In the footwear import business, it is estimated that Payless Shoesource and Sportline America represent around 10% of the market share.
Data from the "Corporate System of Companies" platform, from the Trade Intelligence unit of CentralAmericaData provides details on the companies according to sector, main activity, volume and value of their imports, exports and other relevant data.
Between January and September 2017 and the same period in 2018, the value of imported sports footwear in Central American countries fell from $41.1 million to $39.8 million.
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Between January and September 2018, Central American countries imported $486 million in footwear and footwear parts, and purchases from Brazil increased 11% over the same period in 2017.
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Although in the U.S. the chain has closed more than 2,000 stores in recent years, representatives of the company dedicated to the marketing of footwear
plan to expand its market in Central America.
According to representatives of the chain of stores, during 2018 in Guatemala opened two stores in the capital, one in Quetzaltenango, another in Cobán and one more point of sale in Chiquimulilla.
The normative that establishes the specifications to measure the quality, safety and duration of school footwear, as well as its raw materials and components for its manufacture, was presented.
The Minister of Economy, Luz Estrella Rodríguez, in her capacity as President of the National Quality Council (CNC), delivered the national technical standard for school footwear to the Ministry of Education (MINED) and the Chamber of the Footwear and Allied Industry of El Salvador (CALZAES).
From January to June 2018, countries in the region imported $25 million in sports footwear, and 50% were bought by companies in Guatemala and Costa Rica.
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In the Dominican Republic the supply of school bags, shoes, trousers, shirts and socks for student use is tendered.
Dominican Republic Government Purchase INABIE-CCC-LPN-2019-0002:
"Acquisition of School Backpacks with Supplies Kits for the 2019-2020 school year; carried out by the National Institute of Student Welfare, Ministry of Education."
Between January and June 2018, the region imported footwear and related parts for $313 million, and purchases to Vietnam and Mexico increased 34% and 3%, respectively.
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Imports of footwear and clothing fell 8% in the first half of the year compared to the same period in 2017, and production in the country contracted by around 30%.
According to representatives of the guilds of the Nicaraguan Chamber of Leather Shoes (CNCC), and the Nicaraguan Chamber of Leather and Footwear (Camcunic), in the first six months the local production of clothing and footwear has decreased by about 30%.
The government of Panama will ´purchase uniforms, footwear and accessories for the public security sectors.
Panama Government Purchase 2018-1-27-0-08-LM-001946:
"The bidders must provide, on the day of presentation and opening of proposals, a simple sample, without logos or emblems, of uniforms in the lines 001 to 048 and shoes in lines 052 to 071.
In the first quarter of the year, companies in El Salvador imported $20 million worth of footwear and parts, and purchases in Mexico grew by 14% over the same period in 2017.
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Between January and March 2018 the region imported $168 million worth of footwear and parts, and purchases in Vietnam and Brazil increased by 14% and 4%, respectively.
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In 2017, countries in the region imported $87 million worth of sporting goods, 8% more than in 2016, reaffirming the upward trend registered since 2013.
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