The Daily 5 – It’s All About The Good News
by JULIA
Color blocking is a trend we will be seeing a lot of at the shows and I am definitely a fan if it’s done properly. I can’t wait to see what all my favorite brands are doing with this trend at the show next month! Congrats to Chinese Laundry who just announced they will be the official sponsor for the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants. I am sure this will get them some great press! I am happy to see Aetrex reci…
The Daily 5 – All About The Good News!
by JULIA
L-R: Jay Schmidt, Jennifer Masella, Diane Sullivan, Paola Venturi, Ron Fromm Wow! A big congrats to Diane Sullivan from Brown Shoe who was jsut promoted to take the spot of CEO beginning in May! It’s been an amazing couple of years for Diane and I know for a fact this promotion is well deserved! Current CEO, Ron Fromm will remain as an active chairman of the company. While I am sure there is much excitement ar…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About The Good News
by JULIA
I am not sure if this is good news for anyone but her, but Lindsay Lohan is set to launch a footwear line for her brand 6126 now that she is out of rehab. Okay….I can’t wait to meet the sales rep who has the responsibilty of selling the new line. I am a little curious what the spin will be on Lindsay’s involvement. I suppose she has been fashionable in moments, but I can’t really imagine that peo…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
A taste of Leifsdottir’s new line. From shoedish.com. Urban Outfitters Inc brand Leifsdottir debuted it’s first footwear collection at New York Fashion Week. Designer Johanna Uurasjarvi, the previous creative designer for Anthropologie, was inspired by her travels and Finnish heritage. The shoedish.com says the collection is a, “reflection of global exploration with an appreciation for artistic de…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Don’t be a fool – wrap your … heel? The New Heel Condom. Image from thefrisky.com Brace yourself for this one. This new concept is called the Heel Condom. Yes, I said condom. Now that I have your attention, let me tell you how it works. “This creative application consists of an ornamental cover that runs from the heel portion to the upper of the shoe, which adjusts according to the heel height.” The cov…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
PCD Nicole Scherzinger for Reebok Zig Tech Line. Image from rap-up.com Have you been wondering exactly how fast the toning industry is growing? What are the market trends? Has the trend met it’s peak? The NPD Group Inc has all of the answers. The leading market research company released the results of their toning market study. They predict that the trend had hit it’s peak in March, but we’ll see how sales compare durin…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Kangoo Jumps Salvatore Feggagamo is launching “The Red Carpet Project”, which will let consumers design their own shoes. Ferragamo recently designed all of Angelina Jolie’s shoes in her latest movie “The Tourist” and is bringing that same customizable concept to his customers. According to Style Bistro , 6 different shapes in 23 colors will be available to choose from. They can be further personalized with a mono…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
The Adidas Facebook shoe. Image from onlinesocialmedia.net First there was GPS on the computer thanks to sites like mapquest.com. Then it moved to in the car thanks to devices like Tom Tom. After that, GPS moved to our cell phones, and now researchers are finding ways to install it into our shoes. Who would have thought? A team at NC State and Carnegie Mellon University are devising a plan to embed radar in the heels of yo…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
The shoe-ver gives cleaning a new meaning. Image from Cnet.com Black Friday definitely has some competition. Cyber Monday sales are projected to be very high this year. There is definitely something to say for staying at home, or surfing online at work, rather than standing in line and fighting through the crowds at the mall. The overall strength of both days forecasts a strong holiday season according to The Atlant…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Watch as the online sales soar on Cyber Monday. Image from thetechherald.com Happy Cyber Monday everyone! Let the holiday shopping begin. Whether you are a consumer or e-tailer this is an important day for you. CNN reporters predict a 10% increase over last year. “Some 106.9 million Americans plan to shop online on Cyber Monday compared to 96.5 million last year, the National Retail Fundatrion said”. And mos…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
from offthemark.com Black Friday is a important date for all retailers. It can make or break your bottom linen for the year. Stores prepare for the day for weeks. It is soon upon us, and the promotions are bigger and better than ever. Many store are extending their sale periods from Black Friday throughout the weekend until Cyber Monday. For example, Heelys is giving away a free ipod nano with a purchase of their regular…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Pearl studded booties from Stanton James found at fabsugar.com This is the start of a very important time for retailers. On Thursday, Americans will be feasting and thinking about all that they are thankful for and by the next day, they will be fighting each other for the best deals on Black Friday. Things will calm down by Cyber Monday, but sales and promotions will still be strong. It’s the official kickoff to the holi…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Original Heelys. Image from youmustlearn It looks like Amazon is trying to keep up with Google. They are adding a visual search component where customers can search by style and design of the shoe according to cnet.com . The consumer will click either men’s or women’s and then filter their searches down by shoe shape and silhouette. This is Amazon’s own visual search technology called A9, which uses algorithms. Acco…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Preview of the new Swizz Beats line for Reebok. Image from sneakermestupid.com According to tulsaworld.com Brown Shoe company Famous Footwear is running a new retail concept in 5 new stores. The first store is in Tulsa. The trial store is called “Mind Body and Sole by Famous Footwear”. The purpose of the new concept is to attract athletes. The staff will be specially trained to fit customers with the right shoes. Trad…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
3.1 Phillip Lim now offers shoes! Images from fabsugar.com DSW and The Miss America Organization are joining forces. The miss America parade, which is now renamed to “ DSW Show Us Your Shoes Parade”, will be hosted by none other than Robin Leach, who will serve as Master of Ceremonies in Las Vegas. The tradition stems from the 1970s. According to prnewswire.com , “The ‘Show Us Your Shoes’ tradition of the Miss America P…
