Traditional Shoe Incumbents Could Lose Ground to Agile Challengers
A consumer focus on product innovation and value spend could shift brand momentum in 2026.
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A consumer focus on product innovation and value spend could shift brand momentum in 2026.
A look at five brands that are committed to shoe production at home.
Even though corporate bankruptcies rose in May, footwear firms managed to avoid the Chapter 11 carnage, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.
While spring styles are bringing in infusing much-needed freshness into the market, emerging technology is on everyone's mind.
Off pricer Citi Trends sees shoes as a growth category, and plans to open new stores ahead of peak periods, such as back-to-school and holiday.
The bankruptcies of outdoor sport chain 303 Boards and Sneaker City suggests there's too much sneaker inventory at retail.
Low-profile continues to expand, but European shoe sales hurt global growth. Birkenstock, Crocs and Deckers could be hurt by muted DTC trends.
There have been some shoe-related Chapter 11 filings in July, but these appear centered on the sporting goods and athletic shoe categories.
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.
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OBERTSHAUSEN, Germany — June 25, 2026 — The future of the athletic shoe is increasingly being shaped on warp knitting machines. For KARL MAYER, the footwear industry is one of the...
The retailer noted that it saw growth in the first quarter of 2026 from Jordan, Skechers, Birkenstock, New Balance, Reef and Brooks.
The first half has seen some activity, but the jury is out on whether there are more ahead.
Luxury shoe sales were depressed over the last several years, but a Bain & Co.-Altagamma luxury goods study expects improvement in 2026.
Brands put comfort at their core with premium materials, new technologies and innovative designs.
The new range also includes a worn-in distressed brown leather version.
Deckers Outdoor Corp. and Boot Barn are least likely to miss gross margin expectations, while Steven Madden Ltd. is most at risk for a miss.
The shoe industry has always been full of questionable marketing, but the language has become increasingly ridiculous. Every other shoe is apparently handmade, crafted from the fin...
Tariffs and cost spikes on inputs, due to the Iran crisis, are causing shoe prices to go higher. Here's what the FDRA is working on to try to contain costs.
KNS International's shoe brands — Birdies, Taft, Journee and Vance — could be separately sold to new owners.
Academy Sports + Outdoors is expanding the Nike and Jordan brands to more store locations at a time when sales of running shoes are expected to rise.
Executives from Asics, Brooks, Merrell and Saucony sound off on the hot topics during Paris men's fashion week.
The company will now be known as Shoe Station Group and will trade under the "SHOE" ticker symbol starting on Friday.
The Spanish brand TLB Mallorca now takes their popular MTO-service to the next level with a new 3D customisation tool, making it really easy to develop your own designs among the e...
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