Caleres is seeing progress towards its 2025 environmental, social, governance (ESG) goals, according to its new 2023 ESG report. Released on Tuesday, the new report touches on the St. Louis-based footwear company’s notable ESG achievements over the last year including the launch of the One Planet Standard, a designation for its products that meet the […]
It’s a basketball player’s dream to one day have a signature shoe. However, Monday night at the WNBA Draft, several of the league’s newcomers revealed who they believe is most deserving of one from the 2024 draft class right now. That player is Nike-backed Caitlin Clark. “Obviously she is an amazing player, but she has […]
Shares of Dr. Martens took a dive on Tuesday after the boot maker put out a cautious outlook for 2025 that suggested persisting weakness in the U.S. wholesale market. Ahead of its official full-year earnings report on May 30, British footwear company shared what it described as a “prudent” outlook for 2025. The company expects U.S. […]
Adidas is updating its guidance for the year after reporting better-than-expected preliminary results for the first quarter of 2024. According to the German athletic company, currency-neutral revenues increased 8 percent compared to the prior year level. In euro terms, the company’s revenues grew 4 percent to 5.458 billion euros in the first quarter, versus 5.274 […]
Converse Basketball‘s synergy with Nike continues with the new All Star BB Shift CX. Just as the All Star BB Shift and All Star BB Trilliant CX before it borrowed technology from Nike, the latest performance basketball sneaker from Converse features an enlarged Air Zoom unit in the forefoot for bounce and responsiveness. This feature […]
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Footwear News may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. DSW has teamed up with Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix on an exclusive curated collection of shoes for spring. According […]
From what started out as a fun podcast idea when they both worked at Highsnobiety, the duo’s Muleboyz project has since amassed an audience of nearly 44,000 Instagram followers and has brought in multiple brand collaborations in just a few short years. Indeed, the menswear industry’s go-to mule experts – who frequently work with brands […]
Parker Boot Company is marking its 10th year in business with the launch of a new made-to-order program. Up until now, customers were coming to the Houston, Texas-based shoe company for fully bespoke Western boots. Now, according to founder Zephan Parker, the brand’s footwear will be open to a wider audience looking to enter the […]
After a bidding process that went on for weeks, Authentic Brands Group came out the winner after agreeing to buy the athletic apparel label Champion from Hanesbrands Inc. for a little more than $1 billion. “Champion agreed to be acquired by ABG last Friday or Monday,” said a source knowledgeable about the negotiations. “They should […]
Floafers has teamed up with country music artist Hardy on a new collaborative footwear collection. According to the Holmdel, N.J.-based EVA shoe company, the collection features one exclusive style and a curated selection of five core Floafers models. Exclusive to this drop is the “M+C Driver,” which features a design inspired from the country star’s […]