New issue of World Footwear out now
Our new issue of World Footwear is available in digital format for subscribers to read now.
This issue includes a tribute to soling technology provider DESMA on its seventy-fifth anniversary.
Other technical articles examine Spinnova’s bio-materials and the interest footwear companies have begun to express in them, a South African study on issues with the flex point in women’s shoes and commentary on barriers to the industry’s adoption of automation.
We also analyse some key terms that are coming into the shoe sector’s common parlance, explaining what they mean and why they will become increasingly important.
Our other sections cover a change in the relationship between big athletic footwear brands and their retail partners, sparked by brands growing their own direct-to-consumer sales, plus the sudden surge in interest in footwear brands among investment groups.
We also bring you full details of a special shoe auction that film-star Catherine Deneuve set up to raise money for a favourite charity.
We hope you enjoy reading this issue of the magazine.
