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 […]
An activist investor in boot brand Dr. Martens is pushing the company to move towards a strategic review and potential sale. New York-based investment firm Marathon Partners Equity Management, LLC, which owns more than 5 million shares of Dr. Martens common stock, announced Tuesday that it recently sent a letter to Dr. Martens chairman Paul […]
Nearly a year after the launch of its first shoe, Alo Yoga is making some changes to the inaugural model. Starting on Monday, the shoe formerly known as the “Alo x 01 Classic” sneaker will now be referred to as the “Recovery Mode” sneaker. According to Danny Harris, co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Alo, […]