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| Mar 21, 2025 | SneakERASERS Launches Second Item Nationwide at Walmart in March 2025 | UPPER ARLINGTON, OH, UNITED STATES, March 21, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SneakERASERS, the innovative shoe care brand that burst onto the scene with its patented instant sneaker cleaners, is excited to announce the nationwide launch of its ... |
| Jun 12, 2024 | Nike Loses In EU Over ‘Footware’ Trademark After Losing In US Earlier This Year | It will come as no shock to regular readers here when I remind you all that Nike is a notoriously aggressive actor when it comes to policing its intellectual property, including for trademarks it holds. The reason that reminder is important... |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Caitlin Clark is the most valuable women's college basketball player. Here are all the ways she makes money for herself and her team. | Sports Caitlin Clark is the most valuable women's college basketball player. Here are all the ways she makes money for herself and her team.
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| Feb 13, 2024 | The Minnesota company behind Usher's Super Bowl halftime show skates | A Minnesota company produced the roller skates Usher wore during Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show.
Driving the news: Red Wing-based Riedell Skates made the custom dance skates for Usher and his 15 backup dancers, Footwear News reported.
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| Oct 26, 2023 | 18 of the most daring outfits Ivanka Trump has worn | Entertainment 18 of the most daring outfits Ivanka Trump has worn
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| Oct 23, 2023 | How Birkenstock went from an ‘ugly’ shoe company to a iconic brand worth billions | Source: Unsplash/Jakob Owens article-article-body
Asked to choose between a brown Birkenstock and a pink stiletto, most people would be able to make a fairly quick decision. In this year’s Barbie movie, Weird Barbie challenges Stereotypical... |
| Aug 2, 2023 | The rise of Birkenstock: How the shoe went from an ugly hippie sandal to coveted fashion statement | Birkenstocks have gone from a hippie fashion choice to a wardrobe staple. Jeremy Moeller/Getty
Birkenstock plans to file an IPO in September.
The shoe brand, known for its comfortable cork-sole sandals, has gained popularity in recent years... |
| Jun 27, 2023 | Allbirds is trying to win back Silicon Valley with a weird sock shoe | "We've not just reimagined the science of a sustainable shoe, we've reimagined the design, too," the project's design lead said. Allbirds
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Allbirds says it has created the world's first carbon-neutral shoe.
The brand cal... |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Media mogul Martha Stewart isn't a fan of remote work: 'You can't possibly get everything done working three days a week in the office and two days remotely' | Martha Stewart clapped back at the New York Post after it published a story that said she only owned 16 peacocks. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
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The domestic goddess Martha Stewart is jumping on the anti-remote work bandwagon.
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| May 26, 2023 | Nike is shuffling executives and searching for its next 'breakthrough innovation' as unwanted Air Maxes and Air Jordans pile up | Analysts are starting to question whether Nike's lineup has gotten "stale," with some popular franchise products going on sale and others not selling as fast. Matthew Kish/Insider
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| May 21, 2023 | What 'Succession' gets right about the superrich, from how they dress to their quest for eternal life | The fictional Kendall Roy of "Succession" evokes real-life media figures including the Murdochs. Macall B. Polay/HBO.
The characters on the HBO show "Succession" often reference real events and billionaire figures.
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| Apr 19, 2023 | The rise and fall of Allbirds: How Silicon Valley's favorite sneaker lost its edge — and how its plan to save itself includes removing a key part of your shoe | Allbirds last month announced disappointing earnings. It's hoping a string of new products can reignite the brand. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Allbirds was founded in 2015 and soared to prominence with an iconic wool sneaker. The company wen... |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Allbirds is out to prove it's more than those fuzzy wool sneakers | Kate Ridley, Allbirds' chief brand officer, is among the Nike and Adidas veterans in the company's new Portland footwear office. Courtesy Allbirds
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Allbirds reported disastrous sales and earnings last month. The company recently o... |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Big changes at the top of Nike as the company shakes up its technology, diversity, Asia, and women's departments | Nike has named new leaders of several business areas, including its women's business. Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto/Getty Images
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Nike last week announced leaders of several critical business departments. The announcements included one ... |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Allbirds stock crashes after the company said it lost $101 million last year and quarterly sales fell well below a year ago | Allbirds on Thursday announced a disappointing earnings report. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Allbirds stock plummeted more than 19% Thursday within hours of a disappointing earnings report.
The company reported a $101 million annua... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Puma channeled Michael Jordan to announce Rihanna's return to the sportswear brand: 'She's back' | Rihanna attends the Fenty Puma by Rihanna fashion show in 2016. Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
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Puma announced a new partnership with Rihanna on Wednesday.
Rihanna started working with Puma in 2014 as the creative director of its womenswe... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | D’Amelio family’s new footwear line to launch May 2023 | TikTok stars Charli and Dixie D’Amelio have been working to translate their social media success into a business empire with help from their parents, Marc and Heidi. In addition to brand deals and sponsorships, the famous family has been in... |
| Jan 6, 2023 | The rise and fall of the American shopping mall | Shuttered stores at Schuylkill Mall in Pennsylvania in 2017. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
When the first malls opened in the 1950s they were such an achievement that they inspired even Walt Disney.
By the 1980s, the mall had become the center... |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Former Adidas executive who helped make Yeezy shoes a reality is trying to make it easy for anyone to start a sneaker brand | FCTRY LAb cofounders Omar Bailey and Abhishek Som Carlos Acosta /FCTRY LAb
Omar Bailey is co-founder of Fctry Lab, a Los Angeles-based startup that makes sneaker prototypes. Bailey previously worked at Adidas as head of the Yeezy Footwear I... |
| Dec 3, 2022 | 9 times celebrities got candid about their public wardrobe malfunctions | Entertainment 9 times celebrities got candid about their public wardrobe malfunctions
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| Nov 12, 2022 | Nike's diversity chief is leaving after 6 months in the role, marking the third departure from the position in 2 years | Nike's world headquarters Courtesy Nike This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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Jarvis Sam, Nike's top diversity executive, is leaving the company.
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| Nov 9, 2022 | Kanye West spent 9 years with Adidas — see how the Yeezy brand went from nearly $2 billion in sales to $0 in a snap | Table of Contents
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| Oct 26, 2022 | Resale site The RealReal joins the list of companies cutting ties with Kanye West and his Yeezy line after the rapper's antisemitic remarks | Kanye West Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
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The RealReal said Tuesday that it would not be accepting new listings for Yeezy products on its site.
There are still hundreds of listings under the 'Yeezy' tag on the site.
Adidas announced e... |
| Oct 11, 2022 | Adidas' former brand president says streetwear needs a 'Tesla-like moment' to move the industry beyond plastics. His startup now aims to accomplish what brands like Nike haven't. | Unless Collective cofounder Eric Liedtke Courtesy Unless Collective This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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Eric Liedtke worked for Adidas for 26 years, ultimately serv... |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Nike is set to open as many as 200 new stores and is hiring for real estate and retail jobs as it doubles down on its criticized DTC plan | A Nike Live store opened in 2018 in Los Angeles. Nike This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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Nike is pushing forward on a plan to open as many as 200 stores within a t... |
| Sep 8, 2022 | How startup Hilma raised a $3 million seed round from backers, including a former Nike exec and a Bonobos cofounder, to make running shoes more inclusive for women | Hilma founder Brooke Torres Courtesy Hilma This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now.
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Hilma on Thursday announced a $3 million seed round, led by Brand Foundry Ventures. O... |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Nike and Adidas are blaming COVID for low China sales, but the numbers don’t add up | Adidas has posted healthy revenue gains in its other combined markets in the first half of the year, but the company’s revenue in China dropped by 35% year-on-year, with net sales decreasing from $2.4 billion to $1.7 billion. In the first q... |
| Jun 27, 2022 | Loewe Spring Summer 2023 Men’s Gives New Meaning to Sustainable Fashion | By now, Jonathan Anderson is well known for his exploration into the subversive and surreal. Both at his eponymous brand JW Anderson and as creative director of Spanish luxury brand Loewe, the designer is fashion-famous for putting gender- ... |
| Mar 24, 2022 | How supply chain woes caused the hottest sneakers to become scarcer | Inventory delays resulted in all sorts of domino effects, beyond just more styles of sneakers being out of stock. Out of stocks drove up customer demand in a somewhat cyclical nature, and markdowns decreased. According to Powell, the propor... |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Lululemon and Allbirds are betting on running shoes to drive growth | “It’s much easier to make shorts than to create a performance shoe,” Powell said, especially for companies trying to compete with the likes of Nike and Adidas. However, for major brands like Lululemon and Allbirds, “the feat is not impossib... |
| Mar 7, 2022 | How retailers are responding to the Ukraine crisis | Fast fashion retailer H&M announced on Wednesday that it temporarily shuttered all sales in Russia. The H&M Group currently operates 168 stores in Russia, according to the company’s website. In a statement, the company said it’s “co... |
| Feb 21, 2022 | Alfredo Piferi’s “Sexy and Sustainable” Vegan Shoes Coming to More US Stores | Italian shoe designer Alfredo Piferi is expanding his groundbreaking line of luxury vegan shoes in America.
First launched in 2020, Piferi’s namesake brand is renowned for creating stylish women’s shoes using exclusively vegan materials, re... |
| Feb 8, 2022 | DTC Briefing: One year after iOS14, startups are still struggling to adapt | This is the latest installment of the DTC Briefing, a weekly Modern Retail column about the biggest challenges and trends facing the volatile direct-to-consumer startup world. To receive it in your inbox every week, sign up here.
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| Feb 8, 2022 | DTC Briefing: One year after iOS14, startups are still struggling to adapt | But, the changes made over the past year, “has left us feeling like the future of Meta might just be a black hole for advertisers,” Brown said.
Before 2019, Brown said that Facebook ad spend made up close to 80% of Floyd’s marketing budget.... |
| Jan 25, 2022 | RealLIST Startups: These are the 20 DC tech companies to watch in 2022 | It’s a time for newness, folks.
We’re almost one month into the new year, a time when we figure our resolutions are going to stick, get back to the groove of the daily grind and dream of the warmer days to come with spring. And with the end... |
| Jan 11, 2022 | DTC Briefing: For health and wellness brands, January is the ‘most critical month’ | This is the latest installment of the DTC Briefing, a weekly Modern Retail column about the biggest challenges and trends facing the volatile direct-to-consumer startup world. To receive it in your inbox every week, sign up here.
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| Jan 11, 2022 | DTC Briefing: For health and wellness brands, January is the ‘most critical month’ | Athletic Greens operates primarily on a subscription model, with a monthly subscription starting at $79 per month currently, while a one-time purchase of its supplement costs $99. “With January there is always a bit more of a struggle in be... |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Despite rising online shoe sales, DSW and Shoe Carnival are doubling down on brick and mortar | The sneaker giant is among a slew of major footwear and sportswear companies who have stopped supplying their products to other retailers in an effort to exert more control over their distribution and pricing. Nike accounted for about 7% of... |
| Jan 6, 2022 | Nike sues Lululemon for patent infringement for the company’s Mirror Home Gym and connected apps | Nike filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, alleging Lululemon’s Mirror Home Gym infringes on six patents.
Nike said it has been patenting technology designed to track user performance for decades.
Lululemon told Reuters that the patents are “overly... |
| Jan 3, 2022 | Department stores are running out of ways to reinvent themselves going into 2022 | Fueled by this digital growth, many department stores like Kohl’s and Macy’s have finally returned to pre-pandemic sales levels in the back half of 2021. But it’s little cause for celebration as department stores struggle to grow sales from... |
| Dec 30, 2021 | The most iconic red carpet looks of 2021, from the Golden Globes to the 'Spider-Man' premiere | Entertainment The most iconic red carpet looks of 2021, from the Golden Globes to the 'Spider-Man' premiere
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| Dec 17, 2021 | Why retailers like Nike and Dick’s are tying their loyalty programs together | Similarly, Kohl’s and Sephora have combined forces on loyalty as they roll out their shop-in-shop partnership to 850 locations by 2023. A loyalty member who shops at Sephora-at-Kohl’s can get points at Kohl’s as well as Sephora for the same... |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Four Tips For Forecasting In The Coming Year | Jake Goeckeritz is the Vice President of Marketing at Fishbowl, a company that has been streamlining the inventory process for 20 years. |
| Dec 1, 2021 | Designer Brands : on Reinventing the Shoe Industry | Posted on 12/1/2021 5:47:15 PM
Designer Brands was recently celebrated in a special milestone issue of Footwear News.
Roger Rawlins, CEO, Designer Brands, sat down with Footwear News to talk about Why the Company Isn't Thinking Like a Retai... |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Lightspeed Commerce : How Super Saturday can Boost your Retail Holiday Sales (With 5 Proven Approaches by Shopping Revenue Experts) | Black Friday is barely behind you and now it's time to turn your attention to that last-minute dash for holiday gift sales-the increasingly important, Super Saturday.
It's a highly competitive time of year, and no doubt many retailers will ... |
| Oct 26, 2021 | ‘Pandemonium’: Retailers are already riddled with out-of-stock products | But more than just being out of stock, he said that the pricing of electronics is changing — potentially masking what would have otherwise been an even higher out-of-stock rate. “Normally we would expect electronics cheaper this time of yea... |
| Oct 8, 2021 | Zebra Technologies : Three Ways to Prepare Your Retail Warehouse and Distribution Center Teams for the Holiday Season | It's never too early to prepare for the holiday season, especially with so much uncertainty and disruption still looming over the retail industry. Based on what we know about last year's holiday season, and based on future projections for o... |
| Oct 6, 2021 | Why Nike Hasn't Weighed In on NBA Superstar Kyrie Irving's Vaccine Hesitancy | Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving has put Nike in an awkward position. And that’s not even referring to the time in July when he called the company’s design of the latest Kyrie 8 signature shoes “trash” on social media. (Irving su... |
| Sep 18, 2021 | The Retail Workforce Is About To Go Through Some Radical Changes | A man wearing a face mask walks past a sign "Now Hiring" in front of a store amid the coronavirus ... [+] pandemic on May 14, 2020 in Arlington, Virginia. - Another 3 million people filed initial unemployment claims last week on a... |
| Sep 7, 2021 | DTC Briefing: Brands are trying to set expectations ahead of holiday inventory challenges | What’s more, the continued spike in online shopping means that more retailers are looking to manufacture — and ship — more goods out of the countries where their factories are located, leading to a bottleneck at ports. Matthew Hertz, co-fou... |
| Sep 7, 2021 | DTC Briefing: Brands are trying to set expectations ahead of holiday inventory challenges | This is the latest installment of the DTC Briefing, a weekly Modern Retail column about the biggest challenges and trends facing the volatile direct-to-consumer startup world. To receive it in your inbox every week, sign up here.
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| Aug 24, 2021 | How online marketplaces are leading the trading card boom | Across the internet, trading card marketplaces are shattering sales records.
The boom spans all sectors of the trading card economy, from sports cards to trading card games, from new packs to single cards at resale. In February, eBay report... |
| Aug 24, 2021 | How online marketplaces are leading the trading card boom | That’s in part because Amazon is not setup to verify the authenticity of cards. When buying from Amazon, customers put their trust in the seller on the price and the accuracy of the description. In March, in a bid to make itself more attrac... |
| Aug 22, 2021 | The 30 young leaders, scientists, doctors, and entrepreneurs transforming the healthcare industry | Hello!
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| Aug 13, 2021 | Adidas gives Reebok the boot. Will this go down as one of the worst sportswear acquisitions ever? | Subscribe to Fortune Daily to get essential business stories straight to your inbox each morning.
Adidas Group has finally cleaned its hands of Reebok, selling the underperforming shoe brand at a steep loss.
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| Aug 11, 2021 | 4 Come-Back Strategies That Are Working For Retailers | Photo of a young woman shopping in the city while checking her mobile phone and smiling.getty |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Customers Don’t Want The Technology Experiences Offered By Stores | A new survey finds that just 30% of consumers want more technology as they shop. getty |
| Jun 22, 2021 | The Crocs effect: Why footwear collabs are getting kitschy | Along with increased sales on Crocs’ site and with Crocs retailer partners, resale values of Crocs increased 750% year-over-year in 2020 on sneaker and streetwear resell hub StockX, said Jesse Einhorn, a senior economist at StockX.
“Crocs r... |
| Jun 2, 2021 | From Digitized Flagship Stores to Cutter-Controlled Robots: What Luxury Looks Like in a Post-Pandemic World | June 2, 2021 6 min read
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It's never easy to sell a ring or watch worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and people willing to spend this much money on accessories are a tough cr... |
| May 27, 2021 | Nordstrom : Honoring AAPI Heritage Month with Geevy Thomas | Tweet this headline
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In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month, President of Nordstrom Rack Geevy Thomas joined Samantha McDonald with Footwear News as pa... |
| Apr 11, 2021 | A complete timeline of Kourtney Kardashian and Addison Rae’s friendship | Addison Rae and Kourtney Kardashian became friends in 2020. Kourtney Kardashian/Instagram
Kourtney Kardashian, 41, and Addison Rae, 20, have been close friends since early 2020.
They met because Mason Disick, Kardashian’s 10-year-old son, i... |
| Apr 1, 2021 | The metaverse needs responsible stewardship | Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Learn more about the event.
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| Apr 1, 2021 | The metaverse needs responsible stewardship | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Like many, I spent more and more time in the metaverse this past year. I built a drag racer, (hyper) casually explored city management,... |
| Mar 17, 2021 | More than 1000 stores are closing in 2021 as the retail apocalypse drags on. Here’s the full list. | A strip mall store sits empty April 7, 2008 in Ontario, California. Chris Hondros/Getty Images
Retailers have confirmed more than 1000 store closures in 2021 so far.
Disney, Best Buy, and Macy’s are a few of the stores planning to close loc... |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Unpacked: Why dropshipping is getting a second look | In addition to being more cost effective, Goldberg said that dropshipping can be a good way for retailers to carry products in new categories that they don’t want to make a huge investment in — say, if Target wanted to start selling plants ... |
| Jan 22, 2021 | Fintech In 'The Next Normal': Three Predictions For 2021 | Ryan Wuerch is CEO & Founder at Dosh. |
| Dec 30, 2020 | 12 times celebrities used fashion to make a political statement | Sarah Hyland at the 2018 Women’s March Los Angeles. Araya Diaz/Getty Images
January 1, 2021 marks the third anniversary of the Time’s Up movement, which sparked a series of political fashion moments in Hollywood.
Celebrities have also used ... |
| Dec 15, 2020 | Why Athletic Apparel Brands Are Ahead Of The Pack In DTC | Dan Wallace-Brewster, SVP Marketing at end-to-end e-commerce solution provider, Scalefast. |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Jill Biden made a statement in a $5,690 dress from a designer with a long history in the White House, and it’s already sold out | President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, wave to supporters after addressing the nation from the Chase Centre on November 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware. Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images
Jill Biden wore an Oscar de la Renta dres... |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Amazon’s New Luxury Fashion Site: Friend Or Foe To Fashion Brands? | |
| Jul 30, 2020 | What does accountability look like in 2020? | Rae Witte Contributor
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| Jun 12, 2020 | Adidas Lags Behind Nike And Puma In Terms Of Diversity And Inclusion | Adidas pledges to promote diversity and inclusion Photo: Axel Heimken/dpa (Photo by Axel ... [+] Heimken/picture alliance via Getty Images)dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Nike Announces Juneteenth Will Become a Paid Company Holiday | Nike Inc. told employees that Juneteenth, which takes place on June 19 and marks the day enslaved people discovered they were free in the U.S., will become a paid holiday.
Chief Executive Officer John Donahoe announced the change in an inte... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | Global green shoots: How retail around the world is beginning to re-emerge | “The process of reopening will occur gradually, accompanied by rigorous hygiene measures to safeguard the health of customers and co-workers, in compliance with local regulations,” said Paula Andrade, Natura & Co vp of retail for Latin ... |
| May 29, 2020 | The Value Of Amazon Buying J.C. Penney Could Far Exceed That Of Buying Target, Kohl’s, Or Anyone Else | FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2015, file photo, shoppers visit a J.C. Penney store in New York. (AP ... [+] Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)ASSOCIATED PRESS |
| Apr 29, 2020 | How Rothy’s created a coalition of DTC brands to help with the PPE shortage | “Time is of the essence”
Rodney Manzo, CEO of supply chain management software startup Anvyl, said that he is seeing a lot of startups express interest in manufacturing PPE, but cautions that they need to do some due diligence first. If a c... |
| Apr 29, 2020 | How Rothy’s created a coalition of DTC brands to help with the PPE shortage | Personal protective equipment like masks, gloves and face shields are in high demand. Many consumer-facing retail startups today see an opportunity, if not a moral imperative. Some have begun making their own PPE — to either have donated to... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Tom Brady To Tampa Bay Is More About Branding Than Performance | Tom Brady of the New England Patriots signals to teammates during the AFC Wild Card Playoff game ... [+] against the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium on January 04, 2020 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)... |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Adidas and Saucony Run Sustainability Commercials During Super Bowl 54 | As reported by footwearnews.com, this year marks the first time Boston-based running shoe company Saucony, has put out a Super Bowl commercial. It used its ad spot to debut Originals, its new biodegradable shoe line.
The shoe is made with n... |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Daily funding roundup - January 9th, 2020 | Sea Star Beachwear raised $1.2M; Docket landed $1.5M; Finnomena secured $10M
Sea Star Beachwear: Sea Star Beachwear creates water-friendly espadrille made partly of neoprene. Sea Star Beachwear has raised $1.25 million in seed funding from ... |
| Jan 9, 2020 | Is There a Second Act for the Kohl’s, Amazon Relationship? | Could Amazon return to Kohl's in more ways than one?Getty Images |
| Nov 21, 2019 | Beyond pop-ups: How brands look for low-cost ways to test physical retail | As direct-to-consumer brands look for cheaper ways to acquire customers beyond Facebook and Google ads, it’s no longer a question of whether an online brand will open a store, but when.
Typically, the path to opening a permanent physical st... |
| Nov 21, 2019 | Beyond pop-ups: How brands look for low-cost ways to test physical retail | Lingerie brand Lively also hosted joint events with other brands to see how customers interacted with the product before opening up its own stores — a succulent workshop with NYC plant shop The Sill, a makeup tutorial — with Lively product ... |
| Nov 11, 2019 | D2C companies deliver customer delight and simplicity | Ashwin Ramasamy Contributor
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| Sep 3, 2019 | Radar Appoints Zach Little as New Chief Technology Officer | In this week’s edition of Tech Tuesdays, Radar takes the spotlight with some big news.
Radar has named Zach Little as the company’s chief technology officer, which became effective on Monday. Little, who has more than 20 years of experience... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Tech Tuesdays: Introducing Amazon Q + Skypad’s Transition to Google Cloud | Here is the top tech news from the week.
Skypad in the Cloud
Sky IT Group’s Skypad, the SaaS data reporting platform for retailers and brands, said it is transitioning to Google Cloud. The platform offers product sales trends and insights. ... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Tech Tuesdays: Blue Yonder Makes Acquisition | In this week’s column, tech deals and investments are flowing…
WorkJam, the digital workforce solution provider, said it received a $20 million investment from Export Development Canada (EDC) to fuel its international expansion. The company... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | How Hoka’s Approach to Innovation Has Made the Brand More Competitive in the Hot Running Market | Innovative technology put Hoka on the map when it launched in 2009. But the brand sees its enduring competitive edge as something a bit more intangible.
“You want to be able to sell the technology,” said Colin Ingram, Hoka’s vice president ... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Tech Tuesdays: IBM’s Latest Gen AI Research | PTC and MakerSights Aim to Revolutionize Retail
In a significant advancement for retail brand operations, PTC has announced the successful outcomes of its ongoing collaboration with MakerSights, marked by the introduction of a standardized ... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Mizuno Launches Site With BigCommerce | Mizuno, the athletic apparel, equipment and footwear brand, has tapped BigCommerce to create and launch a new website on the tech company’s platform.
Mizuno partnered with BigCommerce because it was aiming to future-proof its business “by e... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Dolce Vita Unveils Bold 3D-printed Innovation: Meet the Holis 3D | Dolce Vita is taking the footwear industry forward with the brand’s largest on-demand, 3D-printed footwear launch to date — powered by a partnership with Hilos.
The footwear brand said in a statement that the Dolce Vita Holis 3D shoe “break... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Tech Tuesdays: Rokt Adds Executives, PTC Accolades | Here is the latest fashion and footwear tech news.
Rokt Bolsters Executive Ranks
Rokt, the e-commerce technology company powered by AI and machine learning and AI that is designed to make transactions easier, has appointed Marc Allsop as he... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | EXCLUSIVE: Chinese Laundry’s New 360 Video Campaign Kicks Off Immersive Strategy | Chinese Laundry is high-stepping into 360-degree video, the footwear brand told WWD in the lead-up to Monday’s launch of a new, immersive campaign for its spring collection.
The newly crafted videos making up the “In Bloom” initiative showc... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Retailer WSS Taps Aptos for Mobile POS | In this week’s tech news, mobile POS and AI take center stage.
WSS Taps Aptos One for Mobile-enabled Store Experience
Aptos said WSS will deploy its Aptos One POS platform across more than 100 stores nationwide. Built on the Aptos One micro... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Tech Tuesdays: Spotlight on Innovation and Top Cities for IT Pros | In this week’s tech news, Macy’s focuses on innovation to improve the shopping experience. Digital Success
Regarding the future of Macy’s Inc., its success hinges on innovation — which is clearly top of mind of the legacy retailer’s leaders... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Alo Yoga Further Bridges Its Virtual and Physical Community With Refreshed Sanctuary on Roblox | The Alo Yoga Sanctuary on Roblox is getting a refresh in partnership with Sawhorse.
Originally launched in 2022, the Alo Yoga Sanctuary was the brand’s first step into the metaverse and has been designed to bring movement and mindfulness to... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | How Fibbl Is Redefining Online Shopping Through 3D and XR Technology | As online shopping continues to be a dominant driver across the retail industry — and with consumers’ expectations for the brands they shop higher than ever before — brands are constantly looking for new ways to mesh together the worlds of ... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Aptos Powers Up Retail Operations, Expands With The Buckle and WSS | Aptos, the unified commerce solution provider, has released a host of announcements timed for the National Retail Federation Big Show in New York this week, including deals with The Buckle and WSS.
Aptos also said it was making an unprecede... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | Tech Tuesdays: StockX Battles Counterfeits, IBM on Gen AI Use | In this week’s tech news, StockX fights online crime while IBM says gen AI can be used in product development. Stopping the Spread of Fake Sneakers
StockX, which describes itself as the “current culture marketplace,” issued a new report spo... |
