Foot Locker Accelerates Asia-Pacific Expansion With Acquisition Of Atmos
Foot Locker Inc. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Text Trading company, K.K., which owns and licenses the Atmos...
05 August, 2021
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DSW And Hush Puppies Announce Exclusive Wholesale Partnership
DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse reached an agreement with Wolverine Worldwide to become the exclusive in-store distributor of Hush Puppies beginning in 2022. “Hush Puppies...
05 August, 2021
SFIA Applauds USTR Decision To Not Hit Vietnam Imports With Additional Tariffs
The United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced Friday that the U.S. would not initiate Section 301 Tariffs of up to 25 percent on Vietnamese...
29 July, 2021
Asics Invests In Insole Maker
Asics has taken an unspecified stake in healthcare startup, Japan HealthCare Co., Ltd., which makes custom insoles working from photos of feet taken...
29 July, 2021
Wolverine Worldwide Scores Record Quarterly Revenues For Merrell And Saucony
Wolverine Worldwide raised its full-year guidance after second-quarter results easily topped Wall Street targets. All-time record quarterly revenue for Merrell and Saucony drove...
29 July, 2021
Columbia Sportswear Releases 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report
Columbia Sportswear Company released its 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report, which includes performance highlights and progress made throughout 2020 in the three main areas...
29 July, 2021
Senate Passes Bill Banning Imports From Xinjiang, China
The U.S. Senate passed legislation on Wednesday to ban the import of products from China’s Xinjiang region unless importers can prove they were...
22 July, 2021
U.S. Business Groups Urge Trade Chief To Forgo Vietnam Tariffs
SFIA, OIA, SIA, FDRA, and AAFA were part of 76 trade associations that sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai urging...
22 July, 2021
Burlington Stores Appoints President And COO
Burlington Stores Inc. announced that Travis Marquette has been appointed as the company’s new president and chief operating officer, overseeing and managing the...
22 July, 2021
Crocs Announces Commitment To Become A Net Zero Company By 2030
Crocs Inc. announced its commitment to becoming a net-zero company by 2030. It said that its Classic Clog already has a low carbon...
22 July, 2021
Nordstrom Takes Stake In Asos Brands, Including Topshop
Nordstrom and Asos announced that Nordstrom has acquired a minority interest in the Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge, and HIIT brands. This investment will help...
15 July, 2021
Keen Opens Factory In Dominican Republic
Keen Inc. announced the opening of a company-owned factory, in the Dominican Republic—Keen Dominican Republic (KDR)— with 55,000-square-feet of manufacturing space. The factory, located...
15 July, 2021
JD Sports Transfers Ownership Of DTLR Villa To Unit In U.S. Push
JD Sports Fashion has transferred the ownership of Baltimore-based retailer DTLR Villa to its U.S. unit to align all its businesses under one...
15 July, 2021
Vietnam Operations Of Footwear Giant Pou Chen Hit By COVID
Taiwan’s Pou Chen Corp., which makes footwear for Nike, Adidas and other athletic footwear companies, suspended operations at its plant in Ho Chi...
15 July, 2021
PacSun Enters Sneaker Resale Business
Pacific Sunwear of California has launched into the sneaker resale market with PS Reserve. The online shop accessible through its website offers a mix...
08 July, 2021
Brooks Sets Goal For Zero Carbon Emissions By 2040
Brooks Running outlined its 2030 planet strategy that includes a commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. “At Brooks, we think that climate...
01 July, 2021
Timberland Partners With ReCircled
Timberland has partnered with ReCircled to support the upcoming launch of its global product take-back program. The program will support Timberland’s circular design and...
01 July, 2021
Designer Brands Makes Exec Changes To Further Support Camuto Group’s Integration
Designer Brands Inc. said that in addition to her ongoing role as vice chairman, Debbie Ferrée has been named president of Camuto Group,...
24 June, 2021
Wolverine Worldwide Names Blake Krueger’s Year-End Successor As CEO
Wolverine World Wide Inc. has named Brendan Hoffman, currently company president and a member of WWW’s Board of Directors, to succeed Blake Krueger,...
24 June, 2021
Goat Group Valuation More Than Doubles To $3.7 Billion in Latest Funding Round
Goat Group has closed a Series F funding round of $195 million, reaching a valuation of $3.7 billion, more than double its prior...
24 June, 2021
Aetrex Makes Advanced 3D Foot Scanning Technology Affordable for All Retailers with Launch of Albert 3DFit
Aetrex Makes Advanced 3D Foot Scanning Technology Affordable for All Retailers with Launch of Albert 3DFit Provides state-of-the-art 3D scanning and accurate footwear recommendations...
17 June, 2021
Footwear Industry Charitable Foundation Rallies with Renewed Efforts for Renowned Fundraising Event and Expansion of Board Leadership
Footwear Industry Charitable Foundation Rallies with Renewed Efforts for Renowned Fundraising Event and Expansion of Board Leadership QVC®, a Leader in Multiplatform Video Livestreaming,...
16 June, 2021
Volumental Unveils Revolutionary Mobile 3D Foot Scanning Solution
Next layer of FitTech™ solution addresses footwear industry’s broken e-commerce model June 10, 2021, Stockholm – Volumental, a technology company that helps the world’s...
10 June, 2021
Crocs Files Complaint Over Trademark-Infringing Products
Crocs Inc. has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking an investigation of unlawfully imported shoes into the...
10 June, 2021
Pandemic’s Impact On Imports Easing, But Numbers Are Still Below Last Year
The impact of COVID-19 at major U.S. retail container ports appears to be easing with projected imports remaining below last year’s levels but...
10 June, 2021