Schools let their students out for the summer just two weeks ago, so the time has come, believe it or not, to get ready for Back to School sales. In the alternate universe of retail industry scheduling, where holiday sales creep ever earlier each year,...
Currently, TOMS makes its shoes in China, Argentina and Kenya. The company plans to start producing in India for sure, Mycoskie said, and wants to enter Brazil and Haiti, too. "We cant have our most business-critical supply chains attached to these factories said Mycoskie....
Today, Adidas provides the detail, unveiling Springblade, a shoe the company says is "the first running shoe with individually tuned blades engineered to help propel runners forward with one of the most effective energy returns in the industry."...
The women’s shoe company has been a supporter of industry standards for business to business commerce for over 20 years. This award is presented to companies that develop GS1 standard based systems which result in trading partner efficiencies and supply chain improvements....
House Speaker John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, has not said whether or when he intends to take up the bill, but he is expected to require a majority of the GOP to support the measure before calling for a vote. Some analysts believe the bill...
Nike Inc. (NKE), the world’s largest sporting-goods maker, announced a slew of management changes that included repositioning several current executives and the retirement of its second-in-command....
Nike used 3-D printing for a football cleat it announced in March. That cleat, the Vapor Laser Talon, used 3-D printing to prototype a lightweight plate attached to the shoe....
Accordign to NPD Group, a New York-based market research firm,higher-end dress sneakers are now among the fastest-growing segments in the $13.8bn athletic footwear industry. ...
...Still, as wages in China rise, some global manufacturers, including Beaverton, Oregon-based Nike Inc. (NKE), are ramping up production in Vietnam. In 2010, Vietnam surpassed China as the largest supplier of Nike-brand footwear, according to the company’s annual reports....
The creative team at Cushe has hand-selected patterns from the Hoffman California Fabrics library to pay homage to the SoCal scene with this collaborative collection. A fun but difficult task since the designers at Hoffman create nearly 800 beautifully unique patterns a year....