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Vicki M. Young

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Footwear Brands Keep Promise of Doing Only ‘Surgical’ Price Increases

Higher shoe prices have been kept at a minimum following tariff increases, and so far that appears to be…

Claire’s Gets $140 Million From IP White Knight to Save 795 Stores Across North America

Ames Watson leads group to buy the Claire's business and save between 795 to 950 stores in North America…

Claire’s Gets $140 Million From IP White Knight to Save 795 Stores Across North America

Ames Watson leads group to buy the Claire's business and save between 795 to 950 stores in North America…

Amer Sport’s CFO Says Footwear Growth at Arc’teryx is ‘Growing Faster Than’ the Brand Itself

CFO Andrew Page says the company's focus on premium tech is giving Salomon and Arc'teryx multiple paths for…

No Hint of a Slowdown at Arc’teryx Parent Amer Sports Despite Tariff Impacts

Momentum at the Arc'teryx and Salomon continued into the second quarter, resulting in Amer Sports raising…

Despite Tariffs, No Hint of a Slowdown at Arc’teryx Parent Amer Sports in Q2

Momentum at the Arc'teryx and Salomon continued into the second quarter, resulting in Amer Sports raising…

Manolo Blahnik’s DTC Strategy Means Less Wholesale, More Stores

The luxury shoe and accessories brand reported its third best sales year in fiscal 2024.

EXCLUSIVE: Crocs and Hey Dude Brands Get Their Own Marketing Gurus

Chief marketing officers have been named at Crocs Inc, with Carly Gomez having oversight at Crocs and Amondo…

Phil Knight’s Record $2 Billion Gift Will Fund Cancer Care and Research in Nike’s Portland Community

The footwear sector has donated to charities to fund disaster relief, cancer research, homelessness, AIDS and…

Jefferies Analyst Prefers Nike Over On: Here’s Why

Randal Konik at Jefferies says Nike's Vomero Plus is "outperforming" On's Cloudsurfer Max in both consumer…

Nike, Air Jordan and Adidas Top Kids, Teens Holiday Wish Lists

SuperAwesome's 2025 Holiday Wish List survey found Nike, Air Jordan and Adidas among the top brand favorites…

Kizik Parent Takes Its Beef With Skechers to Germany

Kizik parent Hands Free is taking its step-in patent infringement beef with Skechers to a German patent court.

Birkenstock’s Wholesale Business Is Booming: Here’s Why

Birkenstock CEO Oliver Reichert said a shift to in-person shopping is a benefit because "We are a…

Brooks Sees Double-Digit Global Revenue Growth for Second Consecutive Quarter

Brooks is breaking revenue records as running footwear continues to see market-share growth.

Asics’ U.S. Wholesale Business Is Booming as Company Raises Full-year Guidance

Strong sneaker sales have Japanese sportswear firm Asics raising full-year operating profit guidance to 136…