Crocs has launched its new concept store in Nice. The main purpose of the new interior is to allow customers to easily navigate inside the store and discover Crocs’ new footwear styles, while also attracting customers less familiar with the brand.

China has succeeded in holding the European Union and its anti-dumping measures liable before the WTO. For now, the status quo seems to have settled, with, the U.S. announcing the introduction of anti-dumping measures being considered.



British shoe retailer Schuh is taking its first proper step into the international market with the launch of a French version of its online shopping website, going live over the next few months.

Italian group Yoox just launched today (March 7) shoescribe.com, its new website offering more than one hundred shoe brands for women.

Dick's Sporting Goods Inc, the largest publicly traded sporting goods retailer, forecast first-quarter profit largely above analysts' expectations, as online sales and tight inventory management drive growth.

Christian Louboutin, the French designer whose red soles and teetering high heels make female fashionistas swoon, has taken his shoes to dance at the Crazy Horse, the Paris cabaret that insists its strip show is art.

Collective Brands Inc posted a much narrower-than-expected quarterly loss as same-store sales rose the most in more than two years, sending the footwear retailer's shares up 5 percent in trading after the bell.

Shoe maker Crocs Inc is betting on newer designs to double sales in less than five years and expects Asia to become its biggest market by the end of 2013, the company's top executive said.

Crocs wants to go beyond footwear. The American brand plans to diversify and multiply its licensing agreements with international and regional partners in order to extend its brand to accessories, apparel and eyewear.

According to the British press, the classic British boot and shoemaker has been put up for sale by the family-owned R. Griggs Group, which acquired the brand in 1959.

With shoppers' disposable incomes squeezed by rising prices, muted wages growth and government austerity measures, UK retailers faced the toughest trading conditions since 2008 at Christmas.

Just in time for Fall-Winter 2012/2013, Paul Smith Junior (licensed by the Zannier group) will launch its very first collection of childrens shoes. The collection is inspired by the British brand’s adult line of footwear and its colorful DNA.

Stephane Treppoz and Helen Supau, a little less than five years after taking over the footwear site’s management, have just brought their joint stock ownership in the company up to 80%.

The Brandalley management team has undergone a revolution lately, which will surely be revealed to the teams of the e-commerce company this week. Founder Sven Lung, who is still a shareholder, as of a few days ago is no longer chairman of the board of directors or a member thereof.

Footwear retailer Finish Line Inc's quarterly revenue beat market expectations as e-commerce pushed same-store sales up. The company, which sells athletic shoes, apparel and accessories, earned $5.