Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx and NBA All-Star Stephen Curry joined Under Armour Founder and CEO Kevin Plank at an event in New York City to launch the brand’s biggest ever global brand campaign, The Book of Will. Foxx is the star and Creative Director of...
Nike has introduced the SNKRS app, described as "a one-stop sneaker shop that grants mobile access to the most premium Nike sneakers." It offers the full catalog of men's and women's shoes, including popular franchises like Air Force 1, Air Max, Foamposite and Jordan, as...
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte (R-VA), along with a group of Republican and Democrats, introduced the bipartisan Innovation Act (H.R. 9). This bill was introduced to address the ever increasing problem of abusive patent litigation. Many in the footwear industry know patent...
Container cargo lines and terminal operators suspended premium-pay weekend and holiday vessel operations at 29 West Coast ports from Thursday through Monday to avoid paying overtime wages to unionized workers they say are deliberately slowing down their work to gain leverage in contract talks....
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to rise 10.1 percent this month over the same time last year even as West Coast ports come closer to a possible shutdown due to the lack of a contract with dockworkers, according...
Today, The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), the footwear’s industry’s trade association, announced that tariffs on footwear have hit another all time high. In 2014, the footwear industry paid $2,671,841,761 in footwear tariffs to the U.S. government. This is a 6.6...
Skechers for the first time will launch a collection of footwear featuring characters, vehicles and designs inspired by the Star Wars universe...
Vessel loading and unloading operations resumed at 29 West Coast seaports Monday after being suspended over the weekend by terminal operators no longer willing to pay union workers premium pay for diminished productivity. ...
“Adding Lori -- a well-known and highly-respected leader in retail -- to our board of directors gives us the benefit of her more than 20 years of experience,” said Diane Sullivan, CEO, president and chairman of Brown Shoe Company. “Her energy and passion for the...
The NFHS Network is now producing and broadcasting a new weekly web-exclusive program, Under Armour Highlights of the Week, as part of its long-term partnership with Under Armour. This new show is a fast-paced and entertaining look at some of most memorable moments, record-breaking performances...