Highlights | | | | World US Retail: a friendly atmosphere for retail Jul 20, 2021 / United States The consumer confidence momentum in the US is in good shape, resulting in the best results achieved in more than a year. Footwear consumer prices have increased significantly since February, and after a long year of deflation this is good news for retailers. As for ecommerce, the post-pandemic normalization is expected to brake the online impetus. However, the expectation is that the upwards online share trend will resume at least at the pre-pandemic ending point | | | | | | Trade Volume of Brazilian footwear exports reaches 2019 levels Jul 14, 2021 / Brazil After a year of decline due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brazilian footwear sector presents signs of a significant recovery in footwear exports in the first half of 2021 | | | | | | Companies Zouri and O'Neill are teaming up Jul 19, 2021 / Portugal The North American brand joins the Portuguese brand to create a line of shoes with 12 unique models, which contain marine waste collected from Portuguese beaches | | | | | | Companies Puma sales reach 1.6 billion euros in Q2 Jul 20, 2021 / Germany The Germany-based sportswear giant has announced currency-adjusted sales in the second quarter of 2021 increasing by 96% to 1 589 million euros. This compares to 831 million euros in similar period in 2020 | | | | | | Companies LVMH to buy majority stake in Off-White Jul 20, 2021 / France The international luxury group announced the acquisition of 60% of shares of Off-White LLC, owner of the Off-White brand | | | | | | | Next Events | | | | | | Jul 20-Jul 21, 2021 | New York- United States | | | Jul 20-Jul 23, 2021 | Kiev- Ukraine | | | Jul 23-Jul 26, 2021 | Düsseldorf- Germany | | | Jul 24-Jul 27, 2021 | Auckland- New Zeland | | | Know more | |