Portugal has a great manufacturing tradition: textile, shoes, furniture, ceramics. From small independents to luxury brands, most of the fashion labels produce their clothes and shoes around the city of Porto: Paul Smith, Isabel Marant, Stella McCartney, Ralph Lauren, Burberry, Maison Kitsune, Tommy Hilfigher, all use production facilities in the area, to name only a very few. in http://www.pirouetteblog.com/business/portugal-new-production-paradise/ Among Italy, Portugal is a top-quality footwear producers in all kinds of shoes. Despite the top-quality, Portugal can still offer competitive prices for their clients, being the leader in relation quality/price. Felgueiras (40 Km away from Porto) is known as Footwear Capital in Portugal. Despite the economic crisis and high unemployment rates in Portugal, Felgueiras and neighbor municipalities register one of the lowest rates in whole country due to Footwear Industry. In APICCAPS (Portuguese Footwear Association) there are registered 115 manufactures just in Felgueiras without count all the others that arent registered. Born in Felgueiras since very young I know the market because thats almost the only industry there and almost everybody I know work in there. So, since CEOs, Managers, Suppliers to Production Operative or Transportation I meet a lot of people who can get me more deeply into the market. Services:
