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Ecco remains resilient despite net sales decline in 2020

Published: March 22, 2021

The Danish tanner, footwear manufacturer and retailer recorded net sales of €1,092 million in 2020 from €1,360 million in 2019, and its profit before tax was €45 million.

European cattle slaughter set to decline further in 2021

Published: March 12, 2021

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released data on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on global slaughter rates, which suggests that European Union slaughter declined by 1.67% in 2020, with an anticipated further fall of 0.46% expected in 2021.

2020 calfskin volumes down across main European producing countries

Published: February 1, 2021

According to industry analysts at theSauerReport, 2020 witnessed a moderate decline in the number of calves slaughtered across all the major European producers. While data for the whole year is currently available only for France and Belgium, it is highly unlikely that the eleven-month figures for the other countries will alter greatly for the month of December and should be regarded as a good approximation of the annual results.

Italian footwear exports decline 20.1%

Published: January 6, 2021

The Italian footwear sector recorded a 17.8% contraction in domestic footwear consumption and a 20.1% decline in export volume for the first nine months of 2020.

UK car sales decline 27.4% in November

Published: December 4, 2020

The UK new car market shrunk once again in November as registrations fell 27.4% year-on-year, or 42,840 units lower.

U.S. hides and skins exports forecast to decline US$100 million

Published: December 2, 2020

U.S. agricultural exports in Fiscal Year 2021 are projected at US$152 billion, driven by higher soybean and corn export values, while beef exports are to increase another US$200 million to US$7.1 billion.

Pakistan finished leather exports decline 40%

Published: October 26, 2020

While Pakistan’s leather goods exports have recorded a double-digit increase in the first three months of the current fiscal year, shipments of finished leather have declined sharply.

Perhaps even put a tie on

Published: September 29, 2020

Reporting on the European situation recently, Robert Perkins, Chair of the British Footwear Association (BFA), said that most countries are now forecasting a decline in footwear sales of 20-30% for 2020 versus 2019. This is better than the forecast decline of 30-40% four months ago.

Italian footwear and leather goods place hope on Micam/Mipel

Published: September 18, 2020

Domestic demand for footwear in Italy declined 30% in the first six months of the year, while the leather goods sector closed the first half with a 43.2% decline in turnover.

EU car registrations decline 38.1% in first half

Published: July 16, 2020

EU demand for new passenger cars contracted 38.1% as the result of four consecutive months of unprecedented declines across the region.