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February 2015

27 February 2015
PT Nike not keen on rival Cristiano Ronaldo shoes
US Bayer MaterialScience promotes Insqin through IAF
26 February 2015
US Former PVH president takes top job at Kenneth Cole
IT Geox founder praises patent protection
25 February 2015
IT Simac starts in Milan
IT Stahl highlights sustainable coatings with footwear designs at Lineapelle
GB Church’s sales grow 15% in 2014
CN China: Labour costs to rise 12% annually until 2020
IN India will be the venue for next year’s UITIC Congress
24 February 2015
BR Brazil: Landscape has altered for shoe firms
PT Portuguese shoe firms create too many jobs to be SMEs
23 February 2015
IT Positive signals from Italian visitors to Micam
GB Unicef benefits as Clarks supports shoe recycling initiative
20 February 2015
IT Sympatex to debut at Lineapelle
ES Footwear growth gives Valencia a boost
19 February 2015
DE Kering reports “pivotal” year for Puma
DE BASF to put polyurethane portfolio on show in Milan
18 February 2015
PT Growth continues for Portugal
US Five successive years of record revenue for Wolverine
DE Puma adds Outlast to ‘coolest shoe in golf’
VN Vietnamese footwear makers profit from China moves
IT Italian footwear industry hopeful despite “triple dip”
17 February 2015
US Upping prices leads to record sales for Sketchers
ID 200 shoe firms could invest in Indonesia
16 February 2015
US Outdoor and sports lead VF Corporation to record revenues in 2014
IT Footwear industry at Micam awaits news of ‘triple dip’
13 February 2015
CN Anta claims U-turn with 2014 sales up 22%
US US accuses China of handing out “prohibited export subsidies”
12 February 2015
US US: New plea to reduce tariffs on shoes
ES Kelme aims for international growth again
11 February 2015
ES Momad Metrópolis fails to satisfy shoe firms
TR New Turkish brand to continue its market launch at Micam
DE Montrail to relaunch in Europe as part of Columbia’s Ultra-Trail deal
DE Deichmann creates new director role
ES INESCOP presents 3D design updates
10 February 2015
BD New footwear testing facility for Bangladesh
IT Garmont sets up US division
09 February 2015
DE German firms achieve leather insole Blue Angel breakthrough
US Footwear firms attractive as takeover targets
06 February 2015
US Acquisitive Under Armour posts record results - footwear up 55%
PT Another new footwear factory for Portugal
05 February 2015
CN Bayer to join footwear experts at ‘green polyurethane’ event
TZ UNIDO expands footwear e-learning programme after Tanzania success
04 February 2015
US Cole Haan aims for ‘creative disruption’
GB United Nude makes UK appointment
SE Swedish outdoor footwear brand chooses Heinen leather
US AAFA declares Brown Shoe company of the year
US Record third-quarter sales for Deckers
03 February 2015
CN OutDoor founder Knut Jaeger dies aged 72
IN Tata to build new shoe factory in bid to make 10 million pairs per year
02 February 2015
BR 2014: Brazil’s leather exports hit a record $2.9bn
PT European partners launch new three-year high-end shoes project

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