More From Angela Velasquez
Children’s Brands on Current Swim, Sport and Resort Trends
The $4.4 billion swimwear industry is luring designers to the kiddie pool. Swimwear was a hot ticket item at…
Perry Ellis Exits Low-Growth Brands to Expand Core Labels
Perry Ellis International announced last week that it plans to continue to exit noncore, low-growth brands in…
Lenzing Cuts Costs as Profit Falls
Austrian viscose fiber producer Lenzing Group is tightening its purse strings for the remainder of 2014 in…
Crocs Appoints Michelle Poole Senior VP of Global Merchandising
Crocs announced Friday that footwear veteran Michelle Poole would be joining its team as senior vice…
New Balance, Brandlive Link for Omnichannel Events
Footwear manufacturer New Balance partnered with Brandlive, a real-time online video and social platform, to…
TOMS Sells 50% Stake to Bain
Privately held equity firm Bain Capital LLC has agreed to acquire a 50 percent stake of casual footwear brand…
Sport and Comfort Shine at FN Platform
FN Platform (Aug. 18-20) in Las Vegas set the stage for the unveiling of a number of brand new lines—and to…
Dollar General Bids $9.7 Billion for Family Dollar
The dollar store wars rages on as Dollar General entered the race to takeover Family Dollar Stores, Inc…
Aeropostale Rehires Julian Geiger as CEO
Teen specialty retailer Aeropostale Inc. announced Monday that Julian Geiger has rejoined the company as…
Children’s Footwear Tops Canadian Back-to-School Shopping Lists
Kids in Canada will start the school year off on the right—and stylish—foot during the upcoming…
Footwear Sales Remain Healthy as Retailers Battle for Consumers’ Attention
The NPD Group's footwear industry 2014 mid year check-up revealed a healthy but distracted business grappling…
Cambodian Garment Workers Dying on the Job
Cambodian garment workers are falling ill on the job. According to IndustriALL, in a single week in July more…
Nordstrom Launches Private Label Giveback Brand
Nordstrom, the Seattle-based retailer with more than 271 stores in 36 states, is launching its first…
Meijer Gets a New, Fashionable Look
How does a Grand Rapids, Mich.-based grocery store founded in 1934 become a shopping destination for…
Harrods Opens the Gilded Gates to Shoe Heaven
Luxury goods emporium, Harrods, opened its 42,000-square-foot women’s footwear floor in London aptly coined…