Anne Cavassa has left her role as Saucony brand president after five years in the position. The process of naming a successor is underway, Wolverine World Wide president, CEO and director Brendan Hoffman said during the company’s Q1 earnings call.

JD Sports, the publicly traded British parent of Finish Line, Shoe Palace and DTLR, besides its namesake nameplate, intends to open 500 to 600 new JD Sports stores in North America over the next five years...

Saddled with a bloated inventory level and softer sales trends in April and May, Foot Locker reported lower Q1 operating income and sales levels last week and simultaneously reduced its full-year outlook for revenues and gross margin.

Adidas, which was reportedly set to lose out on more than $1 billion in revenue due to unsold Yeezy merch in the aftermath of its split with Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, announced it will begin selling Yeezy products again beginning May 31.

On Holdings, the publicly traded Swiss company is expanding its direct reach to U.S. consumers later this year through the opening of new brand stores in Williamsburg, VA, and Miami, FL.

The Japanese brand Asics, which reported its largest Q1 sales quarter ever last week, has established a turnaround plan for its North American operating unit that reported an operating loss equivalent to $2.54 million despite 24 percent revenue growth in Japanese yen to $192.2 million.

The USA operating unit of South Korea’s Fila Holdings Corp. is currently forecasting a FY23 consolidated operating loss for the region in the range of $67.3 to $82.2 million, up from a prior forecast of a $59.8 to $67.3 million loss.

Kizik, known for its hands-free shoe innovation, is opening its first-ever brick-and-mortar store. Located at the Fashion Place Mall in Murray, UT, near Salt Lake City, the retail store will be “the first of many for Kizik,"...

Dubbing the effort, ‘Protect This House 3’ or ‘PTH3’ for short, Under Armour under new CEO Stephanie Linnartz intends to focus on brand, product and the U.S. market going forward with particular attention on footwear...

The Three Stripes suffered a 20 percent, constant-currency decline in North American Q1 sales to $1.3 billion and an operating loss equivalent to $50.7 million.

Markets outside the U.S. are forecast to generate Crocs’ highest FY23 revenue growth rates and help the group deliver 11 to 14 percent reported sales expansion this fiscal year to a range of $3.95 to $4.05 billion.

Authentic Brands Group is teaming with Global Citizen, an international advocacy organization, on an initiative it says is designed to “encourage consumers to activate their purchasing power and drive change toward the most urgent issues facing humanity and the planet.”

K-Swiss is looking to make its mark in the Formula 1 world, with the launch of a product collab with McLaren Racing. K-Swiss Tubes shoes are the official 2023 team footwear for all McLaren Racing mechanics, engineers, and VIP staffing.

Hoka has launched its first ever collection of footwear for kids. The new line includes youth sizes of three popular Hoka styles, the Clifton 9, Speedgoat 5, and Ora 3 Slide.

Nike’s new Motiva shoe features rocker geometry and is made for walking, jogging and running. Specifically, the brand says, it is made for varied activities and fluctuating paces.

Overall U.S. footwear industry sales revenue was down 3% in Q1 this year versus Q1 2022, but the performance category was up 2% in that period, according to point-of-sale data from Circana (formerly IRI and The NPD Group).

Canada Goose has made changes to its executive suite, including the naming of former Wolverine executive Matt Blonder as chief digital officer with responsibility for all consumer-facing digital platforms.

A multi-year sponsorship between Dick’s Sporting Goods and the Boston Athletic Association (B.A.A.), which commenced with the running of the 127th Boston Marathon on Monday, makes the full-line retailer the official retail sponsor of B.A.A. events.

After years of seeing web searches and spell check wrongly put a ‘t’ in the middle of the company’s name, Skechers now has one in actor and former wrestler Mr. T, who has been added to the brand’s roster of athlete and celebrity endorsers.

It appears that U.S. households with kids are pulling back on footwear spending more so than those without, as parents are forgoing footwear purchases for themselves, according to Circana (formerly IRI and The NPD Group).