remonte has brought international female celebrity power on board for its new advertising campaign; Hollywood actress, Elizabeth Hurley, will be the face of the international “GREAT WOMEN WEAR GREAT SHOES” campaign, which launches in Autumn/Winter 2024/25 and will be played out in over 10 countries for two seasons. With Liz Hurley, remonte was able to win over one of the most famous British actresses and fashion icons in the world today. Her global popularity, as well as her pronounced fashion awareness, merge directly with coordinated branding to create a wide-reaching campaign that is intend ..read more

Harrogate Fashion Week (HFW) have announced the dates for their Summer show; it will take place on 4-6 August 2024. HFW offers three days of buying and sourcing new labels. The show has continued to grow, and the August show already has three full halls of classic and contemporary brands, with a fourth hall opening that joins seamlessly to the rest of the show, and gives a new second entrance. Now considered a major player in the fashion trade calendar with the largest collection of womenswear brands under one roof, including footwear and increasingly more accessory brands. Organisers, Wendy A ..read more

Footwear Today Live returned to the National Conference Centre (NCC) in Birmingham on Sunday 4 and Monday 5 February with hundreds of brands coming together to network and liaise with footwear retailers from all across the UK. If you missed highlights from the show back in February, why not catch up on the Footwear Today Instagram or Twitter/X page! The show has grown rapidly since its first edition in September 2022, and it now occupies nearly the whole of the NCC – taking over nine event rooms across two levels, whereas at the first show it was just one room! Footwear Today Live welcomed mor ..read more

L-R: Rosana Peran, Vice President of Pikolinos Group, Juanma Peran, President, and Carolina Peran, Brand Manager   The Pikolinos Group has announced that it finished the 2022-23 fiscal year with record turnover of €138 million. With business volume up 29 per cent from the previous year, the group set an all-time high in turnover in the first year managed entirely by the executive team – made up of the second generation of the Perán family, the three children of company founder Juan Perán. Led by Juan Manuel, Rosana and Carolina Perán, the Pikolinos Group saw €138 million in turnover, fu ..read more

Leading independent footwear retailer, Charles Clinkard, is celebrating an overall sales increase of seven per cent in 2023 compared to the previous year. The retailer, which has been a family business since 1924 and celebrates its 100th birthday later this Spring, has benchmarked itself against industry figures as reported by the British Retail Consortium/KPMG sales monitor. Looking at Bricks & Mortar stores for non-food retailers, sales were up +2 per cent year-on-year, while Charles Clinkard exceeded this with a six per cent increase. While online commerce for non-food retailers decreas ..read more

schuh has announced the appointment of Stephanie Legg as Chief Marketing Officer and Justin Lodge as Chief Digital Officer with immediate effect. The footwear retailer said it aims to excite, unite and enable self-expression via a curated range of schuh own-label alongside the biggest brands, within “an inclusive and seamless shopping environment” that empowers diverse talent through purpose. These new additions to the leadership team will be pivotal in schuh’s ambition to be “an unrivalled destination” for socially conscious students, Gen-Z and the next Generation Alpha, the company said. “It ..read more

The footwear industry will once again come together to participate in the Footwear and Allied Trades Team Golf Championship. The event will take place at Hollinwell Golf Club, Kirkby in Ashfield on 19 June 2024 and it will raise funds primarily for The Motor Neurone Disease Association. This is the second golf charity event of this kind. Last Summer, 20 teams from all sectors of the shoe industry participated in the inaugural Footwear and Allied Trades Team Championship at Ganton Golf Club, Scarborough – raising £8,250 for Prostate Cancer and St Teresa’s Hospice. The golfers were treated to a ..read more

Shoes Dusseldorf is set to take place on 3-5 March; it will play host to events, talks, press conferences, order information and forecasts. It will hold informative events at exhibition stands, including discussions on the topics of digitalisation, sustainability and the circular economy, designer presentations and much more. Attendees will be able to discover a curated selection of innovative products with handcrafted quality, sustainability, and forward-looking design from local designers at its Design Pop-up Market in the Kaltstahlhalle at stand F41. Contemporary: A variety of brands coveri ..read more

Returns are commonly known as a major challenge for the fashion industry; while bricks-and-mortar stores typically have a one per cent return rate, e-commerce rates range from 20 to 50 times higher. Footwear is no exception to this trend; industry experts argue that the main reason for returns is the lack of a sufficient customer experience online. 3D and augmented reality (AR) technology addresses this issue by mimicking the in-store experience. The data speaks for itself, with skyrocketing conversion and engagement rates and decreasing return rates. Additional benefits reported by brand ..read more

MICAM is back, characterised by a focus on footwear and the latest trends, but also on the values of sustainability, innovation in retail, and Italian manufacture. MICAM Milano, currently taking place at Fiera Milano (Rho), welcomes buyers from 150 countries. With 923 brands, the event includes a range of exciting new products from new entries such as BRUNO MAGLI, PLEIN SPORT and KATY PERRY COLLECTIONS, and unique opportunities to learn about the latest footwear trends. Chair of MICAM and Assocalzaturifici, Giovanna Ceolini, said: “The February event is not only a sort of annual check-up for t ..read more