Sentences with phrase «shoe company in»

Adopted as the mascot of the Brown Shoe Company in 1904, Buster Brown, his sweetheart Mary Jane, and his dog Tige, an American Pit Bull Terrier, were well - known to the American public in the early 20th century.

Sneakerheads Ryan Babenzien and Jon Buscemi (former Brand Director at Oliver Peoples) founded their shoe company in 2013, bringing the direct - to - consumer energy they'd seen in other markets to footwear.

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SHANGHAI — A Chinese company that manufactured Ivanka Trump shoes and has been accused of serious labor abuses is being celebrated in a blockbuster propaganda film for extending China's influence around the globe.

Yet many companies are waiting for the first shoe to drop in order to react.

Parsons» company, Indosole, which produces and sells a line of sandals and shoes made entirely of repurposed old tires, has achieved a great deal of visibility thanks in large part to its community of customers, who support and advocate the company's quest to save one million tires from landfills.

Jack Erwin, a men's shoe wear company, wasn't started by fashion icons, or anyone in the fashion industry for that matter.

«What we've found in the past is that a lot of American safety footwear retailers loved our shoes, but they found them a little bit expensive,» says company president Andrew Violi.

Aquazzura Italia, an Italian shoe company, sued Ivanka Trump's brand and their footwear licensing partner Marc Fisher in June 2016.

The shoe seller The Walking Company, which operates 208 stores in the US, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March.

When Zappos began in 1999, the company had no warehouse, and its shoe vendors shipped merchandise directly to customers» homes.

Dow Jones first reported the hedge fund manager's move, saying his firm made around $ 100 million in profit from its investment in the athletic apparel and shoe company.

The company's sales in the region have tumbled 7 % for the first nine months of 2014 despite an overall increase in sportswear gear sales, as consumers buy more shoes, tights and shorts for working out and even for their casual streetwear needs.

As customers shop for shoes directly from Amazon, analysts say companies like Foot Locker and Finish Line are in danger.

Companies like TOMS Shoes and Soapbox Soaps, responded to the call by implementing a «one - for - one» giving model, tying a easily - identified benefit (like providing shoes to children in need) to a purcShoes and Soapbox Soaps, responded to the call by implementing a «one - for - one» giving model, tying a easily - identified benefit (like providing shoes to children in need) to a purcshoes to children in need) to a purchase.

The company matches every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes donated to a child in need.

And he credits the company's rapid rise not to some highfalutin marketing system but to old - fashioned shoe leather — walking in doors and telling his story.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with him, Hsieh is the CEO of Zappos, a customer service company that happens to be an ecommerce shoe and apparel retailer, based in Las Vegas.

«It's tricky if the founder is a visionary, highly charismatic, has a strong personality — those are big shoes to fill,» says Molinaro, who suggests companies shouldn't be holding on to former leaders in formal roles if they want their new CEOs to succeed.

Stepping into the shoes of the greatest storyteller in history, Apple CEO Tim Cook confidently asserts his authority by bringing company data to life through storytelling.

Former NFL player Adrian Wilson is the founder of a shoe company based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The company has expanded its product line to include more than 300 designs in the $ 25 to $ 60 price range, from flats and wedges to furry boots and golf shoes.

The Red Wing Shoe Company bought the hotel in 1977, restoring the hotel to its beautiful historical past.

The one holdout, meanwhile, isn't even an offering from Adidas, but rather a shoe from Under Armour (UA)-- whose sizzling growth rate has lifted the company to the No. 2 rank (behind Nike) in the sports apparel category in the U.S..

The company's first production shoe with a 3D - printed design uses a technology that was originally conceived in the 1980s for rear - projection TVs.

A successful searcher finds a company he or she can stick with for the long haul and upon closing the search immediately becomes engrossed in and dedicated to managing that one company, stepping seamlessly into the shoes of the departing CEO.

Despite minimal experience in the retail industry, Bucketfeet, a company that creates community through artist - designed shoes, has taken this in stride: just three years from launch, Bucketfeet is selling its shoes globally, partnering with renowned retailers to tell their story and thoughtfully scaling while improving their product line.

Prior to launching her own company, she worked for 14 years in the shoe industry with big - name brands including Nine West, Kenneth Cole, Timberland, Reebok and Dr. Martens.

DC Shoes founder Ken Block grew his latest apparel company 50 percent in the last year, all while continuing to compete as a motor racing driver.

In 1992, the company introduced a plastic cleat for golf shoes under the brand Softspikes.

Many observers, though, balked at the $ 710 million cost of the acquisitions, questioning whether Under Armour could quickly produce any return on investment — two of the three companies were unprofitable — let alone succeed in a space that shares little with making shirts and shoes.

Everyone in the company says personal data mining will give customers better fitness insights and better shirts and shoes — so they become better athletes.

Knight hurried to Japan and struck an agreement with Nissho - Iwai Corp., the sixth - largest Japanese trading company, in which they agreed to find shoe manufacturers in the Far East and provide financing and export - import services to Blue Ribbon Sports.

When Nike went public in 1980, the country saw for the first time that the «sneaker guys from Oregon» had built a company with annual sales of $ 270 million, net income of roughly $ 13 million, and annual production of 30 million pairs of shoes.

«There is such a robust entrepreneurial community and a real energy around starting companies at Wharton,» Klein says, who comes from a family of entrepreneurs dating back to his grandfather, who started a shoe company when he arrived in America after World War II.

On the sides of the uppers was a trademark that today accounts for roughly 35 % of all athletic shoes sold in the United States, the largest market share of any company in the business, according to Knight.

By dropping a cookie on Nordstrom's website, for instance, Triggit and other retargeting companies can help the store place an ad in your Facebook newsfeed for a pair of shoes you'd been browsing earlier in the day.

As the Economist points out, the shoe companies Paul Evans and Jack Erwin both have showrooms in New York where you can browse and try on the shoes, and then make the actual purchase online.

A few Japanese companies were only in the early stages of shoe design, but they were making rapid progress.

That summer, Johnson opened the company's first East Coast store in a small, rented house behind a funeral parlor in Wellesley, Mass., and started shippling shoes in cartons that once contained embalming fluid.

The company's ads argue that a 3D printer will soon become a normal appliance to have in the average home — it shows kids and parents printing off their own toys, household objects, and even shoes and jewelery to wear.

In keeping with the mindset of company's namesakes (Nelson and Gerson's fathers, «two men who appreciate great shoes, but who will never pay more than $ 200 on a pair»), the most expensive three pairs in its collection are just $ 22In keeping with the mindset of company's namesakes (Nelson and Gerson's fathers, «two men who appreciate great shoes, but who will never pay more than $ 200 on a pair»), the most expensive three pairs in its collection are just $ 22in its collection are just $ 220.

In response, he created Indosole — a for - profit shoe company that creates stylish, hip sandals and shoes made from repurposed Indonesian motorcycle tires.

Nike (NKE)-- Phil Knight's shoe company stands to benefit from the explosion of the middle class in emerging markets like China and Mexico.

The company's goal is to become a national shoe brand with a network of recipient hospitals; the first is Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

Today it has 35 full - time workers — each of whom receive a shoe allowance, because outdoor shoes aren't allowed in the company's gluten - and wheat - free facility.

Still greatly dwarfed by sales of Under Armour shirts and shoes, the company sees investments in tech as a way to compete more aggressively in the athletic wear space in the future.

Bezos is also willing to cannibalize his own companies: Amazon spent nearly $ 1 billion to acquire shoe retailer Zappos in 2009, but its Amazon shoe site competes directly with Zappos.

And its «one for one» business model — which initially had the company donate a pair of shoes to needy children in the developing world for each pair it sold — has inspired scores of copycats.

In one ad the company says its shoe includes something called a «kinetic core midsole» that «intensifies muscle activity» in the back, abdomen and legIn one ad the company says its shoe includes something called a «kinetic core midsole» that «intensifies muscle activity» in the back, abdomen and legin the back, abdomen and legs.