Content about Footwear

January 25, 2013
Great American Group handles Bakers Footwear liquidation

Great American Group said it has been selected to handle the liquidation of Bakers Footwear Group, offering discounts for products in 56 of Bakers Footwear Groups’ remaining stores, as well as online at Bakersshoes.com.

December 27, 2012
Multichannel Growth

When UGG Australia began evaluating how shoppers wanted to engage with its brand, the footwear company — best known for its popular sheepskin boots — decided to augment its wholesale channel and digital presence with freestanding brick-and-mortar stores.

“Retail [freestanding stores] allows Deckers to showcase the UGG product in ways that many of our partners may be unable [to do],” said Yul Vanek, VP information technology for Deckers Outdoor, the Goleta, Calif.-based parent of UGG, Teva and other banners.

November 8, 2012
Stuart Weitzman grows executive team to support growth

Stuart Weitzman said Thursday that it has promoted Susan Duffy from senior VP global marketing to the position of chief marketing officer, as part of the luxury retailer’s plan for new market expansion.

October 30, 2012
Walgreens and Alliance Boots form JV

Walgreens said Tuesday it has formally set up a new company, jointly owned with Alliance Boots, as part of the strategic partnership’s synergy program.

October 9, 2012
Wolverine Worldwide to complete Stride Rite, Keds acquisition

Wolverine Worldwide said it will complete its previously announced acquisition of Collective Brands' Performance + Lifestyle Group, which consists of the Sperry Top-Sider, Saucony, Stride Rite and Keds brands, for $1.24 billion.

August 15, 2012
Foot Locker Ups Its Game in Europe with The Locker Room

Foot Locker is kicking up its heels in the United Kingdom. The footwear giant has opened a new format — The Locker Room — with an eye to rolling it out throughout England and continental Europe. The concept expands Foot Locker’s core strength in athletic footwear to include apparel and accessories for a wide range of performance sports.

June 13, 2012
Aldo, Hong Kong

Footwear and accessories company Aldo puts its best foot forward at its new concept store in IFC Mall, Hong Kong. The format complements the luxurious aesthetic of the center while maintaining the chain’s roots with its fashion-forward and youthful ambience. 

May 1, 2012
Collective Brands to be acquired for $1.3 billion, broken up

Shoe manufacturer Wolverine Worldwide Inc. announced that it has partnered with equity firms Blum Capital Partners and Golden Gate Capital to acquire Payless ShoeSource parent Collective Brands Inc. for about $1.3 billion.

October 26, 2011
Brown Shoe finalizes sale of And 1

Brown Shoe Co. said it has finalized the sale of its And 1 men’s performance and lifestyle brand to Galaxy International for $55 million.

October 7, 2011
Designer Jean-Michel Cazabat opens first U.S. retail store

Footwear designer Jean-Michel Cazabat said he will open his first U.S. store on Oct. 8 in New York City's West Village.

July 12, 2011
Sneakerology, Sydney, Australia

Athletic footwear is displayed like prized museum artifacts in Sneakerology, a 600-sq.-ft.-store in Sydney, Australia. Each shoe -- there are nearly 300 in total -- is presented in its own plywood box on the wall.

June 16, 2011
Collective Brands CEO resigns

Collective Brands, parent to the Payless ShoeSource and StrideRite brands, announced Wednesday that its chairman and CEO Matthew E. Rubel has resigned, effective immediately.

March 3, 2011
Boot Barn relaunches e-commerce site on Demandware platform

Demandware announced that Boot Barn, the largest western wear retailer in the world, has relaunched its e-commerce site, BootBarn.com, on the Demandware Commerce platform.

February 18, 2011
Brown Shoe buys American Sporting Goods Corp.

Brown Shoe Co. said Thursday that it has acquired privately held athletic shoe maker American Sporting Goods Corp. for $145 million.

February 1, 2011
Barneys Co-Op Named Store of the Year in CSA Design Competition

Barneys Co-Op, in Brooklyn, N.Y., won top honors in Chain Store Age’s 29th annual Store of the Year Retail Design Competition, which attracted entries from around the globe.

November 17, 2010
Brown Shoe to test new store format

Brown Shoe Co. will test a new retail format, called Mind Body Sole by Famous Footwear, that offers a wide range of fitness footwear for active consumers.

October 14, 2010
Jones Group shuffles executive leadership

The Jones Group said Friday it is realigning its management in the company’s footwear, accessories...

August 25, 2010
Sears launches shoe website

Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday it has launched the Sears.com Shoe Experience website....

June 29, 2010
J.C. Penney to open in-store shops for Aldo brand

J.C. Penney Co. and Aldo USA announced plans for J.C. Penney to become The Aldo...

June 15, 2010
Kohl’s to partner with Aldo on new line of shoes

Kohl's Department Stores will partner with Canadian shoe maker Aldo International on products to be...

March 7, 2010
Olympian to design new shoe line for Target

Target is poised to gain from snowboarder Shaun White's success at the 2010 Winter Olympics,...

January 14, 2010
Collective Brands buys Above The Rim brand from Reebok

Collective Brands announced Friday that it is acquiring the Above The Rim brand from Reebok...

June 26, 2008
Collective Brands to Pay Rival $30M Settlement

Collective Brands Inc., which operates the Payless ShoeSource and Stride-Rite shoe store chains, said Friday...

May 13, 2008
Collective Brands Wants Adidas Ruling Overturned

Collective Brands Inc. (the company resulting from the merger of Payless Shoe Source and Stride...

May 5, 2008
Adidas Wins $305 Million for Trademark Violation

Adidas has won a $305 million award from a federal jury for trademark violation of...

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