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French footwear exports down 3% in the first 8 months of 2025
French exports of footwear totaled €3.523 billion in the first eight months of 2025, down by 3 percent year-over-year, while imports were up by 3 percent at €5.597 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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ArticleHow an Italian startup is proving to be the perfect fit for leading fashion brands
Measmerize, a startup established to offer sizing solutions for fashion brands, has built up a portfolio of about 40 clients, including high-profile fashion houses, thanks to customized AI algorithms proposing size and fit recommendations to end-users. The startup, which currently has a staff of 12 people, rapidly gained traction thanks ...
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Coats starts building a factory in Indonesia
Coats Rejo Indonesia, which is part of the British manufacturer of industrial threads and footwear components, Coats, has begun building a new €35 million dyeing and finishing factory in Pleret, Indonesia. The facility will combine twisting, dyeing, yarn finishing and structural component production, with capacity projected to reach 9 tonnes ...
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Lanvin Group names a new CFO
Lanvin Group appointed Jiyang Han as Chief Financial Officer, effective Nov. 1. In this role, Han will oversee the Chinese luxury goods’ financial affairs, including financial planning and analysis, accounting and controllership, financial management, treasury, investment and financing projects and investor relations. Han brings nearly two decades of ...
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ArticleFerragamo posts encouraging Q3 sales
Salvatore Ferragamo’s total revenues declined by a reported 6.6 percent year-over-year, and by 4.5 percent at constant exchange rates, in the first nine months of 2025 to €695 million. But in the sole third quarter, revenues were in line with the previous year at €221million and even rose by 1.7 ...
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ArticleDeckers Brands rolls out cautious guidance after better-than-expected Q2
Deckers Brands reinstated earnings and sales guidance for its full fiscal year after reporting better-than-expected earnings and sales in the second quarter, when it was able to avoid a major hit from new US import tariffs through price increases and other mitigation measures. Revenues in the second quarter ended Sept. ...
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ArticlePrada posts 19 quarters of consecutive sales growth
The Prada Group posted net revenues of €4,070 million in the first nine months of 2025, up by 6 percent year-on-year on a reported basis and up by 9 percent at constant exchange rates. In the sole third quarter, revenues rose by a currency-neutral 9 percent, driven by a 19 ...
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ArticleOofos names Deckers Brands’ former head as co-CEO
Oofos announced that its co-founder, Lou Panaccione, and Deckers Brands’ former head, Angel Martinez, will serve as co-Chief Executive Officers of the US footwear brand. Martinez will oversee brand, product creation, sales, and marketing, while Panaccione will focus on product development, operations, supply chain, finance, and culture. “This structure reflects ...
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Ermenegildo Zegna’s sales trend improves in Q3
In the third quarter of 2025, Ermenegildo Zegna registered an improvement in its sales trend thanks to the direct-to-consumer channel. The Italian fashion house posted revenues of €398.2 million, up by 0.2 percent year-over-year, with organic growth of 3.6 percent. “Q3 2025 group revenues showed an acceleration in the direct-to-consumer ...
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Hermès’ revenues driven higher by leather goods
Hermès reported sales of €3.881 billion euros in the third quarter of 2025, up by a reported 4.8 percent compared to the year earlier and 9.6 percent higher at constant exchange rates. Sales growth in the third quarter was led by Hermes’ leather goods and saddlery business, where sales jumped ...
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Hermès appoints Grace Wales Bonner as Creative Director of men’s ready-to-wear
Hermès has appointed Grace Wales Bonner as Creative Director of men’s ready-to-wear. She will present her first collection for the French fashion house in January 2027. The announcement comes after Hermès said that Véronique Nichanian, Artistic Director of Hermès Men’s Universe, is leaving and will present her last collection for ...
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Sneaker and sports apparel giants lag in digital performance
Catchpoint’s 2025 Athletic Footwear & Apparel Website Performance Benchmark Report uncovers alarming gaps in digital experience across major sportswear brands. The report finds that Nike and Adidas rank among the worst in user experience metrics, bleeding up to $425 million annually due to site failures, slow page loads, and reliability ...
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ANWR launches new sport & lifestyle trade show
The ANWR Group is introducing a new trade fair format, ANWR Order Sport & Lifestyle, designed to meet the evolving needs of retailers and suppliers in the sports and footwear sectors. The inaugural event will take place from Nov. 23 to 25, 2025, at the ANWR Campus in Mainhausen, marking ...
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Zalando expands AI powered discovery feed to more markets
Zalando has announced that its AI-powered discovery feed, designed to make shopping more immersive and entertaining, will be expanded to 16 additional markets. The multi-brand fashion e-tailer has also simultaneously announced that it is gradually rolling out the option of a public customer profile, which will give customers the possibility ...
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ArticleGlobal footwear market seen rising an annual average of 5.9% to 2032
The global footwear market was estimated at $409.5 billion in 2022, and is anticipated to hit $725.1 billion by 2032, registering a compound annual growth rate of (CAGR) of 5.9 percent from 2023 to 2032, according to Allied Market Research. In a report titled “Footwear Market by Type (Athletic and ...
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ArticleBirkenstock buys its Australian distributor
Birkenstock Holding, the UK-based parent company of the German sandal maker, signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition of its long-standing distributor Birkenstock Australia Pty. Ltd. “This acquisition seeks to ensure a seamless succession for the two founders of Birkenstock Australia – Marcel and Manuela Goerke. Birkenstock’s commitment to invest ...
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Eqwal buys Reed Medical
Eqwal, a French provider of custom orthopedic prosthetics, has acquired all the shares in Reed Medical, a British provider of bespoke footwear to the National Health Service in England and private market in the UK. No financial details were released. “This acquisition marks an exciting new chapter for Reed and ...
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Manolo Blahnik opens a store in Milan
Manolo Blahnik opened its first store in Milan. The 300-square-meter shop is located in Via Pietro Verri 5 and is the brand’s largest in Europe. The company’s CEO, Kristina Blahnik, told FashionNetwork.com that the luxury footwear brand expects to close 2025 with a 5 percent increase in revenues from the ...
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China’s footwear exports decline slightly in volume
China exported more than 5.1 billion pairs in the first seven months of 2025, down by 0.7 percent year-over-year, generating $25.6 billion in revenues, down by 7.3 percent, according to the China Leather Industry Association. Exports of leather footwear accounted for 300 million pairs and almost $4.4 billion in value.China ...
