Italy's Footwear Market In Australia Faces Difficulties

Italy shoe machine exports account for 50% of the global market.

A spokesman for the Italy footwear, leather goods and leather machinery manufacturers association (Assomac) said recently that the export of machinery for leather, leather goods and footwear products in Italy accounted for 50% of the global market share, followed by mainland China (18%), Taiwan, China (13%), Korea (8%), Germany (5%), Spain (3%), Brazil (2%) and Turkey (1%).

Assomac members say Italian company produces 70% of the world's market in leather making machinery.

Compared with 2009, the output of member companies increased by 40% in 2010, and exports increased by 49.7% over the year before. The organization said its performance was good in the first half of this year, but there are signs that the performance in the second half of this year will decline.

　　 Australian apparel retailers face tough times

Australian apparel Retailer Shops are facing tough times, consumers are reluctant to buy expenses, and consumers are willing to spend on basic projects.

Although most shops posted posters, in June, Market There is little feedback from consumers. Retailers are worried that if this trend continues, they will have to cut their products once again.

In the past few months, clothing and fashion retailers have proved to be a difficult time, because shopping in the mall is no longer attractive, even with a larger discount.

Consumers only buy when they buy. product Only pay attention to price. Consumers are worried that the prices of basic commodity items will increase, such as video and natural gas. This leads to slower spending on casual projects.

Exploring the reasons behind this situation, experts believe that the consumer sentiment index has dropped sharply. The consumer sentiment index of consumer habits is in the range of +/-10%, but has declined by about 35% since June 2010.

Public utilities have changed dramatically, and children's education, exchange rate and education have been squeezed out of retail sales.