Highlights | | | | World Footwear in Poland: a country snapshot Feb 22, 2022 / Poland Today, we bring to you our new country snapshot, this time focusing on Poland, which constitutes a major hub for footwear trade in Central Europe. In 2020, despite the constraints imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, both imports and exports increased, making the country the 10th biggest exporter importer of footwear worldwide | | | | | | Companies Asics partners up with virtual training platform Feb 16, 2022 / Japan As part of the company's digital expansion strategy, Asics is joining forces with the online platform Zwift to create online running experiences that can assist runners achieving their goals | | | | | | Companies Tríbio: the newest Portuguese sustainable brand in the market Feb 18, 2022 / Portugal The Portuguese brand wants to take care of the Planet first. It stands out for being truly biodegradable and compostable and having every component certified | | | | | | World Vietnamese factories to continue working amid Omicron surge Feb 21, 2022 / Vietnam Despite a new peak in COVID-19 infections, the high vaccination rate has enabled factories to continue producing, reversing last year’s policy of lockdowns | | | | | | Companies Kering exceeds pre-pandemic levels Feb 18, 2022 / France The luxury group reached revenue of 17.65 billion US dollars, up by 35% and by 13%, on a comparable basis to 2020 and 2019, respectively. Gucci sales bounced back to 2019 levels | | | | | | | Next Events | | | | | | Feb 22-Feb 24, 2022 | Milan- Italy | | | Feb 24-Feb 27, 2022 | Milan- Italy | | | Know more | |