Although a nineteenth century American lexicographer described sneakers as "shoes with canvas tops and rubber soles," the vernacular meaning has come to include any shoe with natural or synthetic rubber soles. Uppers can be of leather,...

An athletic shoe is a generic name for a shoe designed for sporting and physical activities, and is different in style and build than a dress shoe. Originally known as sporting apparel, today they are known as casual footwear. Athletic shoes, depending...

Women athletes can find a better fit in exercise shoes if they look in an unlikely place: the men's shoe department. That's because athletic shoes made for women are usually narrower than the average woman's foot, according to Francesca M. Thompson, chief of...

NEW YORK -- The sell-through ratios of children's footwear are changing, said retailers who spoke with FN, explaining that athletic footwear no longer is exerting the same grip it once held on the marekt. Especially noteworthy is the increasing share of casual...

As you stroll through the Skechers store in Times Square, you can't help but notice the displays featuring Ashlee Simpson.A huge poster showing the singer's face behind a Skechers SKX shoe adorns the window. More ads -- with Simpson wearing various styles -- are scattered...

From the time his sister lent him money to buy his first computer, Dale Earnardt Jr. has been wowed by technology. Now, NASCAR's most popular driver has an endorsement deal with Sony Electronics."I'm a big electronics fan. I'm a big computer guy. It's products I...