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NewRee Takes the Reins on Reebok in Greater China
Authentic Brands Group has appointed NewRee Sports as Reebok’s new core operating partner in Greater China, handing the…
Itema America Expands Its U.S. Footprint With Palmetto Loom Reed Acquisition in South Carolina
Itema America, the U.S. subsidiary of Itema Group in Colzate, Bergamo, has acquired Greenville, S.C., based Palmetto Loom…
Salomon’s 35% Growth Pushes Amer Sports to Bet Bigger on Footwear
Salomon is moving from cult outdoor name to strategic growth engine inside Amer Sports. Footwear is now central…
On Turns To 32 Robots In Busan South Korea To Rewrite Its Supply Chain
On is using a new robot run factory in Busan, South Korea to rethink how performance footwear is…
Denim’s Path to $130 Billion Runs Through Sustainability and Digital Tracing
New technologies are reshaping denim production around water, chemicals, energy, and traceability. This aligns with a wider market…
Shein Faces Texas Lawsuit Over Toxic Kids Products and CCP Data Exposure
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a sweeping lawsuit against Shein, accusing the ultra fast fashion giant…
Sheertex Gets a New Owner as AYK International Steps In Amid SRTX Solvency Crisis
Sheertex has found a lifeline in its home province, with troubled parent SRTX Inc. agreeing to sell the…
Toray Teijin Frontier and Toyobo Are Quietly Powering High Performance Fashion
Japan’s modern materials leaders, Toray, Teijin Frontier, and Toyobo, have quietly shifted from mass apparel suppliers to high…
Apparel Group Brings Cotton On to India in a Landmark Omnichannel Partnership
Apparel Group is bringing Cotton On to India through a new strategic partnership, aiming to plug the Australian…
Footwear North American Events Calendar
The footwear industry moves at the pace of its trade calendar. From performance innovation showcases to luxury fashion…
EU Commission Prohibits Destroying Unsold Clothes as ESPR Rules Take Effect in July
The European Commission has adopted a binding ban on the destruction of unsold clothing and footwear, prohibiting large…
8 Forces That Are Rewriting The Footwear Industry
Over the last decade, the footwear industry has undergone a quiet but fundamental reset. What once functioned as…
Saks Global Closes 57 Stores to Drive Full Price Luxury Growth
Saks Global is dramatically reshaping its off price strategy, closing most Saks OFF 5TH and all remaining Last…
On Names Frank Sluis CFO As Martin Hoffmann Steps Down
On Running has named Frank Sluis as its new Chief Financial Officer, strengthening the leadership bench as the…
10 Brands Shaping the Modern Kids’ Footwear Market
Kids’ footwear is one of the most structurally complex categories in the global shoe market, driven not by…
10 Footwear Myths Still Shaping the Industry
Footwear remains one of the least transparent categories in fashion and athletic apparel. Its core drivers such as…
Inside New Balance’s Pie And Mash Takeover For The London Marathon Training Range
New Balance’s Fresh Foam 1080v15 and London Marathon Training Range campaign leans into London’s local running culture with…
On Signs Jamaican 100m Sprinter Ackeem Blake as Its First Professional Jamaican Athlete
On signs Jamaican sprinter Ackeem Blake as its first professional Jamaican athlete, marking a clear push into sprinting…
adidas x Willy Chavarria Blur Streetwear and Football at Paris Fashion Week with ‘Eterno’
adidas Originals and Willy Chavarria’s ‘Eterno’ FW26 project opens at Paris Fashion Week as a runway show and…
Top 10 Luxury Footwear Power Rankings
Luxury footwear operates on a different set of rules than the broader shoe market. Volume is secondary. Keeping…
10 moments that defined the adidas vs. Puma rivalry
The rivalry between Adidas and Puma began as a family dispute long before it became a global brand…
2026 Lifestyle Footwear Brand Power Rankings
Every percentage point reflects more than sales. It tells a story of cultural relevance, wholesale power, direct to…
Anta Sports Marks A New China Led Era With A 29% Stake In Puma
China’s Anta Sports’ move to buy a major stake in Puma marks one of the most significant power…