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200 shoe companies send Mr Trump a letter

May 22, 2019 / United States
US-based footwear companies have signed a letter urging President Donald Trump to remove footwear from his latest tranche of tariffs to be applied to Chinese-made products

Rocky Brands with 18% increase in retail sales

May 22, 2019 / United States
The Ohio-based footwear and apparel company has reported a good start into 2019, with a 7.4% increase in net sales. Two digits growth was registered for retail sales

Nordstrom reports decline in profits

May 22, 2019 / United States
In the first quarter of the year, the company's net sales decreased by 3.5%. From similar period in 2018, net earnings declined from 87 million US dollars to 37 million US dollars

Burlington Stores announces succession plan

May 21, 2019 / United States
The New-Jersey based off-price department store retailer announced a series of managerial changes as part of their succession plan

Ferragamo returns to growth

May 21, 2019 / United States
The Italian luxury house seems to be on its way to recovey, as it posted increasing revenue and net profit for the first quarter of the current fiscal year

Under Armour consolidates growth

May 20, 2019 / United States
The US-based footwear, sports, and casual apparel brand announced financial results for the first quarter ended on the 31st of March. Period was marked by 2% growth in revenue

Skechers appoints Katherine J. Blair to Board of Directors

May 17, 2019 / United States
The US-based giant has named Katherine J. Blair to its Board of Directors as an independent member. The appointment brings the total number of directors to ten, including six independent members

Kohl’s expands network of Amazon returns

May 16, 2019 / United States
Amazon customers will now have free, easy returns in all Kohl’s stores. The new functionality will be rolled out to all network of Kohl's locations this summer

FDRA 75th Anniversary Party

May 16, 2019 / United States
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America and the NY trade show have come together to celebrate FDRA’s 75th Anniversary and FFANY’s 40th

China’s Green Harbor acquires Jason Wu

May 15, 2019 / China
Chinese private equity firm Green Harbor Investment has bought a majority stake in the parent company of New York’s Jason Wu. The American fashion brand is aiming at the booming Chinese luxury market

Wolverine reaffirms full-year outlook

May 15, 2019 / United States
The Michigan-based footwear giant reported financial results for the first quarter of the year (ended on the 30th of March). Wolverine also provided an update on its key 2019 investments and full-year 2019 outlook

The new chapter of the US-China trade war

Premium ContentMay 14, 2019 / United States
President Trump announced and applied increases on the China tariff rates on List 3 (200 billion US dollars in Chinese-made goods) from 10% to 25%. Remaining goods, including footwear, could be hit with tariffs shortly as a new list was announced

Where do shoes come from?

May 10, 2019 / World Footwear Yearbook
The recent developments on the trade war US-China made us look into the trade relations of both countries in terms of footwear and curious conclusions about consumption in each of the markets arose. Check them here

David W. McCreight appointed to Wolverine Board of Directors

May 9, 2019 / United States
The Michigan-based footwear giant announced the retirement of Joseph R. Gromek from the company’s Board of Directors, and the appointment of a new Board member, David W. McCreight

Tapestry consolidates growth in sales

May 9, 2019 / United States
The New York-based luxury house has announced third quarter results. Sales increased by 1% in the period, consolidating previous sales growth, and the management continues pleased with the results achieved
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