The retail landscape in New England for athletic footwear and apparel continues to shift with last week’s announcement that Olympia Sports, founded in 1975, will liquidate and close its final 35 doors by Sep. 30.

Numerous factors have Skechers, celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022, cautious about its outlook for the second half of the year. They range from an overall uncertain global economic environment to persistent supply chain concerns and a slower pace of recovery in China.

Diane Sullivan, the senior executive for Caleres since 2004 will formally retire as the St. Louis company’s CEO on Jan. 15, 2023, moving to executive chairman and handing the CEO reins to current president Jay Schmidt.

New Balance has unveiled a signature shoe for rising U.S. tennis star Coco Gauff, the world’s no. 11-ranked player. The New Balance Coco CG1 is launching on August 26, just ahead of the US Open, with two colorways, Pompey and DigiCoco.

An estimated 53 percent of U.S. Back-To-School shoppers will complete their spending by the end of the month, according to the 15th edition of the Deloitte Back-To-School Survey.

Heydude, the lifestyle footwear brand purchased by Crocs in early 2022, has unveiled a new brand identity and logo. Aiming to reach both new and existing fans, the refresh includes new colors and fonts and a logo with a hand-drawn feel...

REI Path Ahead Ventures is launching its Navigate accelerator program, with an inaugural cohort of six companies. Through its Path Ahead Ventures program, REI partners with founders of color as they further their growth in the outdoor industry.

Kane Footwear has released a new edition of its Kane Revive active recovery style with USA women’s hockey player Hilary Knight. The brand says the design of the Kane x Knight shoe aims to honor Knight’s journey in women’s sports.

In a deal made between two third-generation family businesses, Wisconsin-based Stan’s Fit For Your Feet has purchased Waxberg’s Walk Shoppe, located in Niles, IL.

According to the latest Shoe Executive Business Outlook Survey, 87.1 percent of respondents see prospects for shoe shoppers over the next six months “turning weak” or “very weak.” The quarterly survey was released late last week by the Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association + FFANY.

According to the latest Shoe Executive Business Outlook Survey, 87.1 percent of respondents see prospects for shoe shoppers over the next six months “turning weak” or “very weak.” The quarterly survey was released late last week by the Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association + FFANY.

A new regional trade organization, the Outdoor Market Alliance (OMA), recently held its first Summer Market Week with over 250 individual specialty retail buyers in attendance at OMA’s new showroom spaces in Lakewood, CO.

There will be sales tax holidays in 16 states this summer. Footwear will be sold tax-free in a dozen of those states, including Connecticut, Maryland, New Mexico, Texas, and South Carolina, with all 16 states offering tax-free status on apparel.

The first new women’s signature basketball sneaker in over a decade was announced last week as PUMA unveiled the Stewie 1, set to hit retail in September. The Stewie 1 Quiet Fire is a signature shoe for Breanna Stewart...

Still coping with elevated transit times for products, more than 80 days to move containers from Asia to North America, Nike realized a 5 percent decline in Q4 regional revenues to $5,115 million from $5,384 million for the three months ended May 31.

UK-based brand inov-8 announced that Mike Snell will join the business as its new CEO in October. Snell is currently serving as Commercial Director for supermarket chain Asda. Prior to that he was Chief Commercial Officer at UK fitness retailer Wiggle.

Foot Locker Inc.’s Eastbay Team Sales business is being acquired by BSN Sports, a direct marketer and distributor of sporting goods, footwear, apparel and branding to the school and league markets. Financial terms of the transaction, expected to close in the coming weeks, were not disclosed.

Footwear brand Floafers has opened its first-ever concept store, a 900-sq.-ft. space in Bell Works, a retail and business hub in Holmdel, NJ, that is also home to the Floafers corporate headquarters.

3M is introducing 3M-Specified Water Repellent Greige Yarn, a yarn specially crafted for the development of durable, moisture-managing fabrics, which the company says will allow manufacturers to create...

Specialty running store franchisor Fleet Feet has agreed to acquire New England-based run retailer Marathon Sports and its soundRunner and Runner’s Alley brands.