Bob’s Stores announced the grand opening of its first location in the state of Maine in South Portland, at 301 Maine Mall Road. With more than 30 locations in the Northeast, Bob’s first store in Maine features more than 15,000 pairs of footwear and a...
Oofos, the maker of recovery footwear, more than doubled its international business over the past year. The company reported that 15 percent of its overall business is now coming from international markets compared to only 6 percent of its total business in 2013....
Chuck Roth, the designer of Oboz Footwear since the company's inception, has joined Oboz as an employee for the first time. Roth, who is a co-founder and co-owner of Oboz, has, over the years, consulted with the company as its sole designer and has also...
Vans promoted Lance Eddy to director of sales, overseeing the core footwear channel. Eddy began his career with Vans in 1997 as a sales rep for specialty accounts. In 2006, he went to Emerica where he worked as a national sales manager handling key and...
Excluding automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants, retail sales declined 0.2 percent seasonally-adjusted month-to-month yet were up 3 percent on an unadjusted year-over-year basis....
Two Ten Footwear Foundation announced that its board of directors elected three new members: Kevin Bailey, president of VF Action Sports and Vans; Joel Oblonsky, president, Lauren & Polo Footwear & Accessories; and Rob DeMartini, President and CEO of New Balance, Inc....
A growing number of electronics companies are following apparel and other soft goods manufacturers to Vietnam in search of lower wages, according to the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), which noted that more Hong Kong exporters expect labor rates on the Chinese mainland to...
Phoenix Footwear, the parent of Trotters and SoftWalk, reported sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2014 increased 28.0 percent to $5.6 million...
Genesco Inc. reported comparable sales in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, 2015 increased 10 percent compared with the quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014, as comps increased 16 percent at Journeys Group, 7 percent at the Lids Sports Group, 3 percent at the...
Brown Shoe Company reported earnings on an adjusted basis were up 45.5 percent in the fourth quarter, to $9.0 million, or 20 cents per share, compared to reported net earnings of $6.2 million, or 14 cents, in the fourth quarter of 2013. ...