As a continuation of its predecessor, the Global Footwear Retail Conference (GFRC), the Global Footwear Executive Summit (GFES) will focus on developments affecting not only footwear retail but the whole footwear supply chain.

When my grandfather, Max Ohsman, started in the hide trade in 1891, he was quoted as saying, “As long as babies are born with two feet, there will always be a hide business.”

That decadent, ubiquitous sneaker trend that is now clogging up our Instagram feeds as well as throwing all outfit proportions out of the window by being monstrously chunky in comparison to all else isn’t necessary new - but it is all encompassing!

China’s automotive industry has made car interior air quality improvement a top-priority issue.

New environmental standards and specifications, especially China’s, are one of the main challenges faced by leather chemical companies worldwide.