EU and Indonesia sign free-trade deal | EU plans to finalize a free trade agreement with India by year end | Italian footwear manufacturers revenues drop by 5.6% in first half of 2025 | German footwear industry revenues up 1.3% in H1 | Concentration in German brick-and-mortar footwear and fashion retail hits new high | Brazilian exports hit by US tariffs | Micam attracts over 20,000 visitors | Birkenstock hikes its full-year sales guidance | Däumling stops shoe production in Germany | Onygo closes all stores after failed rescue attempt | H&S files for insolvency | Marc O’Polo expands in Europe with first store in Italy, new outlet in Poland | NeroGiardini hopes to stabilize revenues as it celebrates its 50th anniversary | Golden Goose continues to post a double-digit growth rate | Steve’s plans opening a temporary store in Courmayeur | Spartoo continues to see a decline in sales | US footwear distributors and retailers expect to pay $2bn more in import duties this year | Vida Shoes buys Munro | Caleres’ earnings, sales fall in Q2 on declining sales and margins | Shoe Carnival lifts earnings guidance as rebranding strategy gains momentum | Designer Brands ‘cautiously optimistic’ after Q2 earnings beat | Shoe Carnival reappoints Kerry Jackson as CFO | Genesco unites Journeys, Schuh and Little Burgundy under the same leadership | Roots opens a flagship store in Vancouver | Foot Locker reshuffles its top management | Cambrelle launches production in Vietnam | Lubrizol creates a Foam Center of Excellence in Seoul and Shanghai for midsoles | Mysize buys ShoeSize.Me to offer footwear sizing recommendations