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February 2021

26 February 2021
ZA 'Buy local' campaigns boost South Africa’s footwear master plan
DE Puma’s supplier partnerships ‘indispensable’ as it navigates pandemic
25 February 2021
US Elevate joins SAC
GB Design Museum sneakers exhibition to go ahead
24 February 2021
US Crocs bites back with record sales
GB Hotter’s diametric styles offer solutions in pandemic
BR Comfort zone
ES FICE project offers the chance of recovery from covid-19
JP Q3 numbers show decline for Descente
23 February 2021
ES Camper sailing boot becomes official footwear for SailGP
CN International Footwear Congress postponed
22 February 2021
GB University to run online leather course again after “huge success”
FR Flawed figures have led to Veja’s ‘less leather’ decision
19 February 2021
US Under Armour reveals its ‘fastest running shoe yet’
US Tapestry partners Black in Fashion Council
18 February 2021
US Ecco Leather makes University of Oregon donation
GB 'More opportunity than risk' for Pittards
17 February 2021
US Confirmed: Reebok is for sale
TZ Tanzanian entrepreneur opens tannery
DE Hat-trick of innovations in new adidas football boot
SE Refined consumer focus helps Haglöfs in 2020
GB EOG confident of a successful future for outdoor sector
16 February 2021
GB Falls in value and volume for Clarks before covid-19
NL Brands eager to change the industry, Fair Wear Foundation says
15 February 2021
CN China leads global leather-sector exports, but its share falls
US Reebok shifts focus to walking
12 February 2021
BD Bangladesh leather industry falls short of export target
US Challenges continue for Under Armour
11 February 2021
US VF’s strategy could remove 100 million plastic bags annually
US Nike snaps up start-up to add digital momentum
10 February 2021
ID Confidence growing in Indonesian economy
ES Tests highlight shoe potential for La Rioja’s mushroom waste
BR Assintecal executive director to leave after 25 years
CN Spanish shoe group forges ahead with China plan
US Nike Hyperdunks designed for President Obama offered at Sotheby’s
09 February 2021
CN New Shanghai operations centre for Xtep
US Restructure at DuPont with Biomaterials sale expected in H1
08 February 2021
CN Li-Ning teases limited edition Way of Wade shoes for CNY
US Tapestry expects to emerge from pandemic stronger
05 February 2021
NL Leather Naturally bids farewell to Rodrigo Henriquez and starts search for replacement
GB Jimmy Choo explains new London academy idea
04 February 2021
CH Running, training and bikes console Intersport
IT March editions of Micam, Lineapelle and Mipel are cancelled
03 February 2021
ES Spanish project will aim to make 24 million pairs per year
IT New toe-laster machine from Cerim
CN How adidas “won” 2021 Chinese New Year marketing
GB Texon closer to zero-waste ambition by boosting renewable content
TZ Tanzania aims to emulate Ethiopia’s leather industry
02 February 2021
IT Ferragamo sales fall a third in 2020
US JD Sports in new US move
01 February 2021
US Columbia creates chief digital information officer role
KR Treksta’s lifetime repairs guarantee recognised by South Korean government

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