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Under Armour to scale up its fibre-shed test method
The company has teamed up with James Heal, a precision testing solutions supplier, to make its fibre-shed test method available to the industry and to address the growing threat of microfibres and microplastics
Sam and Libby Edelman presented with the Footwear News Lifetime Achievement Award
The founders of the Caleres-owned footwear brand Sam Edelman were honoured at the last edition of the Footwear News Achievement Awards (FNAAs) with the Lifetime Achievement Award
VF Corp cuts 500 jobs
The owner of Vans, The North Face and Timberland has announced that it has fired 500 employees worldwide as it seeks to restructure its business and improve operations globally
Genesco reports drop in sales and profits
Amid a difficult operating environment, the footwear retailer reported a third quarter decline in sales and profits. Schuh and Johnston & Murphy results helped offset Journeys’ performance
Merrell appoints a new Chief Marketing Officer
The outdoor footwear brand owned by Wolverine Worldwide has announced the appointment of Pallav Tamaskar as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
Lower demand impacts Designer Brands’ third quarter results
The footwear company reported lower third-quarter sales and profits due to a contraction in the footwear market caused by unseasonably warm weather. As a result, it cut its full year guidance
Caleres looks to grow internationally
Looking to expand globally, the US-based footwear company has strengthened its team with the appointment of Erika Mackoul as Senior Vice President of International
US online sales to exceed 1.1 trillion dollars in 2023
E-commerce sales in the US are on track to exceed 1.1 trillion US dollars in 2023, up by 7% over 2022. But this growth is set to be the weakest since the 2009 recession
Lower sales and profits at Foot Locker
The US-based retailer has reported another fall in sales and profits in the third quarter of the year, deciding to further cut its guidance for 2023 against a backdrop of ongoing consumer uncertainty
Farfetch’s owner is reportedly considering taking the company private
The online luxury retailer’s Chief Executive Officer José Neves is reportedly in talks with top shareholders and JP Morgan advisers to delist the company
Genesco appoints Andy Gray as President of the Journeys Group
The Nashville-based footwear company has announced the appointment of Andy Gray as President of the Journeys Group, effective from the 3rd of January 2024
Caleres profits rise
Despite recording a net sales drop of 4.6% in the third quarter of 2023, as compared to the same period of 2022, the footwear company managed to increase its profitability in the quarter
US: footwear prices increased in October
While overall consumer prices remained stable, as compared to the previous month, retail shoe prices in October rose by 1.1% year-over-year, the sharpest increase in eleven months
Allbirds posts decline in revenue
In the process of a strategic transformation plan, the sustainable footwear brand posted a 21.2% decline in revenue in the third quarter of 2023, as compared to the same period of 2022
Columbia Sportswear names new president for the Sorel brand
The US-based company announced that Cory Long will join Columbia in December as President of the Sorel brand. He succeeds Mark Nenow, who resigned in June for health reasons-
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