The Asian continent was the origin of most exports in 2019, with a world share of 83.9%. Asia’s export share has decreased slightly over the last decade, as is also the case with every continent but Europe   

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   

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   

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