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ArticleSpanish footwear exports at record levels in 2022
The year 2022 marked a record for Spanish footwear exports. For the first time, exports exceeded the €3 billion mark at €3.059 billion, up by 22.0 percent over 2021. In volume, exports increased by 6.1 percent to 159 million pairs. The average price was €19.26 a pair, up by 15.0 ...
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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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French footwear sales continue to be weak in February
In February, French footwear retail sales fell by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 0.2 percent month-on-month, according to the Bank of France. In January, sales of footwear dropped by 4.3 percent. Overall, retail sales in France fell by a seasonally and working-day adjusted 0.4 percent compared with January when they ...
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Portuguese exports up over 20%
In 2022, Portuguese footwear exports rose by 20.2 percent in value to over €2 billion and by 10.5 percent in volume to 76 million pairs, according to data released by Apiccaps, the Portuguese footwear, components and leather goods manufacturers association. About 80 percent of exports were shipped to other European ...
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ArticleGerman 2022 footwear exports up 19.4%
In 2022, German footwear exports in 2022 grew by 19.4 percent year-over-year in value to €9.6 billion, according to data released by the German footwear and leather goods trade association, HDS/L. Exports were skewed towards the second half of the year. They totalled €4.2 billion, or 175.2 million pairs of ...
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ArticleFootwear ad spend in Germany totalled €185m in 2022
Footwear companies have invested more than €185 million in advertising in 2022 in Germany, with shoe manufacturers accounting for the lion’s share, a survey from market analysis firm Research Tools and data specialist AdVision digital showed. Almost one third of total expenditure was attributable to retailers, according to the ...
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Spanish footwear exports exceed €3bn in 2022
Spanish footwear exports rose 22 percent in 2022 to €3.28 billion, according to the industry ministry. In volume, exports nearly reached 160 million pairs, up by 6 percent, added the Spanish footwear association, Fice. Compared with 2019, the year before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Europe, exports ...
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Turkish inflation slows down
In February, Turkish inflation reached 55.18 percent year-on-year compared with 57.68 percent in January, according to the statistics office Tuik. It is the fourth consecutive month that annual inflation declines. Month on month, inflation reached 3.15 percent. Clothing and footwear was the segment with the lowest inflation, falling by ...
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Higher costs and bureaucracy weigh on German fashion retailers
Burdened by soaring costs and entangled in red tape, fashion retailers are “currently struggling with considerable problems” despite sales returning to pre-pandemic levels, a survey from Germany’s textile, shoes and leather goods trade association, BTE, showed. Retailers participating in the survey rated the surge in costs with an average ...
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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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Consumer confidence improves in Germany, U.K.
Consumer confidence improved in Germany and the U.K. but slipped slightly in France. Confidence levels remain low in all three countries. Consumer confidence in Germany is expected to rise to -30.5 points in March, up 3.3 points from a revised -33.8 points in February, according a preliminary reading by the ...
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News briefsIndian footwear exports surge
In the nine months running from April to December 2022, Indian exports of leather products and footwear rose by 16.55 percent year-over-year to $4.092 billion. In rupee, the increase reached 24.99 percent, according to the Council For Leather Exports (CLE). During the period, exports of leather footwear grew by 26.56 ...
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Turkish inflation slows down in January
Turkey’s annual inflation slowed down in January to 57.7 percent from 64.3 percent in December, according to the statistics office Tuik. It is the third month in a row that annual inflation declines. In January, clothing and footwear was the segment with the lowest annual increase, rising by 24.24 percent. ...
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ArticleMicam attracts 64 Brazilian brands
Sixty-four Brazilian footwear brands will be present at Micam, the trade show held from Feb.19 to 22 at the Fieramilano Rho exhibition center at the outskirts of Milan. The brands’ presence is supported by Brazilian Footwear, a program to promote footwear exports established by the Brazilian footwear association, Abicalçados, in ...
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Prada was the hottest brand in Q4
For the first time, Prada was the hottest brand in the world the fourth quarter of 2022, overtaking Gucci that slipped into second position, according to The Lyst Index. Moncler surged to third position from 17th in the fourth quarter and Miu Miu, which is part of the Prada Group, ...
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Pakistan's inflation at 48-year high
Pakistan’s consumer prices grew by 27.6 percent on a year-on-year basis in January compared to an increase of 24.5 percent in the previous month and a 13.0 percent rise in January 2022, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. It was the highest annual inflation rate since May 1975. Month-on-month, ...
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German consumer confidence continues to improve
In February, German consumer confidence is expected to rise by 3.7 points from January to -33.9 points, according to a preliminary estimate by the research institute GfK. “With the fourth increase in a row, the positive trend in consumer sentiment is consolidating. Even though the level is still very low, ...
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Cambodia’s footwear exports up nearly 25% in 2022
Cambodia’s footwear exports rose by 24.8 percent in 2022 to $1.74 billion, according to the General Department of Customs and Excise. The country’s overall exports of garment, footwear and travel goods products totalled $12.63 billion in 2022, up by 14.9 percent year-over-year. Exports for garments grew by 12.7 percent to ...
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French footwear sales up 7.3% in December
In December, French footwear retail sales increased by a seasonally and working day adjusted 7.3 percent month on month, according to the Bank of France. In November, sales of footwear grew by 3.3 percent. Overall, retail sale volumes in France inched up a seasonally and working day adjusted 0.5 percent ...
