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German consumer confidence improves but remains low
German consumer confidence is estimated to improve in February, rising to -24.1 from -26.9 in January, according to the GfK Consumer Climate, published jointly by NIQ/GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM). “With the current increase, the consumer climate has recovered a significant portion of the strong losses ...
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French footwear exports down 3% in the first 11 months of 2025
French exports of footwear totaled €4.859 billion in the first 11 months of 2025, down by 3 percent year-over-year, while imports were up by 2 percent at €7.609 billion, according to data released by Alliance France Cuir, the trade association representing the country’s leather and leather goods industry. It added ...
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Germany’s economy rebounds slightly in 2025
Germany’s price adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.2 percent in 2025, after two years of contraction, according to first calculations from the statistical office Destatis. GDP declined by 0.9 percent and 0.5 percent in 2023 and 2024, respectively, in Europe’s largest economy. The increase in GDP stood at ...
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Spanish footwear exports down 1.5% in first 10 months of 2025
Spanish footwear exports during the first ten months of 2025 totalled €2.92 billion, down by 1.5 percent compared to the same period in 2024, according to data released by the footwear association Fice.
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ArticleExperts are confident about global footwear sales growth
The short-term outlook for footwear sales volumes and price growth is positive, based on the findings of the latest survey of experts published in the latest Business Conditions Survey released by World Footwear. About 77 percent of the panel expect sales volumes and prices to increase by at least 1.5 ...
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Turkish inflation continues to slip
The annual inflation rate in Turkey fell to 30.89 percent in December 2025 from 44.38 percent the year earlier and from 64.77 percent in December 2023, according to data from Turkish statistics office Tuik. The monthly rate of inflation fell to 0.89 percent in December 2025 from 1.03 percent the ...
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UK consumers are reluctant to spend
British consumers are reluctant to spend going into 2026 despite continuing to feel financially secure, according to the fourth quarter Consumer Pulse survey conducted by the consultancy KPMG among 3000 consumers. According to the survey, 56 percent of consumers feel financially secure, down only 1 percentage point from the start ...
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ArticleRevenues of Italian footwear manufacturers drop by 0.9% in the third quarter
In the first nine months of 2025, revenues of Italian footwear manufacturers fell by 4.1 percent year-over-year, but the industry’s performance has gradually improved over the past three quarters and the decline was nearly erased in the third quarter, according to a survey carried out in November by Confindustria Accessori ...
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German companies remain very cautious about 2026
Some 59 percent of German companies expect their business conditions to remain unchanged in 2026 while about 26 percent anticipate a worsening, according to a recent survey from the German economic research institute Ifo. Only 14.9 percent hope to see an improvement, Ifo noted. “Companies remain very cautious – there ...
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French footwear exports down 3% in the first ten months of 2025
French exports of footwear totaled €4.460 billion in the first ten months of 2025, down by 3 percent year-over-year, while imports were up by 2 percent at €6.957 billion, according to data released by Alliance France Cuir, the trade association representing the country’s leather and leather goods industry. It added ...
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French footwear sales edge down in November
In November, French footwear retail sales slipped by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 0.1 percent month-on-month, according to the Bank of France. Overall retail sales in France rose a seasonally and work-day adjusted 1.5 percent from October, when they rose by 0.2 percent. ...
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German consumer confidence worses
German consumer confidence is expected to worsen in January, falling to -26.9 from -23.4 in December, according to the GfK Consumer Climate, published jointly by NIQ/GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM). The December reading was revised down from a preliminary -23.3. “Consumer sentiment in Germany is disappointing ...
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German economic sentiment improves
Economic sentiment in Germany improved in December to 45.8 from 38.5 the previous month, according to the monthly indicator of the economic research institute ZEW. However, assessments of the current economic situation in Germany deteriorated slightly, falling by 2.3 points to -81.0 points. “Expectations have become more positive,” said ...
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Turkish inflation falls to four-year low
In November, Turkish consumer prices rose by 31.07 percent year-over-year, against 32.87 percent in October, the lowest level in four years, according to the statistics office Tuik. Month on month, inflation stood at 0.87 percent. However, independent economists at the Inflation Research Group (ENAG) claim that official data underestimates inflation ...
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German consumer confidence improves ahead of Christmas
German consumer confidence is estimated to have improved in December rising to -23.2 from -24.1 in November, according to the GfK Consumer Climate, published jointly by NIQ/GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM). The November reading was not revised. “With the stabilization, the consumer climate is currently almost ...
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ArticlePortuguese footwear exports rise in first nine months of 2025
In the first nine months of 2025, Portuguese footwear exports rose by 3.8 percent year-over-year in volume to 53.3 million pairs and by 2.1 percent in value to €1.322 billion, according to data released by the Portuguese footwear association Apiccaps. About 80 percent of Portuguese exports went to other European ...
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German GDP growth flat in Q3
In the third quarter, German gross domestic product (GDP) was flat compared with the previous quarter on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis, according to the statistics office Destatis. Year on year, GDP rose by 0.3 percent both on a price-adjusted basis and on a price- and calendar-adjusted basis. ...
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ArticleGerman online fashion retail moves away from free shipping and free returns
Free shipping and free returns are becoming increasingly rare in the German online fashion retail sector as post-purchase support shifts toward greater cost transparency, a new survey showed. At the same time, the post-purchase experience remains only partially tapped as a source of differentiation, leaving opportunities to build customer loyalty ...
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ArticleGlobal personal luxury goods market seen falling by 2% this year
The personal luxury goods market is expected to decline by 2 percent at current exchange rates, but to be flat at constant rates, reaching €358 billion in 2025, but could resume growing over the next decade by up to 6 percent a year, according to a report released by the ...
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French footwear sales rebound in October
In October, French footwear retail sales rose by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 2.2 percent month-on-month, rebounding from a 2.4 percent decline in September, according to the Bank of France. Overall retail sales in France rose a seasonally and work-day adjusted 0.3 percent from September, when there was a slight ...
