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