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13 Sep News You Can’t Use: Celine Dion owns 3000 pairs of shoes

Posted at 07:43h in Latest News

Her heart will go on...

13 Sep Sneak Preview: Running Shoes Coming in 2014

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Here's a sneak peek from Runner's World shoes and gear editor Jeff Dengate at what you'll see on store shelves next spring....

13 Sep Brooks Sports Selects PTC PLM Footwear and Apparel Technology

Posted at 07:36h in Latest News

Brooks Sports is experiencing rapid growth across its product lines. To accommodate this growth, Brooks Sports realized the need to redefine business processes and product development initiatives to deliver products to market faster. PTC PLM technology will enable the company to reduce cycle times through...

12 Sep OIA VantagePoint: Footwear Disappoints Again in August

Posted at 07:32h in Latest News

Outdoor Footwear sales continued its downward trend in fiscal August, with sales down 12.9 percent to $204.3 million. Most Outdoor Footwear categories declined for the month, with the exception of Technical Hiking and Trail Shoes, which were the only primary categories to post positive growth....

12 Sep Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety Names President

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The Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety named human rights expert and attorney Jeffrey Krilla as its president. The coalition represents 20 North American apparel companies, retailers and brands....

12 Sep Mainland China’s Middle Class Warming to Suburban Shopping Venues

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The study is based on a survey that was conducted between December 2012 and January 2013 in eight mainland cities, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Shenyang, Nanjing and Changzhou, where 1,600 consumers were interviewed by questionnaire and 10 consumer focus groups were held. ...

12 Sep Dow Jones industrial adds Nike

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The change, which will go into effect the morning of trading Sept. 23, was also made to create a different mix of industries, said Blitzer, who added that Goldman Sachs’s addition will result in a bigger representation by financial firms....

12 Sep Brown Shoe Appoints Chief Accounting Officer

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Brown Shoe, the parent of Famous Footwear, appointed Daniel Karpel as SVP and chief accounting officer, effective Sept. 5, according to a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. ...

12 Sep Victoria’s Secret Workers Win Small Raises After Fighting For Higher Pay, Better Hours, Promotions

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Employees at the retail chain's Herald Square store in New York City got raises of between $1 and $2 an hour, CNNMoney reports, after they campaigned for higher pay by delivering a letter to management and starting a petition on change.org demanding more money, more...

11 Sep Historic day for LV’s city center as Zappos makes itself at home

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And the movement of 1,500 employees from Henderson to Las Vegas and into the old City Hall, now rehabbed with some $48 million in improvements, may also represent the first day of a completely new life for downtown Las Vegas....