Highlights | | | | Trade China’s footwear exports down by 12% in the first semester Oct 10, 2016 / China According to data released by CLIA, the China Leather Industry Association, total footwear sales abroad in the first six months of the year have declined to 21.8 billion US dollars from a total of 24.7 billion US dollars in similar period in 2015 | | | | | | Trade Vietnam is the new challenge for the Mexican footwear industry Oct 6, 2016 / Mexico That is the belief of the Chamber of the Footwear Industry of the State of Guanajuato (CICEG), which presented a new study on the TPP impacts on the footwear industry in Mexico | | | | | | Companies Ferragamo posts declining revenue Oct 10, 2016 / Italy The Italy-based group posted first semester revenue of 710 million euros, registering a decrease (both in current and constant exchange rates) compared to similar period last year | | | | | | Companies Arcopédico develops new groundbreaking study Oct 11, 2016 / Portugal After more than 50 years producing anatomical footwear the Portugal-based company Ropar, owner of the Arcopédico brand, decided to get back to the laboratories | | | | | | Social FFANY announces retailer of the year Oct 11, 2016 / United States Shopbop.com was the company chosen. The online retail company will be recognized later this month at the shoe industry’s annual breast cancer fundraiser event, the FFANY Shoes on Sale | | | | | | Companies Timberland launches online customisation in Europe Oct 5, 2016 / Europe Design your own boots is the motto for the footwear brand’s new program | | | | | | Social Foot Locker scholar athletes program kicks off Oct 11, 2016 / United States The Foot Locker Foundation, the charitable arm of Foot Locker, announced the launch of its 2016-2017 Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program | | | | | | | Next Events | | | | | | Oct 11-Oct 13, 2016 | Shangai- China | | | Oct 12-Oct 16, 2016 | Los Angeles- United States | | | Oct 12-Oct 14, 2016 | Shanghai- China | | | Oct 16-Oct 19, 2016 | Huntington Beach- United States | | | Oct 17-Oct 19, 2016 | Los Angeles- United States | | | | | More News | | | Companies | | Oct 6, 2016 / France | | | | Companies | | Oct 5, 2016 / United States | | | | Trade | | Oct 6, 2016 / United States | | | | |