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Footwear exports up, imports down for China

Footwear manufacturers in China exported nearly 1.7 billion pairs in the first two months of 2026. These exports brought in revenues of $7.5 billion.The China Leather Industry Association has reported that these figures represent increases of 12% in ...

Anniversary celebration for Bata Shoe Group
The chief executive of the Bata Shoe Group, Panos Mytaros, has marked the 150 th anniversary of the birth of the...
Another senior appointment at Puma
Sports group Puma has announced the appointment of Laurent Fricker as its new vice-president of its Sportstyle...
Leather and footwear part of Vietnamese growth plan
The Vietnamese province of Dong Nai has announced a plan to grow its supply chain business for the footwear,...
Special snake boot for 2026 World Cup
Designer Grace Wales Bonner and adidas Originals have unveiled a new collection for spring-summer 2026.The...
Worldly launches AI tool for supply chain compliance
Sustainability and supply chain intelligence platform Worldly has launched a new AI-powered Supplier Compliance...
Adidas transforms Shanghai art gallery into Climacool 'museum'
German sportswear brand Adidas transformed Shanghai’s Museum of Art Pudong into the ‘Climacool Future Museum’ – a...

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Own-factory advantages

As the whole business world tries to find ways to navigate tariffs and turmoil, footwear group Rocky Brands says its policy of keeping at least some production in house has brought benefits. In the hard-to-predict business world of...

UITIC Congress bets on AI
Twelve out of 16 technical presentations at the 2025 UITIC Congress...
Complex journey to biocircularity
After decades of looking after Asian manufacturing for big brands,...
A decade of discoveries
Lenzing’s innovations in the footwear sector means its wood-based...
From the ground up
Twenty-five years of learning about the footwear industry from the...
Sustainability race
Covestro has been working with Huafeng since 2023 on what the...