The Footwear cluster of Lucca is located within the territory of municipalities of Altopascio, Capannori, Porcari, Villa Basilica, Lucca, Montecarlo, Pescaglia in an area of 511 kmq.
The Footwear cluster of Lucca was born in the 40’s and it has been developed during the years mostly in the footwear field. The most noteworthy product of lucca footwear industry is casual or walking sandal aimed principally at the medium price range. This area in 2004 obtained recognitions as an industrial district.
There are 424 companies with 2.763 employees in this field.
The value of exports, worth almost 360 million euro. The EU market represents almost 60% of the exports from Lucca, while North America accounts for more than 15% of the total.
categoria: Footwear district of Lucca