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Clarks expands its digital reach
Clarks has made its products available on the online marketplaces of Shein and Secret Sales in the UK, as the British footwear brand expands its digital presence globally. The brand will be available on Secret Sales Netherlands and Dress for Less by the end of the year. In the US, ...
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ArticleASF 4.0 launches its Portuguese 'megafactory' after raising fresh cash
Advanced Shoe Factory 4.0 (ASF 4.0), a unit of the French textile producer Chamatex Group, said that it is proceeding with the launch of a “megafactory” in Portugal with the goal of producing 1.5 million pairs of sports shoes annually from 2030. The project is part of ASF 4.0’s ambition ...
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ThredUp appoints Kelly Bodnar Battles to board
The US-based online resale platform ThredUp announced that Kelly Bodnar Battles will join its board of directors, effective Dec. 1 and serve as Chair of the Audit Committee. The move supports the company’s financial oversight as it expands and evolves into an AI-first resale platform. “Kelly’s experience in financial ...
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US to cut Swiss trade tariffs to 15%
The United States and Switzerland reached trade agreement under which the US will cut import tariffs on Swiss products to 15 percent from 39 percent, while Switzerland will remove a range of tariffs across agriculture and industrial sectors and Swiss companies pledged to invest $200 billion in the US ...
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ArticleCrocs names a new head for Heydude
Crocs has promoted Rupert Campbell to Executive Vice President and President of the Heydude brand, effective Nov. 17. He joins the executive leadership team and reports directly to Andrew Rees, the Chief Executive Officer of the US footwear group. Campbell joined the Crocs group in March 2025 as Senior Vice ...
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Eurozone faces subdued growth in the coming years
The eurozone’s real domestic gross product (GDP) is expected to rise by 1.3 percent this year, 1.2 percent in 2026 and 1.4 percent in 2027, according to the European Commission’s autumn forecasts. In its previous forecasts in May, the European Commission expected 0.9 percent growth this year and 1.4 ...
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Vivobarefoot's FY revenues up 5%
UK-based footwear brand Vivobarefoot reported a 5 percent increase in revenue to £91.4 million for the 2024/25 financial year, driven by a 12 percent rise in units sold to 1.2 million pairs. The company published its annual impact report titled Unfinished Business, highlighting both achievements and operational setbacks. More in ...
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MySize's revenues up by 26% quarter-on-quarter
MySize, an Israel-based producer of AI-driven sizing solutions, footwear fit-tech and retail innovation, has reported results for the third quarter of 2025 that show revenues rose by 26 percent quarter-on-quarter to $2.6 million. Year-over-year, the gross profit jumped by 27 percent $1.0 million, the operating loss was cut by 9 ...
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Hwaseung Footwear to build a plant in India
Hwaseung Footwear, a leading South Korean footwear manufacturer with producers for global brands such as Adidas, plans to invest 898 crore rupee (€87.1m) in a manufacturing facility in Kuppam, in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, to produce non-leather footwear. In the Indian numeral system, a crore corresponds to 10 ...
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BFShow attracts over 10,000 visitors
BFShow, the trade show promoted by the Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados in partnership with NürnbergMesse Brasil, attracted more than 10,000 visitors to its fitth edition, held in São Paulo from Nov. 10 to 12. Foreign visitors totalled 1,300, coming from 46 countries. BFShow, through its Programa Comprador scheme, brought ...
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French footwear exports down 3% in the first nine months of 2025
French exports of footwear totaled €3.957 billion in the first nine months of 2025, down by 3 percent year-over-year, while imports were up by 2 percent at €6.298 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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ArticleANWR appoints a new Managing Director for its shoe division
The German buying group ANWR has named Désirée Orlowski as the new Managing Director of its footwear division, ANWR Schuh. The retail expert succeeds Patrick Gottesleben, who left the company at the end of August, and will lead the unit alongside fellow managing director Astrid Heinze. Under the new ...
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ArticleGeox’s sales decline accelerates in Q3
Geox’s sales decline picked up in the third quarter of 2025 and is expected to accelerate in the last quarter of the year, prompting the Italian company to cut its full-year revenues guidance. In the first nine months of 2025, Geox posted sales of €492.8 million, down by 6.2 percent ...
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ArticleShoe Carnival to change name to Shoe Station
Shoe Carnival’s board unanimously voted to change the corporate name of the US footwear retailer to Shoe Station Group. The decision still has to be approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting scheduled in June 2026. ”We are building a simpler, more efficient company with one team, one infrastructure, ...
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ArticleBirkenstock wins a copyright lawsuit in the Netherlands against Scapino
Birkenstock said that the District Court of Midden-Nederland, located in the Dutch town of Utrecht, has ruled in its favor a copyright case against the local shoe retailer Scapino. The German company said that the decision ”stands out” because the German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled in February ...
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Columbia appoints two co-Presidents as part of its succession plan
Columbia Sportswear has appointed Peter Bragdon and Joseph Boyle as co-Presidents, effective Nov. 12, as part of the US group’s ”ongoing process to advance its succession plans” at the helm. Bragdon has been promoted President of the company and will now oversee all the company’s international operations, the Mountain Hardwear, ...
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Asos refinances its debt
Asos says that it has refinanced its asset backed loan facility into a secured term loan and delayed draw term loan (DDTL) with a new syndicate of private lenders. The new financing facilities comprise a £150 million (€170m) term loan and an £87.5 million (€99.1m) DDTL maturing in November ...
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ArticleYue Yuen posts higher footwear manufacturing revenues
In the first nine months of 2025, Yue Yuen posted a 1.0 percent decrease in overall revenues to $6.017 billion, because of weak sales at its retail division Pou Sheng. Meanwhile, revenues relative to the Hong Kong company’s footwear manufacturing activity increased by 4.6 percent year-over-year to $3.956 billion. Sales ...
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Footasylum hires Mad Agency as its exclusive distributor for Germany and Austria
Footasylum has selected Mad Agency to serve as its distributor in the DACH region, which comprises Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Under the new agreement, Mad Agency will represent Footasylum’s full brand stable as its exclusive sales agency for Germany and Austria. The partnership officially launches in November 2025 and ...
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Permira reportedly in talks to sell Golden Goose to HongShan Capital
The private equity firm Permira is in talks to sell Golden Goose to the Chinese fund HongShan Capital based on a valutation of more than €2.5 billion, according to the Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore. If confirmed, the transaction will mark the fifth change of ownership in 12 years ...
