The Global Footwear Market is anticipated to grow considerably in the forecast period due to the growing demand for trendy as well as comfortable footwear among all age groups across the globe.
Factors responsible for driving the market growth, in the recent years, include burgeoning demand for designer shoes, increase in the per capita income in both developed and developing economies, high-end clientele, and growing popularity of the athletic footwear among men.
Additionally, robust growth in the fashion industry, rising demand for latest and improved footwear designs across the globe, and large-scale production in the Asia Pacific region are expected to fuel market growth of footwear market in the upcoming years. Globally, the market is predicted to grow at high CAGR over the forecast period, providing numerous opportunities for market players to invest for research and development in the footwear market.
Commonly, footwear industry majorly consists of men, women, and children's shoes. The footwear industry also include various types of outdoor and indoor shoes that are produced with the help of materials such as leather, plastic, and rubber. The athletic footwear is considered as one of the fastest growing segment in the footwear market with substantial revenue generation in the last couple of years. Rising adoption of athletic footwear during sports activities in order to avert injuries to leg muscle, knee pain, hip pain, and back pain, is leading to substantial purchase of athletic footwear in North America and Asia Pacifica market. Presence of numerous e-commerce websites, supermarkets, hypermarkets, local retail stores, shoe stores, independent textile retailers, and departmental stores are expected to boost overall market performance in the upcoming years.
Additionally, lowering cost of the athletic footwear in Asia-Pacific market is expected to augment market demand in near future. The recent development of innovative manufacturing technology that is increasingly adopted by industry players, has led to production of high performing and comfortable sports shoes.
