Thanks in part to consumers’ home-based lifestyles that have expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of slippers and Crocs had strong third quarter sales along with cold weather boots. All three categories are forecast to post continued solid results during the holiday season, ...

The Hibbett business, both the Hibbett Sports and City Gear banners, is benefitting from temporary closures by competitors, accelerating customer adoption of its e-commerce segment and a consumer rotation away from travel/leisure/entertainment spending into sports and lifestyle purchases.

Convinced that the promotional environment will be lower in the fourth quarter than in the last two periods yet uncertain how a surging pandemic could fuel more store closures or shutdowns, Foot Locker senior executives think the retail behemoth has tools in place to migrate more...

Vionic’s e-commerce sales rose more than 50 percent in the third quarter for Caleres, which saw its wellness and comfort footwear brands continue to perform well. Wellness/Comfort labels represented 55 percent of Caleres’ Brand Portfolio sales in the period versus 47 percent in the year-ago period.

Look for U.S. holiday sales for the two months ending Dec. 31 to rise between 3.6 percent and 5.2 percent to a total between $755.3 billion and $766.7 billion, according to a National Retail Federation estimate. The projection excludes auto dealer, gas station and restaurant sales.

Seven years after acquiring the British brand Dr. Martens from the Griggs Family, private equity firm Permira has hired Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to lead a public offering. The IPO on the London Exchange will reportedly go off early next year.

The largest full-line sporting goods retailer in the U.S. is slated to have a woman CEO in February. Yesterday the retailer publicly disclosed that Lauren Hobart, DKS president since 2017, has been elected the President and CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods, effective Feb. 1.

Adidas and Sperry have each named women to lead their marketing efforts. Vicky Free, who has led omnichannel teams at Walt Disney, Time Warner and Viacom, will join Adidas in early January as SVP of global marketing where she will be charged with developing compelling brand stories.

Citing recent trends showing consumers more focused on health and wellness and spending time outdoors, actions that have been accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Kohl’s senior executives are doubling down on both segments with expanded product ranges.

Mike Edwards, a 12-year veteran of the St. Louis parent, is replacing Molly Adams as president of Famous Footwear. Adams is leaving the retailer tomorrow for another employment opportunity.

OS1st made a donation to the California Fire Foundation in response to the 2020 wildfire season. From August to November, OS1st offered to donate $5 for every pair of FS4 Plantar Fasciitis Sock in Merino Wool that was purchased on www.OS1st.com to the California Fire Foundation.

Mizuno, which reported a 19 percent decline in Americas’ revenues to the equivalent of $79.7 million for the six months ended Sep. 30, says it’s focused on growing its running and golf businesses in the region and intends to increase sales with new product introductions and a focus on...

Saucony is projected to be the fastest-growing brand, in terms of percentage revenue increase, among Wolverine’s dozen footwear labels in 2021. The prediction from Wolverine Worldwide senior management is based on two factors — expansion of Saucony’s fashion-forward Originals heritage...

The Three Stripes — whose senior management team is focused on bolstering its ecommerce business, maintaining the health of its Profit & Loss statement and continuing to reduce bloated inventories — is vowing to deliver a “solid growth rate” for 2021 as it moves strategies forward to...

Timberland and Vans parent VF Corp. will acquire Supreme, the premium streetwear brand, known for its disruptive, digitally-led and weekly drop-focused business model, for $2.1 billion by year-end. Current investors The Carlyle Group and Goode Partners are selling their respective stakes in Supreme.

Axion Footwear is returning to the market, headed by skateboarder and Founder Kareem Campbell and Dustin Deardorf as designer. The company’s first shoe, available to its website subscribers on Oct. 15, was the Genesis and a tribute to skater Guy Mariano. Two additional capsules will...

Deckers Brands, parent company of Hoka One One, is spending on marketing to increase global awareness and adoption of the brand, and continues to eye $500 million in fiscal year sales for Hoka. The brand’s second quarter sales rose a whopping 83 percent, buoyed by...

Thanks in part to consumers’ home-based lifestyles that have expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, sales of slippers and Crocs had strong third quarter sales along with cold weather boots. All three categories are forecast to post continued solid results during the holiday season, according to...

Contending wholesale remains a critical part of its future but also acknowledging the need to evolve its distribution strategy to stay in step with the changing retail landscape, Under Armour last week revealed plans to reduce its number of North American distribution points by...

Beyond reaching out to customers of its strongest footwear category work boots, retail chain Boot Barn is launching a new “country” segment focused on customers who participate in the rugged outdoors on a recreational basis or as an adventure enthusiast but who are not necessarily into a...

L.L.Bean, which has already established new wholesale partnerships for its various products with the likes of Scheels, Staples and Nordstrom, is now selling its classic boot on Amazon-owned Zappos to be followed soon by its Wicked Good slipper and...

Competition is ramping up in the private label athleisure market.Two years after Dick’s Sporting Goods entered the value-oriented, performance athletic business with its private DSG label, Kohl’s will introduce FLX in select stores and online in March. The men’s and women’s brand will...

Crocs isn’t resting on current brand momentum, instead implementing measures to expand the brand’s reach with consumers and protect its merchandise margins. Working on a strategy to deliver differentiated assortments to retailers including athletic specialists Finish Line and Foot Locker, which...

The Three Stripes’ 15-year run with Reebok may hit its final lap in early 2021.A report late last week from a German publication suggested Adidas is moving to shed the Reebok business, which it acquired for $3.8 billion in 2005.

Puma SE CEO Bjorn Gulden says how much The Cat could benefit from Nike’s continued exodus from wholesale accounts “is impossible to quantify at this point,” but confirms the impending Swoosh shift is already cultivating conversations between Puma personnel and retailers.