The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) has announced the renewal of its Board leadership, as well as the addition of 15 new and re-elected Board members
The sustainable footwear brand has signed two distribution agreements covering Australasia and Japan. Moving from direct sales to a distributor model is part of its strategic transformation plan
The Genesco-owned footwear retailer has appointed Stephanie Legg as Chief Marketing Officer and Justin Lodge as Chief Digital Officer as part of its efforts to attract younger generations
The US company has posted a year-on-year decline in sales and profits for both the fourth quarter and full year, but said it’s in a better financial position to continue its modernisation strategy
The speciality footwear and lifestyle retailer has achieved 593 million US dollars in sales in 2023, an increase of 7% as compared to the previous year, amid a challenging retail landscape
The US-based footwear company reported a 9.3% year-over-year decline in net sales in the fourth quarter, a slight improvement from the previous quarter. For the full year, net sales were down by 25.0%
The New York-based designer and marketer of footwear, accessories and apparel ended its fiscal 2023 with a solid performance, despite a decline in full year revenue and profits
The US-based workwear brand, owned by VF Corp, has appointed Denise Anderson as its new vice president of global marketing. She joins the brand from Smartwool, also part of the same company
There are signs that footwear retail sales could rise moderately in the near term, but this will all depend on future price behaviour. On the one hand, the CPI suggests that the risk of renewed price rises is well contained, but on the other hand, retailers continue to manage excess inventories, so their pricing power may not be more evident until 2024. Perhaps better news comes from consumers’ inflation expectations for the next 12 months, as they seem to believe that they will get a break from inflation, which usually leads to more discretionary demand
The Canadian footwear company has signed another licensing agreement with Authentic Brands Group (ABG) to design, manufacture and distribute Hunter bags and small leather goods in the US and Canada
The company posted a revenue decline of 20.8% year-over-year and a diluted loss per share of 1.15 US dollars in the fourth quarter of 2023, but is optimistic about the outcome of its turnaround plan
The Caleres-owned footwear brand has signed four new licensing deals to expand all its three brands – Sam Edelman, Circus NY by Sam Edelman and Sam & Libby – into new categories
The Deckers-owned brand has used surplus stock and cuttings from the last few seasons to launch ReImagined by Ugg, which reimagines two of Ugg's classic styles
The US-based casual footwear brand delivered a strong performance in 2023, with revenue and diluted earnings per share up by 11.5% and 46.8%, respectively, as compared to the prior year
The US-based retailer has announced the acquisition of the 53-year-old footwear company Rogan’s Shoes for 45 million US dollars. It has also released preliminary results for its fiscal 2023