Author: Andy Polk

17 Feb Brown Shoe任命新CFO

Posted at 16:45h in Chinese

Brown Shoe公布Kenneth Hannah将接替Russ Hammer的职务,担任公司的高级副总裁兼财务总监，于2月16日正式生效。...

17 Feb Nike推出第一双体能训练鞋

Posted at 16:44h in Chinese

Nike推出其第一双针对体能训练运动员的鞋品。Nike MetCon 1的设计理念为“通过最高水平的竞赛来进行锻炼”，包括各种运动，如举重、爬绳、跑步跳跃。...

17 Feb Under Armour收购Endomondo 与MyFitnessPal

Posted at 16:43h in Chinese

Under Armour收购了Endomondo 与MyFitnessPal。此次收购给UA现有的 MapMyFitness 和UA RECORD应用软件提供了补充支持，进一步扩大了前所未有的健康/健身数据与分析，从而让品牌实现优化所有运动员生活的全球使命。...

17 Feb 亚马逊时尚再次冠名赞助Footwear Cares

Posted at 16:41h in Chinese

鞋业慈善机构--Two Ten 鞋业基金会于今天对外公布亚马逊时尚将再次冠名赞助2015年Footwear Cares项目。Footwear Cares是基金会的一个全国社区服务项目，旨在通过志愿服务联合鞋业各界力量。Two Ten透过Footwear Cares项目与多个当地、区域和全国的非盈利慈善组织合作，为鞋业提供志愿服务，旨在让人们回归到鞋业上（getting people back on their feet）。Footwear Cares于三年前成立，现为多家鞋类企业创造机会，让其参与到社区服务中。...

17 Feb 阿迪达斯发布运动鞋预定应用程序

Posted at 16:40h in Chinese

阿迪达斯发布了史无前例的运动鞋预定应用程序，即Adidas Confirmed，该应用程序将通过简化预定流程和坚持把客户需求放在首位的原则来改变行业的运营模式。...

12 Feb Nike Launches SNKRS App

Posted at 15:02h in Home, Latest News, Retail

Nike has introduced the SNKRS app, described as "a one-stop sneaker shop that grants mobile access to the most premium Nike sneakers." It offers the full catalog of men's and women's shoes, including popular franchises like Air Force 1, Air Max, Foamposite and Jordan, as...

12 Feb New Patent Reform Bill Introduced in Congress: FDRA Supports New Legislation To End “Patent Trolling”

Posted at 13:36h in Home, Intellectual Property, Latest News

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), along with a group of Republican and Democrats, introduced the bipartisan Innovation Act (H.R. 9). This bill was introduced to address the ever increasing problem of abusive patent litigation. Many in the footwear industry know patent...

10 Feb 2014 Footwear Industry Import Tax Bill Outpaced Overall Sales: Nearly $2.7 Billion Paid In Footwear Tariffs

Posted at 10:50h in Featured, Home, Latest News, TPP News

Today, The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), the footwear’s industry’s trade association, announced that tariffs on footwear have hit another all time high. In 2014, the footwear industry paid $2,671,841,761 in footwear tariffs to the U.S. government. This is a 6.6...

09 Feb Operations Return to Normal at West Coast Ports

Posted at 15:42h in Economic news, Home, Latest News, Retail, Sourcing, West Coast Ports

Vessel loading and unloading operations resumed at 29 West Coast seaports Monday after being suspended over the weekend by terminal operators no longer willing to pay union workers premium pay for diminished productivity. ...

09 Feb Brown Shoe Elects Lori Greeley to Board

Posted at 14:23h in Home, Latest News

“Adding Lori -- a well-known and highly-respected leader in retail -- to our board of directors gives us the benefit of her more than 20 years of experience,” said Diane Sullivan, CEO, president and chairman of Brown Shoe Company. “Her energy and passion for the...