World Footwear

ecommerce

How to get footwear consumers attention

Jun 29, 2017 / World
Having a great product with valuable features, being creative and promoting marketing initiatives is necessary to attract consumers attention

Social media and e-commerce are mandatory for SMEs

Jun 28, 2017 / World
Consumers are increasingly buying their footwear online. Furthermore, they are also using the internet, particularly social media, influencers and blogs, to get information about trends and develop their own style

Bata strengths online presence in India

Apr 3, 2017 / India
Through a new alliance with Fynd, one of India’s fashion e-commerce portals, Bata’s portfolio of footwear brands will be widely available

ShoeBuy acquires Shoes.com

Apr 3, 2017 / United States
Three months after being acquired by Wal-Mart, ShoeBuy has purchased the domain Shoes.com from its extinct parent company

Footwear retail trade largely dissatisfied

Feb 8, 2017 / Germany
The BDSE confirmed that according to a recent survey with owner-run shoe retailers in Germany, 75% of shoe stores were unable to reach their previous year’s figures

Alibaba creates anti-counterfeit group

Jan 19, 2017 / China
The ecommerce giant established the Alibaba Big Data Anti-Counterfeiting Alliance, whose 20 members include brands such as Louis Vuitton, Swarovski, Huawei and Samsung

Walmart acquires ShoeBuy

Jan 9, 2017 / United States
The amount involved in the deal should reach 70 million US dollars

Online sales will become more important than in brick and mortar shops

Dec 20, 2016 / CEC
The words are from Cleto Sagripanti, President of the European Confederation of the Footwear Industry (CEC). An entrepreneur and a business man with extensive experience in the shoe industry

Cyber Monday sets new online sales record

Dec 1, 2016 / United States
The Monday after Thanksgiving hit a new online record for the US with an estimated 3.45 billion US dollars spent via ecommerce, a 12.1% increase over a year ago

36% of customers planning to increase shoes spending over the holidays

Nov 24, 2016 / United States
The FDRA, the association representing the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, conducted a nation-wide shoe sales survey aiming to analyse the online purchases in this holiday season

Alibaba sets new Singles’ Day sales record

Nov 14, 2016 / China
The China-based ecommerce giant overcame its previous Singles’ Day sales record as online shoppers spent almost 18 billion US dollars’ worth of products in a single day at the online platform

Tod's aims to focus on the digital side after sales' plunge

Nov 5, 2016 / Italy
Luxury group Tod’s announced revenue of 757.7 million euros for the first nine months of 2016, a 3.7% drop from similar period last year

Wolverine unveils customization workshop

Nov 3, 2016 / United States
The Michigan-based footwear giant has announced the Wolverine Workshop, a new customization service allowing customers to design their own Wolverine 1000 Mile Boots at wolverine.com and at the Wolverine Company Store in New York

Alibaba's new nodding payment system

Oct 12, 2016 / China
The China-based ecommerce giant demonstrated a payment service that will allow online buyers to pay for their purchases by nodding their heads

Timberland launches online customisation in Europe

Oct 5, 2016 / Europe
Design your own boots is the motto for the footwear brand’s new program
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