World Footwear

United States

Tennessee will house new Under Armour distribution unit

Oct 10, 2014 / United States
The new facility will help to increase the brand's ability to service its rapidly expanding business while stimulating the local economy, investing  over 100 million US dollars and creating 1 500 new jobs

Allen Edmonds biggest sales event starts

Oct 9, 2014 / United States
The US corporation announced the start of their annual Rediscover America National Sales Event, the company’s largest sale of the year

Nike and Pendleton introduce new footwear collaboration

Oct 8, 2014 / United States
The two iconic brands are teaming up for a limited edition of athletic shoes made with Pendleton's famous wool fabrics

American Dad commemorative shoes released by adidas

Oct 8, 2014 / United States
The adidas Originals collaboration with Seth MacFarlane's American Dad! animated series has been officially announced

Footwear company raises 100 000 US dollars in two days on Kickstarter

Oct 6, 2014 / United States
Last week startup Thursday Boot Co. debuted on Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform, with an aim to raise 30 000 US dollars for its new shoeline. In a couple of days the funding goal was more than doubled

adidas slips to third position in the US market

Oct 3, 2014 / United States
According to data from Sterne Agee and SportScanInfo the German brand is falling behind Nike and Under Armour in the American market

361 Degrees gets ready for US launch

Oct 3, 2014 / Hong Kong
Chinese sportswear brand is aiming to launch some products in selected retailers in North America within the next few weeks. A full collection will follow next Spring

Nike with excellent growth in revenue

Oct 2, 2014 / United States
US sportswear maker and retailer announced 15% increase in revenue during the first quarter of the current financial year

Steve Madden to acquire Mexican licensee

Oct 1, 2014 / Mexico
The US based footwear company prepares to acquire a distributor of licensed footwear brands in Mexico currently holding the exclusive license for wholesale and retail distribution of Steve Madden

Shoe Carnival partners with eBay to implement commerce transformation

Oct 1, 2014 / United States
The US based footwear retailer has reached eBay to put in place the new omnichannel operational foundation based on eBay Enterprise modular solutions including Retail Order Management, Payments, Fraud Protection, Ship-from Store, and Customer Care

Michael Jordan’s Olympic shoes put up for auction

Sep 30, 2014 / United States
The sneakers used by Michael Jordan during the 1984 Olympics are reportedly being put up for auction by a ball boy of the 1984 USA men's basketball team

adidas announces new creative design studio

Sep 25, 2014 / United States
German brand will open a new design studio in Brooklyn early next year. Staff will included three design veterans recruited from Nike

Genesco’ second-quarter earnings dive despite sales growing

Sep 24, 2014 / United States
US based group consolidated net sales growth in the second quarter of the fiscal year (+7.1%), but net earnings decreased at a fast pace (-43.7%). Same trend characterized the results for the semester

Brown Shoe invests in Jack Erwin

Sep 19, 2014 / United States
The giant American footwear company announced it has invested in Jack Erwin, a men’s brand positioning itself in the high-quality handmade men’s shoes and selling their products directly to consumers
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