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August 2014

29 August 2014
VN 7,000 head to Vietnamese footwear show as industry booms
BR Hope yet for Brazilian shoe companies that do “something different”
28 August 2014
US FDRA plots new audit process on the back of Code of Conduct
TR Turkish veg-tanned sole leather producers complain
27 August 2014
IN Liberty aiming for growth in India
DE Puma to take a stake in football club
CN China’s leather production on par with 2013
ID Rising leather prices can't dampen Stella's optimism
GB Bryan Oknyansky in line for 3D printing award
26 August 2014
FR Luxury brands want to fit into sustainable lifestyle
IT Footwear technology forum to premier in Milan
22 August 2014
ES Double-digit growth for Spanish footwear in first half
US TOMS founder sells 50% to private equity firm
21 August 2014
NP Nepalese footwear industry asks government for support
ES Reuters insists Stuart Weitzman is for sale again
20 August 2014
US Former Wolverine CEO to receive lifetime achievement award
CN Yue Yuen-owned retailer suggests storm has passed
PE Peruvian shoe firms aim to learn from Brazil
GB New chief executive for Dr Martens
KH New testing laboratory in Phnom Penh
19 August 2014
US Steve Madden acquires Dolce Vita brand
KH Union claims Cambodians ‘working to death'
18 August 2014
TW Yue Yuen takes a near 50% hit on profit in first half
GB Harrods creates Shoe Heaven on the fifth floor
15 August 2014
US Deckers' new HQ praised for energy efficiency
BD VF reports on Bangladesh progress
14 August 2014
DE Puma debuts ‘Forever Faster’ concept
PE Lack of progress puts Trujillo footwear and leather park in doubt
13 August 2014
GT Guatemala: local shoe producers are meeting only 30% of market demand
GB Who would work in a tannery? asks British footwear boss
CN Yue Yuen extends its benefit scheme to all Chinese factories
CN Anta Sports bounces back
BR Brazilian footwear industry “in crisis”
12 August 2014
IT First-half dip in sales for Tod’s
GB Good growth for expanding Church’s
11 August 2014
CN Huidong produces 460 million pairs of shoes
US American & Efird launches new sustainability report
08 August 2014
ET Ethiopia and India work together on footwear training
CN Sports footwear group makes earthquake relief donation
07 August 2014
US Storing kinetic energy via footwear or clothing
GB Airline CEO mixes John Lobb shoes with unusual shirts
06 August 2014
GB New UK shoe brand wants to source close to home
UM ‘Difficult’ quarter for Steve Madden
PK Pakistan shows good footwear growth at fiscal year-end
DE Organisers say visitor decline was ‘expected’ at new-format GDS
CH 'Landmark’ trade deal collapses
05 August 2014
US Increased automation on the cards for fast-growing Skechers
CN Huntsman to show off TPU developments at Shanghai footwear summit
04 August 2014
FR Louboutin offers a bag surprise, but shoes are still his main passion
VN Vietnam proves an able rival to China as it takes market share
01 August 2014
DE Footwear drags Puma's results down
IT Italian footwear industry wins support for showing in Las Vegas

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