WORLD FOOTWEAR weekly newsletter

28 January 2025

 


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World
UK Retail: the future is not looking very bright
Jan 28, 2025 / United Kingdom

Textile, Clothing and Footwear (TCF) sales have held their own in the final quarter of the year, showing resilience to the drag from overall retail sales. However, the sticky above-target inflation in the UK over the past year is a cause for concern as wages fail to keep pace. In addition, the higher costs for retailers predicted in the last Budget may leave them with little choice but to raise prices and cut jobs. As much as imports have shown some stability, the future for the retail sector is not looking very bright at the moment



World
Positive perspectives about the health of footwear business continue
Jan 27, 2025 / Business Conditions Survey

More than 65% of the respondents of the last edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey seem confident regarding the health of their businesses. The 11th edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey results are now available



Trade
Leather footwear drives positive performance of Bangladesh’s leather industry
Jan 24, 2025 / Bangladesh

Between July and December 2024, Bangladeshi leather footwear exports were up by 30% year-on-year, countering the negative performance of leather goods and finished leather exports



World
Sustainability takes root in the Portuguese tanning industry
Jan 28, 2025 / Portugal

The BioShoes4All project is bringing a new generation of products to life and bearing fruit in the Portuguese tanning industry. The results achieved so far have been recently presented at a demonstration event



Companies
adidas closes 2024 with strong figures
Jan 24, 2025 / Germany

The German-based company has reported strong preliminary figures for the fourth quarter and full year 2024. Shortly afterwards, news of job cuts as part of a restructuring of its headquarters began to appear in the media


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