During the first half of 2017 the European Union as a whole exported 20.56 billion euros of footwear, registering a 7.0% increased from similar period last year   

As part of the Erasmus+ project “Digital TCLF 2025”, European stakeholders, in particular companies, are invited to participate in an online survey on the need for nine emerging digital occupations in the textile, clothing, leather and footwear sectors
  

The first semester closed with a positive performance by the footwear industry (growing from similar period last year and above their strategic target). Different performance registered by the leather and leather products industries   

The France-based online fashion retailer is said to be in talks to buy Vivarte's André   

A new Portuguese brand, created in 2016, presenting collections aimed at men who combine eccentricity with creativity. The brand challenges the limits of conventional design, taking the classics to the extraordinary   

The Romanian e-commerce market was valued at 2.8 billion euros at the end of 2017, according to GPeC, ecommerce specialists. According to the report, Romanians spent an average of 7.67 million euros daily in online shopping