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Today, we bring you our coverage from the Coterie and Magic trade shows in NYC. Also, New Balance has landed in Edinburgh, Scotland and Native Shoes launches a shoe that caters to a new generation of consumers.
Here's what you need to know.
Footwear Brands at Coterie and Magic Say These Shoe Trends Will Dominate Spring 2025
Traffic in New York City was at a gridlock this week thanks the influx of world leaders and dignitaries convening in the city for the U.N. General Assembly. Unfortunately, that meant a slower start for some brands at Mmgnet Group’s Coterie and Magic New York trade shows , who said buyers appeared hesitant to brace the traffic — and soaring hotel prices — for the shows this week.
Still, the brands that exhibited at the Javits Center in New York City between Sept. 22–24 said the buyers that did come out appeared overall upbeat about the upcoming spring ’25 season.
“People are optimistic,” said Mike Kerr, vice president of sales at J Slides in an interview with FN. “They’re buying for spring, and they’re actually buying at once, too. So that’s good.”
According to Mmgnet Group , there were 950 exhibitors at Coterie this season, with over 85 footwear brands on the show floor. Over at Magic, the trade show featured more than 300 brands, including 40 footwear brands.
New Balance Lands in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter With Latest Store Concept
New Balance has landed in Edinburgh, Scotland .
Located at Unit SU 3.08 in the city’s vibrant shopping district of St James Quarter, the new store debuts a new premium retail concept , the Boston, Mass.-based athletic company said in a statement on Friday.
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Designed with central seating areas, the brand’s new retail concept offers an inviting space that “encourages customers to gather, find inspiration, and explore their personal style,” the company said. What’s more, the new design integrates a carefully chosen assortment of merchandise as well as visual storytelling that highlights the origins and makers behind select products.
Featuring a curated selection of core lifestyle products , the store stocks popular models like the 9060 and 530, next to the latest running and performance styles. The premium Made in UK and Made in USA collections are also available.
How Native Shoes Is Reimagining a 10-Year-Old Lifestyle Shoe to Reach New Consumers
Native Shoes is marking its 15th anniversary with a new shoe launch that caters to a new generation of consumers.
The brand best known for its lightweight EVA shoes and boots on Tuesday launched the Apollo 10 , a new lifestyle sneaker for men and women. The shoe reimagines the brand’s original Apollo silhouette that launched in 2014 and infuses the style with modern design tastes and new comfort-focused technology.
“We respectfully refer to one of our muses as an ‘aging sneakerhead,'” Native chief executive officer Kyle Housman told FN in an interview , explaining the evolution of the 15-year old brand that later added a kid’s line. “While he or she may have found the brand as a somebody in their late 20s, now they’re 15 years older with young kids or a family.”
The Apollo 10 retails for $135 and is available in three colorways: bone white, quicksand brown and black. Like Native’s other products, the new shoe is designed with sustainability in mind. Its microfiber upper is made from 80 percent recycled content and the midsole is created with supercritical sugarlite, the brand’s new foaming process that uses fewer harmful chemicals.
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