Voxel8 Announcing Series B Investment Round
Voxel8, a start-up bringing 3-D printing to footwear and athletic apparel, announces a Series B funding led by DSM Venturing, the venture investment...
25 October, 2019
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Nike’s CEO Mark Parker To Step Down In January 2020, John Donahoe To Succeed
At the same time, Mark Parker, CEO since 2006 and chairman, president and CEO since 2016, will become executive chairman and continue to...
25 October, 2019
Skechers Achieves Record Net Sales In Third Quarter
“Skechers is firing on all cylinders. Our global marketing efforts are creating awareness and generating demand. Our product is innovative, relevant and comfortable....
25 October, 2019
Asics Takes Equity Stake In Dreamers Fund
Asics Corp. announced that its investment subsidiary Asics Ventures Corporation took an equity stake in Dreamers Fund, which invests primarily in early-stage startups...
25 October, 2019
Puma Lifts 2019 Outlook As Q3 Profit And Revenues Climb
Puma raised its earnings guidance for the year as strong third-quarter earnings and overall momentum is expected to offset the negative impact from...
25 October, 2019
Foot Locker Foundation Holds 19th Annual On Our Feet Fundraising Gala
“The On Our Feet gala is a true celebration of the significant contributions we are making, together with our incredible partners, to enrich...
25 October, 2019
Deckers Brands Raises Full-Year Outlook On Accelerated Momentum At Hoka
Deckers Brands raised its full-year guidance after reporting both earnings and sales for the second quarter topped company guidance due to strength at...
25 October, 2019
Foot Locker基金会宣布将颁发“学术型运动员计划”的奖金
Foot Locker Inc.下属的慈善机构Foot Locker基金会周四宣布，启动2019至2020年“Foot Locker学术型运动员计划”。2万美元高校奖学金将发给每一位学术能力强、在体育运动以及学校和社区活动中展现卓越领导才能的学生运动员。...
25 October, 2019
adidas成为首家利用Snapchat的电子游戏卖运动鞋的公司
游戏受包括adizero和IconV钉鞋在内、新8-BIT系列的启发。Aaron Judge、Carlos Carrera、Alex Bregman、Justin Turner、Kiké Hernandez等adidas麾下加入美国职业棒球大联盟的传奇人物现身其中。游戏选手还受邀挑自己最中意的8-BIT钉鞋和美国职业棒球大联盟的标志，参加美国职棒大联盟本垒打挑战赛。...
25 October, 2019
Goat Group让用户借助增强现实技术试鞋
Goat Group的联合创始人兼首席产品官Daishin Sugano说，“产品创新始终是我司不可或缺的一部分。我司之前运用增强现实技术取得初步成功后认识到，要向社区成员提供“试穿”服务。我司矢志打造运动鞋文化，希望新功能能让社区里的人探索过后有更棒的体验。”...
24 October, 2019
Boa设立“高性能合脚实验室”，联合丹佛大学搞研究
Boa Technology公司周二宣布，把“高性能合脚实验室”开在位于科罗拉多州丹佛的全球总部。Boa目前正和丹佛大学联手搞科研，衡量自己的合脚解决方案在生物力学上起的作用。...
24 October, 2019
JackRabbit准备收购Olympia Sports
JackRabbit这家由CriticalPoint Capital (CPC)旗下子公司拥有的运动服连锁店宣布收购了Olympia Sports的部分资产，也承担起相关债务。收购对象包括：Olympia Sports在线平台和品牌名。 ...
18 October, 2019
Nike和Lululemon在Piper Jaffray做的青少年调查中表现优异
Piper Jaffray第38轮每年年中做的名为“盘点青少年情况”的调查显示：Nike是最受欢迎的服装品牌；Lululemon排名第7，创新高。鞋品方面，Crocs也在调查中创造新纪录，在受欢迎的鞋品品牌里列第7，排在Birkenstock后面。...
18 October, 2019
Vans通过签合约，落实巴西的商品配送工作
首席执行官Alexandre Birman在一份声明中称，“同VF联手，对深化我司战略，将企业转型为一个品牌管理平台而言，是决定性的一步。我们开辟了一条新的发展道路。Vans与商品组合中现有的相关品牌一起拓展能力——扩大客户群，和新客户展开对话，涉足新的商品门类，[好比]童装和男装。”...
18 October, 2019
REI推出商品直运服务
REI Co-op本月表示，将让精选的品牌合作商直接把订的商品发给客户，同时扩大REI的商品种类，使客户在REI.com上接触到类型更多、花色更多、尺码更多的产品。...
18 October, 2019
Wolverine World Wide Names First Chief Merchant Officer
Wolverine World Wide Inc. on Wednesday announced the addition of veteran merchandising and branding expert Angelo Ng as the company’s first-ever chief merchant officer. ...
17 October, 2019
Foot Locker Foundation Announces Scholar Athletes Program Awards
The Foot Locker Foundation, the charitable arm of Foot Locker Inc., on Thursday announced the launch of its 2019-2020 Foot Locker Scholar Athletes Program,...
17 October, 2019
Boa Opens Performance Fit Lab, Launches University Of Denver Study
Boa Technology on Tuesday announced the launch of its Performance Fit Lab at the company’s global headquarters in Denver, CO. And in partnership...
17 October, 2019
Dick’s Hosts First-Ever Fashion Show
Dick’s Sporting Goods hosted its first-ever fashion show on October 12 in the Chelsea district of New York City. Baseball legend Alex Rodriguez...
17 October, 2019
Adidas Becomes First Company To Sell Sneakers Through Snapchat Video Game
Adidas has created the first-ever launch of a baseball cleat within a video game, and partnered with Snapchat to create a game for...
17 October, 2019
Goat Group Rolls Out AR Try-On Experience
Goat, the sneaker reseller marketplace, announced its launch of Try-On for rare and exclusive sneakers, an industry-first. This follows the company’s previous launch...
17 October, 2019
Vans Opens New Boutique Concept In London
Vans opened a new boutique in Covent Garden, London. Comprising two floors and spanning 4,359 square feet, the concept store stocks a premium...
17 October, 2019
Zutano Acquires Morgan & Milo To Bolster Toddler Shoe Offerings
“I started Morgan & Milo with one, simple idea; to design the best kids’ shoes ever,” said Mia Abbruzzese, president and founder of...
17 October, 2019
Genesco Appoints General Counsel
Genesco Inc. announced today that it has appointed Scott E. Becker as senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of the company,...
17 October, 2019
FDRA And TÜV SÜD Update Global Footwear Product Safety Guide
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), America’s largest footwear trade association, and Munich-based TÜV SÜD have updated the Global Footwear Product...
11 October, 2019