São Paulo – In the midst of large footwear companies based in the city of Franca, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Calçados Ilustre, an enterprise with 45 employees, sells its products to ten countries, including Algeria, an Arab country in North Africa.
“We have a customer there who operates as a distributor and store owner,” says Luís Fernando Martins, the company’s commercial manager. Sales to Algeria started five years via a trader who takes care of exports and foreign clients.
Calçados Ilustre manufactures men’s shoes exclusively. “We have a full line of products, all leather-made,” says Martins. Models include formal, sports, and casual shoes, the latter of which are exported to Algeria. “Their market is highly tradition-oriented, they only buy the basics,” says the executive.
The company makes 400 pairs of shoes daily, of which 20% are shipped overseas. The Algerian client places three orders per year, averaging at 2,000 pairs each. “We export to ten countries, and our main market is Colombia,” says Martins. United States and France are also among the company’s leading buyers.
Calçados Ilustre shoes are sold under the brand Youth Class. The enterprise does not participate in foreign fairs, but is interested in attracting international clients. “We are open to doing business. We already have some [new] contacts. We are open to new markets as well,” says the commercial manager.
Contact
Calçados Ilustre
Tel: +55 16 3724-1000
Email: comercial@youth.com.br
Website: www.youth.com.br
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
