COPPEL supports the national footwear industry
COPPEL is a department store chain and e-commerce platform, offering a wide range of products and financial services, including footwear. With over 1,800 retail locations in Mexico, an online store (coppel.com), and a mobile app. COPPEL ranks as Mexico’s second-largest retailer and the fifth-largest in Latin America. The company sells over 55 million pairs of shoes per year, of which 15% are domestically produced by 150 local manufacturers. Given the current challenges faced by the footwear industry, a meeting was held between the main authorities of CICEG (Chamber of Footwear Industry of Guanajuato) and COPPEL executives, where it was agreed to increase purchases and strengthen partnerships to boost the industry.