CV
For more than 30 years, Mangione has been a leader in the global shoe sector, having served as president of the largest shoe trade association in the US, the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America from 1981 to 2009, and now as managing director of Global Footwear Partnerships LLC, an international consulting practice with a wide range of clients in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. A lawyer by training, he has extensive knowledge and experience in most aspects of the shoe business including retailing, sourcing, logistics, factory social responsibility, product safety, customs, labeling, and government regulation of the international shoe trade. He can be reached at ptmangione@gmail.com.
ABSTRACT
Global Footwear Supply and Demand' will focus on the key US, EU and China shoe distribution markets and will include an in depth look at the sales trends in each market, with special attention to strategic issues like economic factors, especially costs, currencies, and demand trends. The supply side analysis will highlight the changing pattern of global sourcing in the shoe sector with particular emphasis on the factors driving change in existing and emerging source countries.