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Adidas AG and Foot Locker, Inc. announced a new partnership built around product, elevated and deeper consumer connectivity. This makes Foot Locker Adidas its lead...
Jordan Brand appointed Shannon Watkins, former chief brand and marketing officer at Aflac, as chief marketing officer, effective May 16. She replaces Sean Tresvant, who...
The economy’s fast-paced growth could slow somewhat as the Federal Reserve tries to bring inflation under control in the next few months, but consumers are...
Simon Property Group and Brookfield Asset Management are offering to acquire Kohl’s Corp. in a deal that would be worth more than $8.6 billion, according...
AMHERST, Mass. (April 25, 2022) – OrthoLite®, the 25-year global leader of branded, high-performance and comfort footwear solutions and the company behind the recent launch...
Brooks Running said that in the first quarter, it took the top spot in the U.S. national performance footwear market for the first time, with...
Puma reported earnings rose 11.2 percent in the first quarter on a 23.5 percent revenue gain. Currency-neutral growth of 19.7 percent was led by gains...
Retail sales grew in March even as inflation edged higher, the National Retail Federation said. “March retail sales show that consumers have maintained their ability to...
Skechers U.S.A., Inc. announced that it has changed its segment reporting, as the company refined the way it views its business operations and decision-making. Effective...
Natural Fiber Welding, Inc. (NFW) announced it had closed an $85 million funding round to scale production of its all-natural circular material products coming to...
Authentic Brands Group (ABG) reached a long-term partnership agreement with LF Corp., giving the company the exclusive rights to distribute and sell Reebok apparel and...
Designer Brands, the parent of DSW, raised its EPS outlook for the current year and established a goal of reaching $4 billion in sales by...
The nation’s major retail container ports have begun to catch up with the backlog of cargo seen over the past several months but could experience...
As a result of increased consumer demand for sportswear due to the pandemic, brands in the sector achieved significant value growth over the last year,...
Merrell is launching a multinational product takeback and resale program called Merrell ReTread. The program, which launches in April in the US and Canada in...