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Crocs announces two-year partnership with designer Salehe Bembury

Apr 7, 2023 / United States
The US-based company has appointed Bembury as Creative Director of the Crocs x Pollex Pod collection, which he will continue developing in different silhouettes and colours for another two years

Deichmann to invest 500 million euros by the end of the year

Apr 6, 2023 / Germany
The shoe retailer plans to invest 500 million euros in 2023 to modernize its store network and open new ones, as well as to boost its international expansion, digitization and logistics capability

French Clergerie files for receivership

Apr 5, 2023 / France
As the relaunch under the new parent company French Legacy Group in 2020 failed to get off the ground due to the long-term effects of the pandemic and war in Ukraine, the luxury shoe brand filed for court protection

Neiman Marcus partners up with Christian Louboutin

Apr 4, 2023 / United States
The renowned footwear designer created a collection for the summer called ‘A La Piscine’ (‘At the swimming pool in French’) exclusively for the US-based luxury retailer’s customers

Footwear in Canada – a country snapshot

Premium ContentApr 3, 2023 / Canada
Today, we bring you our new country snapshot, this time focusing on Canada, the 16th largest importer of footwear in 2021 (value terms). In that year, consumption of footwear reached 128 million pairs, in a market of 38 million people whose GDP per capita ranks amongst the highest in the world

Shoe retailer Reno declares bankruptcy

Mar 31, 2023 / Germany
Just six months after changing ownership, the Osnabrück-based shoe retailer filed for bankruptcy amid a crisis in Germany’s footwear sector that led to a wave of insolvencies in recent months

Gucci launches new deadstock and resale programmes

Mar 30, 2023 / Italy
The luxury House has launched the initiatives Gucci Preloved with Vestiaire Collective and Gucci Continuum, featuring redesigned deadstock materials, as part of its ongoing circularity efforts

Dr. Martens appoints non-executive director

Mar 30, 2023 / United Kingdom
The iconic British footwear brand has announced that Andrew Harrison will join the board of the company as an independent non-executive director, effective as of the 1st of May

Join the 8th edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey

Mar 29, 2023 / Business Conditions Survey
The WorldFootwear.com is asking all experts within the footwear industry to share their views on the current business situation. Join the new edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey. We want to hear you!

Allbirds to release the world's first zero carbon shoe

Mar 29, 2023 / United States
The Californian sustainable footwear brand claims to have created the “world’s first net carbon shoe”, named M0.0NSHOT, by completely reimagining the way it makes products

First black-owned US footwear factory opens its doors

Mar 28, 2023 / United States
The North American company Designer Brands inaugurated, along with the Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, the first black-owned footwear factory in the US, called 'JEMS by Pensole'

Yue Yuen warns on cloudy short term outlook

Mar 28, 2023 / Hong Kong
Despite reporting revenue and earnings growth over 2022, the group highlighted that the demand for footwear remains cloudy in the short term due to the many global headwinds impacting the business

Wolverine Worldwide appoints new Chairman

Mar 27, 2023 / United States
The US-based company announced that its Chairman Blake Krueger will be retiring from the Board after 30 years with the company, being succeeded by Tom Long, the Board's Lead Independent Director

Scholl teams up with denim brand Re/Done

Mar 24, 2023 / United States
The footwear brand has teamed up with the Californian-based brand Re/Done on a limited-edition footwear capsule collection for the spring/summer 23 that reimagines the iconic Pescura sandal

Shoe Carnival sales decline

Mar 23, 2023 / United States
The US-based footwear retailer posted a fourth quarter and annual sales decline in 2022 over the prior year, but profits exceeded pre-pandemic levels
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