WorldFootwear weekly newsletter

6 May 2025



 



Highlights


Organizations
Elizabeth Semmelhack from the Bata Shoe Museum: It has been a remarkable 30 years
Apr 30, 2025 / Canada

We spoke to Elizabeth Semmelhack, Director and Senior Curator at the Bata Shoe Museum, to learn more about the preparations for the museum’s 30th anniversary. Among other topics, we talked about current and upcoming exhibitions




World
76 footwear brands urge Donald Trump to exempt shoes from tariffs
May 5, 2025 / United States

Nike, Skechers, Crocs, adidas, Puma, Caleres, VF Corp and Wolverine Worldwide are among the 76 companies that are urging the US administration to exempt footwear from the tariffs, fearing rising costs




Trade
India’s leather, non-leather footwear and leather products exports rise by 25% in 2024-2025
May 6, 2025 / India

India’s exports of leather, non-leather footwear and leather products grew by around 25% year-on-year to 5.7 billion US dollars in fiscal 2024-25, according to the Council for Leather Exports (CLE)




Companies
New Generation: meet Diogo Ribeiro from dportus
May 6, 2025 / Portugal

With a master’s in industrial engineering and management, Diogo Ribeiro is the grandson of the founder of the footwear company Campeão Português. He has recently launched dportus, a B2B shoe platform




Companies
adidas reports strong first quarter but CEO warns of tariff impact ahead
Apr 30, 2025 / Germany

The German sportswear company has reported a 13% increase in sales in the first quarter, as compared to the same period last year. However, CEO Bjørn Gulden warned of the impact of tariffs ahead




Companies
Asos profitability improves
May 2, 2025 / United Kingdom

The UK-based online fashion retailer has reported improved profitability in the first half of its current financial year, underlining the success of its new commercial model





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