Demand for vegan shoes—manufactured without the use of animal-based fibers or materials—is on the rise. The market for synthetic leather, in particular, is expected to grow to $78.5 billion by 2025.

Dozens of workers at a shoe factory in southern China’s Dongguan city glue, sew and buff foam slippers and canvas shoes. They punch every hole and lace every shoe by hand. “Every lacing is [done] ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Soak, a footwear company that began with a Kickstarter campaign in 2015, is ...

In the open studio of a renovated 36,000-square-foot factory in Los Angeles’ Chinatown, a series of Shima Seiki automated knitting machines emit quick, whirring sounds. Around the machines, automated ...

In less than four years, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems’ remanufactured brake shoe operation has topped the 4-million-unit production milestone In less than four years, Bendix Commercial Vehicle ...

There are some new kicks in town, and they're giving people who love quality leather sneakers a reason to kick up their heels. Opie Way, a new footwear micro-manufacturing company, is geared up to ...

A shoe artisan putting the outsole onto the upper of a Prota Fiori show. One lesson I have learned in my research on social innovation is how overcoming constraints – be they embodied in standard ...

Weinbrenner Shoe Co., which has been making boots in Wisconsin since 1892, is embarking on a new era with the acquisition of another factory space in Merrill, Wis. In March, Weinbrenner finalized the ...