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
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…
Twitter Action of the Day @msshoebizness!!
by Mary Krajick
ShopsAtTanforan TheShopsAtTanforan Can you believe the holidays are just around the corner? Are you ready for them? We’re getting ready…our holiday decor will be up soon. ShopsAtTanforan, a shopping center in San Bruno, California wins for the Tweet of the day!! I saw holdiay decorations in some retailer’s windows a month ago! The holiday season coming early has been been on my mind lately…
Video of the Day – Dennis Rodman & the Reebok Pump!
by Outsimmip Outsimmip
Talk about a blast from the past! This is Dennis Rodman pre pink hair, tattoos and piercings. Enjoy today’s video – the Reebok Pump! Pump it Up!
Twitter Action of the Day @msshoebizness!!
by Mary Krajick
TOMSshoes TOMS Shoes it speaks for itself: new video f. footage from the One Millionth Pair Shoe Drop http://toms.sh/b6o3HJ #OneforOne The winner for the day! There’s nothing I love more then combining one of my interests with doing something good for other people. The whole concept behind TOMS Shoes makes it one of my favorite footwear brands. This video is so exciting, it made my day! If just learning more…
Many Sides weigh in on the ‘Toning Debate’…
by JULIA
Let’s face it, Toning is polarizing – it has been the brunt of numerous jokes and yet has enjoyed meteoric growth; but no matter which side of the great ‘Toning Debate’ you happen to fall on, it’s clear that this category is making waves. A business once dominated mainly by MBT, has been recently joined by majors such as Sketchers, New Balance and Reebok who have collectively pus…
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 JULIA
The Daily 5 – All About the Good News!! Birkenstock USA is teaming up with Soles4Souls on a shoe drive from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 6 Hamilton Landing in Hamilton. Lightly used or new shoes can be donated at the Soles4Souls vehicle in the landing’s parking lot. We all appreciate Sole4Souls for the immense help to the victims from Haiti and Now Chile earthquakes. Toning shoes is today’s fastest-growi…
The Daily 5 – All about the good news!!
by JULIA
The Daily 5 – All about the good news!! “This year is more about individual style, being the one who can make people turn to look at you. Bohemian style is not hip anymore.” The trend is strappy shoes with sky-high heels have stepped to the fore. There will be lots of shoes with a combination of a platform and a high heel and bright and bold colors such as purple, fuchsia, yellow and gold will be all the rage. Are u read…
The Daily 5 – All about the good news!!
by JULIA
The Daily 5 – All about the good news!! Jimmy Choo, the company that introduced women to the 10cm heel, will soon sell trainers. Available from May at £395 a pair, they have gold eyelets, exotic skins and star-print soles. The only style to wear is the high top. It’s the trend for this season and I just love it… Reggie Bush is making a big donation to the relief effort in Haiti. The running back star of the New Orleans…
The Daily 5, All about the good news!
by JULIA
Add another celebrity to the list of shoe “designers” as Ivanka Trump just announced that she will be working with Marc Fisher footwear to develop a new footwear line. They feel this will be a unique partnership for the fact that although Ivanka is a celebrity, she is also a successful business woman. Marc Fisher stated, “She has substance, a successful career and fashionable life that is appealing to a…
The Evolution of an Iconic Brand
by JULIA
It’s been a long while since I have posted an article from our friend Tom Cassidy….now in his defense he sent me this one about a month ago, but I have been bad at getting it posted. So I will apologize to our friend and definitely thank him for this great story. Since Tom worked for Nike for many years, his perspective is that of an insider which is always interesting. I am still a big Nike fan and I cannot imagine…
The Daily 5, All about the good news!
by JULIA
From left: Hallie Meyers-Shyer, Harley Viera-Newton, Nick Cohen and Alexandra Richards at the Standard Hotel in New York. (from www.wmagazine.com) Congrats to Nick Cohen who made an appearance in the pages of W magazine this month as I discovered on my way home from NYC. Nick is the co-founder of UES which has made several appearances on Shoebizness. Nick was featured in an article about fashion peeps who also have s…
My Interview with Wayne Elsey, CEO Soles4Souls
by JULIA
Wayne on the job! A few weeks ago, Wayne won the Twitter Action of the Day award and the prize is being featured. Well since I know Wayne pretty well, I thought it would be more fun to have Julie interview him. Of course Wayne, being the good sport that he is, was up for it. I gave Julie the scoop on Wayne, like the fact that he is super duper tall, drives a smart car and that he knew Scarlett Johanssen along with a few other fun…
Video(s) of the Day – Reebok and LA GEAR
by JULIA
Reebok Pump is celebrating 20 years so I thought it would be fun to share one of the commercials from the height of their popularity…… ….and then thanks to YouTube this video popped up and I just couldn’t resist! So wonderfully cheeeeezy!!!
