Standing Apart versus Standing Out
by Ken Proctor
Don’t do it Snooki!! When Ken told me he was going to write about this topic for the week, I was interested to see what he was going to say. I actually was just having a conversation with a friend of mine early this week about Snooki (for some bizarre reason) and one ot the things that I said was that while I agree with the most of America that it’s ridiculous that this girl is famous, I had to give it to her for unde…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
From Refinery29.com, this year’s hottest trends: tall boots BDG , Alexander Wang, and Shoebox Adidas AG and Adidas’ Reebok are partnering with Hasbro Inc to create an apparel and footwear line for Hasbro’s Nerf collection of toy weapons. According to nasdaq.com the two companies have previously collaborated in 2008 for a line of high-top sneakers for the board game Monopoly. Their new footwear collection…
The Daily 5 – It’s All About the Good News!
by Jillian Heiner
Never go barefoot again! Image from runningwithheels.com It’s often said that beauty is pain – and this couldn’t be any truer for heels. How many times do you think about your activity for the day or night before determining the height of your heels? Well, you’ll never have to walk home barefoot again. England has the right idea and has installed vending machines in many nightclubs with inexpensive and compact ballet…
The Daily Five, It’s All About The Good News!
by JULIA
ASICS Set to Open First Flagship Store in New York City According to EarthTimes, ASICS will be opening their first flapship store in the city that never sleeps. This is great for them since they have come a long way, and really New York is the place to be. ”New York is an active city in the running community which ASICS has long been a part of through our support of the ING New York City Marathon. We feel this is th…
The Daily 5, It’s all about the good news!
by Jorge the Intern
Future may get brighter for China and Vietnam footwear industry. In September, the EC is expected to reconsider whether or not it will remove the anti-dumping tariffs of ten percent and 16.5 percent, which have so far been imposed on shoes imported from Vietnam and China respectively into European countries. Read more at GP DAILY! Planning to build bizness on the shoe industry focusing on health and comfort? Ta…
The Daily 5, All about the good news!
by JULIA
April sees a huge jump in consumer confidence! We still have a long way to go, but it is always better to move forward than backward….here’s to keeping that up! FN had a great article on this subject which you can read HERE. Basically stating that it’s people who are becoming more excepting of the way things are rather than panicking. Panicking is never good and we will get through!! Michelle Obama helps increase sales o…
The (kinda) Daily 5-All about the good news!!
by JULIA
The Croc gets out of murky waters-The Union Bank of California just approved a credit extension for Crocs. “We are pleased with this extension as it provides us the headroom necessary to complete our restructuring plans, realign our operations and refocus the Crocs brand,” John Duerden, president and CEO of Crocs, said in a statement to wwd.com: http://www.wwd.com/footwear-news/payless-franchises-first-…
