Leading news site for the global footwear industry

News

August 2023

31 August 2023
DE Choose real leather for shoes, says Performance Days
PK Revenues up for Bata Pakistan, but higher costs hit profits
30 August 2023
DE Hiking footwear brand celebrates its centenary
FR Ten years on, 83% of ADC start-ups are still in business
DE Double celebration for Porsche with Puma collaboration
JP Stability meets comfort in new shoe, ASICS claims
29 August 2023
DE General manager for Europe named by Puma
MX Footwear-sector concerns prompt tariff announcement from Mexico
25 August 2023
US Revenues at Footlocker show double-digit drop
MN Mongolian brand debuts cashmere footwear
24 August 2023
GB Dr Martens and Central Saint Martins collaborate on design programme
US VF chooses Gap veteran as chief people officer
23 August 2023
ET Ethiopian model launches new collection with Puma
JP China growth boosts Descente results
US Grants among OR incentives to attract buyers back
US Jobs losses at Dick's Sporting Goods following flat sales
22 August 2023
BR Thousands of companies are still falling foul of Brazil’s leather law
GB UK fashion shows join forces
21 August 2023
FR Wool’s sports-shoe pull brings Salomon on board
BR Cross-party group will defend footwear and leather in Brazilian parliament
18 August 2023
ES Spain expansion lets OrthoLite quadruple capacity
CN Red Dragonfly sees 78% net profit increase
17 August 2023
HK Soft demand hurts Yue Yuen
VN OrthoLite Cirql gets new VP and general manager
16 August 2023
KR Report flags up ageing workforce worry for South Korea
JP Record quarter for Mizuno
CH Performance shoes uptake pushes On to another record
KR Kolon Sport on track to do $600m in China and Korea
15 August 2023
US Fall of 10% for Wolverine in H1
GB Grants for UK footwear sector
14 August 2023
CN Li-Ning up 13% in the first half
US Acquisition turns Tapestry into a $12 billion group
11 August 2023
CN Partners demonstrate coatings’ potential
US Short-lived tenure for Wolverine CEO
10 August 2023
US Nike Air Alpha Force 88s harness algae inks
US Q1 fall for Under Armour in spite of footwear growth
09 August 2023
IT Ferragamo confident new direction will pay dividends
CH Chief executive of WFSGI announces departure
US Fortune 500 status for footwear brand
BR Brazilian shoemakers warn tax rule puts 30,000 jobs at risk
08 August 2023
KR Korfa holds 'urgent meeting' over rPET supply
DE H1 results put cost of Kanye cancellation at €400m for adidas
07 August 2023
IT Bluesign offers Vibram a step up
US Non-US results boost Columbia
04 August 2023
US VF declines by 8% overall, but Vans down 22%
DE Puma’s podcast puts LWG and partners in front of Gen Z
03 August 2023
DE First-half figures fall at BASF
JP Tree project will make Mizuno collection carbon-neutral
02 August 2023
US ISA seeks footwear brands to develop ‘mushroom’ material
IT Investment in Italian shoe brand from Richemont
DE First-half figures fall at BASF
GB Vivobarefoot reluctant to pass price increases onto consumers
01 August 2023
JP Recouture closes Shibuya repair shop
US Authentic Brands expands further into footwear and saves Rockport

Browse all news...