Footwear

The Portuguese footwear brand Eject is returning to the market with the launch of its Spring/Summer 2026 REBORN collection. This marks a new phase for the company which after a period of absence [...]

Technical footwear is emerging as a key driver of Portugal’s footwear exports. This has helped the industry to maintain growth in 2025, despite a downturn affecting several major producing [...]

The Portuguese footwear components sector is set to bolster its international presence through initiatives in key markets, including Spain, the United States, France, Italy and the UK. The sector [...]

Footwear manufacturers have suggested that “Portugal could be an alternative manufacturing country to mass-produced production in Asia and has “given clear signs of its ambitions”. Portugal’s [...]

Mariano Shoes, which was founded at the end of World War II in 1945 as a small family business, celebrates its 80th anniversary this month. The company based in Oliveira de Azeméis in Portugal [...]

The Portuguese Embassy in London opened its doors during London Fashion Week to celebrate the new footwear collection by Annie Purdy, winner of the inaugural Portuguese Footwear Award. This [...]

Portugal’s footwear sector is expecting that this will be a year of consolidation in international markets despite instability with the sector exporting 90% of its production. “We expect that [...]

Josefinas, the Portuguese women’s footwear brand that has established itself in the world of luxury as a symbol of female empowerment, is celebrating its 12th anniversary. Founded in 2013, [...]

Portugal exported 68 million pairs of footwear to 170 countries in 2024, a growth of 3.9% in volume, but a drop of 5.4% in value compared to 2023, to €1.724Bn, according to INE. Based on the most [...]

Bankruptcies in Portugal’s fashion and textile sector doubled in Q1 of 2024 as the country’s garment and shoe manufacturers are being held hostage to negative geopolitical and overseas commercial [...]