3 Sep 2018 Unic at Maison & Objet to show French designers the quality of Italian leather; meanwhile the luxury furniture sector flies high
3 Sep 2018 German upholstery struggles: Edward Schillig brings the books in court, workers and suppliers show concern
30 Jul 2018 Argentina’s leather goods industry is collapsing: 70 factories closed in the first half-year, 3,000 jobs gone up in smoke
23 Jul 2018 News from China: Burberry (along with Gucci and Vuitton) knocks down prices; conversely, Stella International slows down
23 Jul 2018 Very tough times for India’s farmers: they don’t sell buffalo leather and tanning industry is facing crisis. Let alone duties on export
16 Jul 2018 Commercial war between The USA and China is about to affect leather shortly. What will China do after Trump’s duties on bags?
9 Jul 2018 After 2017 amazing performance, in 2018 first quarter export of Italian bags slows down (going better than 2016 though)
2 Jul 2018 Brexit, two years later: the Brits have much uncertainty. British footwear manufacturers’ concerns and training plans
2 Jul 2018 In Tamil Nadu, they are planning to relocate tanneries in a new industrial site. Reducing budgetary cost though
25 Jun 2018 Church’s go beyond footwear while gearing up for their new accessories collection, for sale in October onwards
25 Jun 2018 2018 Russia World Cup: a tale about a ball without leather and a national team without shoes
18 Jun 2018 At FFANY (held on June 4-8) sneakers are, once again, the market. Meanwhile, wedges replace heels
11 Jun 2018 Very good news for Piquadro in a few days: CEO Palmieri has become “Cavaliere del Lavoro” and, meanwhile, they bought Lancel out
4 Jun 2018 Austrian Andreas Kindermann (Wollsdorf Leather) is the new president of Cotance European tanners association
4 Jun 2018 Brazil’s tanners draw up report over damages after losing 1,5 million hides due to transport strike
4 Jun 2018 Alpargatas footwear giant to face tough times in Brazil and Argentina while firing 15% of employees in one year
28 May 2018 International Footwear Forum members sign a commitment agreement against protectionism to stop customs duties and barriers
