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Inditex considers selling Russian business

Published: October 20, 2022

Spanish fashion group Inditex is reportedly considering divesting its Russian business amid the war in Ukraine.

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.

Tod’s leather goods sales more than halve in first half

Published: September 10, 2020

Consolidated sales for the Tod’s Group in the first half of 2020 totalled €256.9 million, down 43.5% from the corresponding period in 2019.

New Zealand declares butcher shops as “non-essential”

Published: March 27, 2020

Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Prime Minister, said that not every food outlet in the country could remain open during the coronavirus lockdown.

Geox’s revenue down in 2017

Published: March 1, 2018

Annual revenue for the Italian footwear brand declined -1.8% at constant exchange rates in 2017, with sales totalling €884.5 million against €900.8 million in 2016.

Leather Law blitz reports Rio inspection results

Published: July 21, 2017

According to the initiative, about 70% of the retail stores inspected in the state of Rio de Janeiro presented some form of misleading information in the labelling of leather alternatives.

Luxury brands adjust retail strategy in China

Published: December 7, 2015

After a decade of major expansion in China, luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Burberry and Prada are closing down retail shops in the country.

Return to Reality

Published: October 23, 2015

One of our long time correspondents, with multiple decades of experience in the raw trade, comes with an interesting explanation concerning the present state of the trade and the falling prices.

One-in-seven shops with erroneous leather labelling

Published: August 25, 2015

The Leather Blitz operation has inspected retailers from five different districts of Greater São Paulo.

Leather law focuses on São Paulo state

Published: August 18, 2015

A vast operation under the “Lei do Couro” (Leather Law) started in São Paulo yesterday, August 17, to monitor how retailers have been advertising and labelling leather products in their stores.