performance footwear
Nike Trail Beefs Up Style and Substance in Pair of Popular Off-Road Silhouettes
Nike Trail made technical and design updates to two of its most popular trail-running styles.
Skechers Borrows Goodyear’s Rubber Expertise for Performance Footwear
Skechers and Goodyear have expanded their collaboration to bring the tire company's rubber to a new range of…
Adidas’ New Running Shoe Lineup Has Something for Everyone
Adidas updated its performance running footwear offering to include options for everyone from the casual…
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Vans, Burton Embrace Boa’s New High-Performance Snowboard Boot Closure
Boa has unveiled a new snowboard boot closure system that relies on textile lacing for its most durable…
Adidas Contributes to Marathon Footwear Arms Race With Adizero Update
As the race to engineer the world's fastest performance running footwear heats up, Adidas offers up its own…
Functional Footwear Ruled Outdoor Retailer’s Winter Market
The great outdoors is calling, and consumers need to strap into footwear ready for whatever nature throws…
What Makes Adidas Demonskin, Codechaos Footwear So Innovative
In its latest footwear release, Adidas focused on crafting one-of-a-kind cutting-edge uppers for both soccer…
2020 Lacks a ‘Hot’ Footwear Brand, NPD’s Matt Powell Says
How will performance footwear and apparel fare in 2020? According to NPD's Matt Powell, not very well.
Nike’s Marathon Running Shoe Might Be Too Fast for Competition
Multiple reports point to new potential regulations that could possibly exclude Nike's Vaporfly running shoe…
New Under Armour Sneaker Will Offer Connected Coaching
The UA HOVR Machina will be the first running shoe in Under Armour's 2020 running suite to offer Form…
Reebok Taps UFC Powerhouse for Official Zig Kinetica Sneaker Drop
Reebok tested the Zig Kinetica in 2019 in preparation for a larger release to take place this year.
Asics Fizzles, Nike Sizzles at Major Tokyo Marathon
Nike outshone Asics during a famous relay marathon on the Japanese footwear brand's home turf.
The State of Performance Footwear Heading Into 2020
Performance footwear was marked with challenges in 2019, but the category will continue to garner…
Asics’ New Tennis Shoe Keeps Up With the Changing Game
Needing to stop with precision and start with speed, modern baseline tennis players require extra stability…
Most Black Friday Footwear Deals Were Anything But, Data Shows
Sneaker savings were hard to come by on Black Friday.