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FDRA responds to President Trumps claims
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) responds to President Trumps claims that Canadians are “smuggling” shoes into Canada from the US to avoid tariffsFinish Line and JD Sports Fashion complete merger
As a result of the merger, Finish Line has become an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of JD Sports, a leading European retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, thereby creating a market-leading multi-channel, multi-branded retailer of sports fashion and footwear with expanded global scopeNine West sells footwear and handbag business
Nine West concluded an auction of its Nine West and Bandolino footwear and handbag business. The deal amounting to 340 million US dollars was sealed with Authentic Brands GroupGenesco reports loss in the first quarter
The Nashville-based company has announced results for the first three months of the new fiscal year. Notwithstanding the reported loss in the period, Genesco confirms this is in line with previous expectationsFlip Flop Shops sold to Bearpaw
Cherokee Global Brands, a global brand marketing platform that manages a portfolio of fashion and lifestyle brands, announced the sale of Flip Flop Shops, its franchise retail chain, to Bearpaw Holdings, LLC for an undisclosed amountThe world’s smallest shoe factory
The UNEEKBOT is not yet in a future where a robot scans the foot and builds a bespoke pair of shoes, but it allows made-to-order sandals in six minutesCaleres reports continued improvement in net earnings
The St. Louis-based footwear giant reported its first quarter 2018 financial results, marked by stable sales. Based on that the company remains on track for 2018 and is maintaining our guidance for the yearVF Corporation completes acquisition of Altra
The North Carolina-based group of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and accessories announced that it has completed its acquisition of the Altra brand, an athletic and performance-based lifestyle footwear brand, from ICON Health & Fitness, IncBrazilian Footwear elects seven target markets
The Brazilian Shoe Manufacturers Association (Abicalçados), the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brazil) and the members of the Brazilian Footwear program (maintained by those entities) promoted a meeting to select target markets for the next two yearsDSW with solid quarter
The Ohio-based retailer of footwear and accessories announced financial results for the three months ended on the 5th of May, with revenue increasing by 2.9% and comparable sales by 2.2%. Exit of Ebuys and acquisition of Town Shoes now fully reflected in the results