Highlights | | | | Trade Declining footwear exports in India Dec 6, 2016 / India According to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE), footwear exports reached 1 262.59 million US dollars in the period April-September, the first semester of the fiscal year in that country, showing a drop of 1.81% over the same period last year | | | | | | Social New Footwear Museum opens in Portugal Dec 2, 2016 / Portugal The Footwear Museum, located in S. João da Madeira, one of the regions of historic significance for the footwear industry in Portugal, was inaugurated on the 5th of November | | | | | | Companies Genesco with declining net sales Dec 1, 2016 / United States The Nashville-based group closed the third quarter of the current financial year with net sales dropping by 8%. Earning from operations with double digit decline | | | | | | Trade Cyber Monday sets new online sales record Dec 1, 2016 / United States The Monday after Thanksgiving hit a new online record for the US with an estimated 3.45 billion US dollars spent via ecommerce, a 12.1% increase over a year ago | | | | | | Companies LVMH receives students Dec 2, 2016 / France The Program Inside LVMH has given 220 students the opportunity to discover the group and get involved in the theme of luxury and innovation | | | | | | Companies adidas unveils new biodegradable footwear Nov 30, 2016 / Germany The Germany-based sportswear giant continues its focus on sustainability and now has presented its Futurecraft Biofabric shoe, which will be biodegradable | | | | | | Companies Jordan opens first European store Dec 5, 2016 / France Jordan just landed in Paris, the chosen location for Nike Inc.’s Jordan brand first brick-and-mortar | | | | | | | Next Events | | | | | | Dec 7-Dec 8, 2016 | Atlanta- United States | | | Dec 13-Dec 14, 2016 | Edison, New Jersey- United States | | | Jan 8-Jan 10, 2017 | New York- United States | | | Jan 8-Jan 10, 2017 | Phoenix, Arizona- United States | | | Jan 8-Jan 10, 2017 | Buenos Aires- Argentina | | | | | More News | | | Companies | | Dec 5, 2016 / United States | | | | Social | | Nov 30, 2016 | | | | Companies | | Dec 3, 2016 / United States | | | | |