Footwear Plus


On the heels of snowboarder Shaun White’s gold medal performance at
the Vancouver Olympics, Target is launching an exclusive namesake
collection of footwear for Fall ’10.



Bearpaw Footwear, a Citrus Heights, CA-based comfort brand, partnered
with Soles4Souls to donate 2,000 pairs of shoes to the earthquake
victims of Haiti in support of Project Haiti.
The “Try Comfort, Give Comfort” event was hosted by the company
during the recent MAGIC/ FN Platform show in Las Vegas. Bearpaw
donated a free pair of shoes to Project Haiti for every pair of shoes
that attendees tried on during the show.
“I am excited to be part of such a great program and work with the
people from Souls4Souls,” says Tom Romeo, CEO of Bearpaw.

Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt announced that royalty proceeds from his
Macbeth Studio Project shoes-totaling $10,000-will be donated towards
Soles4Souls’ Haitian relief efforts.


Brooks Sports announced that its “Brooks For Her” campaign
collected nearly $27,000 in 2009. The funds will aid three charities
that focus on breast cancer research, awareness and support.

The campaign was introduced in conjunction with the brand’s debut
range of women’s apparel called Brooks for Her. The predominately
pink collection included running gear adorned with the iconic pink
ribbon. For each piece purchased from March through December 2009,
Brooks earmarked 6.25 percent of the suggested retail price for
donation.

Hush Puppies’ iconic suede casual shoe gets the royal treatment. The
responsible for the first suede casual shoe is linking up with Lansky
Brothers, the men's store famous for outfitting Elvis Presley, for a
collection of shoes inspired by the King. Blue suede lace-up and
black and white slip-on styles are available exclusively at the
Memphis retailer for a limited time.

In the early 1950's Presley was a 'regular' at Lansky Brothers and
scooped up his signature peg-legged pants and Hi-boy collars from the
Beale Street store.

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The Atlanta Shoe Market (TASM) once again witnessed record increases
in both exhibitor and retailer attendance during its February
edition. Specifically, increases of 15.3 percent in retailer pre-
registration, 13.1 percent in exhibition space and 8 percent in
attending exhibitor personnel were reported. Retailers and exhibitors
came from 33 states and there was also an increase in Caribbean
attendance.

“The show has simply become too important to miss,” notes George
Mustafa, sales manager for Trimfoot Company, who was exhibiting for
his 24th consecutive year.

Li Ning, a $1 billion sports brands in China, has opened a retail
showroom in Portland, OR, as well as launched a retail website (www.li-ningusa.com
). Jay Li, general manager of Li-Ning USA, welcomed Portland Mayor Sam
Adams (right) during the grand opening.

“Over the years, Li-Ning has built a reputation of quality and value
in China by providing the right products at the right place and time,”
states Li.

Mandee has raised close to $25,000 and donated approximately 15,000 pair of shoes in just two months for Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity dedicated to providing shoes to people in need.