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5 Trends to Watch in the New Year

We take a look at five business stories and trends that could impact the footwear industry in the year ahead. What major business stories will we be talking about in 2022?

Fever Pitch

In this coronavirus-addled year, participation in team sports was – and continues to be – dictated by state and local governments and agencies. The policies, often based on ever-fluctuating rates of transmission and hospitalizations, vary wildly from state to state...

Learning Lessons from COVID-19

This is a great time to reflect on 2020 and what we’ve learned from it — and how we implement that learning into our 2021 business practices.

Challenges and Opportunities for Holiday Sales

Thanks to impacts from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the continued rising influence of ecommerce on consumer behaviors, this holiday season will bring a new set of challenges and opportunities to footwear retailers and vendors. In-store safety, the ecommerce experience...

Pandemic May Provide Running with Needed Bounce

In 2020’s early days, marketing budgets, development plans and product orders were already in place for an anticipated big year for running. Besides the usual marquee marathon events in Boston, New York and Chicago in the U.S., the Olympic Games in Tokyo were set to provide a global stage to...

What’s Next in the Tariff Standoff?

For the footwear industry, pain from tariffs has already been inflicted. Where do we go from here?As vendors and retailers alike work aggressively to mitigate impacts on holiday sales and beyond, container imports from China continue to rise ahead of the imposition of December tariffs on...