7 Mar 2019 US Footwear: brands choose to relocate to Asia to protect themselves from the Trade War, and retailers (excessively) increase their stock
7 Mar 2019 Nothing to do, it going to close: the British Clarks confirm the farewell of its Somerset factory, with 35 layoffs
7 Mar 2019 The bitter taste of Brazil’s footwear industry in 2018: losing 10% of its exports. Recovery signs in January of 2019
4 Mar 2019 Classic outside, sneaker inside: Prada’s moccasins show that the shoe has changed and cannot go back
4 Mar 2019 Dr Martens to augment British manufacturing meanwhile: Wollaston factory is due to produce 165,000 pairs in 2020
4 Mar 2019 Portugal’s footwear revenues decrease (-2.65%) in 2018. The good news is that “we are doing better than Spain and Italy”
4 Mar 2019 Spain’s footwear is in the red at the end of 2018, as exports decrease both in value (-0.55%) and in volumes (-3.6%)
28 Feb 2019 Clarks’ revolution, Italian Giorgio Presca nominated ceo. The goal: “Adapt the brand to a new consumer environment”
28 Feb 2019 Germany, the footwear chain faces difficulties: Peter Kaiser fires employees, Schoen+Sandt does as well, and Rieker shuts down in Romania
25 Feb 2019 CEO Bellettini claims no limits for Saint Laurent: after increasing the brand’s revenues, from 600 million up to 1,7 billion euros, she aims at 3 billion and more
25 Feb 2019 A paradox with Dr Martens: in the UK orders are booming, but deliveries are very late. The brand: “We apologize”
25 Feb 2019 CEC, European footwear manufacturers appoint new president: Luis Onofre takes over after Cleto Sagripanti
25 Feb 2019 Wolverine Worldwide: good performance in the last quarter, not well in 2018, top margins ever. Not enough at Wall Street though
18 Feb 2019 Church’s too get enticed by sneakers: CH873, a shoe model between tradition and sportswear
14 Feb 2019 Micam87 and Mipel115 close their transitional editions: buyers change attitude, while Italy is back on fire
14 Feb 2019 Tête-à-tête with Tommy Hilfiger at Micam, who clarifies things: “Italian leather? The best in the world”
14 Feb 2019 Cristiano Ronaldo goes beyond footwear: the made in Portugal brand CR7 enters the leather accessories’ segment
14 Feb 2019 The Payless case, the economical shoe that made a designer climb to the top and that influencers can’t set apart from luxury ones
11 Feb 2019 Italy’s footwear 2018 financial statement: exports nearly account for 10 billion euros, but manufacturing declines in volumes. Caution about 2019
11 Feb 2019 Premium In the end Christian wins: after a long-lasting lawsuit, Louboutin succeeds in safeguarding their red sole against Van Haren
