Author: Andy Polk

29 Jan Decker任M&A专家Lafitte为首席运营官

Posted at 09:39h in Chinese

Ugg、Teva、 Sanuk、 Ahnu 以及 Hoka One One品牌的母公司Deckers任命David E. Lafitte担任Deckers的首席运营官，并于2月2日正式生效，在此之前，Lafitte曾任Deckers的总顾问，他将接替于1月16日退休的Zohar Ziv。...

28 Jan Two Ten Footwear Foundation Earns Charity Recognition

Posted at 16:37h in Home, Latest News

Two Ten Footwear Foundation, the national charitable foundation serving the footwear industry, today announced that it has again earned a coveted 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s leading independent charity evaluator....

28 Jan Gregg Ribatt Begins New Role as CEO of Crocs

Posted at 16:34h in Home, Latest News, Retail

Crocs Inc. announced Gregg Ribatt will start working as its new CEO Jan. 28 and that Jason Giordano, managing director of Blackstone's Private Equity Group, has joined its board of directors. ...

27 Jan ShoeBuy Acquires Minority Stake in Boston Boot Company

Posted at 16:58h in Home, Latest News, Retail

ShoeBuy, the online retailer of shoes and clothing, has acquired a minority stake in Boston Boot Company. The acquisition marks ShoeBuy's expansion into the footwear manufacturing business, and provides an opportunity for the company to directly deliver superior products to its customers....

27 Jan The Footwear Industry’s Statement on Ambassador Froman’s Testimony Before Congress

Posted at 16:42h in Home, Latest News, TPP News

Today, the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) spoke on behalf of the footwear industry regarding Ambassador Froman's testimony on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) before the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committees. TPP would provide over $400 million in duty savings for...

27 Jan Under Armour Appoints SVP of Footwear

Posted at 11:26h in Home, Latest News, Retail

Under Armour announced that Peter Ruppe has joined the organization’s executive leadership team as senior vice president of footwear, effective immediately. In this position, Ruppe will be directly responsible for guiding the strategy, merchandising and development of all footwear, including men’s, women’s and youth...

27 Jan Adidas Group Again Top Employer in Germany and China

Posted at 09:38h in Home, Latest News, Retail

The Adidas Group has again been recognized as an employer of choice in Germany and China. The German magazine Focus has this year again named the Adidas Group as the Top Employer in Germany. The Group thus maintains its top ranking in the category ''Apparel,...

26 Jan Gap Inc. to Shutter Piperlime

Posted at 12:50h in Home, Latest News, Retail

Gap Inc. has decided to close its Piperlime brand, including the online platform and single store in New York, by the end of the first quarter of fiscal year 2015....

23 Jan Adidas Agrees to Sell Rockport to Berkshire/New Balance Partnership

Posted at 09:47h in Home, Latest News, Retail

The Adidas Group entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Rockport business to a new entity formed by Berkshire Partners and New Balance for a total consideration of $280 million, most of which will be paid in cash with the remainder comprised of notes....

22 Jan Skechers Launches Central Eastern Europe Subsidiary