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Comment on ‘Everything I needed to know about work and life ... I learned selling sneakers’
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (113+ words) Comment on "Everything I needed to know about work and life ... I learned selling sneakers'The Boston Globe "Everything, good and bad, hopeful and harsh, walked through those doors with the customers," Poulton writes. And the shoes, of course: The Reebok…...
New Balance doubles down in Maine with $65 million factory expansion - The Boston Globe
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (204+ words) Global athletic wear company New Balance said Monday that is has completed and opened a $65 million expansion of its footwear factory in Skowhegan, Maine. The Boston-based company said the 120,000-square expansion will double the factory's production capacity. The New Balance…...
At its Framingham store, shoe discount chain DSW breaks in some new retail ideas - The Boston Globe
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (649+ words) FRAMINGHAM " With vibrant colors, Gen Z slang, and gadgetry, the discount footwear store Designer Shoes Warehouse is trying a new approach " starting with its Framingham location. DSW rolled out the changes earlier this month at the remodeled Framingham store. At…...
New Balance doubles down in Maine with $65m factory expansion - The Boston Globe
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (1080+ words) Global athletic wear company New Balance said Monday that it has completed and opened a $65 million expansion of its footwear factory in Skowhegan, Maine. The Boston-based company said the ... New Balance doubles down in Maine with $65m factory expansion Global athletic…...
Sneaker designer Asics makes tracks for the Leather District - The Boston Globe
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (281+ words) When footwear and apparel designer Asics sought a new spot for its Boston office, the quest took the firm to an appropriate location: a former shoe factory in the Leather District. "We really do believe in this voluntary approach," Turner…...
BC expands its partnership with New Balance, which will now also outfit the football team - The Boston Globe
7+ mon, 10+ hour ago (216+ words) A pair of Boston institutions are expanding their partnership to the gridiron. The Boston College football team will switch to New Balance uniforms this fall, when the Brighton-based shoe and apparel company enters the major college football space for the…...
Puma’s new running shoes offer hope for a brand desperate to win - The Boston Globe
9+ mon, 3+ hour ago (490+ words) With thousands of runners headed to Boston for the annual marathon on Monday, Puma is banking on its army of amateur ambassadors finishing just behind the professionals. That would serve as a splashy debut for the new $300 shoe, which the…...
Reebok’s US operation, shoe design group have a new owner - The Boston Globe
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (469+ words) Authentic Brands Group will still own the Reebok brand, while Galaxy Universal will run the US operations as well as Reebok's shoe design group in Boston's Seaport. Reebok's US operation, shoe design group have a new owner Authentic Brands Group…...