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The UITIC Congress is a platform for information exchange and cooperation in the footwear industry
Jun 27, 2025 / UITIC
We spoke to Li Yuzhong, chairman of the China Leather Industry Association (CLIA), to find out more about the upcoming UITIC Congress, which will return to China from the 31st of August to the 3rd of September

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Footwear industry anticipates sales volumes will increase
Jun 30, 2025 / Business Conditions Survey
More than 60% of the respondents of the last edition of the World Footwear Business Conditions Survey expect quantities of footwear traded in their country to increase over the next six months. The report with the main conclusions of the 12th edition of the survey is now available

Organizations
Darla-Jane Gilroy from GFFC: the first anniversary has laid the groundwork, now we are building on it
Jun 30, 2025 / United Kingdom
In this second part of our interview with Darla-Jane Gilroy, Founder of GFFC, we talked about the coalition’s reflections on its first anniversary, the inaugural symposium attended by 150 invited delegates and the organisation's view of the future of the footwear industry

World
Portuguese shoes shined at the Willy Chavarria show at Paris Fashion Week
Jul 1, 2025 / Portugal
The US fashion designer has teamed up with the Portuguese Footwear Association and the Mariano Shoes brand for his latest show at the Paris Fashion Week

Companies
H&M reports first half progress
Jun 27, 2025 / Sweden
Despite reporting only a slight increase in sales in the second quarter and the first half, Daniel Ervér (CEO) highlighted the progress that the Sweden-based fashion group is making towards achieving healthier profitability

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