Foot Locker, Inc. appointed Pawan Verma as senior vice president and chief information officer, effective Aug. 10. Verma succeeds Peter Brown, who retired in April after 38 years with the company....
Columbia Sportswear Company net sales for the quarter ended June 30, grew 17 percent (21 percent currency-neutral), to a second-quarter record $380.2 million, compared with net sales of $324.2 million for the same period in 2014....
Family footwear retailer to match all donations to Shoes That Fit for Back to School. Every Back to School season, family footwear retailer Rack Room Shoes seeks to empower customers to better their local communities through its fundraiser. ...
Vibram will launch an initiative that seeks to sell outsoles as an after-market upgrade to existing shoes at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market (ORSM) next week....
A Beijing court has dismissed a trademark case brought by Michael Jordan against a company using a similar name and logo to his Nike-produced brand, a report said....
Whatever methods companies use to strike that balance between creativity and objective analysis, an awareness of these four key components that motivate shoe purchases is critical. ...
French comfort brand Mephisto Inc., has new leadership in the U.S. The company has appointed Michael Crosno to the position of president and CEO of Mephisto USA, Franklin, Tenn., effective August 1. He replaces Rusty Hall....
Proprietary footbeds often deliver the brand’s features and benefits from arch supports to metatarsal guards to simple cushioning. In order to prolong the life of a shoe, companies offer replacement insoles that can be easily swapped out with the original....
Sequential Brands Group, the parent of Avia, And1 and Heelys, reported sales grew 189 percent in the second quarter to $20.2 million compared to $7.0 million in the prior year quarter....
Skechers USA, Inc. reported second quarter 2015 net sales were $800.5 million compared to $587.1 million for the second quarter of 2014, a gain of 36.3 percent. Net earnings rose 129.2 percent to $79.8 million, or $1.55 a share....