With March Madness right around the corner, Reebok has celebrating this year’s NCAA Men’s Division 1 basketball tournament with a new sneaker collection dropping soon. The Boston-based sportswear brand has announced the release of its latest “Collegiate Pack,” which includes three beloved Reebok basketball styles “worn by the nation’s top colleges throughout the ‘90s and ‘00s.” One […]
Arezzo & Co. reported a strong finish to 2022 as the Brazilian company continued its aggressive expansion. The firm reported full year gross sales of 5.2 billion reais (or $1.01 billion), up 42% from the prior year and a company record for gross revenue. Adjusted net income was 386 million reais ($74 million), which was up […]
FN highlights the latest sustainable initiatives this year, including product launches, material innovations and corporate strategies. Send your news to [email protected]. March 13, 2023: OrthoLite today announced an exclusive partnership with biochemical firm Novamont to support the creation of OrthoLite Cirql, the company’s circular foam material solution for footwear. Last year, OrthoLite announced the development of Cirql, an eco-friendly foam […]
Each year, the Oscars red carpet comes with a few key fashion trends. They not only set the tone for the evening (and the way we look at the evening in posterity); they also inform how regular people might considering dressing for a big night out. In the late ’90s, Sharon Stone inspired women to […]
MILAN — The Tod’s Group returned to the black in 2022 on the back of a 13.9% gain in revenues, prompting chairman and chief executive officer Diego Della Valle to describe the performance as “good and satisfying,” setting “the foundations for future turnover growth.”In the 12 months ended Dec. 31, net profit amounted to 23.1 million euros, […]
Having already reimagined a pair of fan-favorite styles once before, Bodega has again teamed up with Hoka to give another one of its beloved styles a new look. After a trip to Annecy, France — the birthplace of Hoka — and a hike with the fast-growing running and outdoor brand’s team in the French Alps, Bodega was […]
After several months in the U.S. market, Imbox Protection Inc. is making inroads with footwear retailers. The company, which was founded in 2011 in Denmark, specializes in offering patented in-store units that quickly and safely apply an organic, water-based protective treatment to all types of footwear. The sleek boxes, which can sit on the showroom […]
Timberland has turned up the volume on its most important messaging with the opening of its new global flagship in SoHo. The soft opening Friday of the 3,254-square-foot store at 550 Broadway between Prince and Spring Streets marked the reveal of a design concept intended to showcase the brand’s dual mission of outfitting people for […]
Versace’s fall winter ’23 runway show was originally slated for today, Friday, March 10th in Los Angeles, kicking off Oscars weekend with a fashion bang. But with another round of bad weather set to hit already unusually-rain-soaked southern California coast, Donatella Versace changed the show to Thursday. It was perhaps the ultimate show of power […]
It’s back to the basics for some leading footwear brands that have been burned by recent fluctuations in consumer demand. After a volatile year of inventory surpluses, inflation and shifting trends, Allbirds, Sperry and Adidas are all refocusing on tried-and-true styles and categories, reverting back to their core brand DNAs that helped them initially win […]