All Assocalzaturifici articles
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ArticleGiovanna Ceolini confirmed president of Assocalzaturifici
On March 7, the general assembly of Assocalzaturifici confirmed Giovanna Ceolini as the president of the Italian association of footwear manufacturers until June 2027. Her mandate will focus on sustainability, digitalization, innovation, the promotion of local production, the so-called Made in Italy, enhancing the role of subcontractors and developing training, ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers concerned about the first half of 2024
After having experienced a decline in revenues in the second part of 2023, Italian footwear manufacturers expect the negative trend to continue during the first half of 2024. After gains posted in the first half of 2023, driven by a 13.6 percent year-over-year surge in the first quarter and a ...
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ArticleItalian footwear companies suffer a decline in sales in the second half of 2023
After the gains posted in the first half of 2023, driven by a 13.6 percent year-over-year surge in the first quarter and a timid 1.2 percent rise in the second quarter, revenues of Italian shoe makers are estimated to have dropped by 5.8 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, according ...
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ArticleFirst Italian companies ready for ESG certification under trade association’s aegis
Out of the nine companies that have engaged into a self-assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performances under the aegis of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian footwear association, three are now ready to enter the certification phase. The audit phase, which will be carried out by ICEC, an independent certification institute ...
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ArticleC-Suite interview: Italy shoe making is attracting investments but faces labor constraints
The Italian footwear industry is attracting investment from luxury goods brands and financial investors, which is bolstering its competitiveness. However, the industry’s development remains hamstrung by a lack of skilled labor, explains Giovanna Ceolini, the president of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian footwear association, in an exclusive interview with Shoe Intelligence. ...
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ArticleThe attendance at Micam and its sister fairs rises by 21%
Micam, the footwear fair which ran from Sept. 17 to 20 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, along with the trade shows Mipel, The One Milan and HOMI Fashion&Jewels Exhibition attracted 42,273 visitors, up by 21 percent compared with the September 2022 edition, from 129 ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers suffer a sharp slowdown in Q2
Italian shoemakers increased their revenues by an estimated 1.2 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2023 compared with a 13.6 percent rise in the first quarter of the year, according to a survey carried out by Confindustria Moda’s research center among members of the Italian footwear association Assocalzaturifici “The ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers increase Q1 revenues by 13.6%
Italian shoemakers increased their revenues by an estimated 13.6 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023, according to a survey carried out by Confindustria Moda’s research center among members of the Italian footwear association Assocalzaturifici. The survey showed that 53 percent of companies enjoyed an increase in revenues during ...
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News briefs
Assocalzaturifici’s youth section picks a new president
Federica De Pascale is the new president of the Young Entrepreneurs of Assocalzaturifici, the trade association group Italian shoemakers. Born in 1999, she takes over from Elisa Lanciotti and will remain in office for the four-year term ending in 2027. Currently enrolled in the Economics and Business School of the ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers’ 2022 revenue growth revised upwards to 14.0%
Italian footwear manufacturers estimated that in 2022 aggregate revenues rose by 14.0 percent year-over-year to €14.5 billion and were 1.2 percent above pre-Covid levels. A previous survey released in January estimated that 2022 revenues had risen by 13.2 percent compared with 2021. According to a survey carried out by Confindustria ...
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ArticleMicam features 988 exhibitors
Micam, the trade show scheduled to be held from Feb.19 to 22 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, has attracted 988 exhibitors, including 451 foreign ones. Newcomers include the brands Alberto Guardiani, Buffalo Boots, Cult, Kenneth Cole, Luciano Padovan and Oxs. The trade show is ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers’ 2022 revenues rose by 13.2%
Italian footwear manufacturers estimated that in 2022 aggregate revenues rose by 13.2 percent compared with 2021 and were slightly above pre-Covid levels, up by 0.4 percent from 2019, when the industry’s sales totaled €14.3 billion. However, growth remains uneven, with 43 percent of companies expected to finish the year with ...
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Micam holds a road show in December
Micam, the footwear trade fair held at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan, is holding a road show to promote the next edition of the event scheduled from Feb. 19 to 22. On Dec. 1, the first of three teaser events scheduled in December was held ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers start using the VCS self-assessment ESG program
VCS (Verified & Certified Steps), a software package allowing the self-assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performances launched by Assocalzaturifici, the Italian footwear association, is currently being tested by three Italian shoemakers. “We chose three companies of different sizes and with different business models” for the pilot tests, explained ...
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ArticleHalf of Italian footwear companies' revenues still below pre-Covid levels
After a year-on-year increase of slightly more than 16 percent in the second quarter of 2022, revenues of Italian footwear manufacturers grew by 14.5 percent in the first half of the year, beating expectations. However, growth remains uneven, benefitting mainly to established brands while small producers, which are the backbone ...
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ArticleMicam attracts over 1,000 brands
Micam will host 1,012 brands at its forthcoming edition, scheduled from Sept. 18 to 20, or 23 percent more than during its March 2022 edition. Fifty-four percent of the brands are Italian and the remaining 46 percent come from abroad. Micam, which will be held at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition ...
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News briefsAssocalzaturifici picks Giovanna Ceolini as acting president
Giovanna Ceolini has been appointed acting president of Assocalzaturifici, the Italian footwear association. She replaces Siro Badon, who resigned on July 26 for personal and professional reasons. Ceolini was chosen based on the association’s bye-laws that establishes that in the event of the early resignation of the president, he is ...
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Siro Badon resigns as head of Assocalzaturifici
On July 26, Siro Badon resigned as president of the Italian footwear association, Assocalzaturifici. Elected in June of 2019, he resigned for ”personal and professional reasons as a result of his workload in his company, which prevents him from continuing to guarantee constant availability for the association,” Assocalzaturifici said in ...
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ArticleItalian footwear sales slow down due to war in Ukraine
Revenues of Italian footwear manufacturers are estimated to have risen by 8.1 percent in the first half of 2022 following a sharp slowdown in sales during the second quarter due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. According to a survey carried out by Confindustria Moda’s research center among ...
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ArticleItalian fashion event in Kazakhstan attracts over 200 buyers
Fifty Italian brands took part in La Moda Italiana@Almaty, an event organized by the Italian footwear association, Assocalzaturifici, in partnership with the Italian fashion industry association, Ente Moda Italia, and with the collaboration with the Italian furriers’ association, AIP, and the Italian leather goods association, Assopellettieri. The event also had ...
