Saucony Run For Good Foundation Marks 15th Anniversary
Saucony marks the 15th anniversary of the brand’s Saucony Run for Good Foundation with the announcement of a new round of grant winners....
31 March, 2020
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Asics Opens Access To Asics Studio Workout App
Asics has opened access to the Asics Studio at-home workout app to anyone free of charge as part of its response to COVID-19. The...
31 March, 2020
Keen Pledges 100,000 Pairs Of Shoes To Workers Affected By Coronavirus
Click on the image above or here to send free shoes to someone. … Dear KEEN Community, Together We Can Help In 2003, when we started KEEN,...
26 March, 2020
Nike Promotes Social Distancing In Ad To Promote Workout App
On Saturday, Nike released a new advertising campaign to express the importance of social distancing during this time. “If you ever dreamed of playing...
26 March, 2020
Oofos To Donate Footwear To First Responders
Oofos, the recovery footwear manufacturer, announced plans to donate more than 1,000 pairs of shoes to nurses and medical professionals across the country. The...
26 March, 2020
Deckers Re-Opens Distribution Center
Deckers Brands said that after incorporating enhanced safety protocols, the company has resumed modified operations with limited capacity at its distribution center located...
26 March, 2020
Shoe Carnival’s Q4 Earnings Top Expectations
Shoe Carnival Inc. reported net earnings more than doubled in the fourth quarter as same-store sales grew 3.2 percent. Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year...
26 March, 2020
Under Armour Pledges Up To $2M For Community Support
Under Armour pledged its support to help people affected by the novel coronavirus pandemic. $1 Million Donation To Feeding America Under Armour is donating $1...
24 March, 2020
Wolverine Worldwide Provides Business Update Related To Covid-19
Wolverine World Wide Inc. on Thursday provided a business update to highlight the company’s strong liquidity, supply chain stability, and agile business model...
19 March, 2020
Amazon Warehouses Will Stop Accepting Non-Essential Items Amid Covid-19 Outbreak
Amazon is stopping sellers from sending non-essential items to its U.S. warehouses until April 5 to make space for vital items needed by...
18 March, 2020
Coronavirus Has Disrupted Supply Chains for Nearly 75 Percent of U.S. Companies
According to a survey from the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), nearly 75 percent of companies report supply chain disruptions in some capacity...
17 March, 2020
NRF, AAFA, FDRA, RILA, USFIA Issue Joint Statement On Reports Of Forced Labor
A coalition of trade associations—the National Retail Federation (NRF), American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), Retail...
12 March, 2020
Adidas Warns Of 10 Percent Q1 Revenue Decline
Adidas said it expects first-quarter sales to fall more than 10 percent as revenues in Greater China tumble between €0.8 billion and €1.0...
12 March, 2020
Genesco’s Comps Inch Up 1 Percent In Q4
Genesco Inc., the parent of Journeys, reported comp sales in the fourth quarter rose 1 percent. GAAP earnings from continuing operations per diluted share...
12 March, 2020
Puma Withdraws Guidance Due To Coronavirus Uncertainty
Puma said it no longer expects its business will return to normal soon, despite encouraging signs coming out of China, adding it was...
11 March, 2020
REI’s CEO Informs Members About Coronavirus Precautions
On Sunday, Eric Artz, REI’s president and CEO, shown above, wrote a blog entry addressed to co-op members detailing numerous steps the retail...
10 March, 2020
Former NFL Star Joe Theismann Joins Sports Engineering
Sports Engineering Inc. (SEI) announced that former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Joe Theismann has joined SEI to help advance SEI’s SmartSpring technology. SEI is...
10 March, 2020
Fleet Feet Launches New Retail Concept Shop In Portland
Fleet Feet announced the debut of Fleet Feet Drop Shop, a new retail concept shopping experience in Portland, OR. The concept combines Fleet...
10 March, 2020
Dick’s Q4 Earnings Beat Targets, To Remove Hunt From 440 Stores
Dick’s Sporting Goods reported fourth-quarter earnings topped Wall Street’s expectations as same-store sales rose 5.3 percent. The retailer also announced it was removing...
10 March, 2020
Nearly A Third Of U.S. Firms In China Facing Revenue Hits
A survey of nearly 170 firms by the American Chamber of Commerce in China, or AmCham China, found nearly one-third of U.S. firms...
05 March, 2020
Skechers Partners With Carlsbad 5000
Groundwork Endurance has announced its partnership with Skechers for the 35th annual Carlsbad 5000 presented by National University. The global footwear company will serve...
05 March, 2020
Nike Temporarily Closes London Headquarters Over Coronavirus
Nike has temporarily closed its London headquarters in Soho as cases of coronavirus spreads in the U.K. Another Nike office at Doxford Park...
05 March, 2020
Dick’s Sporting Goods to Open Four Stores In March
Dick’s Sporting Goods will be expanding its nationwide footprint with the opening of two Dick’s Sporting Goods stores and two Golf Galaxy stores,...
05 March, 2020
Ross Stores Sees 4 Percent Comp Gain In Q4
Ross Stores Inc. reported earnings per share for the 13 weeks ended February 1, 2020, grew 7 percent to $1.28 on net income...
05 March, 2020
FDRA Applauds Legislation to Fight Counterfeiting
The Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA), America’s largest and most respected footwear trade association representing 90 percent of the entire industry,...
05 March, 2020