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ArticleItalian shoemakers concerned about the first half of 2024
After having experienced a decline in revenues in the second part of 2023, Italian footwear manufacturers expect the negative trend to continue during the first half of 2024. After gains posted in the first half of 2023, driven by a 13.6 percent year-over-year surge in the first quarter and a ...
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ArticleItalian footwear companies suffer a decline in sales in the second half of 2023
After the gains posted in the first half of 2023, driven by a 13.6 percent year-over-year surge in the first quarter and a timid 1.2 percent rise in the second quarter, revenues of Italian shoe makers are estimated to have dropped by 5.8 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, according ...
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Italian economy may slow down in the coming months
Italy’s economy could slow down in coming months as business and consumer surveys indicate a continued decline in confidence, wrote statistics institute Istat in its monthly note on the Italian economy. Istat noted that consumer confidence fell for the fourth consecutive month in October, reaching its lowest level since January. ...
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Cofra to build a factory in Egypt
The Italian safety footwear manufacturer Cofra is planning to invest €10 million in a factory in Egypt, Arab Finance reported citing the minister of trade and industry, Ahmed Samir. The factory will occupy a 50,000-square-meter area in the Robbiki Leather City cluster and is expected to create 2,000 jobs. ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers suffer a sharp slowdown in Q2
Italian shoemakers increased their revenues by an estimated 1.2 percent year-over-year in the second quarter of 2023 compared with a 13.6 percent rise in the first quarter of the year, according to a survey carried out by Confindustria Moda’s research center among members of the Italian footwear association Assocalzaturifici “The ...
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Italy on the edge of a recession
Italy’s gross domestic product (GDP) is now expected to rise by 0.8 percent in 2023 and by 1.0 percent in 2024, said Mariano Bella, director of the research office of Italian retailers’ association Confcommercio. That compares with Confcommercio’s previous estimates of 1.2 percent and 1.3 percent growth for the two ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers increase Q1 revenues by 13.6%
Italian shoemakers increased their revenues by an estimated 13.6 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2023, according to a survey carried out by Confindustria Moda’s research center among members of the Italian footwear association Assocalzaturifici. The survey showed that 53 percent of companies enjoyed an increase in revenues during ...
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ArticleShein is about to roll out its market place in Germany, Spain, France, Italy
Shein, the Singapore-based fast-fashion online retailer, announced that it is expanding its marketplace to Mexico, and that launches in Germany, Spain, France and Italy “will soon follow suit.” The marketplace was previously rolled out in Brazil and the U.S. Shein noted that the local marketplaces offer products from third parties ...
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Italy entrepreneurs concerned about a recession
A majority of Italian entrepreneurs are concerned about the prospects of a recession although they expect an economic downturn will be temporary and have a less negative impact than past recessions, according to a survey carried out by the consultancy EY. In particular, 87 percent of Italian entrepreneurs interviewed are ...
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Consumer confidence improves in Germany and Italy, weakens in France
Consumer confidence has improved in Germany and Italy, but slipped slightly in France over the past months. In April, consumer confidence in Germany is expected to improve to -29.5 from -30.6 in March, marking the sixth improvement in a row even if momentum has weakened, according to advance data released ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers’ 2022 revenue growth revised upwards to 14.0%
Italian footwear manufacturers estimated that in 2022 aggregate revenues rose by 14.0 percent year-over-year to €14.5 billion and were 1.2 percent above pre-Covid levels. A previous survey released in January estimated that 2022 revenues had risen by 13.2 percent compared with 2021. According to a survey carried out by Confindustria ...
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Italian large fashion firms combined sales rise 20% in 2022
The combined turnover of large Italian fashion firms rose by 20 percent in 2022 compared to the year earlier to reach €82 billion, according to a report from the research arm of the Italian bank Mediobanca. The report covered fashion companies headquartered in Italy and with revenues above €100 million. ...
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YNAP fined €5.25m in Italy for alleged misleading pricing, limiting returns
Italy’s antitrust authority has fined Yoox Net-a-Porter (YNAP) €5.25 million for allegedly misleading prices and limiting the right to return merchandise during a period running from 2019 to 2022. In particular, the regulator claims that the company limited consumers’ right to return merchandise by unilaterally blocking completed online orders, without ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers’ 2022 revenues rose by 13.2%
Italian footwear manufacturers estimated that in 2022 aggregate revenues rose by 13.2 percent compared with 2021 and were slightly above pre-Covid levels, up by 0.4 percent from 2019, when the industry’s sales totaled €14.3 billion. However, growth remains uneven, with 43 percent of companies expected to finish the year with ...
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ArticleU.S., Italy introduce Covid tests for travelers from China
The U.S. and Italy are introducing Covid-19 tests for travelers coming from China. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that from Jan. 5 all air passengers two years and older will be required to get a test no more than two days before their departure from ...
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ArticleConsumer sentiment improves in Europe
Consumer sentiment improved slightly in Germany, France and Italy, the three main economies of the European Union, but consumers remain cautious in a difficult economic environment. In December, German consumer sentiment is expected to rise by 1.7 points to -40.2 points from -41.9 points in November, according to the market ...
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Consumer confidence sinks in Italy but stabilizes in France and Germany
The latest surveys indicate that consumer confidence has dropped in Italy but is stabilizing in France and Germany. In the eurozone, consumer confidence has been affected by the war in Ukraine, higher inflation and an economic slowdown. In October, consumer confidence in Italy has decreased to 90.1 from 94.8 in ...
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ArticleConsumer and business sentiment sinks in Europe
Consumer confidence continues to decline significantly in Europe due to rising inflation, an erosion in purchasing power and concern about the future due to a worsening of the macroeconomic environment and rising geopolitical tension following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24. In October, German consumer sentiment is expected to ...
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ArticleItaly faces a huge population decline
Italy is facing a huge decline in population as well as significant demographic changes that are likely to prompt further labor shortage and modify consumption patterns. Italy’s population is expected to drop from an estimated 59.2 million on Jan. 1, 2021, to 57.9 million in 2030, 54.2 million in 2050 ...
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ArticleHalf of Italian footwear companies' revenues still below pre-Covid levels
After a year-on-year increase of slightly more than 16 percent in the second quarter of 2022, revenues of Italian footwear manufacturers grew by 14.5 percent in the first half of the year, beating expectations. However, growth remains uneven, benefitting mainly to established brands while small producers, which are the backbone ...
