Why did 830 Italian leather firms close while luxury prices stay high? - Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion Sponsored Connect with Australian & New Zealand Buyers at Global Sourcing Expo Australia | Exhibit Today. Visit Interfilière Paris a
- Textile Fashion News Fibre2Fashion Sponsored Connect with Australian & New Zealand Buyers at Global Sourcing Expo Australia | Exhibit Today. Visit Interfilière Paris at WSN Paris. Save with Early Bird | Register Now Showcase your apparel brand at Europe's largest B2B clothing fair Expo Trends 2026 | Get Ticket Power your bio transition with sugarcane-based spandex from Hyosung | Learn More Intelligence TexPro F2F Prime News Trade Fairs & Events Marketplace Marketing Solutions Digital Advertisement Print Advertisement Webinar Marketing Media Booster Magazine Subscription Articles Advertise with Us Sign In All Categories Articles News Buyers Suppliers Trade Fairs Interview Market Intelligence F2F Prime For You Textiles Apparel Fashion Retail E-commerce Technology Sustainability Chemicals Technical Textiles News Flash India QCI-NSIC pact to boost MSME market access Europe's EU Ecolabel links textiles to circular economy US import cargo to hit July record ahead of tariffs US T&A imports drop to $39 bn in Jan-May; Vietnam retains top spot Europe, South Africa open clean trade investment talks Apparel/Garments | Why did 830 Italian leather firms close while luxury prices stay high? 10 Jul '264 min read Pic: Generated by ChatGPT Insights Italy's apparel exports continue to grow, but Florence's fashion manufacturing base is shrinking as workshops close and skilled jobs disappear. The gap highlights how rising export values do not necessarily sustain suppliers. Long-term competitiveness depends on ensuring more value reaches manufacturers, protecting specialist skills and strengthening resilient local production. The number behind the July strike Several thousand people marched through Florence on July * during a Tuscany-wide industrial strike. Fashion, textiles and leather goods were among the sectors at the centre of the action. The * * * figure originated in a July * statement from the Florence branches of Italy’s three main trade-union confederations—CGIL, CISL and UIL. They said * * * leather-goods businesses had closed in the province since * * * * , involving approximately * , * * * employees, some later absorbed by other companies. PwC research for Confindustria Toscana Centro e Costa found that Florence’s fashion and leather districts had * * per cent fewer active businesses in the first quarter of * * * * than in * * * * . Employment was down * * per cent, while authorised wage-support hours surged * * * per cent between * * * * and * * * * . PRIME Unlimited Access to F2F Prime Content As a first-time user, you can access One Prime Content for FREE Register to unlock PRIME content Already a subscriber? Sign in to access PRIME Learn more about Prime Content Register to read this Prime news for FREE Select Country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azarbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bh
