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Footwear production increased by 21.2% in a decade
Worldwide footwear production has increased by 21.2% since 2010 at an average yearly growth rate of 2.2%. This is one of the main conclusions of the World Footwear 2020 Yearbook recently launched by APICCAPS
Revenue down by 48% at VF
The company announced first quarter results marked by a decline of 48% in revenue. VF took the hit of the COVID-19 pandemic with stores closures at global level
Crocs revenue down by 7.6%
Revenue of the brand totalled 331.5 million US dollars in the second quarter, a decline of 7.6% from the similar period in 2019. Given the unprecedent times related to COVID-19 the company is not providing third quarter guidance
Tapestry reports full year results
The New-York based luxury group has reported fourth quarter results marked by a 52.79% decline in revenue. Declining revenues have impacted the three brands of the Tapestry's portfolio
Sales of shoe stores in the US down by 56%
According to data from the USA Census Bureau and the analysis of the WorldFootwear.com, growth of sales of the shoe stores in the US has been on the red since the beginning of year
Wolverine names Brendan Hoffman as new President
The omni-channel retail veteran is joining the Michigan-based company as part of the planned CEO succession transition. Hoffman is also joining Wolverine's Board of Directors
US remains by far the world’s largest importer of footwear
This is one of the conclusions of the World Footwear 2020 Yearbook, recently published by APICCAPS and containing a deep analysis of the footwear industry in 2019. The publication also contains Country Profiles for 84 markets
Deckers posts increase in net sales
The California based company announced first quarter results for the period ended on the 30th of June 2020. Skechers announced its net sales increased by 2.3% in the period
Prada: sales impacted by the lockdowns
With falling sales across all geographies and after 40% of stores being closed globally from February to May 2020, Patrizio Bertelli, Prada Group CEO said he is confident in growth for the second half of the year
Wolverine with better-than-expected revenue
The Michigan-based footwear company has reported revenue down by 38.6% in the second quarter. Despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Wolverine says these results were much stronger than expected
Kasper Rorsted confirmed as CEO of adidas for more 5 years
The Supervisory Board of adidas AG has extended the appointment of Chief Executive Officer Kasper Rorsted by another five years until the 31st of July 2026. Kasper Rorsted has been a member of the adidas Executive Board and the company's CEO since 2016
Inspiramais turns into a digital event
As previously informed, Inspiramais Digital will be a 100% virtual event, with no visitor limit and with a particular focus on fashion
DW Sports chain goes into administration
The UK-based chain of gyms and sports retail has confirmed it will enter administration. At risk are 1 700 jobs. Company BDO has been nominated Administrator
Footwear production with new record of 24.3 billion pairs
Just before the outbreak of COVID-19, the footwear industry has set a new production record. In 2019, worldwide, 24.3 billion pairs of shoes have been produced. Data is taken from the World Footwear 2020 Yearbook just released by APICCAPS
Asia accounts for more than half of global consumption
Asia’s consumption accounts for more than half of the grand total. Over the last decade Asia’s demographic and economic dynamism has been responsible for a rise of 9 percentage points in its share of world consumption-
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