Under Katz’s watch, Rockport pioneered the concept of incorporating elements of athletic shoes in regular footwear. (Katz, a legend in the shoe industry who more recently founded the Samuel ...

The relocation from Canton comes about 18 months after Germany’s Adidas Group sold the 46-year-old ... that its shoes are not only comfortable, but stylish. “I don’t think Rockport had ...

One of the items up for grabs is a pair of size 10 Rockport sneakers that Carter, an avid runner, wore until 2004. The simple white running shoes were given to him in 1999 by former Reebok ...

Rockport Group became the latest shoe company to trip on retail's rocky terrain Monday as it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company, whose shoe brands include Rockport, Aravon and ...

The Rockport Co.’s shoes have a starring role in Thursday ... Michael Rupp has been “dusting off” the 39-year-old Rockport to make it more modern, fashionable and relevant to younger ...

Say what you will about Gibson Brands Inc. and Rockport Co. being bankrupt, but their products—a guitar and a pair of sneakers worn by Jimmy Carter—did just fine, thanks, at a charity auction ...

As Bruce Katz and his father pioneered the walking shoes market, their goal was nothing short of striding briskly into marketing history. “We want to be to walking what Jane Fonda was to ...