Bogs Footwear Appoints VP of Product
Bogs Footwear has tapped Kelly Wallrich, former VP of product at Keen Footwear, as its new VP of product. She will oversee product design, development and product marketing...(5/23/2013)

Running Specialty Group Acquires Six-Store BlueMile Chain
Running Specialty Group (RSG), which is a joint venture between Finish Line and Gart Capital Partners, Ltd., has acquired six BlueMile running stores to bring the total number of stores in its portfolio to 35... (5/23/2013)

Shoe Carnival's Q1 Net Declines
Shoe Carnival, Inc. reported net sales increased 4.3 percent in the first quarter, to $232.3 million, driven by a net increase of 27 stores over the first quarter last year. Comparable store sales decreased 0.8 percent. Earnings declined 13.6 percent...(5/23/2013)

Sof Sole Appoints Drew Davies as Manager of National Accounts
Sof Sole, a division of Implus Corporation based in Durham, NC, appointed Drew Davies as manager of national accounts. Most recently, he was a key account manager at Reebok Footwear for Hibbett Sports for two years, and prior to that he was an independent sales rep for Kittredge & Associates...(5/23/2013)

Zumiez' Q1 Profits Impacted by Blue Tomato Charges
Zumiez Inc. reported earnings in its first quarter slid 44.4 percent to $2.5 million, or 8 cents per share, compared to net income of $4.5 million, or 14 cents, a year ago. The latest quarter include costs of approximately $1.7 million, or 5 cents per share, for charges associated with the acquisition of Blue Tomato...(5/23/2013)

Altrec Raises $1.75 Million in Debt Offering
Altrec Inc., the outdoor specialty retailer that began online in 1999 and opened its first bricks-and-mortar store in 2011, raised $1.75 million earlier this month by selling debt and options, according to a document it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission...(5/23/2013)

Icebreaker to Open First Store in Chicago
Icebreaker, the New Zealand merino wool apparel company, will open its first “TouchLab” store in Chicago, IL. This is the company’s first Midwestern location and its tenth North American retail store...(5/23/2013)