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Allbirds to release the world's first zero carbon shoe
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kering sets new GHG emissions reduction target
The French-based luxury group has announced a commitment to reduce its absolute greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 40% by 2035, covering scopes 1, 2 and 3 of the GHG protocol
Bangladeshi leather exports miss strategic targets set
From July to February 2023, the Asian country's total leather exports totalled 832.4 million US dollars, up by 6.05% year-over-year, but down by 9.98% from the target set for the period
Shoe Carnival appoints new CFO
The footwear retailer appointed Erik Gast to the role of Chief Financial Officer, effective the 24th of April. He will succeed W. Kerry Jackson, who will retire after a 35-year career with the company
Genesco reports a slight decline in sales
The Nashville-based footwear group posted a decrease in net sales of 2% over fiscal 2023, reaching 2.38 billion US dollars, amidst a challenging consumer demand environment
Caleres announces record annual sales
The US-based footwear group reached record annual net sales of 2.97 billion US dollars in 2022, up by 6.9% over the prior year, led by its brand portfolio segment
Skechers and Martha Stewart release their first footwear collection
The US-based company teamed up with Martha Stewart to create the capsule collection A Day in the Life of Martha, covering her favourite looks for daywear, entertaining and weekend wellness
German footwear exports up by 19.4% in 2022
German footwear exports in 2022 grew in value by 19.4% over the prior year, totalling 9.6 billion euros, says the Federal Association of the German Footwear and Leather Goods Industry (HDS/L)
Prada reports annual revenue growth of 21%
The Italian-based luxury group reported a net sales growth of 21% in 2022 over the prior year. Both the Prada and Miu Miu brands performed “strongly”-
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