22 Aug Toms shoes announces U.S. giving program
The company, whose One for One business model donates a pair of shoes to someone in need for every pair it sells, aims to give...
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22 Aug The TPP Trade Talks: Forget Secrecy, Let’s Talk Substance
The most long-standing trade protectionism issue is import tariffs on goods. Discrimination of this sort is no better than traditional tariff discrimination. To what extent...
22 Aug 3D Printed Shoes By Janne Kyttanen Turn Home Computer Into Cobbler
Why not just have your computer make your footwear for you? That's the basic idea behind Finnish shoe designer Janne Kyttanen's latest project. He's released...
22 Aug ShoeDazzle, JustFab merger: World’s largest online shoe subscription?
The companies said the merger would create the world's largest fashion subscription e-commerce company, with more than $400 million in annual revenue and 33 million...
21 Aug Private Sporting Goods Stores Have Some Swagger
Sales at privately held retailers selling sporting goods, hobby supplies and musical instruments (NAICS 4511) in the 12 months ended Aug. 1 were 10.5% higher...
20 Aug Samaritan’s Feet volunteers give away back-to-school shoes
Ohonme lived in Lagos, Nigeria as a little boy when a stranger from Wisconsin gave him a pair of tennis shoes. With that new pair...
20 Aug Skechers laces up profit while trying on a new apparel line
Skechers is cautiously rolling out a new apparel line. The company has joined with Li Fung in Hong Kong, a global supply-chain management company, to design...
19 Aug Trucks drive retail revolution in fashion, other business areas
Aspiring entrepreneur Brenda Aranda of Stockton opened her cozy business selling jewelry, maxi dresses, jeans and other rocker chic fashions out of a truck this...
16 Aug Kohl’s to emphasize national brands in move to lift performance
"We've recognized through both our own results, and through customer research, that the customer feels that we're not focused enough on all the great national...
14 Aug July retail sales a ‘mixed bag,’ up slightly on back-to-school buying
the National Retail Federation called the report a "mixed bag for retailers," saying that the economy appears to be stuck in a rut....