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VF closes inaugural 500 million US dollars Green Bond
One of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies, announced the closing of its 500 million euros green bond offering, representing the first green bond issued in the apparel and footwear industry
Apparel and footwear industry claims more work on counterfeit
Steve Lamar, President and CEO of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA), expressed encouragement following the introduction of the SHOP SAFE Act of 2020 in the House of Representatives
Steve Madden with increase in sales and profit
Revenue and net income for Steve Madden increased in the fourth quarter of 2019. For the complete year ended on the 31st of December 2019, the company's revenue increased by 6.5%
Leslie Gallin exits Informa
The President of footwear is leaving Informa after a decade at the helm of the FN Platform trade show in Las Vegas
Crocs closes the year with 13% hike in revenue
The famous clog brand has announced two digits growth rates for the fourth quarter of the year (+21.8%) and the full year (13.1%). Crocs closed the year with optimism, despite the coronavirus expected impacts
Two Ten Footwear Foundation appoints new CEO
The national charitable foundation of the US footwear industry announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer for the organization. Shawn Osborne will take the leadership of the Foundation
Skechers collaborates with Goodyear on footwear
Global footwear brand Skechers is building on the technology in its footwear through a new collaboration with The Goodyear Rubber & Tire Company
Wolverine with highest quarterly growth of the year
Mid-teens revenue growth from Merrell and Sperry in the fourth quarter drives good performance of the group. As a result, Wolverine recorded the highest quarterly growth of the year
Skechers with record annual sales in 2019
The American-based lifestyle and performance footwear company announced record fourth quarter sales of 1.33 billion US dollars and record annual sales of 5.22 billion US dollars in 2019
Wolverine Worldwide with new leadership appointments
Joelle Grunberg will serve as Global President of Sperry and Tom Kennedy to serve as Global President of the Wolverine brand
Designer Brands names William L. Jordan as Chief Growth Officer
As part of this transition, Roger Rawlins will serve as Interim President, DSW, in addition to his duties as Chief Executive Officer of Designer Brands (DBI). The company will continue to look to identify a permanent successor
Vibram and Pensole with multi-year partnership
The rubber soles manufacturer has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Pensole Academy which should kick off in the current year
Caleres anticipates 3% decline in sales
The US-based footwear company reported preliminary fourth quarter consolidated net sales and is anticipating a 3% decline. Implications of the Coronavirus are still being assessed
Genesco with new corporate headquarters
While announcing a new location for their headquarter, Genesco also confirmed it expects to add new jobs and invest more than 30 million US dollars over the next five years
Skechers wins eighth Footwear Plus Company of the Year award
For the eighth time in the past 15 years, Skechers has been awarded as Company of the Year by Footwear Plus. Along with the top distinction Skechers Kids received the Excellence in Children’s Design Award-
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