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July 2014

31 July 2014
ES First five months show strong export growth for Spanish shoes
US Rapid growth at Deckers Outdoor Corporation
30 July 2014
DE Adidas’ Speedfactory project aims to move manufacturing to next level
US US footwear executives lobby for trade breaks
US Crocs parachutes in Reebok exec
IT James Ferragamo will succeed his father only if it is “right for the company”
GB SATRA announces footwear seminar
29 July 2014
GB Prime minister pops into Pentland HQ
TR Footwear the leading light for Turkish leather sector in first half
28 July 2014
IT Italian artisan businesses “can no longer ignore” online sales
US Under Armour to expand its footwear offering
25 July 2014
ES European Commission representative joins Inescop board
GB London department store opens new shoe department
24 July 2014
DE German investment group acquires Scholl footwear
TR Turkey wants to add more value to its finished leather
23 July 2014
KR Korean encouragement for Spanish brands
US Crocs to close up to 100 stores as part of new plan
VN Lefaso lays down targets
BD Full-year figures show an increase of more than 30% for Bangladeshi leather shoes
FR CTC confirms board members
22 July 2014
US Second-quarter growth for VF Corporation
IT Closures throughout Italy’s footwear manufacturing base
21 July 2014
KE African community projects put Southwest Airlines’ leather to use
FR France sells more hiking shoes than Germany
18 July 2014
US Saucony working on first Made in America athletic shoe
US Patagonia walks away from shoes
17 July 2014
US Archroma launches first list of ZDHC-compliant chemicals
DE Bayer MaterialScience promises “new generation” of PU-coated fabrics
16 July 2014
GB Gandys flip flop brothers honoured as young leaders
US Stride Rite store closures to follow record Q2 revenues for Wolverine
ES Shoe factories hit by flooding in northern Spain
US FDRA publishes code of conduct for global footwear manufacturers
DE OutDoor ends on a high
15 July 2014
VN Vietnam prepares for leather and footwear show
DE Nike gets in on the act
14 July 2014
DE Maturing outdoor industry poised for global growth
US New hiking boot from Hi-Tec
11 July 2014
US Basketball footwear outperforms falling athletic footwear market in the US
US Lightweight leather is a key component in new jungle boot
10 July 2014
NL New structure for Teva
ES Spain: innovation in footwear materials recycling
09 July 2014
AR Economic difficulties hit shoe sales in Argentina
ES Camper’s new range of luxury shoes ready for Europe this September
SE Kavat to celebrate 70th anniversary with three special styles
CN Aokang aims to boost in-house design by 70%
VN Vietnam mulls leather testing
08 July 2014
CN Boost for polyurethane as chemical groups club together
IT Stonefly co-founder will lend Assocalzaturifici a helping hand
07 July 2014
KE Kenya: Minister petitions for more domestic footwear manufacture
MM Pou Chen to build new factory in Myanmar
04 July 2014
US Timberland drops underperforming suppliers
IT Double celebration for Dalbello
03 July 2014
IN India: Footwear institute hosts delegation from Ethiopia
IT New creative director admires the “Italianness” of Tod’s
02 July 2014
DE Sympatex receives innovation award
VN Vietnam on track to hit footwear export target
US ‘From the evolutionary to the revolutionary’: Nike discusses strategy
BR Seven brands on hand, but Iguatemi CEO shops elsewhere for shoes
DE Peter Kaiser appoints new head of design
01 July 2014
ET Ethiopia: Taiwanese leather footwear group begins production
US Reef incorporates tri-layer footwear technology into new collection

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