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31 Jul Foot Locker Appoints Chief Information Officer

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Foot Locker, Inc. appointed Pawan Verma as senior vice president and chief information officer, effective Aug. 10. Verma succeeds Peter Brown, who retired in...

31 Jul Columbia Sportswear Sales Set Q2 Record

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Columbia Sportswear Company net sales for the quarter ended June 30, grew 17 percent (21 percent currency-neutral), to a second-quarter record $380.2 million, compared with...

31 Jul Rack Room Shoes Empowers Customers to Support At-Risk Children

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Family footwear retailer to match all donations to Shoes That Fit for Back to School. Every Back to School season, family footwear retailer Rack Room...

30 Jul Vibram to Launch After-market Sole Venture at OR

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Vibram will launch an initiative that seeks to sell outsoles as an after-market upgrade to existing shoes at Outdoor Retailer Summer Market (ORSM) next week....

30 Jul Michael Jordan Loses China Trademark Suit

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A Beijing court has dismissed a trademark case brought by Michael Jordan against a company using a similar name and logo to his Nike-produced brand,...

30 Jul Why People Buy Shoes: Four Things Brands & Retailers Should Know

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Whatever methods companies use to strike that balance between creativity and objective analysis, an awareness of these four key components that motivate shoe purchases is...

30 Jul Mephisto USA Names Michael Crosno President and CEO

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French comfort brand Mephisto Inc., has new leadership in the U.S. The company has appointed Michael Crosno to the position of president and CEO of...

30 Jul Comfort Shoe Brands Offer Replacement Insoles To Extend Shoe Life

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Proprietary footbeds often deliver the brand’s features and benefits from arch supports to metatarsal guards to simple cushioning. In order to prolong the life of...

30 Jul Sequential Brands Sees Robust Q2 Sales Gains

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Sequential Brands Group, the parent of Avia, And1 and Heelys, reported sales grew 189 percent in the second quarter to $20.2 million compared to $7.0...

30 Jul Skechers Q2 Revenues Soar 36.3 Percent

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Skechers USA, Inc. reported second quarter 2015 net sales were $800.5 million compared to $587.1 million for the second quarter of 2014, a gain of...