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United Nude launches 3D printed shoes

Aug 11, 2014 / Netherlands
The famous footwear brand has designed the Float shoe, which can be 3D printed at home on a compact desktop machine

Steve Madden reports decline in earnings and sales

Aug 7, 2014 / United States
The US based footwear specialist announced sales down by 0.6% in the second quarter compared to similar period in 2013. Net income decreased 3.3%. The management team highlights the difficulties behind the performance

adidas updates financial outlook for the year

Aug 6, 2014 /
Germany based sportswear giant announces new financial targets and a set of new strategic measures

First edition of the new GDS concept

Aug 4, 2014 /
The shoe world gathered in Düsseldorf between the 30th of July and the 1st of August for the GDS trade fair. Tag it! by GDS, the show for private label, kicked off a day earlier

Crocs continues with sinking income and plans to close stores

Aug 4, 2014 / United States
Company’s revenue grew 3.6% and performed better in the second quarter of the year after the first 3 months characterized by frozen sales. Net income continues to free fall, and stores closures have been announced

World Footwear Yearbook: 2014 edition is now available

Jul 31, 2014 / World
The new edition of the World Footwear Yearbook was presented at the GDS trade fair

Portuguese footwear exports grow 11%

Jul 28, 2014 / Portugal
According to APICCAPS, during the first five months of the year, Portuguese footwear exports reached 711.9 million euros, as a result of a solid growth from similar period last year

Deckers results reveal widening first quarter losses

Jul 28, 2014 / United States
Despite two digits growth on net sales, the company reported a deterioration of its net income, which now stands at a loss of 37.1 million US dollars

Grendene with recovering profit

Jul 28, 2014 / Brazil
During the second quarter of the year, the Brazil based footwear company, presented net revenue with modest growth (1%). Profit is now recovering and grew 9.4% in the second quarter, after a 5.7% decline in the first quarter

Hunter with new distribution strategy in Japan

Jul 25, 2014 / Japan
Hunter Boots Limited and Itochu Corporation announced an agreement to found a joint venture, Hunter Japan K.K., which will guarantee a new distribution strategy in Japan to coincide with the launch of the spring/summer 2015 selling season

Investment group acquires Scholl Footwear

Jul 25, 2014 / United Kingdom
Germany based private equity firm Aurelius has agreed to acquire footwear brand Scholl

adidas and Manchester United announce official partnership

Jul 23, 2014 /
The new deal will be effective from the 2015/2016 season onwards, and adidas will become the global Technical Sponsor and Official Licensing Partner of the English team for ten years

Bangladesh’s leather sector registers record exports

Jul 22, 2014 / Bangladesh
Official statistics released in Bangladesh show the industry’s exports with a growth rate of 29% in the last 12 months’ period, reaching 747 million US dollars

European footwear exports up by 3% in the first quarter

Jul 22, 2014 / European Union
After growing almost 20% per year, between the period 2010 - 2013 (53.8%), European footwear exports going outside the EU, grew in value by only 3%, in the first quarter of 2014. In volume terms a similar growth was registered
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