Suede shoes demand: First indication of better outlook for leather?
10/02/2016
The author of the Leather Pipeline report on sister site www.leatherbiz.com says this could be the first indication of a better outlook for leather.
He said: “A number of producers and people related to the sector are reporting an increasing demand for wet blue splits.
“Sellers were able to move a bit of production and a number are also reporting that at the very low price levels, sales were easy and they were even able to increase prices by between 10% and 20%.
“It doesn’t seem that this is mere speculation, and because the activity has come from producers themselves this could mean that the suede split is receiving more interest from manufacturers.
“We will monitor the situation, because this could be the first indicator for a better outlook for leather.”
See the upcoming issue of World Footwear for a closer look at leather's use in footwear.
Image: Stuart Weitzman boots
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