A bee-stings-and-bullrush childhood spent running about in barefeet seems a thing of yesteryear New Zealand.But new research has suggested Kiwi kids` contemporary choice of footwear - or lack of it - isn`t too far from that at all.What`s... Read...
NIWOT, Colo. (AP) — Colorado-based footwear company Crocs Inc. is closing company-owned manufacturing plants in Italy and Mexico by year`s end and replacing its chief financial officer.The company announced the outsourcing of additional... Read...
Allbirds sustainable shoe company, has launched its own version of our nation`s favourite casual footwear — but it comes at a price.Co-founded by New Zealander Tim Brown, the San Francisco-based company`s new Sugar Zeffers are made... Read...
A version of this story first appeared on viva.co.nz New Zealand footwear brand Allbirds has snared Oscar-winning actor Leonardo diCaprio as an investor and also announced its own twist to a Kiwi classic in the form of an environmentally-friendly... Read...
MILAN (AP) — Casual luxury is driving global sales of high-end apparel, footwear and handbags as big-spending consumers look for low-brow statements in T-shirts, sneakers and rubber sliders, according to a study by consultancy Bain... Read...
Footwear chain Hannahs has admitted staff aren`t paid for overtime after stores close, while Briscoes` boss doesn`t know how many of his employees have been underpaid. Read...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. appeals court says a shoe made by American footwear giant Skechers is nearly identical to an iconic Adidas shoe and likely confuses consumers about their manufacturers.A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S.... Read...
Kathmandu Holdings will take up the full oversubscription in a share purchase plan, raising $50 million to help fund its purchase of US footwear supplier Oboz Footwear Read...