Shoe Intelligence Executive Edition: Vol. 28 - 19+20
Global footwear production reached 24.6 billion pairs in 2025 | Portugal remains Europe’s second largest footwear producer | German footwear sales were slightly lower in H1 | German consumers cut back on footwear spending for third consecutive year amid changing behaviour | Micam and its sister events attract 37,000 visitors | Bally’s crisis continues amid restructuring and takeover uncertainty | How Kidderminster Footwear aims to bolster its European e-commerce business | U-Power continues to expand with the acquisition of Kübler Workwear | Golden Goose’s sales accelerate in Q2 | Autry appoints a Golden Goose veteran as CEO | Kybun moves part of shoe production to Italy amid dispute over “Swissness” rules | Leder & Schuh repositions Humanic and Shoe4You | Arnault family to simplify the corporate structure controlling LVMH | Spartoo books a loss as revenues decline in H2 | Hyosung begins commercial operation of its bio-BDO factory in Vietnam | Azzas 2154 to be broken up | Designer Brands sees “tremendous” potential for Topo Athletic | Caleres lifts its earnings guidance after stronger-than-expected Q2 | Genesco raises guidance for earnings, cuts sales guidance after better-than-expected Q2 | Shoe Station comparable sales decline slows as it moves to improve assortment
Shoe Intelligence Executive Edition: Vol. 28 - 17+18
In July, Brazil posted its first trade deficit in footwear | Birkenstock hikes its revenue guidance | Schuhe wie barfuß to close after insolvency proceedings | Ecco shakes up its senior management after two years of losses | Ferragamo’s sales rebound in Q2 | Frasers buys Harvey Nichols out of administration | Wolverine raises outlook despite tariff pressure on margins | Jimmy Choo’s profitability increases in Q1 | Weyco’s profits surge on tariff refunds | Shoe Station hires a new Chief Marketing Officer | Madden NYC launched in India with women’s footwear | Genesco names a new head for its British unit Schuh | Vida buys the New York brand Donald Pliner | Canada Goose to sell Baffin to Royer | Stella expects flat shipments in 2026 | Volatile orders are putting pressure on Yue Yuen’s production | Grendene sells its US unit to Pajar
Shoe Intelligence Executive Edition: Vol. 28 - 15+16
Italian shoemakers saw their revenues decline again | Austrian footwear retailers plan to reduce budgets for spring/summer 2027 | Geox’s sales fell sharply in H1 but operating profits improved | Cortina returns to its private label roots | Baldinini finds a new investor for its relaunch | Nice Footwear doubles the production a capacity of its Favaro unit | Gabor restructures its sales organization | Bally placed under court supervision amid financial distress | Lowa appoints Giuseppe De Biasi operations chief | Tamaris rebrands Tamaris Comfort as Tamaris Wide Fit | Camper takes over Ancient Greek Sandals | Fabi partners with the Polish online retailer Vitkac | Skechers’ new huge European distribution center is coming on stream | Steve Madden hikes its full-year guidance again | Crocs lifts its FY guidance after a record Q2 | VF Corp’s Vans problem outweighs its Q1 beat | Rocky Brands lifts 2026 revenue outlook as Q2 sales jump 12% | Boot Barn’s Q1 net sales beat forecasts and tariff refunds boost margins | Deckers beats on HOKA growth, but shares drop 6% | Genesco wins a proxy battle as shareholders re-elect all 9 board nominees | EU considers gradual access to social media platforms for children | European shoemakers call for stronger accountability in e-commerce
Shoe Intelligence Executive Edition: Vol. 28 - 13+14
Experts remain ‘broadly optimistic’ about the outlook of the global footwear industry | Global luxury spending seen stabilizing in 2026 | European shoemakers launch a comprehensive ecodesign framework | Spanish shoemakers call for immediate safeguard measures | German shoe industry sounds alarm over implementation of EU Extended Producer Responsibility rules | German retail under pressure as insolvency fears rise and succession crisis deepens | French bought 3.6 bln clothing and textile items in 2025 vs 3.5 bln in 2024 | Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags attract about 8,000 visitors | How the Italian Trade Agency boost support to Expo Riva Schuh and the footwear industry | Van Bommel to become Swallow | Hooijer takes over the distribution of Geox in Germany and the Netherlands | Muecke reports sales and earnings decline amid ongoing strategic overhaul | ANWR Group sells it software unit EBG Data to TSS | Bally ends shoe production in Switzerland | C-Suite interview: Nice Footwear moves forward with industrial strategy with new Corrado Maretto plant | HSG completes the takeover of Golden Goose | Aeffe expresses particular interest in being taken over by an unnamed industrial player | Footasylum enters strategic patnership with Trapstar | Accent rejects Frasers Group’s takeover offer | Caleres beats Q1 earnings guidance as Brand Portfolio outperforms | Designer Brands swings to profit in Q1, sees full year earnings at high end of guidance | American Exchange Group completes the acquisition of Allbirds’ assets | OrthoLite names Marius Wirtz CEO