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3D-printed shoe startup steps into $3M to help reduce carbon footprints, localize manufacturing

Portland-based 3D-printed footwear startup Hilos has landed $3 million to boost its efforts in reducing the carbon footprint linked to… Read More

Allbirds calls out Amazon for ‘strikingly similar’ sneaker, urges tech giant to steal approach to sustainability instead

Allbirds raced to a valuation of more than $1 billion on the popularity of its trendy wool shoes. Now the… Read More

Sneaker startup Vimazi pairs runners with shoes based on their speed

Nike has more than 100 styles of men’s running shoes and more than a dozen ways to filter through them… Read More

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Birkenstock CEO goes after Amazon over fake footwear, calls e-commerce giant ‘an accomplice’

A year after walking away from its relationship with Amazon in the U.S., the German shoemaker Birkenstock is again targeting… Read More

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‘World’s most comfortable shoe’? Maveron among those to step up for techie favorite Allbirds

How many times have Silicon Valley geeks been credited with setting a style trend? Whether it was Steve Jobs and… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Online retailer Fuchsia helps cottage industry artisans get in front of consumers

Unlike most online retailers, Seattle-based Fuchsia describes itself as “anti-mass production.” The one-year-old company uses technology to help artisans in… Read More

Amazon spent $690 million on acquisitions in 2015, new filing shows

Amazon spent a total of $690 million on acquisitions in 2015, most of it in cash, according to the company’s annual… Read More

These $450 shoes will warm your feet, track your steps, light your path, tie themselves, and make you look like a complete dork

LAS VEGAS — Think of the Digitsole intelligent shoe as the Swiss Army Knife of connected footwear, complete with built in foot-warmers, step-tracking… Read More

Podcast

Amazon bookstore rumors, hands-on with Microsoft’s Surface Book, and the future of shoes

This week on the GeekWire radio show: Is Amazon opening a bookstore in Seattle? We provide the clues and let… Read More

Adidas plans ‘instantly’ 3D printed midsoles, customized to your foot and running style

Nike COO Eric Sprunk surprised the GeekWire Summit crowd last week when he said custom 3D printed sneakers were “not that far… Read More

Reports: Amazon acquires Shoefitr, 3D technology for online shoe shopping

Amazon has acquired Shoefitr, a startup based in Pittsburgh that offers 3D technology to help online shoe buyers ensure an accurate fit,… Read More

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