Over 740 shoe brands will reveal the look and feel of their Spring ’17 collections at GDS July 26-28 in Düsseldorf, Germany. For the first time, the show will take place from Tuesday to Thursday. Concurrently, 170 exhibitors will be on display at Tag It!—The Private...
People Footwear is celebrating French patriotism with a new limited edition sneaker featuring Avery Dennison RBIS Component Weave Technology. The sneaker features French soccer team Le Ballon FC’s colors and in true patriotic fashion, each sneaker sports the French flag on the heel and innersole....
This webinar will explore how companies should approach the integration of sourcing with global trade and logistics functions, the role technology plays in that approach, and which technology is best suited to drive success....
For more than a decade, Rack Room Shoes has featured real customers – instead of professional models – in all of its seasonal advertisements, selected through the retailer’s annual Models Wanted contest. The family footwear retailer announced the evolution of this well-known initiative with the...
Columbia Sportswear recently opened a new branded retail location at Disney Springs in Lake Buena Vista, FL. The 5,000-square-foot store features a stunning overhead display of 500 fish in a pool of reflected light, artwork and sculpture inspired by the Florida coast, and on-site embroidery...
Jordan Brand announced that it has reached a deal with baseball legend Derek Jeter to remain with the brand, creating the role of ‘Captain’ within the iconic brand’s training category and family of baseball athletes. The brand will also continue Jeter’s signature RE2PECT line with...
True Fit, which helps shoe and apparel businesses cut down on e-commerce returns, announced a $25 million Series B financing from Jump Capital, Signal Peak Ventures, and Intel Capital. The new funding brings total investment in True Fit to $40 million....
Skechers USA, Inc. announced that the company won the Campaign of The Year Award at the Drapers Footwear Awards for its Spring 2016 Kelly Brook Skechers Memory Foam campaign. This achievement follows a year when Skechers has won multiple top industry awards in the United...
Amazon said customer orders taken during second annual Prime Day July 12 surpassed Prime Day 2015 by more than 60 percent worldwide and more than 50 percent in the United States. The company said Prime members savings more than doubled compared with a year earlier...
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports should see a small-but-significant increase this month as merchants stock up for the back-to-school season, then see a larger wave in late summer and fall for the holiday shopping season, according to the monthly Global...