Adidas Originals and Bape are Back with Orketro

Drawing on the attitude of the 2000s and the company’s combined influence on pop culture, the Adidas Originals and Bape take on the Orketro sneaker, which features contrasting three stripes on the left shoe and a Bape STA on the right.

Step Into Your Gift: Foot Locker’s Holiday Campaign

Foot Locker will debut the campaign ads through the holiday season, highlighting each featured talent’s signature style, including Coi Leray, Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball and influencers Junebug, Kayce Kirihara and Brooke Preston.

Ugg Take Two with Post Malone

The second film features the Ugg men’s Heritage Pull-On TrailGazer worn by Malone and a partnership to bring Feel House, the brand’s multi-sensory retail experience, to life in Los Angeles later this month.

Puma Taps Into Archives, Revives King Indoor

Puma has reissued the King Indoor for 2024 with a stitched leather upper, a pitch-inspired lace shroud and a gum outsole. Gold accents appear throughout, including on the “King” wordmark logo on the upper. 

REI Co-op Appoints Chief Marketing Officer

The specialty retailer said Abigail Jacobs brings an impressive background leading marketing for major consumer retailers including Sephora, Williams-Sonoma, West Elm and the Pottery Barn brands.

Caleres Hires Nancy Bitetto as SVP of New York Brands

The parent of Famous Footwear and a portfolio of consumer-driven footwear brands said Nancy Bitetto has joined the company as senior vice president of New York brands, which include Franco Sarto, Vince, Veronica Beard and private brand offerings.

Capri Holdings and Tapestry Terminate Merger Agreement

The companies mutually agreed that terminating the merger agreement was in the best interests of both companies as the required closing condition of receiving necessary U.S. regulatory approvals was unlikely to be met by the merger agreement’s outside date of February 10, 2025.