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13 Jan Steve Madden Records Net Sales of $342.6m in Q4, 2013

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For the fourth quarter, net sales were $342.6 million, an 8.6 percent increase as compared to 2012. Net sales for the wholesale division grew 10.5percent...

13 Jan Making shoes in the U.S.? An Overland company finds a way

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Executives at Elan Polo never gave much serious thought to producing shoes in the U.S. After all, the economics didn't seem to make it viable,...

11 Jan How 3D Printing Supercharged Nike’s New Super Bowl Cleat

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Almost a full year ago, Nike introduced its first shoe ever built with the help of 3D printing technology. The thing was, that cleat, the...

10 Jan Growth in 2014 will be similar to last year’s, economists say

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...saw national economic growth coming in between 2 and 3 percent in 2014. Growth in Southeastern North Carolina is pretty much following the same...

10 Jan Nordstrom Expands Store Network – Analyst Blog

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In keeping with its store expansion strategy, Nordstrom Inc. (JWN) plans to open a new Nordstrom rack store each in Queens, New York and Brandon,...

09 Jan RG Barry Brands Taps Cosgrove As Foot Petals President

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"Jeff has filled several critical sales and merchandising roles with us since joining our team in November 2008, and we believe he is the right...

09 Jan Columbia Sportswear Unveiled the 2014 Olympic Uniforms for the US Freestyle Ski Team

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Columbia Sportswear Company a global leader in active outdoor apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment, unveiled the 2014 Olympic uniforms for the Canadian, U.S., and...

09 Jan Athletic Footwear Sales Overview December 2013

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Sales of Sport Footwear grew in December in the mid singles in dollars, in line with the year to date trend. Sales for November...

08 Jan 3 Footwear Companies Targeting E-Commerce Growth

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In the backdrop of this data, let's take a closer look at three footwear companies -- Nike (NYSE: NKE) , Under Armour (NYSE: UA) ,...

08 Jan Belk hires Accenture to improve e-commerce

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Charlotte-based Belk Inc. has hired consultant firm Accenture to improve its online retail systems, mobile shopping and in-store customer service, the department store company said...