Footwear

Undandy to open own factory

Jul 24, 2017 / Portugal

The company founded in 2015 is planning to invest one million euros to set up its own factory in São João da Madeira, one of the most relevant regions for footwear manufacturing in Portugal

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Nicaragua is promoting its industry abroad

Jul 21, 2017 / Nicaragua

A delegation from Nicaragua’s official investment promotion agency, PRONicaragua, will participate in the forthcoming edition of the Footwear Sourcing Intelligence Summit, organized by the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA)

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Skechers with record net sales

Jul 21, 2017 / United States

The California-based company continues to cross milestones. Second quarter net sales totaled 1.026 billion US dollars, an increase of 16.9%. First semester net sales increased by 13.0% crossing the 2.1 billion US dollars threshold

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Retail sales up by 3.2% in the US

Jul 20, 2017 / United States

According to the National Retail Federation, retail sales in the US in June were essentially unchanged over May on a seasonally adjusted basis, but up by 3.2% unadjusted from June 2016

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Puma raises guidance

Jul 19, 2017 / Germany

The Germany-based sporstwear giant has updated its guidance for the full year after announcing its second-quarter results

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New Italy-Vietnam footwear technology centre

Jul 18, 2017 / Vietnam

The facility, inaugurated at the Lefaso Centre in Binh Duong, was set up as part of a new collaboration between the two countries and aims to promote research and development of leather-shoe products

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Domestic consumption in Argentina continues to fall

Jul 18, 2017 / Argentina

According to the local entities domestic sales of leather footwear in the country has fallen by an estimated 30% since the beginning of 2017 compared with similar period last year

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Mulberry focus in Japan

Jul 13, 2017 / Japan

The London-based luxury brand has announced plans to launch a joint venture deal with Onward Global Fashion, a Japanese brand

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Overstate, inspired by the urban lifestyle

Jul 13, 2017 / Portugal

A young brand born in Guimarães, one of the most important regions for footwear manufacturing in Portugal, within a family business, where the art of shoemaking was passed on from generation to generation

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Alpargatas might be sold again

Jul 11, 2017 / Brazil

J&F Investimentos, the controlling shareholder of the Brazil-based casual footwear manufacturer, might be negotiating to sell Alpargatas

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Puma invests in Canada

Jul 10, 2017 / Canada

The sportswear brand announced a reorganization of its Canadian business and a further investment into that market. The brand plans to centralize operations in a more efficient approach

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Deckers loss narrows

Jul 7, 2017 / United States

The US-based footwear, apparel and accessories company has announced fourth quarter and fiscal year results for the period ended on the 31st of March. An improvement in results seems to support more optimistic perspectives

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Patrik Frisk new Under Armour President and COO

Jul 7, 2017 / United States

The US-based sports brand announced Patrik Frisk will become the company's President and Chief Operating Officer effective from the 10th of July

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Nike with new headquarters in New York

Jul 6, 2017 / United States

The wordwide famous sportswear giant unveiled its New York headquarters that will serve as the company’s hub for New York City and the Eastern United States

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