Italian footwear companies suffer a decline in sales in the second half of 2023 | Luís Onofre re-elected at the helm of Apiccaps | Minelli partially saved | Clarks set to axe UK 103 jobs and announces Benelux tie-up with GAB | Next lifts guidance again but warns of potential stock delays from Red Sea shipping attacks | JD Sports cuts profit guidance as sales disappoint | C-Suite interview: Easywalk aims to consolidate the Covid-19 boom | Fessura plans to raise €2.1m in a crowdfunding | Moody’s upgrades Golden Goose’s credit rating outlook to positive | Pikolinos’ full-year sales rise to a record €138m | ANWR Media relaunches the e-commerce platform Schuhe.de | Deichmann ends MyShoes brand, closes 90 stores | Caprice takes over Peter Kaiser | Görtz plans comeback in Austria with new openings, retail concepts | CCC Group starts Q4 with 10% sales boost led by HalfPrice | New brands enter the Russian market, but face an uncertain future | Wolverine sells assets in Asia for $70m | Wolverine’s inventory and debt are below expectations at the end of 2023 | Genesco slashes FY earnings guidance after disappointing Christmas period | Designer Brands slashes guidance after sharp decline in Q3 boot sales, post-Cyber Monday ‘lull’ | Crocs hikes its FY guidance | Lanvin Group appoints a new CEO | Emerging designer: The Peshawari chappal: Çaplait! | CEC welcomes EU comprise on ecodesign