{"id":3271,"date":"2022-05-22T21:38:10","date_gmt":"2022-05-22T21:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgtgroup.net\/every-step-counts-four-key-challenges-facing-footwear-today\/"},"modified":"2024-05-11T10:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-11T10:06:04","slug":"four-key-challenges-facing-footwear-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgtgroup.net\/es\/four-key-challenges-facing-footwear-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Cada paso cuenta: Cuatro retos clave del calzado actual"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0An incredible 24.3 billion pairs of shoes were produced in 2019, with nearly 90% manufactured in Asia. But while footwear is a necessary fashion feature of every wardrobe, styles and quantities vary: in 2019, North Americans bought 5.6 pairs of shoes on average, those in Europe and Oceania purchased 4.4 pairs, and people in Asia bought 2.6 pairs1<\/sup>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the complex footwear industry, four key challenges have emerged in the current climate. Our footwear experts have developed solutions to these issues that ensure smooth and sustainable production of long-lasting products that customers trust. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\n<\/strong>1. Quality of raw materials<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

With materials the most important feature of footwear, it\u2019s unsurprising that raw materials can account for up to 50% of the root cause of quality issues2<\/sup>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The most common materials used to make shoes are imported leather hides and skins, textiles, plastic polymers, and rubber. <\/span><\/p>\n

Defects found during inspections by SgT footwear technicians often include:<\/span><\/p>\n