consumer

The power of consumers

Mike Redwood Published: April 15, 2025

Consumers are at the heart of the current geopolitical situation, according to Mike Redwood, and can indicate where things will go next. Read More...

Is pre-loved good for leather?

Martin Ricker Published: February 24, 2025

In the first issue of 2025, ILM Editor Martin Ricker looked at how shifts in consumer purchasing will create opportunities or difficulties for the leather industry. Read More...

Leather Naturally launches Leather Repair Directory

Published: November 8, 2024

Leather Naturally has launched a comprehensive directory of global leather repair services for consumers. Read More...

Leather can win big in cities

Mike Redwood Published: October 16, 2024

As urbanisation only continues, Mike Redwood reasons that leather must find ways to appeal to city lifestyles. Read More...

A lull in luxury spending

Tom Hogarth Published: October 15, 2024

ILM Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth ponders the recent mixed bag of luxury brand results and a concerning forecast for the top end of leather-using industries. Read More...

Got Leather?

Katie Kutskill Published: September 12, 2024

Katie Kutskill, Business Operations & Strategy at the Is It Leather? campaign, urges the leather industry to make a change if it is to survive. Read More...

Busy ACLE disguises consumer market worries

Published: September 5, 2024

Visitor numbers at the All-China Leather Exhibition (ACLE) were good, but there were still concerns about the overall health of the local leather consumer market. Read More...

Demand and order volumes are tanners’ major concerns

Published: August 22, 2024

Low demand and order volumes are at the top of tanners’ concerns in the 2024 ILM Tanner Business Confidence Survey. Read More...

Tod’s to include Digital Product Passports on Di Bag

Published: November 22, 2023

Italian luxury leather goods and footwear brand Tod’s has joined the Aura Blockchain Consortium and announced Digital Product Passports (DPP) for its custom Di Bag. Read More...

India could be world leader for leather and footwear, says minister

Published: January 5, 2023

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal has said that the country has the potential to become a world leader in the footwear and leather sectors.