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July 2022

29 July 2022
FR E-commerce platform acquisition for French fashion group
US Senior appointment at Saucony
28 July 2022
PT LeatherFest invigorates Guimarães
DE Record Q2 sales for Puma
27 July 2022
IT Assocalzaturifici president announces sudden departure
ET Ethiopia faces challenges in leather sector
US Footwear tie-up between New Balance and Coco Gauff
US US shoe brand celebrates a centenary of sustainability
JP Asics takes on mosquitos with new shoe
26 July 2022
US Partners resume construction of polymer plant in Texas
BR Domestic shift for Krumenauer
25 July 2022
GB Encouraging first five months for JD Sports
US Hands-free sports shoe brand gets $20m boost
22 July 2022
ES Spanish eyes on expansion in Japan and the UK
DE Twenty-first century take on 1988 adidas squash shoe
21 July 2022
BR Hope of Leather Labs boost at Inspiramais
GB More than 1,000 certifications for LWG
20 July 2022
BR A thousand different footwear materials on show at Inspiramais
CN Manolo Blahnik wins 22-year Chinese trademark battle
US China and Vietnam dominate US footwear imports
CN Green light for BASF complex in Zhanjiang
US Hot on the heels of P448 collab, Inversa targets invasive ‘dragonfin’
19 July 2022
US Hoka launches new shoe
ES Recovery for footwear and leather production in Spain
18 July 2022
IT Footwear brand puts Polartec fabric into snow running shoe
GB Strong recovery in retail, according to Dr Martens Free Content
15 July 2022
BE Winter sports industry has bounced back, FESI says
US CEOs push on green energy
14 July 2022
US Nike executive joins Deckers Brands
DE Circularity commitments help bring Ulf Jenson to Sympatex
13 July 2022
BR Online opportunities in the US for Brazilian brands
US Rockport founder dies
PT Plastic upcycling brand wins Oceans Prize
JP Mizuno takes Enerzy Core to the streets
KE Boost for Kenyan tannery
CN Puma pops up in five Chinese cities
12 July 2022
CN Demand drives new Covestro investment in Shanghai
IT Fashion will never give up on leather, UNIC says
11 July 2022
US New owner for Foot Locker’s team sales division
NL Hot-Shop community will continue to grow, Ecco Leather says
08 July 2022
GT Latin American Footwear Forum to go ahead in Guatemala
FR Adidas to leave Strasbourg after 60 years
07 July 2022
GB Coats acquires footwear materials developer Texon
IT Italy: footwear sector’s Q1 recovery ‘overshadowed’
06 July 2022
FR Logistics improvement plan complete at Mephisto
AT ZweckZwei: a second life for leather scraps
IN PwC says 80% will pay more for locally made
GB Off-the-pitch shoe for women footballers
BE CEC: green transition must take account of footwear complexity
05 July 2022
SE Fossil raw material breakthrough claim from research team
AR Argentinean footwear manufacturing on the road to recovery
04 July 2022
CH EPFL team discovers ‘much simpler’ bioplastic
US Wolverine and HanesBrands reach agreement over Champion trademarks
01 July 2022
BR Brazil: growth in footwear component exports
FR New head of Decathlon’s business in France

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