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Retail take-off in Spain is not clear, despite improvement in confidence

Premium ContentNov 4, 2021 / World Footwear Reports
Retail Sales Index in specialized stores in Spain are still some 20 percentage points below the pre-pandemic levels, registered in 2019. Confidence seems to be improving for consumers and retailers, but importers are more cautious. Online continues with a good performance, however, the online share is not enough to push retail up. Developments in the coming months will reveal the way for retail in Spain

US shoppers intend to keep buying shoes online into the holidays

Nov 4, 2021 / United States
According to the latest poll of likely holiday footwear shoppers from FDRA and Emerson College, most of the respondents intend to purchase online. This trend remains stable from last year

Deckers reports continued growth

Nov 4, 2021 / United States
In the second quarter of fiscal 2022, the Californian-based group posted revenue growth of 15.8%, reaching 721.9 million US dollars. This result was largely driven by Hoka’s performance

APICCAPS with new TV programme

Nov 3, 2021 / Portugal
Portuguese Soul is the name of the new TV programme, made in partnership with TV station RTP2. It is hosted by Portuguese fado singer Gisela João and is broadcasted on Saturdays

Euro Shoes and CPM will be held together in Moscow

Nov 3, 2021 / Russian Federation
The two events, resulting from the alliance of the two professional fashion exhibitions in Russia will be held from the 21st to the 24th of February 2022 at Expocentre Fairgrounds in Moscow

Lemon Jelly launches special edition for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Nov 2, 2021 / Portugal
October is globally celebrated as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Many brands get associated with this cause through the launch of solidary collections and lines. Lemon Jelly launched its Pink Ribbon edition

Puma reports sales growth

Nov 2, 2021 / Germany
The German-based sports giant announced sales increase of 20.4% in the third quarter of 2021, reaching 1.9 billion euros, despite the supply chain constraints

US: sport leisure footwear sales slow down

Nov 1, 2021 / United States
According to the NPD Group, footwear sales decelerated in the third quarter of 2021 (July-September). Fashion footwear continues to recover slowly

Leather industry in Bangladesh continues the growth path

Oct 29, 2021 / Bangladesh
In the first three months of the new fiscal year, the leather industry in Bangladesh has reported growing exports in its categories. Other footwear (non-leather) with declining exports

Skechers sales rise

Oct 29, 2021 / United States
The US-based footwear giant reported a third quarter sales increase of 19.2%, reaching 1.55 billion US dollars, driven by improvements in domestic and international businesses

France Retail: consumers confidence and footwear retail back to pre-pandemic levels

Premium ContentOct 28, 2021 / World Footwear Reports
The increase in French footwear imports from May onwards reflects the reaction of importers following the COVID-19 wave earlier in the year. In the third quarter of the current year, consumers’ confidence and footwear retail figures have shown a return to the pre-pandemic levels. In this scenario, the expectation is that footwear sales could accelerate soon, even before the year ends

Cambodia to increase minimum wage for 2022

Oct 27, 2021 / Cambodia
A few weeks ago, Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training issued regulation setting the new minimum wage for the garment, textile, and footwear industries for 2022

China pays the highest average import price for footwear

Oct 26, 2021 / World Footwear Yearbook
The leader of footwear manufacturing and main exporter entered the top 10 of footwear importers in 2020. The Asian giant is also the country paying the highest average import price among the main consumers of footwear

LAST CHANCE to join the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey

Oct 25, 2021 / Business Conditions Survey
The WorldFootwear.com is asking all experts within the footwear industry to share their views about the current business situation and assess the main impacts of COVID-19. Collection of answers is open until tomorrow

Crocs with another period of record revenue

Oct 25, 2021 / United States
The US-based brand of casual footwear announced record third quarter revenue of 625.9 million US dollars. Revenue growth was strong in all regions, despite supply chain disruptions
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