Stills from a video promoting Chaco’s Designapalooza competition. Chaco ChacoNation, rise — the popular outdoor sandal brand is launching a contest to find the next design for a sandal strap. The two-week competition called Designapalooza, running through Sept. 1, welcomes people to submit original designs to be considered as the strap of a limited-edition Z/1 Classic […]
The Arc’teryx Norvan LD 4 comes with Gore-Tex (left) or without. Courtesy of Arc’teryx Amer Sports is still in its early innings of a long growth spurt. “Amer Sports strong momentum continued in the second quarter as our unique portfolio of premium technical brands continues to create white space and the picture in sports and […]
A campaign image for the latest Academy Sports + Outdoors x Whataburger tie-up. Academy Sports + Outdoors Academy Sports + Outdoors and Whataburger are teaming up again for a new collaboration just in time for football season. Curated with the entire family in mind, the lineup includes an exclusive co-branded Hey Dude shoe as […]
The Birkenstock + Staud Arizona Woven Embossed Sandal in ecru. Courtesy of Staud Birkenstock Holding plc has much to be happy about in its third-quarter earnings report. Key highlights from executives during its third-quarter earnings conference call include how a shift to in-person shopping will benefit Birkenstock’s wholesale business over direct-to-consumer retail operations, what levers […]
Kizik parent Hands Free claims Skechers USA has infringed on its patented technology. Courtesy of Kizik Kizik parent Hands Free Labs has taken its beef with Skechers USA to a court overseas in Germany. The complaint was filed on Wednesday with the Unified Patent Court in Munich by Fast IP, LLC, the intellectual property holding […]
Ronnie Fieg revealed Wednesday a new Kith x Adidas sneaker collaboration made up of six different models, each tied to a specific decade of the sportswear brand’s running history. While the Instagram preview was centered around the six-shoe Adidas collection being gifted to invitees of Kith’s upcoming runway show on Sunday, it wasn’t the only […]
The UYN Alacrify is a daily runner featuring a eucalyptus-based upper, dual-foam midsole and unique plate called the HALO Systeem. Courtesy of UYN While many running shoes today boast a sock-like upper, a new daily runner from the Italian performance brand UYN (pronounced “win” and short for “Unleash Your Nature”) features an upper that is quite […]
A look inside the new Crocs Icon store at 543 Broadway in SoHo. Brian T. Silak Some consumers have become super cautious, but that’s not stopping Crocs Inc. CEO from taking some bold steps to ensure sustainable growth on a going-forward basis. “As we have consistently said, we are not trying to manage our […]
For his Footwear News cover shoot, Nigel Sylvester was asked to bring five pairs of shoes with him to show off and share the significance of them. The prolific Jordan Brand collaborator brought four pairs of his Air Jordan sneakers, all but one of which were well worn. Brand new was his Air Jordan 1 […]
Outside the Allbirds store in New York City’s Flatiron District. Eric Petschek Shares of Allbirds Inc. dropped over 16 percent in after-market trading on Thursday as the footwear company lowered its guidance for the year following its latest earnings report. In the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the San Francisco-based company reported that net revenue […]