The footwear market in Italy

Most opportunities in Italy can be found in comfortable and casual footwear in the mid to lower end if the market. For example, in colourful flipflops, beaded sandals, healthy sandals with comfortable footbeds, gladiator sandals, glamorous evening sandals with crystals/imitation jewellery, mules, clogs, boot-sandals as well as in indoor slippers. Download the survey to find out more opportunities!

Check out the latest seasonal footwear trends for the winter season 2010/2011 in Italian footwear in the Annex of this survey!

This market survey covers the Italian market for footwear.

You can find information on:
• consumption, production and trade (statistics and trends )
• trade channels for market entry, including websites of buyers
• pricing
• market access requirements
• business practices and sales promotion, including an overview of trade fairs

Special attention is paid to opportunities for exporters from developing countries.

More general information can be found in the related market survey on the EU.