28 April 2023 Luxury – North America slump hampers Q1 growth for Kering Luxury group Kering has reported revenues of just over €5 billion for the first quarter of 2023. This figure represents growth of 2.4% year on year, writes Leatherbiz. Chief Executive, François-Henri Pinault, described the group’s performance as mixed. He said… Continue reading Luxury – North America slump hampers Q1 growth for Kering
27 April 2023 United States of America – Figures show lower leather use at Caleres Footwear group Caleres has said in a new report that 75% of the shoes its partners produced for it in 2022 were made from “environmentally preferred materials”. It has set itself the target of using 100% “environmentally preferred… Continue reading United States of America – Figures show lower leather use at Caleres
27 April 2023 ILM Podcast – Making leather great again with The Leather Dude In this episode of the ILM’s View from the Top podcast series, Deputy Editor Tom Hogarth is joined by Muhammad Junaid Vohra, a leather industry consultant based in Pakistan who works with UNIDO, better known as The Leather Dude. … Continue reading ILM Podcast – Making leather great again with The Leather Dude
27 April 2023 Leather Naturally launches new website Global industry messaging campaign Leather Naturally has launched a new website, updated to ensure leather messaging reaches its target audience, reports ILM. The new website has been built on WordPress and is reportedly faster, more responsive and more user-friendly. Among the updated features, the Leather Naturally… Continue reading Leather Naturally launches new website
26 April 2023 Luxury – LVMH first to reach US$500 billion market value in Europe LVMH has reportedly become the first company in Europe to reach US$500 billion in market value, writes ILM. The company reached a share price of €903.70 on April 24, a rise of 0.3%, achieving a market value of… Continue reading Luxury – LVMH first to reach US$500 billion market value in Europe
26 April 2023 Spain – Consumers in Spain seek to reduce their spending on fashion items 65% of Spaniards have reduced the budget that they dedicate to the consumption of non-essential products, while 13% have completely stopped it, as a result of concern among consumers about the evolution of prices. The report ‘Global Consumer Insights… Continue reading Spain – Consumers in Spain seek to reduce their spending on fashion items
26 April 2023 Automotive – Positive first quarter for international car sales The international automotive markets experienced “a dynamic and positive first quarter”, according to German industry association VDA. Audi With the exception of the Chinese market, all major automotive regions recorded significant increases in new registrations compared to the first quarter of… Continue reading Automotive – Positive first quarter for international car sales
25 April 2023 Leather Workshops – PrimeAsia x JEMS by PENSOLE, INC Earlier this week, PrimeAsia held a leather workshop for the team at JEMS by Pensole. The workshop was designed to provide hands-on leather training with a focus on different types of leather, common defects found in leather as well as grading and… Continue reading Leather Workshops – PrimeAsia x JEMS by PENSOLE, INC
25 April 2023 Events – Registration opens for UITIC Footwear Congress Registration and tickets are now available for the 21st UITIC International Technical Footwear Congress of the International Union of Shoes Industry Technicians, writes ILM. The event will be help from September 19-22, 2023, in Milan and Vigevano, Italy, organised in partnership with… Continue reading Events – Registration opens for UITIC Footwear Congress
25 April 2023 Tasman Leathers of New Zealand – Exploring Tasman’s Premium Leather Offerings for Upholstery, Footwear and Aviation At Tasman Leathers of New Zealand, we specialise in crafting premium leathers for various industries across the world. With over 70 years of experience in the leather industry, we take pride in our ability to manufacture… Continue reading Tasman Leathers of New Zealand – Exploring Tasman’s Premium Leather Offerings for Upholstery, Footwear and Aviation
We bring leather, material and fashion businesses together: an opportunity to meet and greet face to face. We bring them from all parts of the world so that they can find fresh partners, discover new customers or suppliers and keep ahead of industry developments.
We organise a number of trade exhibitions which focus on fashion and lifestyle: sectors that are constantly in flux, so visitors and exhibitors alike need to be constantly aware both of the changes around them and those forecast for coming seasons.
