Friends and business partners Shilpa Iyengar and Harmony Pilobello like to think of themselves a quick-change artists. Both graduates of Parsons School of Design in New York, the two are readying to launch Alterre, a women’s footwear collection that allows customers to turn a single shoe...
Stride Rite President Ira Hernowitz has left his role with the children’s brand. A representative of Stride Rite confirmed the departure. Rockford, Mich. based Wolverine Worldwide Inc owns the label.....
Tiebreak International, owners of the Kawasaki and Backyard Footwear brands have announced a new distribution partnership in the United States. The best selling Danish shoe of all time will be coming to America for the first time in its 43-year history for a spring 2016...
PHIT America and the Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) announced that more than 50,000 U.S. children are being introduced to an active, healthy lifestyle through GO! Grants. These GO! Grants are going to 156 school-based programs in 22 states throughout the U.S. and funded...
Earth Brands, the women’s comfort footwear manufacturer, announce its new fall collection tied to saving trees. Every customer who buys an Earth Brand shoe will be given an opportunity to plant a tree as part of the company’s environmental partnership with Trees for the Future,...
Shoe Carnival Inc. reported earnings vaulted 86.4 percent in the second quarter, to $4.8 million, or 24 cents a share. Comparable store sales increased 0.5 percent, in-line with the company’s guidance....
Teaneck, N.J.-based retailer Packer Shoes has collaborated with Germany-based athletic brand Puma for the release of Bloodbath, a sneaker with an eerie nod to shark attacks, using the brand’s Trinomic Blaze of Glory running silhouette. ...
Not too long ago they unveiled their jewelry collection, and it appears Marchesa designers Georgina Chapman and Keren Craig are already preparing for their next big move: shoes, that is. ...
It’s no doubt that Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight is fond of his alma mater, the University of Oregon. The school’s sports teams have been on the receiving end of the brand’s latest and greatest footwear and apparel, and will have a new training...
Hudson Trail Outfitters Ltd. is closing its four remaining stores and going out of business after 50 years of serving the great Washington D.C. area....