Inside Summer 2026’s Biggest Shoe Trends, According to Industry Insiders
FN spoke to a few industry insiders to learn about summer trends.
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FN spoke to a few industry insiders to learn about summer trends.
At the heart of the initiative is a boat built in the shape of the Docksides boat shoe that will sail along major European waterways.
On Holding's Casper Coppetti talks demand for the LightSpray Cloudmonster Hyper shoe and the new Surreal Superfoam innovation.
Jack Schwartz Shoes also owns and operates Lugz and British Knights, along with licensed footwear for Lee and Ben Sherman.
The top five shoe categories from April 2025 to March 2026 were casual trainers, women's boots, sandals and flip flops, slippers, and mules and clogs.
Boot Barn has a long-term target of 1,200 locations across the U.S.
The shoe is made from soft napa leather and features a hand-stitched gathered apron and a flexible leather sole.
One of the most sought after bespoke shoemakers we have in the world is without a doubt TYE Shoemaker. For many years the only chance to get a pair was to visit them in Tokyo, sinc...
The company plans to open 10 new stores in the U.S. this year.
Indetexx, a leading B2B exporter of second-hand goods with over 110 containers shipped monthly to more than 110 countries, today announced the launch of its Chinese brand new shoes...
Core Dick's Sporting and Academy Outdoor + Sports are Tops in Sporting Goods, while DTC focus and pricing power give On Running and Deckers the edge.
Midwest Shoe Merchants is expanding its board of directors to include external advisors as it eyes sustained growth and long-term succession planning.
Under a new partnership, SCL Footwear Group will design, manufacture and distribute Bobcat-branded footwear.
The goal is to raise $10,000 to support a future footwear designer.
Stella's new factories in Indonesia, Bangladesh and Vietnam to contribute 20 million pairs of additional shoe production capacity over the coming years.
Athletic footwear wholesale sales rose 7.4 percent to $24.1 million in 2025, representing the single largest revenue driver in the sporting goods sector.
LK Bennett's unsecured creditors chalk up 34 million pounds in losses.
This is the latest from Rockport since it was scooped up by Authentic Brands Group in 2023.
Brooks Running said market data indicates it has No. 1 market share in performance running footwear at U.S. specialty retail.
The company also disclosed a new cost savings plan and what it expects to receive in terms of tariff refunds.
Footwear prices jumped 4.2 percent year-over-year in April, higher than eight of the last nine months and the fastest in 43 months.
VF Corp.'s speed to market testing has benefited Vans' growth in the Americas DTC business.
In 2026, the accessories trend is outpacing all the rest.
Footwear retailer Shoe Carnival matched Wall Street's earnings per share estimate and bested first quarter revenue projection.
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