Foot Locker Finishes Strong; Outlines Growth Plan
It’s not how you start, it’s where you finish—and where you’re headed. As that race logic pertains to Foot Locker, which will celebrate its 50th
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Skechers Serves up Martha Stewart Collab
It‘s a good thing… Skechers is giving women a chance to step into lifestyle queen Martha Stewart’s shoes with her personalized Spring ’23 capsule, A
Ringo Starr Is the New Face of Skechers Relaxed Fit
The legendary drummer stars in the footwear ad campaign.
Puma Opens New PUMA Lab Powered by Foot Locker
A unique shop-in-shop opened in Philadelphia’s 69th Street Foot Locker location Friday, March 20th.
Oder-Eaters National Rotten Sneaker Contest Turns 40
The annual contest celebrates 40th anniversary at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Times Square.
New Balance Launches the C-Series
Joining forces with Tokyobike for inspiration, sneakers and cycles share a clean design aesthetic.
What’s Selling at Varsity Sports in Baton Rouge, LA
Jenni Peters, owner of Varsity Sports, tells us what’s hot in South Louisiana.
Rich Cofinco returns to Creative Recreation.
When Rich Cofinco and Robert Nand started Creative Recreation in 2002, fresh from their design roles at Vans, their goal was to fuse an athletic sneaker with a dress shoe–a style that was nonexistent at the time. In the decade since, however, every men’s brand worth its shoe leather has followed their lead.
Converse blends classic styles with weatherized fabrics and leather in its Fall ’14 Jack Purcell sneaker collection.
Converse presents a melange of takes on its tried-and-true Jack Purcell sneakers for the Fall ’14 season. The all-new Cross Stitch is a fresh twist on the classic kick, re-imagined in tumbled leather with blue stitching on the tongue, a gum Jack Purcell “smile,” square waxed cotton laces and accent brass eyelets.
Lightweight performance running footwear hits highest sales numbers in four years.
Think lightweight running shoes are just a fad? Think again. Thirty percent of total performance running footwear sales in October 2013, which was up 22 percent when compared to the year ago period, came from lightweight running. “Innovation continues to set the pace,” says Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst. “Consumers are looking for athletic shoes that will perform better than earlier models with a lighter, more comfortable weight. We have also noticed an attraction to brighter, bold colors.
