SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX), a global leader in lifestyle footwear,
today announced that it has won the 2013 Running Design Excellence and
Children’s Design Excellence awards as part of Footwear Plus
magazine’s annual Plus Awards. This honor marks SKECHERS’ first
running award from Footwear Plus, and the second for the Kids
design category.
The Plus Awards, which were presented yesterday in New York, are
nominated and voted on annually by footwear retailers nationwide in
recognition of the industry’s most compelling product offerings.
“It’s a tremendous honor to receive these awards for our company’s
performance and lifestyle categories,” said Michael Greenberg, president
of SKECHERS. “Since the launch of the Skechers Performance division in
2011, we’ve developed innovative, never-before-seen designs for the
performance world, and we’re excited to receive enthusiastic responses
from both the footwear and running industries, including Footwear News’
December announcement of Skechers GO as 2013 Brand of the Year.
“That the industry feels we’ve been able to do this while continuing to
strengthen our legacy as a lifestyle and kids’ footwear brand is a huge
motivation for our team,” continued Greenberg. “We’re inspired by our
peers’ support of these achievements, and look forward to bringing even
more exciting product to market in the years to come.”
“SKECHERS has earned numerous accolades from the Plus Awards over the
years –winning Company of the Year five times, and multiple design
awards for men’s, women’s and children’s product,” added Greg Dutter,
Editorial Director of Footwear Plus magazine. “And winning the
Plus Award in such traditionally independent brand categories as running
and children’s product is a true testament to the Company’s
determination to connect with more consumers through relevant,
innovative product. We look forward to seeing how else they’ll redefine
our industry.”
SKECHERS’ previous Footwear Plus awards include the Company of
the Year Award in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010, and Plus Awards for
Design Excellence in 2000 for Young Women’s Fashion, in 2001 for Women’s
Streetwear, and in 2002 for Kids’ Fashion. SKECHERS also won Plus Awards
for Design Excellence in Men’s Streetwear in 2005 and 2006 for its
fashion brand Marc Ecko.
About SKECHERS USA, Inc.
SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX), based in Manhattan Beach, California,
designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle footwear for
men, women and children, as well as performance footwear for men and
women. SKECHERS footwear is available in the United States via
department and specialty stores, Company-owned SKECHERS retail stores
and its e-commerce website, and in over 100 countries and territories
through the Company’s international network of subsidiaries in Canada,
Brazil, Chile, Japan, and across Europe, as well as through joint
ventures in Asia and distributors around the world. For more
information, please visit www.skechers.com,
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This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, the Company’s future financial results and
operations, its development of new products, future demand for its
products and growth opportunities, and its planned advertising and
marketing initiatives. Forward-looking statements can be identified by
the use of forward looking language such as “believe,” “anticipate,”
“expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “will be,” “will
continue,” “will result,” “could,” “may,” “might,” or any variations of
such words with similar meanings. Any such statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Factors
that might cause or contribute to such differences include the
resignation of the Company’s former independent registered public
accounting firm, and its withdrawal of its audit reports with respect to
certain of the Company’s historical financial statements; international,
national and local general economic, political and market conditions
including the ongoing global economic slowdown and market instability;
entry into the highly competitive performance footwear market;
sustaining, managing and forecasting costs and proper inventory levels;
losing any significant customers, decreased demand by industry retailers
and cancellation of order commitments due to the lack of popularity of
particular designs and/or categories of products; maintaining brand
image and intense competition among sellers of footwear for consumers;
anticipating, identifying, interpreting or forecasting changes in
fashion trends, consumer demand for the products and the various market
factors described above; sales levels during the spring, back-to-school
and holiday selling seasons; and other factors referenced or
incorporated by reference in the Company’s annual report, as amended, on
Forms 10-K and 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2012 and its
quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months and nine months ended
September 30, 2013. The risks included here are not exhaustive. The
Company operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment.
New risks emerge from time to time and the companies cannot predict all
such risk factors, nor can the companies assess the impact of all such
risk factors on their respective businesses or the extent to which any
factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ
materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given
these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Moreover,
reported results should not be considered an indication of future
performance.
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