Sears Avoids Liquidation With Last-Minute Improved Bid
Sears’ largest shareholder and chairman, Eddie Lampert, won a bankruptcy auction for Sears Holdings Corp., keeping the legendary department store from shutting all...
18 January, 2019
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Footwear Industry News Feed
Kathmandu Appoints Amy Beck As President Of Oboz/Kathmandu North America
Kathmandu Holdings Ltd. on Thursday announced the appointment of Amy Beck to the position of president, Obōz/Kathmandu North America, based at the company’s...
18 January, 2019
The Under Armour Association Adds Girls Basketball League Platform
The Under Armour Association (UAA), the grassroots basketball league supported by Under Armour, announced three newly formed grassroots platforms with UAA-Girls, UA Rise...
18 January, 2019
Foot Locker Makes Strategic Investment In Pensole Footwear Design Academy
Foot Locker, Inc. announced that it has made a $2 million strategic investment in Pensole Inc., which operates the Pensole Footwear Design Academy....
18 January, 2019
Puma着手赞助Porsche Motorsport
Puma与Porsche Motorsport签署长期赞助协议，成为Porsche Motorsport防火赛车服、鞋、帽和行李箱的独家技术合作伙伴。...
17 January, 2019
Vibram将Burten Distribution定为所有“风吕敷”型鞋在美国的官方分销商
Vibram Corp美洲部销售总监Chris Melton说，“我司怀着激动的心情宣布，与Burten Distribution结成伙伴关系。Burten 30多年前一直向商家销售舒适鞋和奢侈鞋；这将帮助Vibram始终把焦点集中在拓展‘风吕敷’在美国的分销业务上。”...
17 January, 2019
Vans状告Primark侵犯自身版权
据《每日邮报》的消息，Vans起诉Primark，声称对方“有意仿制”自己一款标志性设计。Primark 2017年推出这款新鞋；尽管这款鞋欧洲不再卖了，但美国仍有售。企业还在沿美国东海岸大力推行一项扩展计划。...
17 January, 2019
Foot Locker对Super Heroic作战略投
Foot Locker, Inc.目前持有Super Heroic Inc.这家经营战术游戏及娱乐业务、表现优异创新型企业的少数股份，后者的任务是，激励儿童在游戏中更加主动。从Super Heroic Inc. 2016年成立算起，第二轮300万美元的种子投资将Super Heroic的估值提高到了1000万美元。...
17 January, 2019
Crocs Raises Fourth-Quarter Revenue Guidance
Crocs Inc. updated its guidance for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2018 in anticipation of its presentation at the...
15 January, 2019
Shoe Carnival Raises Fiscal Year 2018 Guidance
Shoe Carnival Inc. on Monday updated its sales and earnings guidance for the fiscal year ending February 2, 2019. The company also introduced...
15 January, 2019
JCPenney Announces Executive Leadership Changes
J. C. Penney Co. Inc. on Monday announced a series of leadership actions taking place over the next few months that will assemble...
15 January, 2019
Sears计划三月关掉80多家Sears And Kmart门店
从去年10月开始就进入破产程序的Sears Holdings宣布，公司计划到2019年3月末，关掉80多家Sears and Kmart门店。...
10 January, 2019
Nike Inc.将G. Scott Uzzell任命为Converse的总裁兼首席执行官
Nike Inc.宣布，自2019年1月22日起，G. Scott Uzzell将成为Converse, Inc.的总裁兼首席执行官。Uzzell是从The Coca-Cola Company跳到Converse的；他在The Coca-Cola Company最近期的职务是公司旗下风投及新兴品牌（VEB）集团的总裁。...
10 January, 2019
Amazon节假日销售破纪录
Amazon宣布“节假日打破纪录”，并称运动休闲刮起一股“最热风潮”，Nike、Adidas、Carhartt和Champion位列最热卖品牌的榜单。 ...
10 January, 2019
Mastercard：美国这个节假日零售额攀升5.1个百分点
按Mastercard SpendingPulse的说法，节假日销售额今年上涨5.1个百分点，超过8500亿美元，在过去六年增幅最大。在线购物额与2017年比也大幅攀升了19.1个百分点。...
10 January, 2019
Foot Locker Makes Strategic Investment In Super Heroic
Foot Locker Inc. announced that it has made a strategic investment in Super Heroic Inc., best known for its kids footwear with an...
10 January, 2019
Puma Enters Sponsorship With Porsche Motorsport
Puma has signed a long-term sponsorship agreement with Porsche Motorsport to become the exclusive technical partner for fireproof racing clothing as well as...
10 January, 2019
Vans Files Copyright Suit Against Primark
Primark released the new shoe style in 2017 and while it’s no longer available in Europe, it is being sold in the U.S.,...
10 January, 2019
Outdoor Afro Welcomes Keen’s Ashley Williams To Board Of Directors
Outdoor Afro, a national non-profit whose mission is to create and inspire black leadership in nature, just announced its newest board member, Ashley...
10 January, 2019
Vibram Names Burten Distribution As Official U.S. Distributor Of All Furoshiki Product
Vibram, maker of high-performance soles and creator of the Vibram FiveFingers articulated toe shoe, is has announced Burten Distribution as the exclusive distributor...
10 January, 2019
Sears Gets Another Reprieve From Liquidation
Sears has accepted Eddie Lampert’s bid to acquire the company to stave off a liquidation although the bid now requires Sears chairman to...
10 January, 2019
JCPenney Sees Drop In Holiday Sales
J. C. Penney Company Inc. announced that its comparable store sales for the combined nine-week period ending January 5, 2019, decreased 3.5 percent...
10 January, 2019
Nike And Flex To End Partnership
Nike and Flex, a contract manufacturer, have agreed to wind down its footwear manufacturing operations in Guadalajara by the end of the year....
10 January, 2019
Macy’s Cuts Guidance On Weak Holiday Sales
Macy’s slashed its outlook for profit, sales and gross margin, citing a weakening in sales in late-December....
10 January, 2019
Kohl’s Lifts Lower End Of Guidance On Comps Increase
“We are delighted with our 1.2 percent shifted comparable sales increase for the Holiday period, which builds on the positive momentum we have...
10 January, 2019