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16 Mar Oofos Doubles International Growth

Posted at 11:07h in Economic news, Home, Latest News

Oofos, the maker of recovery footwear, more than doubled its international business over the past year. The company reported that 15 percent of its...

13 Mar Oboz Co-Founder and Designer Chuck Roth Becomes Oboz Employee

Posted at 13:24h in Home, Latest News, Retail

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...

13 Mar Vans Names Lance Eddy as Director of Sales

Posted at 13:22h in Home, Latest News

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...

13 Mar Retail Sales Decreased 0.2 percent in February

Posted at 08:32h in Home, Latest News

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....

13 Mar Three Industry Veterans Join Two Ten Footwear Foundation’s Board

Posted at 08:29h in Home, Latest News

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,...

12 Mar Electronics Industry Expanding in Vietnam

Posted at 12:57h in Economic news, Latest News

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...

12 Mar Phoenix Footwear’s Q4 Revenues Climb

Posted at 12:52h in Economic news, Latest News

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...

12 Mar Genesco Q4 Earnings Disappoint Despite Strong Comps

Posted at 10:48h in Economic news, Home, Latest News

Genesco Inc. reported comparable sales in the fourth quarter ended Jan. 31, 2015 increased 10 percent compared with the quarter ended Feb. 1, 2014,...

11 Mar Brown Shoe’s Q4 Profits Jump

Posted at 15:55h in Economic news, Home, Latest News, Retail

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 ...

11 Mar The North Face Brings Virtual Reality Outdoors Experience

Posted at 15:46h in Home, Latest News

The North Face is bringing a virtual reality experience to some of its stores. Arriving in select The North Face retail locations beginning on Mar....