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BFA names new CEO

The British Footwear Association (BFA) has appointed Ian Cartwright as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Richard Shetliffe.Mr Cartwright is currently chief operating officer at Mahabis and has more than 30 years of footwear industry...

Change at OrthoLite as Glenn Barrett prepares to move on
Parent group Coats has announced that Marius Wirtz is to take over as chief executive of its insole brand...
Footwear is the bright spot in Pakistan’s ten-month leather figures
Pakistan’s leather industry has registered export revenues of nearly $740 million for the first ten months of the...
UNIC names new president
The new president of Italian tanning industry representative body UNIC is the chief executive of Bonaudo,...
FDRA: families are footing the tariffs bill as shoe prices jump again
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has responded to the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI)...
South Wales opening for Footasylum
Athletic footwear-focused retail group Footasylum has opened a new store in Wales, with the Cyfarthfa Shopping...
Shoe Carnival to become Shoe Station Group
US-based footwear and accessories retailer Shoe Carnival has announced that shareholders have approved a change of ...

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A tale of two summits

Identical twins climbed Mera Peak wearing two eras of mountaineering kit: one in cutting-edge technical apparel, the other in a meticulous replica of George Mallory’s 1924 gear. Crockett & Jones stepped up to the task of...

Sustainable leather in transition
The leather industry is entering a period of change, shaped by...
‘Premium’ as a superpower
Athletic shoe brand On aims to put itself at the pinnacle of the...
Reclaiming a lost material
Made with 85% recycled product, Blumaka’s insoles and midsoles can...
Own-factory advantages
As the whole business world tries to find ways to navigate tariffs...
UITIC Congress bets on AI
Twelve out of 16 technical presentations at the 2025 UITIC Congress...