, 2014 / United States
The sneakers used by Michael Jordan during the 1984 Olympics are reportedly being put up for auction by a ball boy of the 1984 USA men's basketball team

Su Chaoying, President of the China Leather Industry Association, live on World Footwear

Sep 29, 2014 / China
China is the world's most relevant footwear producer and exporter, and as we prepare to the World Footwear Congress in Léon we spoke to Mr Su Chaoying, President of the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA) and one of the speakers at the event

Footwear exports with 21.6% increase in Pakistan

Sep 29, 2014 / Pakistan
Data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics reveals two digits growth in value for footwear exports in the last two months, despite decline in quantities sold abroad 

Ultrasonic CEO appears but circumstances of the disappearance remain unclear

Sep 29, 2014 / China
The German based footwear group, mainly active in China, has been on the news in the last couple of weeks after its CEO disappeared and funds of the company went missing. Now the CEO re-appeared but is not clear what happened

Liberty Shoes with expansion in the southern states

Sep 25, 2014 / India
The plan is part of company's strategy of opening dozens of new stores every financial year

Genesco’ second-quarter earnings dive despite sales growing

Sep 24, 2014 / United States
US based group consolidated net sales growth in the second quarter of the fiscal year (+7.1%), but net earnings decreased at a fast pace (-43.7%). Same trend characterized the results for the semester

New dates for theMICAM

Sep 23, 2014 / Italy
In a press release issued today Assocalzaturifici confirms the strategic choice in moving forward theMICAM dates, announcing that the event will take place from the 1st to the 4th of September in 2015

Footwear exports in Sri Lanka with impressive growth

Sep 23, 2014 / Sri Lanka
During 2013 the Asian country sold 1.1 million pairs valued at 21.7 million US dollars, increasing by 80.2% the value generated with footwear sales to other countries

JD Sports with record profit

Sep 23, 2014 / United Kingdom
The UK based retailer and distributor of branded sportswear, fashionwear, outdoor clothing and equipment, announced revenue up by 27% and 170% growth for profit before tax
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