Highlights | | | | Trade Argentina: Production down and imports up worry local industry May 4, 2016 / Argentina The head of the Chamber of the Footwear Industry in Cordoba, Miguel Hames, has announced that production levels in local factories are roughly 40% below the levels registered by this time last year | | | | | | Companies Dunlop Protective Footwear acquires Onguard May 3, 2016 / United States The Netherlands-based protective boots company announced this deal as part of its global growth strategy | | | | | | Trade Kenya to ban imports of low quality leather May 3, 2016 / Kenya The country plans to put in place rules to ensure that all leather imports meet quality standards | | | | | | Companies Coach returns to growth May 3, 2016 / United States The US–based company has announced third quarter net sales increasing by 13% over prior year on a constant currency basis (up by 11% on a reported basis). Coach maintains the guidance for consolidated full year 2016 | | | | | | Companies Ghibi, wearing emotions May 9, 2016 / Portugal This is the name of a brand of homewear shoes produced by Houspring Têxtil, a company located in São João da Madeira, one of the historic regions for footwear manufacturing in Portugal | | | | | | Companies Aéropostale fills for bankruptcy May 6, 2016 / United States The US-based specialty retailer of casual apparel and accessories for teenagers, has filled for bankruptcy with plans to close around 150 stores in the US and Canada | | | | | | Companies Alibaba’s strong performance May 5, 2016 / China The China-based ecommerce giant finished the fiscal year on a very strong note, posting the fastest revenue growth in the last four quarters | | | | | | | Next Events | | | | | | May 11-May 13, 2016 | Guadalajara- Mexico | | | May 12-May 12, 2016 | Copenhagen- Denmark | | | May 12-May 14, 2016 | Tunis- Tunisia | | | May 12-May 14, 2016 | Jakarta- Indonesia | | | | | More News | | | Companies | | May 4, 2016 / Germany | | | | Companies | | May 6, 2016 / China | | | | Companies | | May 5, 2016 / United States | | | | |