ACLE (All China Leather Exhibition), just concluded, confirms that the Chinese shoe market is still weak. The numbers published by CLIA (the Beijing National Leather Association) before the three-day trade show explained that the shoe trend has been decreasing since the beginning of the year. During the kermesse (Shanghai, August 30 – September 1), however, the demand for leather was OK. ACLE is a fair whose centre of gravity is in the Chinese market, but there is a glimpse of what is happening in the leather of other countries. Despite this, the indiscretion has disappeared that the shoe groups of Vietnam, a country that is consolidating its role in the global footwear market, are looking for new suppliers of finished leather.
ACLE closes, confirming a weak demand for Chinese footwear, grows that of the Vietnamese
