Tracy Maldonado walks with purpose and wears an immeasurable smile on her face. While her children wait in line for a pair of shoes from Soles4Souls, she talks confidently about her visions for the future and dreams of improving the quality of life for her...
“We applaud the House for passing the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 with a strong bipartisan vote of 415 to 2,” said FDRA President Matt Priest, “This legislation will help provide much-needed tax relief for American footwear companies and consumers by establishing a new...
Timberland announced the establishment of rigorous environmental standards – Timberland Environmental Product Standards (TEPS) – across all Timberland product categories. The company also unveiled its 2015 CSR results, as well as new five-year performance targets against its core CSR pillars – product, outdoors and community....
The Finish Line, Inc. and Time Inc.’s Sports Illustrated Group announced this year’s Campus Rush Scholarships, sponsored by Finish Line. The three winners, who will each receive $5,000, are students Jori Epstein of The University of Texas at Austin, Griffin Adams of the University of...
Deckers Brands appointed Andrea O'Donnell as president of Fashion Lifestyle segment, which includes the UGG and Koolaburra brands. Dave Powers, President of Decker Brands, stated, "We are pleased to welcome Andrea to the Deckers family...
Asics America Corporation expanded its commitment to Girls on the Run International, becoming the National Footwear Partner. Together Asics and Girls on the Run will work to support and inspire girls to recognize their limitless potential and boldly pursue their dreams....
Nike Inc. is recommending that shareholders reject an unsolicited offer made by TRC Capital Corporation, a private Canadian investment company, to purchase up to 2 million shares of Nike Class B Common Stock....
Adidas Group raised its guidance for 2016 for the second time in three months on a leap in first-quarter earnings. Adidas said it now expects currency-adjusted sales in 2016 to grow at a rate of about 15 percent and net profit at between 15 percent...
Steve Madden reported first-quarter sales increased 1.7 percent to $329.4 million compared to $323.9 million in the same period of 2015. Gross margin expanded 90 basis points to 35.3 percent as compared to 34.4 percent in the same period last year. Operating expenses as a...
Vans launched online voting for the seventh annual Vans Custom Culture competition, a national contest designed to give high school students a platform to embrace creative expression while joining a movement to support arts education and foster their school's #RightToArt....