Fila Korea and Fila USA reunited last week as the co-hosts of the brand’s second “WE KICKS TOWN” footwear exhibition in the iconic fashion district of Garosu-gil, Seoul. The week-long venture was a continuation of the brand’s efforts to reach the younger consumer market through...
Kering, the parent of Puma, Volcom and a number of designer brands, appointed Jean-Philippe Bailly as Kering’s chief operating officer, effective April 1. Jean-Philippe Bailly will report to Jean-François Palus, managing director of Kering and will be a member of the Group’s Executive Committee. ...
Shiekh Shoes, which has 136 urbran stores on the west coast, has acquired Karmaloop, the e-tailer specializing in streetwear, action sports and music-inspired apparel. In May 2015, Karmaloop, Inc. was acquired in bankruptcy proceedings by Comvest Partners, of West Palm Beach, and CapX Partners, Chicago....
All that walking you're doing to meet your daily step-count goal could soon start paying off -- and not necessarily in the way you expect. Yes, it will it make you healthier, but it could power your activity tracker, too, thanks to an insole that...
The Evansville, Ind.-based footwear chain said, in an after market earnings release Thursday, that its fourth-quarter net income rose 40 percent year-over-year to $4.2 million, or 21 cents per diluted share, from $3 million, or 15 cents per diluted share in the comparable quarter. Wall...
Keen has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the International Ocean Film Tour (IOFT). In its third year, the film tour is inspired by the German-based media company Moving Adventures. Legendary film company Warren Miller Entertainment is the North American distributor for the Keen...
Caleres Inc., the parent of Famous Footwear, reported earnings slumped 29.8 percent to $11.4 million, or 26 cents a share. Results exceeded Wall Street's consensus estimate of 22 cents a share....
Under Armour, Inc.'s board of directors approved the issuance of the company's new Class C non-voting common stock. The Class C stock will be issued through a stock dividend on a one-for-one basis to all existing holders of Under Armour's Class A and Class...
Kering, the parent of Puma and Volcom, has sold the Electric accessories brand through a management buyout to a group led by Eric Crane, Electric’s chief executive officer. The transaction, which is effective Mar. 16, includes all the assets of Electric and the rights attached...
Nike, Inc. (NYSE:NKE), through its strategic partnerships team, has taken a minority investment in CA-based start-up, Reflektion -- an online retail predictive analytics. Reflektion announced in early March 2016 that it secured Series B round funding....