
8 July 2025
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Innovation
Reverse engineering: opportunities and challenges for more digitised footwear businesses
Jul 8, 2025 / World Footwear Reports
JUST RELEASED! The latest World Footwear Innovation Paper highlights the opportunities and major challenges of using reverse engineering processes in the context of the digital and green transition currently being undertaken by the footwear industry

World
Trump's Tariffs Expected to Negatively Impact Footwear
Jul 2, 2025 / Business Conditions Survey
In the latest edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey, we have asked our panel about the expected impact of Trump's wave of tariffs in footwear. The expectations are not positive. Read it all by accessing the report with the main conclusions

World
The US and Vietnam reach an agreement on tariffs
Jul 7, 2025 / United States
US President Donald Trump announced that the US would impose lower-than-expected tariffs of 20% on many Vietnamese exports, and 40% on transshipments through Vietnam from third countries

Companies
Nike reports fourth-quarter and full year results
Jul 2, 2025 / United States
The US-based sportswear company saw declines in revenue for both the quarter and full year, but remains hopeful, repositioning through a sport-focused strategy to renew consumer connection

Companies
Portuguese brand Caina debuts with a line of timeless bags
Jul 7, 2025 / Portugal
This new Portuguese handbag brand aims to promote women’s empowerment by combining practicality with elegance and timelessness. It was launched on the 30th of May

World
Italian footwear, leather goods and tannery machinery sector ends 2024 in the red
Jul 3, 2025 / Italy
Preliminary figures from Assomac indicate that the sector recorded a year-on-year drop in turnover of 12% in 2024, with an estimated closure of around 575 million euros

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Jul 8-Jul 11, 2025 | Kiev- Ukraine
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