Haroldo Ferreira, the president of Brazilian footwear association Abicalçados, expects BFShow to grow in lockstep with the Brazilian footwear industry and believes that a free trade agreement between the European Union and Mercosur will also be beneficial to European shoemakers.
Floredeasoka, a fast growing Spanish startup that produces bridal shoes, is considering raising funds to finance its internationalization with a focus on the US market.
Xero Shoes is looking to bolster its domestic wholesale business and leverage strong growth rates in Europe to underpin a new phase of expansion for the US barefoot footwear specialist founded 15 years ago.
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As Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the US on Jan. 20, Brazilian shoemakers hope to benefit from a possible reduction in shipments of Chinese footwear to the world’s largest market in value in the wake of higher import duties.
After celebrating in 2024 the jubilee of Caravaca de la Cruz, the fifth holiest city of Catholic Christianity with Rome, Jerusalem, Santiago de Compostela and Camaleño, Calzia, a consortium of shoemakers located in Spain’s southeastern region of Murcia, is focusing on its next challenges. These include managing a slowdown in ...
The startup Covision Media decided to initially focus on the footwear industry to commercialize its 3D scanner developed in Bressanone, near the northern Italian town of Bolzano.
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The global footwear market is expected to grow by a compound annual growth rate of 4.2 percent between 2025 and 2029, according to the research institute Technavio. Over the period, the size of the market is expected to increase by $103.6 billion, with the Asia-Pacific region contributing to 47 percent ...
In 2024, Brazilian footwear exports are expected to decline by 6 to 9 percent in volume as an improvement in the second half of the year is expected to offset a sharp decline in the first four months of the year, according to the Brazilian footwear industry association, Abicalçados.
In the first quarter of 2024, sales revenue for the US footwear industry remained unchanged year-over-year at $9.1 billion, while volumes rose by 1 percent, according to Circana.
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Marco Gobbetti is stepping down as the Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Salvatore Ferragamo, three years after joining the Italian fashion house from Burberry.
Boot Barn raised its guidance for the fiscal year ending in March 2025 after starting out the fourth quarter strongly. Management also indicated the company was prepared to take actions to protect margins in the face of tariffs on imports from Mexico and China, including passing a portion of the ...
In the fourth quarter of 2024, Salvatore Ferragamo posted overall revenues of €291 million, down by a reported 6.7 percent and by 4.0 percent at constant exchange rates, partly due to a decline in the hedging cash flow to €0.2 million from €4.0 million a year earlier.
Deckers Outdoor warned of headwinds in the fourth quarter of its financial year, after posting record earnings and sales in what management described as a “superb” third quarter.
H&M Hennes & Mauritz’s net sales in the fourth quarter, ended Nov. 30, amounted to SEK 62.193 billion (€5.42bn), down from SEK 62.650 billion a year earlier. In local currencies, net sales increased by 3 percent.
VF Corp. will reveal more about its strategy for Vans at an investor day on March 6. In detailing third-quarter results, President and CEO Bracken Darrell said the company is continuing to expand into different forms of demand creation and action sports.