The Daily Five – All The Good
by Elizabeth Snoddon
If you’re in the market for a new pair of walking shoes it looks like Asics is the way to go! 25 models of walking shoes tested by Consumer Reports, the $100 Asics Gel-Tech Walker Neo tops the rankings for both men’s and women’s shoes in the September issue. Full tests and ratings for walking shoes appear in the September issue of Consumer Reports, which goes on sale August 3. The reports are also available…
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 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
Dereon expands to the Middle East. Picture from WWD I would like to give a special shout out to Puma and Timberland. Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine named them the top 2 “greenest” companies at the 2010 Green Supply Chain Awards. Tinygreenbubble.com wrote an article entitled “Shoe companies lead the way for sustainable supply chains”, highlighting the awards. They were recognized based on their over su…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Under Armour is stepping up their game. Image from Footwear News As predicted, sales of the NBA banned Concept 1 shoes skyrocketed. “We sold more shoes the day they were banned than we did in the previous month, and that repeated daily for the rest of the week,” designer Adam Goldston told The LA Times . They completely sold out of size 13s and had a higher than projected sales numbers due to the marketing. Th…
The Daily Five, It’s All About the Good News!
by Mary Krajick
Plastic surgery for your feet? Image from Fox News. High heels look amazing however some women go a little too far to make them work. According to Fox News, a new trend in cosmetic surgery includes shortening toes, making feet narrower, and “foot-tuck fat pad augmentation” all to make wearing heels more bearable and make women’s feet more attractive. New York City podiatrist Oliver Zong says his “pinky tuck” busines…
Let Me Introduce Myself…
by JULIA
I am so excited to have Brittany as our new contributor here on Shoebizness.com. Brittany replied to an email I sent out asking for help from the industry and she has a lot to offer our readers! Brittany is so enthusiastic about footwear and she loves to stay on top of what’s going on. For busy people like me and a lot of you, having her will be so helpful as she will keep us in the loop of all the current trends. Welcome B…
THE DAILY 5 – ALL ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS!!
by Richard Salmon
The Daily 5 All About the Good News!! Puma once again releases their classic Disc Blaze. As part of their Summer 2010 Collection, the Disc Blaze Tech comes as a limited edition and it has been released today at Mita. One of the longest standing sneaker-based footwear companies around, KEDS introduces the following models for S/S based on archival styles dating all the way back to the 1930s…look SKECHERS USA, a…
THE DAILY 5 – ALL ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS!!
by Richard Salmon
The Daily 5 All ABout the Good News!! Adidas Group plans to lean, in part, on its improving Reebok brand to carry the company out of the economic doldrums…read more Puma AG announces the purchase of Cobra Golf, and combination of the Cobra Golf and Puma Golf brands to create a new company, Cobra-Puma Golf…read more A Romanian footwear designer, Mihai Albu, has introduced new pair of sandals in the market t…
THE DAILY 5 – ALL ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS!!
by Richard Salmon
The Daily 5 All ABout the Good News!! Visvim S/S 2010 collection, with plenty of colors and plenty of comfort these are sure to be a hit…check ‘em out FEIT is doing some interesting things, re-imagining the classic chukka boot with the Stitchdown…look The popular footwear retailer, Shoe Carnival, is once again partnering with shoe charity Soles4Souls, Inc. to help provide shoes for people in ne…
THE WEEKEND WRAP-UP
by Richard Salmon
The Weekend Wrap-Up Julia was in Miami earlier this week! What the hell comes out of some people’s mouths when they speak is beyond me and Sheena feels the same way…RANT!! Doc Marten got a little fancy for it’s 50th anniversary in France…check it out Charlize Theron has been busy helping out her African initiative by designing for TOM’s Shoes Tata has committed to being involved in al…
THE DAILY 5 – ALL ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS!!
by Richard Salmon
The Daily 5 All About the Good News!! You thought PUMA was all soccer shoes and sprint spikes? First no shoe boxes now theyhey race across the ocean…say what? Things are looking up for Crocs…who says being overweight is a bad thing? From cars to bikes and footwear…Tata is into everything…check it out 5 footwear companies whose growth has outshone the rest…read more Mark Ronson is wor…
THE DAILY 5 – ALL ABOUT THE GOOD NEWS!!
by Richard Salmon
The Daily 5 All About the Good News!! Soles4Souls is hitting the road and will be coming to a town near you with shoes to make life a little easier for those less fortunate, check it out Always been intrigued by the Far East and the Japan branch of Converse has shown they have as much style as their Yankee counterparts, take a look These may be the last of the Alexander McQueen x Puma collaboration, check out the Scarred Stree…
210 YP’s get together NYC…Alison Muskat is an Inspiration!
by JULIA
Alison and me Why should you become a member of 210′s Young Professionals group?? Well if you like to meet other people in the industry in a fun setting with complimentary food and drinks then there is one good reason, haha. A better reason would be because you would like to be more involved in your industry and you would like to feel good knowing that you are making a contribution to supporting those in need and giv…
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…
