Ken Braun and JUMP
by Elize Tomasi
JUMP – “Are you ready to Jump?” A couple of weeks ago I mentioned J75 JUMP sneakers in ‘Daily 5′ and was very excited to finally get my hands on them. I met Ken Braun during FFaNY and had the pleasure of talking with him again at FN Platform. He is the sales rep and Product Developer for JUMP. Ken started out in the footwear industry with Steve Madden as a buyer for their retail stores. He late…
Weekend Wrap-Up
by Richard Salmon
Weekend Wrap-Up A recap of SHOEBIZNESS and the best links from around the web this week William Weiss rants about “wat” or “what” in his Notes From the Field… It’s been a little while since we have heard from our friend Alan, but worth the wait! What a great article with a great message for us all!! Give It Time… Ahhh picking the right partner…yes definitely not the easiest thing…
The Daily 5 – All About The Good News!!
by Richard Salmon
The Daily 5 All About The Good News!! The higher the better for Fall ‘10. Check out these high heel, over the knee boots! With the help of Ransom, the Adidas’ pursuit for a subtle silhouette materialized with the Adidas Originals Bluff. This boat shoe delicately uses a premium leather upper is a very simple design. Airwalk and comic giant Marvel have teamed up to offer a special line of products. Check out the det…
Weekend Wrap-up
by Richard Salmon
This has been an interesting week here at Shoebizness.com! A lot of big things on the horizon and big moves in process. Here is the week in review....
Skechers Super Bowl Commercials!
by JULIA
This video was shot right on South Beach where I live… My homie Rebo emailed me on Friday last week to let me know that Skechers would have not one, but two Super Bowl commercials airing. I have to be honest….I tried to keep an eye out for them, but I missed them both. Since the game took place practically in my backyard, you can imagine I had a few distractions! Ocean Drive is only 2 blocks from my house! Needless…
Korkers – East Coast Regional Sales Manager
by JULIA
Job Title: East Coast Regional Sales Manager Industry Sector: Outdoor Footwear Reports to: Director of Sales Location: Remote Office- East Coast Looking for a “ground floor” opportunity to become a key management member of a fast-growing outdoor footwear company with an innovative, proprietary technology? Korkers Products, a Portland, Oregon based company with breakthrough patented footwear tech…
The Keys to Success – Chatting with Larry Schwartz from Aetrex
by JULIA
Leslie Segan and Larry Schwartz of Aetrex The Keys to Success – Chatting with Larry Schwartz from Aetrex Right around the holidays, I had the wonderful pleasure of spending some time with Aetrex, CEO - Larry Schwartz. I figured since Julie was interviewing his assistant I might as well see if I can get him too. Lucky for me…he was up for it. The reason I wanted to speak with him was because of the positiv…
Outdoor Retailer Show Review
by Tom Cassidy
Click Above! I have always wanted to go to this show and hopefully soon I will have the opportunity….it seems like there would be a lot of unique characters! We appreciate Tom giving us a sneak peek into the recent show and happy to hear that it seems to have been a success which is great. Hopefully this will be the report coming from all the shows this season… Thanks for the great review Tom!! -Julia Outdoo…
The Best Shoes’ Picks of the Week!!
by Elize Tomasi
The Best Shoes’ Picks of the Week! The navy UNDFTD for Converse Poorman Weapon shoes launch globally today! Yay… This is the third installment of the shoe in navy that features the same bomber jacket nylon upper, removable velcro logos and orange lining. Again, the midsole carries an UNDFTD logo and the overall look is perfect. This time around the sneaker is accompanied by both a matching MA-1 Flight…
The video of the day!
by Elize Tomasi
The video of the day! It’s so cute… Look how they fit each other.
The Video of the Day!!
by Elize Tomasi
The Video of the Day!! Adidas has entered the augmented reality (AR), a series of five shoe styles that boast AR code built right into the tongue. Whenever you hold your pair of shoes in front of the webcam, the code will unlock access to an area on Adidas’s website coupled with a series of interactive games. Hopefully their customers have great smelling feet, otherwise it would be a stench to everyone else in the vicin…
PrettyBOY’s Sneaker Picks of the Week
by Elize Tomasi
The PrettyBOY’s Sneaker Picks of the Week is back. Now I’m responsable to chose my top 5!! Yes, Brandon… There are some very ‘DOPE’ stuffs and they are not just sneakers! Enjoy! ‘Electra Montana’ Thigh High Sandals. Since 2007, Natalie Elhalrrar has been designing her LeRare collection. Definitely super cool… A look that fits into the streetwear maket foe 2010 is the Do…
My interview with Leslie Segan of Aetrex
by Julie Gautier-Prado
Leslie Segan and Larry Schwartz of Aetrex What a great way to kick off the new year with an interview conducted by Julie. She spoke with a fun and facinating lady named, Leslie Segan who is the Executive Assistant to Larry Schwartz the CEO of Aetrex. Leslie won a Halloween costume contest and her prize was being feature here on the site. Lucky for me I was also able to snag an interview with Larry himself, which I will be pos…
The Daily 5, All about the good news!
by JULIA
Where most categories of footwear had to accept losses this year, running was able to stay ahead with single digit growth for most brands. In my opinion I think that this may be because buying a pair of running shoes is much cheaper than a monthly gym membership and running provides a cheap and easy form of keeping in shape. I think running also provides an amount of time for an individual to think and unwind which is also ve…
20 Anniversary Reebok Pump “for my Canadian fans”
by JULIA
First off let me say…I have never been to Toronto and it looks cool! Second off, this is a fun way to promote the Reebok brand and the event surrounding the celebration! Also, check out this link: http://bit.ly/4pK55l
