Call it a shoe rush. In the past few years, the footwear world has seen a storm of new names aiming — and often succeeding — to disrupt the market with innovative designs and serious, insatiable ambition. Be it through clever influencer marketing, powerful alliances...
• The Metropolitan New York Footwear, Apparel & Accessories Marketplace When: June 21-22; Sept. 21-22 Where: New Jersey Convention & Exposition Center, Edison, N.J....
Adidas gear is being painted in rainbow hues to benefit the victims and families of the Pulse nightclub shooting. Major League Soccer team Orlando City SC announced over the weekend that it is auctioning off game-worn jerseys with all proceeds going to the OneOrlando fund....
Brooks Running has named the founder of Sole Girls, a program which encourages teen girls to take up running, as its 2016 “Inspiring Coach of the Year”. Ashley Wiles, founder of Sole Girls, spent much of her teen years lacing up shoes and logging miles....
Lamo Sheepskin, Inc. moved its corporate offices from Ontario to Corona, CA, and transitioned to a new third-party logistics provider. The move to Corona at 4238 Green River Rd. in the Green River Promenade provides Lamo with more than double the office footprint from...
Market research firm The NPD Group said overall footwear sales, much like the rest of the retail market, continued their downward trend, dipping 4 percent last month. By group, women’s saw the greatest decline, slipping 6 percent. Men’s decreased 4 percent, and sales in children’s...
As part of the Originals’ Icons celebrations for June, the brand introduced a women’s Superstar with a premium material treatment. The shoe features sliced nubuck with an embossed snake print, detailed with premium leather overlays on the three stripes and heel tab....
Michael Kors announced two internal promotions Thursday in its footwear and women’s ready-to-wear divisions. Philippa Newman will be promoted to president of accessories and footwear, reporting to Anna Bakst, group president of accessories and footwear. ...
Tired of coming back from a day at the skate park only to find your sneakers scuffed up? The internet now has an answer for that. New startup Houkie announced this week that it is raising funds to finish the development of a skateboard shoe...
Don Morphy, a Dallas-based maker of men’s dress shoes, has launched a new Kickstarter campaign aimed at making their luxury, Italian-manufactured range of shoes and boots accessible around the globe. The company, founded in 2015, produces premium quality shoes designed in the U.S. and manufactured...