Foot Locker, Inc. unveiled its newest national advertising commercial to promote its "23 Days of Flight" campaign that focuses on Jordan product. The new commercial follows the successful launch of the "All Is Right" spot for "Week of Greatness" that kicked off the holiday season....
The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) announced Kevin M. Burke will step down as president and CEO, effective Jan. 21, 2014. Following the announcement, the AAFA Board of Directors will begin the process to identify a new President and CEO as quickly as possible....
Leading online retailer of designer brands and fashion trends, Bluefly, is introducing a new shoe line, independent shoe brand, Sofia Z Shoes, to their already extensive brand collection. The online retailer debuted the new footwear collection with the black suede, Studden Magali Peep-toe Pump....
Two Ten Footwear Foundation today announced that its 74th annual dinner and auction chaired by Tim Belk, Belk, Inc., brought the community together in an evening of footwear philanthropy and raised $2.3 million in the process. Held December 4th at the Marriott Marquis Times Square...
Shoefitr Inc. provides consumers who buy footwear online with the means to determine better how well their purchases will fit. For retailers, it can mean significantly lower return rates. "We already had a pretty low return rate of about 12 percent prior to using Shoefitr,"...
Merchants get nervous each year during the dreaded early-December shopping lull, when consumers rest their wallets before swarming back into malls at the last minute -- if they return at all. But this time, shoppers are splurge-shy, there's a dearth of hot new fashion trends...
The framework brokered by House Budget Chairman Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Budget Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., includes cuts in both military and civilian pensions to offset some of the across-the-board spending cuts approved in 2011. The House passed the legislation 332-94. In order...
“We are so excited to be a part of this amazing giveaway in partnership with Shaq, the Atlanta Hawks and Friedman’s Shoes and hope that the winners enjoy the whole Blackstone experience,” said Peter Cochran, CEO of Blackstone Shoes. “Also, winners will get the chance...
The platform also brings efficiency for footwear retailers by providing them 24/7 access to their favorite brands, along with real-time alerts on style updates, available stock, best-sellers, editors' picks and more. Furthermore, buyers can easily filter through new products based on brand, category, price...
Brooks won Vendor of the Year from the IRRA (Independent Running Retailer Association). Brooks' neutral shoe, Ghost 6, was awarded IRRA’s Shoe of the Year award....