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Eastland Shoe Hires Director of Business Development

April 27, 2011 SGB Executive

Eastland Shoe, Corp., known for its hand-crafted leather footwear, appointed Marc Gold as director of business development. Gold comes to Eastland with over 25 years in the footwear industry having driven sales growth in top-level executive positions at V

Report Finds New Commitment to More Brands

April 25, 2011 SGB Executive SGB Update

While Nike can spend more marketing dollars to build brand awareness and fuel sales growth, consumers are embracing a number of other brands that brought new product to market in categories like toning and lightweight running over the last year…

Report: Sport Footwear Turns in Stellar March

April 19, 2011 SGB Update

March turned out to be an excellent month for Sport Footwear despite the challenges expected with the later Easter holiday this year, rising grocery and gasoline prices and continued winter weather patterns throughout much of the country…

New Balance Posts 2010 Revenue Gain; Named Top Value Brand in Survey

April 11, 2011 SGB Update

New Balance Athletic Shoe Co. regained some momentum in 2010, with worldwide revenues climbing 7.9% to $1.78 billion from $1.65 billion in 2009. Figures include estimated sales by joint ventures and distributors, and cover its wide range of brands that in

New Balance’s Rob DeMartini Named Most Playful CEO

April 8, 2011 SGB Update

New Balance President and CEO Rob DeMartini has been named the country's Most Playful CEO for incorporating play and innovation into the work environment. The award is sponsored by Playworks, a nonprofit organization that supports learning through pl

Brand Strength Report Reflects a Shift in Consumer Brand Loyalties

March 28, 2011 SGB Update

While the U.S. consumer appears to have finally been awakened from a deep slumber induced by the economic woes and market crash in late 2008, they have apparently also done so with a new attitude about where to shop and what to buy…

Birkenstock Beefs Up U.S. Sales Force

February 16, 2011 SGB Executive

Birkenstock USA has beefed up its sales force by hiring six new territory managers and four new field service representatives. The company said it added the positions to sustain double-digit sales growth seen last year…

Sport Footwear Reaches $20 Billion Mark in 2010

February 14, 2011 SGB Update

The Sport Footwear business started the 2010 fiscal year with a bang, led by meteoric growth in the nascent Toning category, fueling estimates of a new business that could net growth opportunities for retailers and vendors alike for years to come…

Shoebacca.com Appoints New President

February 9, 2011 SGB Update

Shoebacca.com announced that Lee Harris, former head footwear buyer at Nordstrom, has accepted the position of President, effective Mar. 1, 2011…

Investor Conferences Kick Off the New Year with Upgrades, Warnings and Outlooks

January 24, 2011 SGB Update

Industry public companies hit the investor conference circuit last week in an environment that was in part as upbeat as last year but also a bit more cautious as real solid growth trends at retail prove to be a bit elusive for many…

Wayne Gretzky Becomes Shape-Ups Endorser

January 11, 2011 SGB Update

Skechers announced that hockey great Wayne Gretzky will be the next sports legend to make a “Comeback” in Shape-ups fitness footwear…

New Balance Faces Class Action Suit on Toning Claims

January 10, 2011 SGB Update

New Balance became the latest shoe maker to face a lawsuit over the advertising claims of its toning product. In the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Boston, a 40-year-old Californian women, Bistra Pashamova, is seeking damages in excess of $5 mi

New Balance Defends Itself Against Toning Lawsuit Charges

January 5, 2011 SGB Update

New Balance defended itself against lawsuit questioning the advertising claims of its toning product. A company statement said, “New Balance does not comment on ongoing litigation except to say that it will vigorously defend itself from the claims made. N

New Balance Sued Over Toning Shoe Claims

January 4, 2011 SGB Update

A Californian women has sued New Balance over the advertising claims for its toning shoes. The lawsuit is seeking class-action status. Both Reebok and Skechers are facing similar lawsuits…

Industry Vendors See Profit Growth Slow in Q3

December 20, 2010 SGB Update

The theme for the fiscal second quarter may have been “tighten, tighten, tighten” as sporting goods industry vendors focused on bottom line growth, but the trends for the third quarter have settled into a more normalized pre-recession pattern