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27 Jun Finish Line Announces Leadership Change

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The Finish Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINL) announced today that Steve Schneider, currently president and chief operating officer, will transition to the role of executive vice...

27 Jun Wal-Mart, Gap close to deal on stronger garment-factory safety plan

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Wal-Mart, Gap and other major U.S. retailers are on track to reach an agreement by early next month to improve safety conditions in Bangladesh garment...

26 Jun Other shoe brands follow in Oregon footsteps of Nike, Adidas

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It's been two decades since Rob Strasser, a former Nike executive, convinced Germany-based Adidas to pick up and move its North American headquarters from New...

25 Jun The NPD Group Reports Online Sales of Athletic Footwear Post Double-Digit Growth

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Ecommerce sales represented 18 percent of the total athletic footwear market, worth $28 billion from May 2012 – April 2013 and up 5 percent from...

25 Jun TOMS Founder Blake Mycoskie Talks Footwear Sourcing, Development

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Currently, TOMS makes its shoes in China, Argentina and Kenya. The company plans to start producing in India for sure, Mycoskie said, and wants to...

25 Jun Adidas introduces Springblade, another ‘energy’ running shoe

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Today, Adidas provides the detail, unveiling Springblade, a shoe the company says is "the first running shoe with individually tuned blades engineered to help propel...

21 Jun J. Reneé Receives Award for Brand Excellence

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The women’s shoe company has been a supporter of industry standards for business to business commerce for over 20 years. This award is presented to...

21 Jun Internet sales tax bill faces House showdown

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House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, has not said whether or when he intends to take up the bill, but he is expected to...

20 Jun 3D Printing Now Used At Footwear Companies Like Nike

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Nike used 3-D printing for a football cleat it announced in March. That cleat, the Vapor Laser Talon, used 3-D printing to prototype a lightweight...

19 Jun Cushe Teams up with Surf Legend to Develop Surf-Style Footwear

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The creative team at Cushe has hand-selected patterns from the Hoffman California Fabrics library to pay homage to the SoCal scene with this collaborative collection....