JD Sports And Finish Line Complete Merger
“This marks a momentous step in JD Sports’ global expansion and represents an exciting opportunity to bring our market-leading, multi-brand retail proposition to...
22 June, 2018
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Ebay Announces First-Ever Community Sneaker Drop
Ebay’s drop will culminate on Wednesday, June 27 at 7:00 a.m.PT, when a curated collection of scouted kicks will be revealed at Ebay.com/SneakerDrop....
22 June, 2018
Deckers Brands Appoints CFO
“I am extremely pleased to announce the promotion of Steve Fasching to chief financial officer,” stated Dave Powers, CEO and president of Deckers....
22 June, 2018
Foot Locker Partners With NBA Draft Prospects On Campaign
The spots feature upcoming Young and Ball, who are shown selling Foot Locker-exclusive T-shirts designed by acclaimed streetwear designer Don C, available for...
22 June, 2018
L.L.Bean Launches First-Ever Outdoor Coworking Space
L.L.Bean has partnered with leading coworking provider Industrious, to launch an initiative to bring more outdoor time into the workday with the introduction...
22 June, 2018
PacSun Names Alfred Chang President
Chang was most recently PacSun’s executive vice president of men’s merchandising & design and chief brand officer, managing all merchandising and design for...
22 June, 2018
Arkk Copenhagen Secures Funding
Martin Lumbye, CEO of North-East Venture remarked, “Arkk Copenhagen today sells more than 90% of its sneakers abroad, so we estimate that the...
22 June, 2018
Supreme Court: Online Shoppers Can Be Forced To Pay Sales Tax
The court overturned a longstanding rule that states can collect sales taxes only on transactions if the retailer has a “brick-and-mortar” presence in...
22 June, 2018
Crocs目前着眼于可持续发展上的转变
Crocs Inc.的总裁兼首席执行官Andrew Rees在波士顿召开的Stifel Cross的“行业视角会”上说他明白，某些投资者的“犹豫”可能造成了品牌前几年的波动起伏。不过，他把会议的大部分时间用在反复阐述战略上，品牌现在根据这些战略，“把焦点牢牢锁定在可持续发展”上。...
21 June, 2018
Authentic Brands Group买下Nine West
Nine West Holdings的首席执行官Ralph Schipani说，“Authentic Brands Group是位业界领袖；对方会带来特定的专长和资源，管好两个强大品牌下一阶段的发展，这让我们很开心。我们很高兴走完了我司结构调整上这重要的一步，现在的重心是在主要利益相关团体的支持下，继续完成剩余业务的重组。”...
21 June, 2018
Reebok委任全球创意总监
Reuther职场生涯的早期，有12年在Nike度过；期间，她担任过全球创意总监，领导大家为这个从事鞋品、服装和设备业务的品牌制定全球设计战略。...
21 June, 2018
The Footwear Industry’s Business and Trade Association (FDRA) STRONGLY responds to President Trumps claims that Canadians are “smuggling” shoes into Canada from the US to avoid tariffs:
behalf of the American footwear industry, we welcome anyone from anywhere to come and purchase shoes in America. It helps both our...
19 June, 2018
The Footwear Industry’s Statement on President Trump’s Latest Tariff Comments
"With the President’s announcement last night directing USTR to explore the potential for additional tariffs on $200 billion in Chinese goods, it’s very...
19 June, 2018
Iconix’s CEO Exits Amid Proxy Battle
Iconix Brands Group said John Haugh has resigned as CEO, president and a board member. The exit comes 17 days after Sports Direct...
19 June, 2018
Eric Sprunk Discusses Nike’s Sustainability Journey
Speaking recently at the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, Nike Inc.’s COO Eric Sprunk said Nike now knows “sustainability drives innovation and improves the performance...
19 June, 2018
Puma Leaps Back Into Basketball
Marking its return to basketball in a big way, Puma announced the signing of Deandre Ayton, widely expected to be the number-one pick...
19 June, 2018
Flip Flop Shops被Bearpaw的母公司收购
鞋品品牌Bearpaw的母公司从Cherokee Global Brands手中买下了以特许零售形式出现的全球连锁店“Flip Flop Shops”。...
14 June, 2018
VF Corp.完成了对Altra的收购
VF在它的一份声明中说，“VF通过收购Altra品牌，非但拥有了一个与众不同的技术型鞋品品牌，还掌握了一项能力。当这项能力用在VF的户外鞋、直接针对消费者的平台和国际平台以后，能促进户外和高性能业务的发展。该品牌加入到VF的业务组合中，有望让VF的每股收益迅速增长。”...
14 June, 2018
Newell Brands的首席财务官即将卸任
“我谨代表Newell Brands，对Ralph过去两年的配合表示感谢。Ralph和他的团队建立起一套信息管理流程，它将提升公司的分析能力，促进我们在运营和财务上的表现。Ralph答应留到年底，帮我们走完接任流程，并继续作为管理委员会的骨干，推动我司转型工作向前发展。”...
14 June, 2018
全美新一轮鞋品问卷调查表明，今春运动鞋最受青睐，电商销售额将增加
74%的消费者今年春天打算买鞋，39%的人说计划支出100到250美元，在2017年的基础上显著增加。...
14 June, 2018
Cherokee Global Brands Updates Guidance After Q1 Loss, Sale Of Flip Flop Shops
“We are pleased with the progress made during our first quarter of fiscal 2019 as we continue to streamline our operations and reduce...
14 June, 2018
Reebok Appoints Global Creative Director
At Reebok, Reuther will provide brand-defining and consumer-relevant creative leadership across all design disciplines, including brand identity and design implementation, across every brand...
14 June, 2018
Authentic Brands Group Acquires Nine West
“Authentic Brands Group is an industry leader, and we are pleased that they will bring the dedicated expertise and resources to manage the...
14 June, 2018
May Retail Sales Up 5.6 Percent Over Last Year
May retail sales increased 0.7 percent seasonally adjusted over April and 5.6 percent unadjusted year-over-year, as a growing economy prompted consumers to continue...
14 June, 2018