World Footwear

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Designer Brands posts sales decline

Sep 8, 2023 / United States
Despite recording another sales decline in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, the North American company reiterated its full year guidance after seeing some improvement from the prior quarter

John Varvatos joins Under Armour as Chief Design Officer

Sep 8, 2023 / United States
The US-based company has appointed John Varvatos as Chief Design Officer, effective as of the 11th of September. He had been consulting for Under Armour since earlier this year

Wolverine Worldwide sells US Leathers and Hush Puppies IP in Greater China

Sep 7, 2023 / United States
The company announced that its US Leathers business has been sold to New Balance and that Hush Puppies' intellectual property in Greater China will be sold to its current sublicense in the region

President of Journeys to retire in February 2024

Sep 7, 2023 / United States
After working at Genesco for 44 years, Mario Gallione, who became President of Journeys in 2017, will step down from his role in February 2024. Search for a successor is already underway

Schuh's performance stands out in the second quarter

Sep 6, 2023 / United States
Against a difficult operating environment, Genesco emphasised the second quarter 21% sales growth at Schuh, as compared to the prior year, which helped offset Journey's continued declining performance

Children's footwear start-up Jbrds Secures 500 000 USD in funding

Sep 6, 2023 / United States
The Baltimore-based start-up has secured 500 00 US dollars in an initial funding round. Although its financial backers are not known, the company is now valued at 5 million US dollars

Caleres reiterates its guidance for fiscal 2023 despite falling sales and profits

Sep 4, 2023 / United States
The US-based company reiterated its full year outlook, after posting a “strong” consolidated operating margin and better-than-expected adjusted earnings per share in the second quarter

AAFA supports California bill on greenhouse gas emissions

Aug 31, 2023 / United States
The bill proposes that companies with more than 1 billion US dollars in gross revenue doing business in the state of California must annually and publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions

Shoe Carnival lowers full year guidance

Aug 31, 2023 / United States
Despite seeing an improvement over the first quarter of 2023, the US-based retailer still posted a year-on-year decline in net sales and profits in the second quarter, thus reducing its full year outlook

Foot Locker further reduces its full year outlook

Aug 30, 2023 / United States
As its total sales fell for the second consecutive quarter in the three months to the end of June due to continued weak demand, the US-based retailer lowered again its full year outlook

ABG announces partnership to grow Hunter Boots in China and Southeast Asia

Aug 30, 2023 / United States
Authentic Brands Group has entered a joint venture with the Shanghai-based provider of brand management solutions Baozun to grow the Hunter brand in China and Southeast Asia

Amazon reports solid second quarter

Aug 29, 2023 / United States
After a strong first quarter, the Seattle-based online retail giant continued its positive trajectory, once again reporting net sales and profit growth in the second quarter of 2023

VF Corp appoints Chief People Officer

Aug 28, 2023 / United States
The US-based footwear group announced that Brent Hyder has been appointed as Chief People Office, effective from the 5th of September

Under Armour signs sourcing deal with Hemp Black

Aug 21, 2023 / United States
The agreement between the sportswear giant and the manufacturer, involves the provision of specialty yarns treated with a patented activated carbon process, which has received certification from the Cradle-to-Cradle Institute

Under Armour reiterates its full year guidance

Aug 15, 2023 / United States
The US-based company posted a solid first quarter in fiscal 2024, stressing the performances of the international and direct-to-consumer segments, and confirmed its previous full year guidance
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