United States
Skechers named Mainstream Women’s Footwear brand of the year
This achievement, part of the Drapers Footwear Awards, follows a year of multiple awards received by the US-based brand
Vans in collaboration with artist Takashi Murakami
The brand announced plans to collaborate with the internationally acclaimed contemporary Japanese artist
Vibram acquires Quabaug Corp.
The footwear company Vibram has acquired Quabaug Corp., its US manufacturing and distribution partner
Sales up by 9.4% at DSW
First quarter sales reached 655 million US dollars. Net income, up by 22.6%, totaled 47.4 million US dollars
Skechers is number two brand in the US athletic footwear market
The US-based footwear company has announced the position based on reports by The Wall Street Journal (May 18th) and Money.com (May 19th)
Killer Heels now at the Albuquerque Museum
The exhibition, organized by the Brooklyn Museum, and originally presented at the US venue last year, explores fashion’s most provocative accessory
Record quarterly results for Foot Locker
The US-based footwear company reached 17% growth in net income during the first quarter of the year. Sales increased by 2.6%, totaling 1.9 billion US dollars
Net earnings up by 25% at Brown Shoe
First quarter net earnings, with excellent growth, reached 19.3 million US dollars. Net sales for the period totaled 602.3 million US dollars, up by 1.9% from the first quarter in 2014
Matt Priest, President of the FDRA, live on World Footwear
A reflection about the worldwide footwear industry and the US market, without forgetting the future expectations for the sector’s development
Toms new campaign raises shoes for children
One Day Without Shoes, an Instagram Campaign, which run in the month of May, managed to gather shoes for more than 295 000 children
Get to know the 2014 FDRA sales survey awards
The latest winners were known during the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) Innovation Summit
Shoe Carnival with steady growth in net sales
The company reached a first quarter record of 252.8 million US dollars in net sales. Comparable store sales increased by 3.0%
SCL and Goodyear in partnership
Specialist safety footwear producer SCL Footwear Group has announced a new line of men’s footwear, made under license, for the Goodyear brand
Disney x Vans sneaker collection
The two iconic brands got together in a new partnership to present the Disney x Vans 2015 summer collection Young at Heart
Nordstrom with shop by text service
With the new launch Nordstrom becomes the first retail company in the US offering customers the ability to shop and buy with a text message-
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