近日，跑鞋品牌Hoka的韩国独家代理商Joyworks&Co的负责人赵成焕承认殴打外包工人后辞职。 据悉，HOKA 韩国总代理代表赵成焕将外包公司相关人员叫到了首尔圣水洞的一处废弃教会建筑内。当时察觉到气氛不对劲的外包公司人员为了自保， 悄悄打开了手机录音功能。公开的录音内容令人咋舌，赵代表不仅言语粗鲁，还伴随着扇耳光和殴打身体的声音。 【中国服装圈.第3364期】来源：搜狐新闻 目前韩国网络上已经出现了"以后再也不买 HOKA 了"、"这种人总代理的品牌怎么能穿"等负面舆论，甚至出现了抵制运动的苗头。 HOKA的母公司Deckers随后给出非常干脆的回应，表示已经知晓了韩国发生的这起不光彩事件，虽然动手的不是自家员工，但合作伙伴也必须遵守同样 的高道德标准。基于对暴力的"零容忍"原则，Deckers表示将终止与韩国国内进口商Joyworks的合同。 在韩国全国跑步热潮的推动下，Hoka品牌在韩国实现了快速增长。Joyworks&Co公司2025年1月至10月的累计销售额同比增长34%。（往期阅读：） 受害者甚至出现了肋骨骨折和脑震荡的症状。对此，赵代表方面辩解称是对方散布虚假事实，自己在警告过程中发生了双方 ...

A Saks Global bankruptcy would have a significant impact on independent luxury shoe designers and fashion houses that derive a large percentage of sales from the footwear category. “In some cases, footwear represents 40 percent to 50 percent of the designers’ businesses,” said Gary Wassner, CEO of Hilldun Corp., the factoring firm that works with many of the luxury brands and designers who sell to the retail banners Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. More from WWD According to Wassner, these companies ...

Group 1 - Small-cap stocks, defined as companies with market capitalizations between approximately $250 million and $2 billion, are expected to outperform larger companies in 2026, with the S&P 600 and Russell 2000 indexes rising over 4% year-to-date [1][6] - Analysts believe that factors such as earnings rebound, accommodative monetary policy, and potential tariff reductions are aligning to support small-cap growth [2][3] - Bank of America forecasts that small-cap earnings outperformance will drive this sector's leadership, with a list of 30 "smid-cap" stocks showing an average upside of nearly 30% over the next 12 months [3][4] Group 2 - Approximately 90% of the stocks on the Bank of America list have seen positive consensus earnings-per-share revisions in the last three months, with median growth projections of 23% for the next year [4] - Economists at Bank of America anticipate three interest rate cuts by the end of the year, which would benefit small-cap companies that typically carry more debt [5] - Notable small-cap stocks identified include Alaska Air Group (ALK), Birkenstock (BIRK), Duolingo (DUOL), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF), Vita Coco (COCO), and Wayfair (W) [6]

Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court is set to issue rulings on Friday on cases related to the legality of ​tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under the International Emergency ‌Economic Powers Act. The administration faces the possibility of having to refund nearly $150 billion paid in ‌tariffs to importers if the court declares that the sweeping duties Trump has imposed under the IEEPA are illegal. Major corporations such as Costco, Revlon, Ray-Ban eyeglass maker EssilorLuxottica, Bumble Be ...

Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NYSE:DECK) is one of the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 stocks Jim Cramer commented on. Cramer highlighted the challenges faced by the company, as he remarked: “Fourth worst, really amazing, Deckers Brands, the footwear and parent company behind UGGs, Teva, and HOKA, that hot shoe, it fell 49% in 2025. Deckers got poleaxed earlier in the year on tariff worries and the stock never really recovered, basically trading sideways since early April. A lot of people tried to bottom fish in th ...

Birkenstock Holding plc (NYSE:BIRK) is one of the best strong buy stocks to invest in right now. Bernstein cut the price target on Birkenstock Holding plc (NYSE:BIRK) to $55 from $63 on December 30, keeping a Market Perform rating on the shares and telling investors that the company may experience “significant headwinds” in fiscal 2026. It explained that Birkenstock Holding plc (NYSE:BIRK) has guided gross margin headwinds of 200 basis points, which effectively halves the earnings contribution of any sales ...

Shoe companies are bracing for a challenging first half in 2026. According to a Q4 2025 Shoe Executive Business Survey by the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), higher landed costs for imports as well as other impact from tariff-related pressures are key concerns entering 2026. The survey also confirms marketplace rumblings from September that the full cost of the tariff increases are only now just starting to filter through the footwear industry and its supply chains. More from WWD ...

At less than 15x FCF, could Deckers stock still be a sell?Deckers Outdoor (DECK 3.20%) slipped 3.3% through 2:50 p.m. ET on Wednesday after two separate Wall Street analysts downgraded the shoemaker's stock today.In back-to-back reports, first Baird cut its rating on Deckers to neutral, then Piper Sandler downgraded Deckers to "underperform" (i.e., sell). Wall Street doubts Deckers todayQuoting from the Baird report, StreetInsider.com begins with some kind words about how Deckers might "achieve or exceed" ...

Deckers is kicking off 2026 with two fewer brands in its portfolio as the company works to focus more of its efforts on its winning Hoka and Ugg labels. Indeed, last January, Deckers’ president and chief executive officer Stefano Caroti told analysts that the company would sunset its Koolaburra so that it could place even more of a focus on its star Ugg brand. More from WWD “To maintain focus on our most significant organic opportunities, we’re planning to phase out the Koolaburra brand stand-alone prod ...

Nationwide Canadian Launch of Roots® Brand Footwear MARKHAM, ON / ACCESS Newswire / January 7, 2026 / iFabric Corp. ("iFabric" or the "Company") (TSX:IFA)(OTCQX:IFABF) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Intelligent Fabric Technologies (North America) Inc. ("IFTNA"), has launched a Roots® branded footwear program, with an initial rollout at a nationwide Canadian wholesale club retailer. The new Roots® footwear assortment is designed, developed, and produced by IFTNA and integrates multiple pro ...