World Footwear

Companies

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

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

Get to know Carite

Sep 30, 2014 / Portugal
One of the largest Portuguese manufacturers for luxury brands, Carite exports 95% of its production

Ultrasonic CEO appears but circumstances of the disappearance remain unclear

Sep 29, 2014 / China
The German based footwear group, mainly active in China, has been on the news in the last couple of weeks after its CEO disappeared and funds of the company went missing. Now the CEO re-appeared but is not clear what happened

CCC consolidates revenue growth while focusing on international expansion

Sep 26, 2014 / Poland
Two digits growth continues to characterize the performance of the Polish footwear company, which added a new store in Romania to its distribution network

Liberty Shoes with expansion in the southern states

Sep 25, 2014 / India
The plan is part of company's strategy of opening dozens of new stores every financial year

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

JD Sports with record profit

Sep 23, 2014 / United Kingdom
The UK based retailer and distributor of branded sportswear, fashionwear, outdoor clothing and equipment, announced revenue up by 27% and 170% growth for profit before tax
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