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Puma’s first metaverse website experience, called Black Station, featuring exclusive NFTs with limited edition redeemable physical sneakers as part of its ‘Futrograde’ will debut during...
Caleres announced that Jack Calandra was hired as senior vice president and CFO, effective September 12, 2022. The hire follows a previously announced CEO succession and as Caleres transitions,...
The British Footwear Association (BFA) has named Jane Wilson as Board chair, succeeding Robert Perkins, who held the position for more than four years. Wilson has spent her...
NYC Alliance announced a partnership with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) to design, produce and distribute men’s and women’s sportswear for Frye and Tretorn. The products will...
Caleres saw sales expand 9.3 percent in the second quarter that ended July 30 as a 35.6 percent increase in its Brand Portfolio segment offset...
Hong Kong-based Anta Sports Products Limited reported a slight decline in profits in the six months ended June 30 as lower gross margins offset a...
As calculated by the National Retail Federation, core retail sales rose in July even as overall sales reported by the U.S. Census Bureau remained flat...
The Port of Los Angeles processed an estimated 935,345 Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs) in July, outpacing the previous record set in 2019 by 2.5 percent....
Brooks Running reported sales grew 11 percent year-over-year in the second quarter. In the face of ongoing economic and supply chain stressors, Brooks said it...
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. reported second-quarter earnings topped Wall Street estimates in the second quarter ended July 2, but sales fell short due to supply...
Acushnet Holdings Corp. reported second-quarter sales and earnings both easily surpassed Wall Street estimates. The parent of Titleist and Footjoy raised its outlook for sales...
Allbirds reported both sales and earnings exceeded guidance in the second quarter but the footwear maker reduced its guidance for the year due to weakening...
In 2021, U.S. total retail sales, excluding auto and gas, reached a record high of $4.3 trillion, driven by U.S. consumers’ accumulated savings in 2020...
Saucony, a division of Wolverine Worldwide, Inc., appointed Kathryn Pratt as chief marketing officer, effective immediately. In this role, Pratt will provide strategic development and execution...
Rack Room Shoes has strengthened its merchant team, promoting Melanie Ortlieb to senior director of planning and allocation and three senior buyers from the merchandising...