Topo Athletic founder Tony Posts cuts the ribbon to the brand’s new HQ. Courtesy of Topo Athletic Topo Athletic has expanded its headquarters. According to the Designer Brands-owned performance and outdoor footwear, its new office space at 39 Grant St. in Framingham, Mass., is in the very same campus as the old one, now in […]
The US and EU have in place the parameters for a trade deal at a 15 percent duty rate across most EU imports to the US. VioletaStoimenova/Getty Images The devil is always in the details. Still, the parameters for the new U.S.-European Union trade deal might just provide the glimmer of hope for footwear firms […]
A shoe factory in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, in April 2025. Adriana Adie/Nur Photo via Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump‘s increase in trade pressures has resulted in a new deal with Indonesia, the first since he sent out the flurry of tariff letters last week. Trump revealed the move Tuesday morning on his Truth […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, attend a dinner with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room of the White House on July 7, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The U.S. and India are still hoping to […]
A worker on a production line of rubber rain boots at Guanhong Plastic Industry Co. Ltd, in Jieshou, China, on Sept. 27, 2024. Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images The threat of higher tariffs may have provided footwear firms with an unintended benefit as they took charge of rethinking their supply chains. That’s because U.S. President Donald […]
Tobe Nwigwe at Moncler’s Studio Ascenti event in New York. Courtesy of Moncler High above the streets on the 41st floor of a Manhattan skyscraper, Moncler hosted its third open-format experiential footwear space, Studio Ascenti, to showcase its new fall/winter 2025 collection. The roving, multi-station event, featured story-telling moments that highlighted next season’s shoe collection […]
A Columbia Sportswear store. Budrul Chukrut/SOPA Images via Getty Images Columbia Sportswear has a 2025 game plan in place against the backdrop of tariff increases, but 2026 is the big question mark. “Our industry has never faced a period where the rules and regulations around trade with the United States are simply unknown and unknowable,” […]
Nike Inc. is one of many footwear firms that signed a letter asking for an exemption for footwear from tariffs under the Trump administration. Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images The footwear industry is making sure its voice is heard in Washington. The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), along with more than 80 leading U.S. footwear […]
Alevì Milano’s brand campaign Courtesy of Alevì Milano Alevì Milano, the Italian luxury footwear brand beloved by celebrities including Beyoncé, Reese Witherspoon, Zoe Saldaña, Demi Moore, Hailey Bieber, and Kendall Jenner, among others, is ready for its next phase of growth — with a business partner to boot. Founded in 2019 by Valentina Micchetti and […]
The Spanish footwear sector is claiming its place in the world as one of the leading countries in the production of high-quality footwear. Spanish footwear is internationally recognized for several distinctive values that give it its identity. One of the hallmarks of Spanish footwear is its high quality, both in materials and finishes. Spain has […]