Coats Group to Buy OrthoLite for $770 Million
Coats Group plc wants to expand its positioning as a supplier in components. The British multinational company inked a deal to acquire premium insole leader OrthoLite Holdings LLC. The transaction,…
Tariffs Give Parents Back-to-School Shoe Anxiety
Eighty percent of consumers expect to pay more for children’s shoes this fall due to tariff-driven price increases. According to data points from the 2025 AlixPartners U.S. Consumer Survey, in…