Brooks Running has named the founder of Sole Girls, a program which encourages teen girls to take up running, as its 2016 “Inspiring Coach of the Year”. Ashley Wiles, founder of Sole Girls, spent much of her teen years lacing up shoes and logging miles....
Lamo Sheepskin, Inc. moved its corporate offices from Ontario to Corona, CA, and transitioned to a new third-party logistics provider. The move to Corona at 4238 Green River Rd. in the Green River Promenade provides Lamo with more than double the office footprint from...
Market research firm The NPD Group said overall footwear sales, much like the rest of the retail market, continued their downward trend, dipping 4 percent last month. By group, women’s saw the greatest decline, slipping 6 percent. Men’s decreased 4 percent, and sales in children’s...
As part of the Originals’ Icons celebrations for June, the brand introduced a women’s Superstar with a premium material treatment. The shoe features sliced nubuck with an embossed snake print, detailed with premium leather overlays on the three stripes and heel tab....
Michael Kors announced two internal promotions Thursday in its footwear and women’s ready-to-wear divisions. Philippa Newman will be promoted to president of accessories and footwear, reporting to Anna Bakst, group president of accessories and footwear. ...
Tired of coming back from a day at the skate park only to find your sneakers scuffed up? The internet now has an answer for that. New startup Houkie announced this week that it is raising funds to finish the development of a skateboard shoe...
Don Morphy, a Dallas-based maker of men’s dress shoes, has launched a new Kickstarter campaign aimed at making their luxury, Italian-manufactured range of shoes and boots accessible around the globe. The company, founded in 2015, produces premium quality shoes designed in the U.S. and manufactured...
More than just a place to shop shoes, FFANY rolled out a number of new initiatives and services at the recent edition in New York City June 7-9. The three-day show provided retailers from across the country their first look at Spring ’17 trends and...
The comfort of premium sheepskin is becoming a year-round phenomenon. Emu Australia unveiled its first range of spring/summer slippers for women and it’s first-ever line of children’s slippers during FFANY (June 7-9). The highlight in the Spring ’17 slipper collection, a range of palm frond...
Few events still bring eyeballs to television screens better than the Olympics, and no one knows this more than advertisers. The 2012 Summer Games in London were the most watched event in U.S. television history, and with the 2016 Games set for Brazil this summer,...