The global footwear industry today

摘要

The irrepressible president of the Italian Footwear Manufacturers' Association (ANCI), Vito Artioli, acknowledges that 2009 has been far from an anno mirabilis for his member companies, but he points out that the footwear industry has always fought its corner and says it will fight now. "We feel like fighting back," he says.rnHe says that the "crisis exploded" in the global economy in the last quarter of 2008. As a result, Italy's footwear manufacturers, whose shoes have always been in demand among high-end consumers in all parts of the world, reported a decrease in production of 12.1% in the first half of this year.