"This Code of Conduct is the result of hours of hard work amongst FDRA's team and our industry partners," said Mike Jeppesen, President of Global Operations at Wolverine Worldwide and Chairman of FDRA's Factory Enhancement and Sourcing Committee. "If suppliers to FDRA member companies work...
For 2013, growth was reported in almost all main categories, with the largest increases in value being in footwear (5.2%) and packs (2.7%)....
This back-to-school season, Target Corp. wants to tap the same sort of feel-good consumerism that helped put Toms Shoes on the map. The Minneapolis-based retailer will announce Wednesday that for every purchase of certain school supplies, it will donate a similar item to students...
Adidas AG will continue to ban its dealers in the United States from selling its products on third-party marketplace sites such as Amazon.com and EBay.com, despite agreeing to reverse the policy in Germany to close an anti-trust investigation in its native country, Sports Executive Weekly...
Stuart Weitzman Holdings, LLC hired Monica Schwartz as chief global digital and e-commerce officer. In this newly created position, Schwartz will oversee all aspects of global e-commerce and digital strategies for the stuartweitzman.com platforms in the United States, Canada, Europe and Hong Kong, as well...
Skechers USA, Inc. said President Bill Clinton delivered the keynote address at its annual Global Conference. At the event held in Redondo Beach, CA on June 26, President Clinton spoke to 1,500 Skechers executives, team members and international partners about the importance of working together...
To celebrate the program’s 10th anniversary, the national shoe retailer is bringing back participating individuals and families from the last 10 years to return to the set as Rack Room Shoes models. The alumni will showcase stylish footwear for the retailer’s 2014 ad campaigns, which...
The Minneapolis-based retailer announced today that it has appointed three new senior-level executives in the fields of information technology, e-commerce and digital products. The new additions are part of the company's efforts to accelerate its digital transformation as it tries to catch up on that...
"The lack of restriction will likely cause Adidas to become a more promotional brand, and likely suffer the wrath of its better wholesale partners, which would then be very positive for Under Armour," Sterne Agee analyst Sam Poser wrote in a research report....
The U.S. is home to 3.2 million truckers but needs another 30,000 drivers, the American Trucking Associations said. The shortage has been a persistent issue; it ebbed during the recent Great Recession, but has worsened steadily as the economy improves....