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Our selection of news articles is intended to
provide additional insight into the
development of the Footwear industry in emerging
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2008-10-18 |
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Malaysia's Lewre footwear aims to have 500
outlets worldwide |
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Lewre is a footware brand which has
realised its founder's goal of international recognition. According
to its founder and chief executive officer, 'We aim to have 500
outlets worldwide by year 2013 and promote the brand to become one
of the most recognised footware brands globally'. |
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2008-10-07 |
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Vietnam opposes EC’s tariffs on shoes |
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Viet Nam is displeased with the
European Commission’s decision to maintain tariffs as they
review anti-dumping measures on Vietnamese leather shoes. The EC
established a 10 per cent anti-dumping tariff on leather shoes
exported to the European market in 2006. This tariff was originally
set to expire on October 7, but the EC has decided to maintain the tariff for an additional 12-15 months while they review the
policy. |
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Viet Nam News |
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2008-09-03 |
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EU threatens to renew tariffs on footwear from
China and Vietnam |
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The European Union has threatened to
re-impose tariffs on shoes from China and Vietnam over the
objections of EU consumers, seeking to protect Italian, Spanish and
Portuguese producers. |
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2008-08-30 |
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Brazil: Manufacturers of footwear have good
perspectives for 2009 |
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The favorable
economic indicators and the good conditions of companies must
guarantee that the Brazilian leather-footwear chain continues
growing internally in 2009. Brazil needs to invest a lot in the
research of field for the development of collections. The
entrepreneur should provide give more room for creativity. |
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2008-08-11 |
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China: New trends in the Chinese shoe
industry |
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China's shoe exports are facing the
challenges from various economic environment in 2008, including
international trade barriers, appreciation of RMB, increasing raw
material price, rising labor cost and US dollar's devaluation. In
view of these challenges, specialists believe that quality,
efficiency and up-grading must be the way forward for the Chinese
shoe industry . |
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2008-07-22 |
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Vietnam: Shoemakers face further European
anti-dumping investigation |
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Italian shoemakers are
collecting information to continue to oppose Vietnamese leather
upper shoes exported to the European Union, and planning to require
the European Commission to lengthen the anti-dumping tariff
application time. |
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2008-07-22 |
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Vietnam: Increasing footwear exports to US a
safe bet |
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According to
experts, footwear enterprises in Vietnam have been relying largely
on the EU markets for earning foreign currency. This is an alarming
situation as there is unbalance in exports and there is a risk of
anti–dumping cases also. However, by diversifying overseas customers,
there will be less chance of getting into trouble. |
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2008-07-14 |
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Vietnam: Local firms aim for Hungary market |
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Local companies must supply higher
quality products at lower prices to increase exports to the
Hungarian market. Hungary’s footwear market, which has posted an
annual growth of 3.8 per cent, is expected to grow more rapidly as
most shoes are imported. |
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Viet Nam News |
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2008-07-01 |
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China: Skills and low-cost benefits
underpinning footwear industry |
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According to 'China Footwear Market
Analysis', a new market research report by RNCOS, the footwear
production industry is now shifting towards Asian countries due to
the huge availability of raw material and low cost of production in
these countries, especially in China, the largest footwear producer.
China is one of the lowest-cost footwear producers and boasts the
largest technically-trained human resources in leather craft across
the globe. |
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2008-06-24 |
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Vietnam: EC's decision to stop GSP being
applied to leather shoes 'unfair' |
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Industry and Trade Deputy Minister
Nguyen Thanh Bien spoke with the press about the European
Commission’s decision to exclude Vietnamese leather shoe exports to
the EU from the list of products eligible for the Generalised System
of Preferences. |
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Viet Nam News |
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2008-06-18 |
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Vietnam: Footwear enterprises urged to improve
competitiveness |
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The Vietnam Leather and Shoes
Association recommended its members to apply new management methods
to reduce management cost in addition to seeking new outlets for
their products when they no longer enjoy the European Union’s
Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) status. |
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2008-06-10 |
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Indian leather industry making presence felt
globally |
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The Indian leather industry,
especially the footwear segment, is making a mark globally even as
China, dominating the low-cost segment, struggles to keep production
costs under control. American buyers are now looking at India, as
traditional Chinese suppliers witness a major increase in input
costs. |
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2008-05-15 |
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Brazil: Rapid rise in export of footwear to
China between January and April |
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Brazil
exported 355,183 pairs of shoes to mainland China, Hong Kong and
Macau in the first four months of 2008, which was equivalent to 73
percent of total sales to those regions in the whole of 2007,
according to the Brazilian Footwear Industry Association. |
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2008-05-11 |
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Bangladesh has enough scope to increase export
to India |
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According to a
government adviser, Bangladesh and India have reduced the huge
barrier to bilateral trade between the two countries and remaining
obstacles can be removed shortly. |
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2008-04-21 |
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The cost crisis |
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The footwear industry is facing a new
pricing paradigm. Skyrocketing petroleum prices, the weak dollar,
new labor policies in China and increased competition for workers in
the Guangdong region are all pinching the bottom lines of many
companies. And some say the end result for consumers could be price
increases of 5 percent to 20 percent at retail. |
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Footwear News |
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2008-03-29 |
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Global footwear giant 'Aokang' makes a grand entry to the Indian
market |
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International footwear giant 'Aokang'
displayed the majestic range of shoes that is being introduced to
the Indian market, through a scintillating fashion show. |
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2008-03-11 |
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India: Eco-friendly footwear components just a
click away |
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Footwear components like insoles and
footbeds have so far been made of synthetic products. Now a new
breed of those components are entering into the segment, which are
to be made of eco-friendly material. |
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The Economic
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2008-03-10 |
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The Brazilian footwear industry |
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In the last five decades, Brazil has
performed a relevant roll in the Footwear History. The largest
country in Latin America is one of the most outstanding
manufacturers of leather articles, holding the third position in the
ranking of the largest world producers, and having as well important
participation in the share of women’s shoes that ally quality to
accessible prices. |
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2008-02-25 |
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China’s shoe industry under pressure |
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Rising costs have forced about 15 per
cent of shoe manufacturers in a big south China industrial centre –
Dongguan, a city in southern Guangdong province that is home to
about 1,000 footwear companies – to shut down or relocate in the
past year. |
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2008-02-05 |
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Mexican industry shaking in its boots |
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Leon shoemakers fear the lowering of
tariffs will trigger a deluge of Chinese imports. Shoes are to this
industrial city what cars are to Detroit. And like the Motor City,
Mexico's footwear capital is feeling the heat of foreign competition |
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Los Angeles
Times |
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2008-01-19 |
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Vietnam: Shoemakers target $4.5 billion in
exports |
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Viet Nam expects to earn US$4.5
billion from footwear exports this year, an increase of 15.4 per
cent over last year. Chief export markets are the US, the European
Union, Japan, Canada and Australia. However, there is great
potential for Vietnamese footwear products in Africa, Southern Asia
and Eastern Europe where competition is not so intense and
regulations are less stringent. |
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Viet Nam News |
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