Journals By Industry - Shoe Stores

WellPoint buys California firm WellPoint Inc. on Aug. 22 acquired CareMore, a health care delivery firm focused on seniors, for $800 million. Aprimo acquired for $525M Indianapolis marketing software firm Aprimo Inc. was...

Economists project that $200 million in direct visitor spending will be dumped into Indiana during Super Bowl week. At least 80 percent of that should land within the metro area, said a study...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Finish Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINL) announced today that its board of directors has approved an increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend from $0.05 to $0.06 per share of outstanding...

Shoe retailer reduces stock outs, increases customer loyalty using SAS([R]) Size Optimization NEW YORK -- DSW, a U.S. specialty footwear chain, selected SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, to help...

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX) today announced that sports and technology mogul Mark Cuban has thrown his support behind the launch of SKECHERS' innovative new performance running line, Skechers GOrun....

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. -- SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX) announced today that its upcoming Skechers GOrun commercial premiering during SUPER BOWL XLVI is creating massive media excitement for the spot's surprising co-star--a scrappy French...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Finish Line Youth Foundation (FLYF) announced today that it raised a record $1.78 million through its annual holiday fundraising drive, which was held in Finish Line retail stores nationwide and...

ST. LOUIS -- Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE: BWS)(brownshoe.com) today announced the addition of Mark Schmitt as chief information officer. Schmitt joins the company after serving in various information technology roles at Express...

SEATTLE -- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE:JWN) today reported an 8.7 percent increase in same-store sales for the five-week period ended December 31, 2011, compared with the five-week period ended January 1, 2011. Preliminary total...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Shoe Carnival, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCVL) a leading retailer of value-priced footwear and accessories, today announced updated sales and earnings guidance for the 13-week fourth quarter ended January 28, 2012. The...

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- Kimco Realty Corporation (NYSE: KIM) announced the following transaction activity for the fourth quarter 2011. SHOPPING CENTER ACQUISITIONS U.S. Shopping Center Portfolio: Kimco acquired 10 wholly-owned shopping centers...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Finish Line, Inc. (NASDAQ: FINL) today announced that Mark S. Landau has been appointed Chief Business Development Officer, effective January 1. Since January 2010, Landau has been a member of...

After successfully launching an online shopping site for children's clothes, Jennifer Cattaui plunged into bricks-and-mortar retailing in 2009 with a Tribeca store named Babesta Threads. Surprised again by demand from the mini fashionistas...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DESIGN FIELD ARE GREATER THAN THEY MAY appear. However, aspiring designers are often discouraged from pursuing careers in the arts because of the perception that there is no...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] When Curvel Baptiste launched the discount retail space Juxster in 2010, he had no desire to build a traditional storefront. "A lot of stores were closing," he says. Instead, he would...

Movie Madness What do kids love more than great movies? Great movie merchandise! And they'll be getting plenty of it, thanks to several recent licensing deals. To keep up with Muppets mania, Disney...

The importance of good design transcends all industries. Whether it's your mobile device, the clothes or footwear you wear, or the interior of a building you've entered, "great design changes the world," says...

By Di Lewis & Heather Stewart Photography by Eric Delphenich Sales and marketing professionals are often referred to as the lifeblood of a company's success. In our inaugural SAMY awards program, we celebrate...

ST. LOUIS -- Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE: BWS)(brownshoe.com) today announced it will be presenting at the 14th Annual ICR XChange Conference at 3:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. A webcast...