World Footwear

United States

2014 achievement awards announced

Dec 8, 2014 / United States
Footwear News organized the event to present the full list of winners

UGG opens first high-tech concept store

Dec 5, 2014 / United States
The new space is revealing of Deckers commitment to the Omnichannel consumer experience

Two Ten Footwear Foundation seeks extra scholarship money

Dec 1, 2014 / United States
The US based footwear industry charity has launched the second phase of its Footwear Warriors campaign, a three-month fundraising appeal to increase the number of scholarships for US Army veterans linked to the footwear industry

Zappos debuts on offline retail

Nov 29, 2014 / United States
Famous online powerhouse has opened its first-ever freestanding pop up store, a 20 000 square feet space in the downtown of Las Vegas

Brown Shoe reports 21.2% growth in net earnings

Nov 29, 2014 / United States
US based company announces third quarter results with sales up by 3.8% and two digits growth on net earnings

US Olympics and Nike extend partnership

Nov 26, 2014 / United States
The United States Olympic Committee and Nike, Inc. announced the extension of Nike’s sponsorship of the USOC through 2020. This extension includes providing footwear and apparel for US Olympic and Paralympic athletes

Columbia Sportswear registers record net sales

Nov 17, 2014 / United States
The US based company reported 29% net sales increase to a record 675 million US dollars and raised the full year 2014 net sales and earnings outlook

Timberland PRO with new Powertrain collection

Nov 14, 2014 / United States
The company claims the updated classic indoor safety shoes will exceed on-the-job requirements

Foot Locker announces new CEO

Nov 13, 2014 / United States
Ken Hicks will retire as CEO of the company and Richard Johnson will step in

Shoes of Prey partners with Nordstrom to expand into the US

Nov 13, 2014 / United States
Following several months of negotiations Shoes of Prey has announced it has finalized a deal with Nordstrom to open its first US store

Phoenix Footwear with 71.3% increase in net income

Nov 12, 2014 / United States
The US based company reported its financial results for the quarter ended September 27th and continues the good performance in the current fiscal year

Under Armour with 30% growth in net revenue

Nov 10, 2014 / United States
The company announced third quarter revenue of 938 million US dollars, and declared it is now raising its 2014 net revenue outlook

US footwear business Weyco with rising sales

Nov 7, 2014 / United States
Net sales for the third quarter of 2014 were 87.4 million US dollars, an increase of 5.2% from 2013 net sales of 83.1 million US dollars. Net earnings for the period consolidated

Deckers with record net sales

Nov 6, 2014 / United States
US based company announced second quarter sales increasing by 24.2% to a record 480.3 million US dollars led by the UGG brand

Skechers named Company of the Year by Footwear News

Nov 6, 2014 / United States
The US based footwear business has been granted the recognition for 2014 Company of the Year by the trade publication Footwear News in its annual FN Achievement Awards

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