American Top Footwear Brands

Nike

The company was founded on January 25, 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports by Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight, and officially became Nike, Inc. on May 30, 1978.

Nike is the most well known and the major supplier of the athletic shoes for men and women throughout the world. The company is continuously involved in research methods and designing of the comfortable footwear for the sports and the athletic shoes. The company is the world's largest athletic shoe provider, not only Americans but the shoes are also used by the major sports personalities associated with different games. They believe in eco friendly production methods with the minimal wastage and toxic materials to be used.

Promotion:
Nike employed boutique design firm Hunter Gatherer to create an animated spot for the Nike considered.

Johnston & Murphy

Johnston & Murphy a wholly owned subsidiary of Genesco Inc. started in 1850. that deals in the manufacture and distribution of the men and women related footwear items. The company specializes in quality and highly durable shoes for men, women and children. Later on the company built up and diversity the line of products into the higher fashion footwear. Johnston & Murphy has recently introduced a new line of women's footwear, leather goods, accessories and outerwear in the fall of 2008. The products are not directly manufactured, but they are manufactured by the individual third party contractors.

The products of the company are continuously gaining the popularity for its quality delivery and innovations towards new designs.

Adio

Adio was created in 1998. Adio is one of the original authentic brands in the skateboarding world and is symbolic of everything popular culture. In addition to the skateboard market, the brand is visible throughout the action sports and music communities. In 2010, Adio introduced the SST (Skate Specific Technology) series of technical products and launched the successful "Going Forward" marketing theme.

A major part of the company's success has been the endorsement of pop-punk bands such as Blink-182.

Avia

Avia is America Shoe Company founded by Jerry Stubblefield in 1979. In 1987 the company was acquired by Reebok.

Avia is known as a leading brand in 1980 for its line of women's walking and aerobic shoes. These shoes are well known for the durability, comfort and performance. The shoes are well designed and includes the features like the Cantilever Heel (heel support), the ARC - Anatomical Rebound Cradle (comprehensive foot cushioning and arch support), and Avia's FOM technology (shock compression).

Crocs

It is a recently founded young company. The company was founded by Scott Seamans, Lyndon "Duke" Hanson, and George Boedecker in 2002. the headquarters are in Longmont, Colorado, US.

The shoes have earned lots of popularity in a short span of time reason being the colorful designs and the comfort ability.

DSW

DSW shoes were founded in 1969 and are famous for the designer lover shoes for men and women. With the reasonable prices and the change in fashion the company is regularly updating its products with the recent trends and has managed to acquire a good position in the market.

DSW has managed to increase the line of products and introduced a variety of brands in the designers shoe wear for men, women and kids. These brands capture the attention of the fashion cautious generations. DKNY is the most well known brand available in the market.