Experts are confident about global footwear sales growth | EU and India conclude negotiations for free trade agreement | EU parliament delays Mercosur deal | Expo Riva Schuh and Gardabags attracts 8,000 visitors | Birkenstock targets extra €1bn in revenues in 3 years | Pölking files for insolvency again | Wortmann starts building a new €20m warehouse | Tamaris launches the TMRS Men shoe collection in Germany | Kybun Joya revives Switzerland’s oldest shoe brand Elgg | How the war in Ukraine has affected a local footwear company | Pikolinos hires a new General Manager | Next buys UK shoe retailer Russell & Bromley for £2.5m | Dr. Martens sees flat sales as pivot to full pricing continues | Shoe Zone issues a warning on its 2026 earnings | Ferragamo posts DTC sales growth in Q4 | RAS appoints a new senior management | Mephisto USA’s CEO steps down | VF Corp’s outdoor brands drive Q3 gains as transformation advances | Deckers lifts outlook as Hoka accelerates and US demand stabilizes | Genesco sees ‘meaningful’ earnings growth after strong holiday sales | Caleres’ CFO steps down | Orva hires a General Merchandising Manager for its footwear business | Patricia Nash Designs enters footwear partnership with El Roma Consulting | The US kids footwear brand jbrds is up for sale | Saks Global files for bankruptcy | Marubeni buys Gola as it expands its lifestyle business