These Brands Don’t Produce in China — Now Retailers Are Seeking Them Out

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“Retailers [at the trade show] are asking me prior to getting started with us where our shoes are being made — they want to hear anything but China right now,” said Larry Paparo, CEO of Floafers, which makes its shoes in Vietnam.

The outbreak of the coronavirus in China continues to plague many parts of the footwear industry: corporate earnings forecasts, retail store closures, trade show attendance and, of course, on inventory being shipped to the U.S.

Italian brand Geox was also seeing interest from retailers looking to buy product that isn’t being manufactured in China.

 

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