14 May 2019
  
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Trade
The new chapter of the US-China trade war
May 8, 2019 / United States
President Trump announced and applied increases on the China tariff rates on List 3 (200 billion US dollars in Chinese-made goods) from 10% to 25%. Remaining goods, including footwear, could be hit with tariffs shortly as a new list was announced   
 
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Where do shoes come from?
May 10, 2019 / World Footwear Yearbook
The recent developments on the trade war US-China made us look into the trade relations of both countries in terms of footwear and curious conclusions about consumption in each of the markets arose. Check them here   
 
Companies
Hermès with acceleration in sales
May 9, 2019 / France
In the first quarter of 2019, the group's consolidated revenue amounted to 1 610 million US dollars, up by 16% at current exchange rates and by 12% at constant exchange rates, thanks to dynamic sales growth in group stores (+13% at constant exchange rates)   
 
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Tapestry consolidates growth in sales
May 9, 2019 / United States
The New York-based luxury house has announced third quarter results. Sales increased by 1% in the period, consolidating previous sales growth, and the management continues pleased with the results achieved   
 
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Bolflex's focus on recycled and vegan materials
May 10, 2019 / Portugal
The Portuguese-based company specialized in footwear components has just launched into the market new vegan and recycled products. Currently, the company's business model is based on three keywords: reduce, reuse and recycle   
 
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New Generation: meet Bruno Queirós
May 13, 2019 / Portugal
Fashion is a long-time passion of Bruno Queirós, who has been a moded and recently decided to launch a footwear brand. He is the face of The Baron’s Cage, a male footwear brand that promises to revolutionize the market   

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