Lifestyle
Circana: Running Styles, Clogs and High-Shaft Boots Dominated in Q4
New data from Circana shows that running, running-inspired lifestyle shoes, mules/clogs, and high-shaft boots dominated footwear sales in…
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Import Costs, Tariff Pressures Suggest Turbulent 2026 For Shoe Firms, But Some Optimism Takes Hold
Shoe companies are bracing for a challenging first half in 2026. According to a Q4 2025 Shoe Executive Business Survey by the Distributors…
Business
Women’s Shoes Lead Price Increases in September
Shoe prices increased in September in tandem with overall inflation, according to the latest data from the Footwear Distributors and…
News
Are Shoe Prices Really Rising? One Analyst Found Brands Are Still Absorbing Most of the Costs
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff increases instilled anxiety over shoe price hikes, at least for the better part of 2025, but it might…
Fashion
Footwear Sales Dip in First Half of 2025, But Sneakers Continue to ‘Drive Growth’
Sneakers continued to dominate in the first half of 2025 despite an overall slowdown of footwear sales in the period. According to new…
Lifestyle
Tariffs Are Weighing Heavily on the Industry, But Shoe Price Increases Have Been Minimal — So Far
Price increases are on the way. Expectations concerning higher costs form the tariff impact on many consumer discretionary items including…
News
Mexico, EU Tariff Threats Follow Double-digit Trend: How Shoe Firms Are Responding
Where will the tariff sweep settle? No one knows yet what the way forward will be, but a likely double-digit percent tariff for all…
News
What a 55 Percent Tariff on Chinese Goods Could Mean for Footwear Firms
In another twist and turn in President Donald Trump’s trade war, the U.S. and China have revealed the framework for a new deal that would…