All footwear articles
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AnalysisMarket Analysis: The global athletic footwear market 2024
SGI Europe’s yearly analysis details global sales of 25 athletic footwear brands and their performance in 2024.
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ArticleFootway invests in logistics center and launches new service
The purchase of Ecom Team’s bankrupt estate brings new opportunities for the footwear e-com specialist.
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ArticleStanbee lowers costs, weight in athletic shoes with nitrogen-infused parts
US supplier Stanbee utilizes a patented gas foaming process to produce lighter, more affordable shoe parts for brands such as Nike and New Balance.
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News briefsCrocs names new CFO
The footwear brand has appointed a new finance chief with prior leadership roles at SharkNinja and Nike.
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News briefsSkechers, 3G Capital clear regulatory hurdles
The US footwear company and private equity firm have secured all necessary approvals to proceed with their previously announced merger.
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News briefsDick’s-Foot Locker merger clears final hurdles
The US retailers move closer to finalizing their merger after receiving antitrust clearance and setting a shareholder election deadline.
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ArticleAsics and Salomon are the fastest-growing sneaker brands
StockX’s midyear trend report has Asics and Salomon among the fastest-growing sneaker brands and sees triple-digit sales growth for trading cards.
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ArticleSneakersnstuff returns with former CEO: New owners have ‘long-term vision and commitment’
Following its bankruptcy in January 2025, classic sneaker retailer Sneakersnstuff (SNS), which three years ago had annual sales of €100 million, gained a new owner in German investment company Reziprok. The company contacted one of SNS’s founders, Erik Manzano Fagerlind (of Sweden), and asked if he wanted to return to the company he started with Peter Jansson in Stockholm in 1999. He did.
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ArticleBrazlian footwear companies report Q2 results
We bring you an overview with insights from Alpargatas and Grendene among others.
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News briefsKizik and HandsFree Labs sue Skechers over patent infringement
HandsFree Labs and its footwear brand Kizik have filed a lawsuit against Skechers.
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ArticleSpanish footwear exports flat in value for first four months of 2025
In the first four months of the year, Spain exported 59.9 million pairs of shoes, down by 2.20 percent year-over-year, for a total of €1.193 million, up by 0.04 percent as the average price per pair increased by 2.20 percent to €19.92, according to data released by Fice, the Spanish ...
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C-Suite InterviewOrtholite CEO Glenn Barrett: Some customers are pulling orders forward
Ortholite’s CEO shares insights on how his brand partners are reacting to the current geopolitical situation.
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News briefsSNS close to getting a new owner
The global sneaker retailer Sneakersnstuff (SNS), which went into bankruptcy two weeks ago, is close to getting a new owner.
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News briefsYue Yuen offers FY profit guidance, warns on potential tax impact
Yue Yuen’s manufacturing group saw growth in gross and operating profit due to increased capacity utilisation and product efficiency.
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News briefsThe 15th Absolute Run store opens in Bruges
The 15th Absolute Run store opened in Bruges, Belgium. SPORT 2000 continues the internationalization of the specialist format. In 2025, several more stores will open up.
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ArticleSkechers delivers record annual sales in FY24
The FY24 results of Skechers are the company’s best ever in terms of sales, boosted by the footwear brands’ comfort-technology products.
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News briefsCambodia’s footwear exports up 23% in 2024
In 2024, Cambodia’s footwear exports rose by 23 percent to $1.68 billion, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
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News briefsGlobal footwear market expected to grow 4.2% a year to 2029
Over the period, the size of the market is expected to increase by $103.6 billion.
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News briefsFoot Locker opens first new Kids Store format in NY
The store is 600 square meters and is located in the Bay Plaza Shopping Centre in the Bronx.
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News briefsSales for the US footwear industry reached $89.2 billion in 2024
Circana’s Consumer Tracking Service shows that the athleisure category generated $31 billion in sales and was the number one segment
