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ArticleGerman fashion industry faces a 'horrific' situation, with footwear worst hit
Germany’s fashion and footwear retail sector faced another difficult year in 2025, as weak consumer spending, rising operating costs, growing online competition and excessive red tape put a strain on brick-and-mortar businesses, according to estimates from BTE, the German retail federation. Intense competition from Asian platforms such as Shein and ...
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Turkish inflation reaches 31.53% in February
Turkey’s annual inflation rate rose to 31.53 percent in February from 30.65 percent the previous month, according to data from Turkish statistics office Tuik. Compared to the month earlier, consumer prices rose by 2.96 percent in February. However, independent economists at the Inflation Research Group (ENAG) claim that official data ...
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ArticleItalian shoemakers finally see their revenues rise in Q4
In 2025, revenues of Italian footwear manufacturers fell by 2.8 percent year-over-year to €12.84 billion, in line with expectations, according to a survey carried out in January by Confindustria Accessori Moda among members of the Italian footwear association Assocalzaturifici. In the final quarter of 2025, revenues were up by 1.1 ...
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French footwear sales rebound sharply in January
In January, French footwear retail sales surged by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 7.7 percent month-on-month, after declining by 3.4 percent the previous month, according to the Bank of France. Overall retail sales in France rose a seasonally and work-day adjusted 1.2 percent from December, when they fell by 1.6 ...
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German consumer confidence worsens slightly
German consumer confidence is expected to worsen in March, falling to -24.7 from -24.2 in February, according to the GfK Consumer Climate, published jointly by NIQ/GfK and the Nuremberg Institute for Market Decisions (NIM). The February reading was revised down from a preliminary estimate of -24.1. “Even though the ...
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ArticleGerman footwear manufacturers’ sales up 3.2% in 2025
In 2025, sales by German footwear manufacturers rose by 3.2 percent year-on-year to €2.33 billion. Domestic sales were 6.0 percent higher at €1.73 billion and exports declined by 5.9 percent to €493 million, according to HDS/L, the German association of the footwear and leather goods industry, citing data by Destatis, ...
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ArticleBrazilian shoemakers express concern about growing imports
After a record year in 2024, Brazil’s footwear imports continued to rise sharply in January, setting a new record for the month, according to data released by Abicalçados, the Brazilian association of footwear manufacturers. In January, imports totaled 4.46 million pairs, up by 34.3 percent year-over-year and $62.9 million, up ...
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ArticlePortugual’s 2025 footwear exports rise 0.8% in value
The Portuguese footwear industry exported 68 million pairs of shoes in 2025, up by 1.8 percent in volume compared with 2024, for a total value of €1.718 billion, up by 0.8 percent, according to data compiled by the statistics office Ine and released by Apiccaps, the Portuguese footwear association. Exports ...
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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 ...
