Shoe designer Rockport Company LLC has notified state officials that it may shut down its headquarters in West Newton as soon as July, a move that could eliminate nearly 150 jobs. In a notice filed on ...

Private equity firm Charlesbank Capital Partners will acquire shoe retailer Rockport Co. for $150 million, subject to bankruptcy court approval, according to The Wall Street Journal. Rockport dropped ...

Another American shoe company closing stores in bankruptcy has shuttered its Long Island locations, as traffic at brick-and-mortar footwear shops declines. Two Rockport shoe stores on Long Island — in ...

NEW YORK- Rockport is stumbling into bankruptcy, with the shoe maker saying Monday that it is filing for Chapter 11 protection. Newton, Massachusetts-based Rockport Group will sell its assets to ...

Rockport is best known for its rubber-soled casual shoes. The company claims it was the first to introduce that type of design to the market in an era when other shoemakers still exclusively focused ...

The Southeastern chain Shoe Station is partnering with footwear brand Rockport in October to celebrate comfort. More than 33,000 pairs of men's and women's Rockport are in stock in a variety of styles ...

Rockport shoes are sold through a number of Australian retailers including The Athlete’s Foot, Mathers and the department store David Jones. The US-based footwear company will undergoes voluntary ...

Adidas announced it had sold Rockport to a company that includes New Balance as an owner. (Rockport) Adidas AG said it will sell the Rockport shoe business to a company formed jointly by competitor ...

Barbara Howard: Newton-based Rockport shoes is bankrupt, which was announced this week. With us on the line is analyst Beth Goldstein, whose focus is on footwear and accessories at the NPD Group, ...

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 aerobics,” ...