Real Leather, Stay Different heads to Scandinavia
The Real Leather, Stay Different student design competition has invited entries from students in the Nordic countries as part of the wider 2022 competition. Design students and recent graduates in Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland have until June 30…
Calcutta Leather Complex Sees Light through Coronavirus Gloom
The coronavirus has badly hit exports of leather goods, from India’s Bantala Complex, but amidst the strain there has been hope, in the shape of fresh orders of industrial safety gear coming from the states. China has always been the main source of i…
Xingye Expects to Double Output of Hongxing Automobile Leather
Xingye Technology reported in its investor relations activity record that the company is committed to becoming a one-stop leather material supplier. In the past few years, it has made some reforms with market changes, and it achieved certain results i…
The District of Marche, Symbol of Resilience
Cruciality of the territorial dimensionRecent research shows that shoe manufacturing has very ancient origins. Even Boccaccio, the well-known Renaissance author of the “Decameron”, in the fifth short story of the eighth day mentions Italian shoes pr…
Footwear Industry Eyes $1b Export Target
Footwear manufacturers, while terming the ban on import of goods a right and wise decision, have expressed hope that the move will lead to 100% local shoe manufacturing over the coming years.“We have set the shoe export target at $1 billion for 2027,…
China’s 2021 Leather Shoes and Boots Output Down Slightly
In 2021, the output of leather shoes in China was 3.524 billion pairs, a year-on-year decrease of 0.5%.In 2021, the region with the largest output of leather shoes in China was 2.769 billion pairs in East China, accounting for 78.56% of the total outp…
Bangladesh Leather Exporters Get 40% Less due to Lack of Compliance
Bangladesh’s leather sector is unable to fully tap its potential and expand its footprint globally despite the domestic availability of raw materials due to lack of compliance. As a result, exporters are getting 30-40 per cent lower prices for their …
Development of China's Shoe Machinery Industry from January to April 2022
According to the data of the Customs Head Office, from January to April 2022, the total imports and export of Chinas shoe machinery reached US $131.41 million, including the US $1.41 million in imports and the US $130 million in export, realizing a tr…
Footwear Trade Associations Have Their Say
The trade associations of some of the most representative countries of footwear manufacturers present at Expo Riva Schuh offer a picture of the current situation, along with the perspectives for future development and the most interesting end markets,…
Consumer Attitude towards Leather - Guest Post by Kerry Senior, Leather UK
Author: Kerry Senior, Director of Leather UKIn 2021, Leather UK commissioned a survey of 2,000 UK adults to examine consumer attitudes to leather, their understanding of leather and the alternatives, and changes in their shopping habits including wher…
UK Markets and Turkey: Let’s Talk about It with the Associations
Lucy Reece Raybould of BFA and Guven Karaca of IDMIB offer us an overview of the accessories market in their respective countries, the development prospects and directions, as well as expectations regarding participation in the next Expo Riva Schuh &a…
We Make Our Customers’ Wishes Come True
The Schuhhaus Meyer & ABC Shoes shops in Lbbecke (Germany) have been a real family history for almost 120 years (www.schuhhaus-meyer-luebbecke.de).Today, the Schuhhaus Meyer & ABC Shoes shops are run by the third and fourth generation of the e…
Igi & Co: More and More ‘Green’
Igi&Co’s new Green project was initiated by one of Italy’s leading companies to improve our future and that of the planet, through a more sustainable approach.
Premiata Presents John Low, in the Spirit of the Circular Economy
The Italian brand, leader in the fashion segment, presents the second release of the new John Low model, the expression of a new ‘green’ generation of trendy sneakers.The brand created in 1991 by Graziano Mazza in the Marche region, and leader in th…
Diadora Utility Glove MDS
The Diadora Utility 2022 collection enlarges its footwear range by focusing on the brand’s pillars, such as innovation, sport and cushioning. Glove MDS is the evolution of the iconic Glove model. In addition to the classic leather upper, the sole has…