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 […]
View ALL 16 Photos Michael Jordan’s dressy Air Jordan Mule sneaker loafer is still going strong into the new year. The latest look to surface for the on-trend Air Jordan Mule is an oxblood-like Dark Team Red/Burgundy Crush/Metallic Silver. Like black and Luminous Green styles that preceded it, the upcoming colorway is offered in a […]
Timberland Premium 6-Inch Woven Boot in black. Kith After giving its iconic Premium 6-Inch Boot two woven leather makeovers in brown and green at the top of the year, outdoor footwear manufacturer Timberland is back with another style in time for the holidays. This time, the intricate look is delivered in black, and it’s already […]
(Image credit: Getty Images) Welcome to this week’s Equipment Debrief, where we take a quick look back at the main gear stories from the weekend’s action. Let’s start by talking about shoes, because the last couple of weeks have mostly been about the new TaylorMade Qi4D and Ping G440 K drivers (more news on these in the new year). […]
The popular barefoot shoe brand, Lems Shoes, just launched a new MTB/trail shoe called the Trail Thrasher. At its core, the Trail Thrasher is a mountain bike shoe. It takes serious design cues from downhill biking culture, which I think is obvious by its aesthetics. Lems sent me an 11.5 in the Asteroid color way, […]