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Popularity of Slip-Ons and Loafers Hurts High Heel Sales

SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Sales of high-heel shoes are on the decline as Korean women are increasingly seeking shoes with lower heels. According to Kumkang, a major shoemaker in Korea, high heels (taller than 7cm) accounted for only 54 percent of its women’s footwear sales in 2015. The figure was 83 percent in [...]

Supersize Me: Sales of Large Apparel Increase

SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – With Koreans adopting more of a western diet, their bodies are also being transformed, and sales of ‘big size’ shoes and clothing are on the rise. According to Kumkang, sales of shoes sized from 280 to 310mm (men) and 255 to 260mm (women) grew 28 percent last year at [...]