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April 2014

30 April 2014
US Policy change to benefit US-made shoe brands
IN Hidesign branches into footwear
PT Portugal: economics minister learns his lesson
US Columbia Sportswear reports 30% increase in footwear sales
US Wolverine issues Q1 results
29 April 2014
DE Puma owner wins award for environmental accounting system
CN Yue Yuen counts the cost of strike action
28 April 2014
US “Outstanding” sports and outdoor performance delivers strong Q1 results for VF
US US: Shoe brands volunteer time to helping communities
25 April 2014
CN Lubrizol offers latest resins at China facility
DK Ecco extends partnership with design school
24 April 2014
US Record first-quarter sales at Skechers
MX Mexico registers a big jump in footwear exports
23 April 2014
CA Labour of love for Toronto shoe entrepreneur
PT Firm that was Portugal’s ‘footwear university’ faces liquidation
CN Yue Yuen says impact of escalating strikes has been mild
GB Hotter’s new chairman to drive online growth
TR Italian shoe brands head to Turkey for Aymod
22 April 2014
US DSW names replacement for longstanding CFO
CH Timberland appoints new sales VP as it looks to “step up” in Europe
17 April 2014
FR European Parliament approves compulsory ‘Made In’ labelling
CN Nike supplier strikes to continue
16 April 2014
KE Pikolinos builds new Maasai collection on the back of social responsibility project
PT Portuguese artisans make “quirky Oxfords” for Fred’s Shoes
GB Management buyout for Kurt Geiger
CA DSW buys into Canada’s largest footwear retailer
US Two-thirds jump in recycled PET for Timberland in 2013
15 April 2014
SE H&M ups commitment to ‘certified’ leather
IT New owner acquires Garmont
14 April 2014
PK Bata Pakistan posts profit and production increases, despite challenges
US Hires to build on 30% e-commerce growth at Deckers
11 April 2014
PT Small Portuguese shoe firm gets CR7 boost
CN New footwear leathers from PrimeAsia
10 April 2014
US Timberland plants more than 1 million trees in 2013
ES FICE president defends Spain’s footwear industry in the face of ‘hidden economy’ claims
09 April 2014
BR Mara Hoffman works on new Havaianas collection
PT German footwear firm to expand its operations in Portugal
LK New footwear unit for Sri Lanka’s ambitious textile sector
US Crocs outlines social and sustainability achievements
CN FDRA thanks Chinese suppliers
08 April 2014
DO Dominican attracts Taiwanese footwear group
TR APLF meetings confirm Turkish tanners’ 2014 concerns
07 April 2014
GH Ghanaian footwear brand aims to Africa’s biggest
KH Cambodia: Ventilation problems at Puma and adidas suppliers
04 April 2014
ZA Italian footwear producers head to South Africa
FR Repetto and Sarah Chofakian launch joint collection
03 April 2014
MX Panama-Mexico free trade agreement causes footwear sector concern
CH Outdoor industry association names funding beneficiaries
02 April 2014
CN Delcam to launch ‘intelligent’ footwear software
US 6,000 volunteer for National Footwear Cares Month
IN New footwear development centre for India
ET Ethiopia will be “next big thing”
CN China footwear exports reach 10.6 billion pairs
01 April 2014
US Finish Line’s Q4 earnings climb 25%
NL Clarks partner to double capacity in Nicaragua

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