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    New records in footwear production and exports before Covid-19

    2020-08-12T07:06:00Z

    Global production of footwear reached a record of 24.3 billion pairs in 2019, according to the latest edition of the World Footwear Yearbook, published annually by Apiccaps, the Portuguese industry association of footwear, leathergoods and related components. This new record marks a 21.2 percent increase from the production figure registered ...

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    Footwear production is on the rise, while retailers review their strategy

    2020-07-29T12:23:00Z

    Footwear manufacturers have returned to production levels ranging from an estimated 50-80 percent in India, China and Portugal after the havoc caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. But the outlook remains uncertain and the crisis has led some players to rethink distribution and retailing.