Inside Birkenstock’s Chestnut Hill store near Boston. Courtesy of Birkenstock Birkenstock is continuing to grow its retail footprint in the U.S. with the opening of its last location in Boston. Located at 27 Boylston Street just outside of the city in Chestnut Hill, the new location marks the German footwear company’s 15th company-owned retail store […]
Phil Knight Drew Angerer/Getty Images Nike co-founder Phil Knight was the top charitable donor of 2025, according to new research from The Chronicle of Philanthropy. In its annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations, The Chronicle found that Knight and his wife Penny topped the list with their $2 billion […]
Macaulay Culkin made a surprise appearance at Crocs’ newly remodeled 34th Street store on Friday. While at the store, the “Home Alone” star brought his charm to a segment of the footwear brand’s day-long TikTok Shop livestream event. “I wasn’t ever really a Crocs guy,” Culkin told FN at the event with a smirk. “But […]
On’s Cloudmonster 2 is slated to get an update in the first quarter of 2026. Courtesy of On Among the running shoe leaders, Hoka appears to be one of the November standouts cited by a few Wall Street analysts. Also doing well, based on search volume, were On Running‘s largest franchise, its Cloud 6, as […]
Brooks’ sizable booth at TRE 2025. Ian Servantes for Footwear News Doors have closed on The Running Event 2025, the latest mass gathering for the running industry in San Antonio rather than its usual Austin home. What was shown at the trade show will resonate in 2026 and beyond, however, and Footwear News was on the […]
Stuart Weitzman’s Stuart Power Zip 75 bootie. Courtesy of Caleres Shares of Caleres Inc. fell over 18 percent in pre-market trading on Tuesday as the footwear company reported third-quarter earnings below analyst expectations. The St. Louis-based company said net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2025 totaled $790.1 million, up 6.6 percent from $740.9 […]
Designer Brands is evaluating which DSW innovation pilots at its Framingham, Mass., test store can be scaled across the broader fleet. Courtesy of DSW Investors loved Designer Brands Inc.’s third quarter results, sending shares of the shoe retailer up nearly 48.5 percent in Tuesday’s trading session. Shares of Designer Brands ended the day’s trading session […]
Keke Palmer stars in Stuart Weitzman’s holiday 2025 campaign. Courtesy of Stuart Weitzman After finalizing its acquisition of Stuart Weitzman from Tapestry in August, Caleres management is focused on turning around the business in 2026. On the company’s third quarter conference call on Tuesday, Caleres president and chief executive officer Jay Schmidt walked analysts through […]
Slippers from Timberland. Courtesy of RG Barry Brands Clarks and Timberland slippers have a new home. On Friday, RG Barry Brands announced a new agreement in principle under which it would acquire substantially all of Green Market Services Co. Inc.’s assets. While terms of the deal were not disclosed, the proposed transaction includes GMS’ licensed […]
The campaign for the Asics Gel-Kinetic SP sneakers. Asics As the hybrid athletic footwear trend evolves from slip-on sneaker loafers to more engineered mash-ups, Asics is preparing to deliver a new model which combines its technical underfoot tooling with a dressy yet sporty upper. The upcoming Asics Gel-Kinetic SP combines the high-tech midsole of the […]