Shoe City is going out of business. The Baltimore-based sneaker and streetwear retailer, with the official business name of Esco Ltd., commenced going-out-of-business sales on Thursday for all of its 39 retail store locations throughout Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. with the help of Gordon Brothers. According to the advisory firm, the stores range in size […]
Puma is evolving how it navigates its sustainability journey with the launch of a new initiative. The project, coined “Voices of a Re:Generation,” will kick off with Puma giving a ‘seat at the table’ to four, young, environmentalist ‘voices’ from across Europe and the U.S. over a year-long period. The four environmentalists selected for this project include […]
Famed sports marketing exec Sonny Vaccaro, while talking from his home in Palm Springs, Calif., admitted with a laugh that he has done far more interviews in recent weeks than he has in years — and that’s with good reason. “Air,” the highly-anticipated movie chronicling the game-changing partnership between NBA icon Michael Jordan and Nike, has finally arrived in […]
What exactly qualifies as a “sustainable” shoe? If you find yourself stumped by that question, you’re not alone. Amid the heightened awareness and interest in eco-friendly fashion — particularly among Gen Z and millennial consumers — companies are increasingly marketing their products as sustainable, basing their claims on an array of ingredients and processes. Some […]
Deckers Brands’ footwear assortment has been dubbed ugly, bizarre, weird — but its signature silhouettes are clearly making a mark. In 1973, the company was founded in Santa Barbara, Calif., by entrepreneurs Doug Otto and Karl F. Lopker. Since then, the company has grown from a single flip-flop to a house of powerful brands, led […]
Wolverine Worldwide is preparing to lay off employees in its Sweaty Betty brand as it looks to improve its cost structure. Wolverine did not confirm how many employees would be impacted by the staff reduction, which was described as a proposed reduction, and announced other changes to improve the business, such as consolidating office space […]
When Nicholas Kirkwood landed on the luxury shoe scene in 2005, he disrupted the industry with his bold, architectural designs. Now the prolific designer, who shelved his eponymous brand in February, is out to shake things up again with an ambitious eco-driven launch that completely transforms the entire shoe life cycle — with a drastically simplified, vertically integrated and fully circular model. “I want to see […]
Nike and Snipes teamed up to bring fun festivities and sustainable fashion to New York. On Sunday, Nike celebrated its 9th anniversary of Nike Air Max Day. The brand teamed up with retailer Snipes to host an event in Brooklyn, New York, called Maxxed Out. The two partnered with Made Institute, a fashion school in Philadelphia, […]
Oofos has completed a new round of funding, which was led by Derek Carr of the New Orleans Saints, retired NFL quarterback Alex Smith and WNBA star turned championship-winning women’s college basketball coach Dawn Staley. The trio of sports stars all had ties to the active recovery footwear brand prior to the round of funding. […]
Last year Nike celebrated a major 50-year milestone and true to its slogan “Just Do it,” the company is committed to impact. Released Friday, the activewear giant’s latest impact report spans a whopping 225 pages, extensively detailing its people, planet and play pillars. In time for Women’s History Month and in homage to the female athletes who […]