Columbia Sportswear Co. will relocate its Sorel footwear brand headquarters and 45 employees to downtown Portland, OR, in May 2017, perhaps a small step forward in the city’s attempt to bring back the larger parent company within city limits....
Foot Locker Inc. (NYSE: FL) shared the roster of team members for its annual “Foot Locker Five Borough Challenge.” Comprised of five local runners who have each overcome significant personal challenges, the team will run the first 13 miles of the 2016 TCS New...
Under Armour (NYSE: UA, UA.C) will open the doors of a new specialty retail location on November 3 at the Prudential Center in Boston’s Back Bay. The nearly 19,000-square-foot Brand House offers men’s, women’s and youth apparel, footwear and accessories. A wall map in the...
Wolverine, the flagship brand of Wolverine Worldwide, introduced Wolverine Workshop, a new customization service allowing customers to design their own Wolverine 1000 Mile Boots at wolverine.com/custom and the Wolverine Company Store in New York....
Ugg for Men, a division of Deckers Brands (NYSE: DECK), has partnered with Footaction, a national retailer of apparel and footwear lifestyle brands. The partnership was marked by a fall campaign featuring Grammy-nominated artist Vic Mensa. The campaign captures Mensa’s style with four looks shot...
According to new data produced by Running USA, Halloween race participation continues to thrive despite a decline in total number of events held, as 733,576 runners finished a Halloween week race in 2015, up from 722,237 total finishers in 2014. This makes Halloween the second...
Adidas AG reported strong third-quarter results, helped by double-digit sales increases in its performance business and at its urban wear units Adidas Originals and Neo. The company also announced plans to restructure its Reebok brand....
New local shoe company SKYE Footwear has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help introduce three styles of their unisex SKYE street shoe to North American consumers. The company hopes to raise $30,000 US over the course of the month-long campaign....
Sheahan succeeds outgoing president Steve Meineke, who will retire in mid-November and remain an active Keen Advisory Council member. As Keen president, Sheahan will “provide leadership across the global organization while breaking new ground to further position the brand at the forefront of the global...
Fresh off the FDRA trade mission to Ethiopia, FDRA’s own Thomas Crockett stops in to discuss the prospects of sourcing footwear from Ethiopia with Matt and Andy. Thomas takes us on a journey through this emerging footwear manufacturing hub as he reminisces about his trip....