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September 2012

28 September 2012
GB Hi-Tec appeals for fundraisers
ES Shoe industry lifts gloom in Spain
27 September 2012
AE World’s largest shoe store to open in Dubai
GB Hotter plans rapid expansion on UK high street
TR Turkish slipper brand to increase production
GB New Birmingham store for UGG Australia
BD Bangladesh leather sector exports grow
26 September 2012
GB Running shoe brand chooses Pittards
US US footwear manufacturing grew 7.9% in 2011
25 September 2012
US Dow says new polyether polyol product is customer-driven
GB JJB calls in administrators
24 September 2012
GB New Balance celebrates 30 years of manufacturing in the UK
GB Hunter launches glow-in-the-dark children’s boots
21 September 2012
BR Milton Cardoso leaves Vulcabras Azaléia
DE Desma 2012 House Fair beats records
20 September 2012
IT 41,000 at Micam highlights thirst for quality
IE Ireland’s biggest shoe department opens in Dublin
TR Military boot contract win took Turkish firm two years
US New products from Rocky Brands
CN High-end Spanish shoe brand to open own stores in China
19 September 2012
CN ANCI to launch new Micam Shanghai exhibition
IT Micam names Barneys ‘best foreign buyer’
18 September 2012
CN Chinese shoemakers hope to tap Italian and Spanish know-how
US Outdoor footwear veteran dies
17 September 2012
CN New Stella International factory will employ 500
JP Asics merges lifestyle brands to engage with youth
14 September 2012
FR Lacoste to put OrthoLite insoles in new footwear collection
US New Balance pushes US to keep footwear tariffs
13 September 2012
SE Haglöfs urges customers to swap clothing, backpacks, shoes and stories
VN Vietnam leather shoe exports increase
US Jones Group appoints head of footwear and accessories
IN Manufacturers and retailers to strike in the Punjab
US Shoe industry veteran dies in New York
12 September 2012
FI Finnish shoemaker gets top marks from Gore
PK Reports of fatal footwear factory fire in Lahore
11 September 2012
US GoBe Golf debuts performance shoes
DK Major restructuring at Danish footwear brand
10 September 2012
IN India: Metro plans 30 new stores
US Dow to showcase PU innovation at Atlanta conference
07 September 2012
US Gander Mountain to hire 400 as it extends footwear departments
CN Leather shoe exports down in China
06 September 2012
HR Borovo chief executive still believes
ES New Camper store hides shoes from shoppers
IE Irish firm awaits €100,000 of stock tied-up in depots
FR Louboutin wins case to protect red sole
DE Bread & Butter to cull exhibitors
05 September 2012
DE Coach and McQ make debut at GDS
GB Private jet boss loves John Lobb shoes
04 September 2012
GB Footwear remains strongest sector in UK retail
ES Spanish footwear firm launches its own line of leathergoods
03 September 2012
IT Exhibition blows away Marilyn Monroe myth
IT Ferragamo proves 'very resilient' with profits up 22%

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