New Market Study, "Footwear in the Netherlands", Has Been Published
Footwear in the Netherlands performed reasonably in the first half of 2012, showing marginal growth. However, as the year progressed sales went from reasonable to worse with the strongest decline shown in the last quarter. The limited increase in consumer spending in 2012 did not give room for substantial growth in footwear. The low consumer confidence and declining purchasing power did not inspire Dutch consumers to spend their income on footwear in 2012. In addition, many shoe shops suffered...
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