Highlights | | | | World Sign up to the first European contest for young students Jan 29, 2018 / CEC European schools and educational centres committed to the footwear sector can now join the European contest “Shake the future of the footwear sector”. Teams of students will have the possibility of becoming influencers in rejuvenating the industry | | | | | | World UITIC Congress: Call for Papers is a great success Jan 30, 2018 / UITIC Ninety-five abstracts received during the Call for Papers reveal the increasing interest of the footwear industry for the UITIC Congress | | | | | | Companies Maria Maleta: How it's made your backpack Jan 26, 2018 / Portugal The Portuguese brand of fashion accessories shows the entire process, since the moment of choosing the raw-materials, through all the production and packaging procedures | | | | | | Companies Strong year at LVMH Jan 25, 2018 / France A leading player in the luxury segment, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton recorded revenue of 42.6 billion euros in 2017, an increase of 13% over the previous year. Organic revenue growth totaled 12% | | | | | | Companies Tod's annual sales down Jan 26, 2018 / Italy Consolidated sales for the Italy-based group totaled 963.3 million euros in 2017, down by 4.1% from the previous year. Despite the negative trend in the last quarter, performance was better than in the first nine months of the year | | | | | | Companies Nine West close to filing for bankruptcy Jan 24, 2018 / United States The deal would allow Nine West to restructure about 1.5 billion US dollars in debt and would include sale of assets. Speculation about the next move of the company has been around for months | | | | | | | Next Events | | | | | | Jan 30-Feb 1, 2018 | Salzburg - Austria | | | Jan 30-Feb 1, 2018 | Bogotá- Colombia | | | Jan 30-Feb 1, 2018 | Bogotá- Colombia | | | Jan 31-Feb 2, 2018 | Copenhagen- Denmark | | | Jan 31-Feb 2, 2018 | Copenhagen- Denmark | | | | | More News | | | Companies | | Jan 30, 2018 | | | | Companies | | Jan 25, 2018 | | | | Companies | | Jan 29, 2018 | | | | Companies | | Jan 24, 2018 | | | | |