World Footwear

United States

The North Face virtual reality experience

Mar 16, 2015 / United States
Arriving in selected retail locations, beginning today in Chicago, the content will take viewers to the Yosemite National Park (California) and Moab (Utah) alongside athletes Cedar Wright and Sam Elias

VF Corporation with consistent revenue growth

Mar 14, 2015 / United States
The group’s revenue was up by 9% during the fourth quarter, resulting in total annual growth of 8% for fiscal 2014

Converse launches new brand campaign

Mar 13, 2015 / United States
The sneakers brand announced the global launch of Made by You, a campaign celebrating the fans who have been expressing themselves and their creativity in Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers for nearly 100 years

US-based Crocs announces revenue in line with expectations

Mar 13, 2015 / United States
Crocs Inc. announced 9.7% revenue decline for the fourth quarter in 2014 and 0.5% growth for the full year. On a constant currency basis, revenue was down by 5.0% in the last quarter, reaching 1.8% growth for the full year

Brooklyn Museum with exhibition dedicated to sneakers

Mar 12, 2015 / United States
The Rise of Sneaker Culture is the first exhibition to explore the complex social history and cultural significance of the footwear now worn by billions of people throughout the world

Footwear company Weyco with 7% growth in net sales

Mar 5, 2015 / United States
US-based footwear company consolidated sales during the fourth quarter of 2014, and finished the year with solid growth, reaching 320.5 million US dollars

How all started for RobertoVasi

Mar 4, 2015 / United States
We spoke to Robert and Vasilios, the two men behind the brand, to get to know the history of their recent venture

Get to know Shoefitr

Mar 3, 2015 / United States
This new online platform uses 3D scanning technology to help online shoppers find the correct fit when buying shoes, helping to reduce common problems when buying online products with different sizes

Museum program looks at the evolution of mountain footwear

Feb 27, 2015 / United States
The presentation by Steve Komito took place as part of the Pioneers of the Peaks events, a monthly series celebrating 100 years of Rocky Mountain National Park

MAGIC University launched

Feb 26, 2015 / United States
The footwear trade fair has announced the creation of MAGIC University, the first-ever retail education portal in the fashion industry. MAGIC executives and leading retail experts will author the free digital educational resource

Steve Madden’s net income down by 16%

Feb 26, 2015 / United States
US-based footwear company recognises the difficult year in 2014, with a drop of 16% in net results, and announces 2015 outlook below expectations

American footwear industry pleased with West Coast ports labor agreement

Feb 25, 2015 / United States
The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) announced a tentative agreement on a new five-year contract covering workers at all 29 West Coast ports

FDRA publishes US footwear imports ranking

Feb 20, 2015 / United States
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association of America (FDRA) published its annual list ranking the ten largest footwear manufacturing countries importing into the US market

Get to know the Plus Awards winners

Feb 16, 2015 / United States
For the 16th year the magazine Footwear Plus announced the awards that recognize the industry’s design and retail excellence in more than 2 dozens of distinguished categories

Footwear industry import's tax bill outpaces sales growth in the US

Feb 13, 2015 / United States
According to the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), the footwear’s industry’s trade association, tariffs on footwear have hit another all-time high, with nearly 2.7 billion US dollars paid
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