BNET Industries
Market Cap:$1.3B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.2B
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (the Company) is a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of a broad range of quality casual shoes, rugged outdoor and work footwear. The Company, a Delaware corporation, is the successor of a Michigan corporation of the same name, originally organized in 1906, which in turn was the successor of a footwear business established in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1883. Approximately 46.6 million pairs of the Companys branded footwear were sold during fiscal 2008, making the Company a global leader among footwear companies in the marketing of branded casual, work and outdoor footwear. The Companys products generally feature contemporary styling with proprietary technologies designed to provide maximum comfort and performance. The products are marketed throughout the world under widely recognized brand names, including Bates ® , Cat ® Footwear, Chaco ® , Cushe ® , Harley-Davidson ® Footwear, Hush Puppies ® , HyTest ® , Merrell ® , Patagonia ® Footwear, Sebago ® and Wolverine ® . The Company believes that its primary competitive strengths are its well-recognized brand names, broad range of comfortable footwear, patented and proprietary designs and comfort technologies, numerous distribution channels and diversified manufacturing and sourcing base. ...
Number of Employees 4,578
Contact Information
9341 Courtland Dr NE
Rockford, Michigan 49351-0001
(616) 866-5500
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Other Footwear Manufacturing: 316219
Recent Events
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Wolverine World Wide names new chairman
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Wolverine World Wide declares dividend of 11 cents
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Todays Zacks Rank Growth and Income Buy: Wolverine World Wide Inc.
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Susquehanna Upgraded Wolverine World Wide, Inc. WWW to Positive
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Todays Zacks Rank Growth and Income Buy: Wolverine World Wide
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Wolverine World Wide hitches its hopes to strong brands for upbeat 2009 outlook
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Wolverine World Wide makes two leadership changes
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Wolverine World Wide Appoints Bill Dodge As VP - Product Development For Outdoor Group -...
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Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Announces Bill Dodge as Vice President - Outdoor Group...
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Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Announces Financial Results for Second Quarter 2009, Raises Full-Year Ear
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Stocks Surge on Intel News, Data
News & Analysis
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WWW TAPS KRUEGER AS CEO.(Blake Krueger, Wolverine World Wide Inc. )(Brief article)
- 2006-12-25
Byline: NATALIE ZMUDA Byline: NATALIE ZMUDA
WWW to capitalize on Hush Puppies.(Wolverine World Wide Inc. will leverage its best-selling shoe line)
- 1996-04-22
Wolverine World Wide Inc. has developed a three-year turnaround plan which will use its best selling shoe, the Hush Puppies line of casual footwear, as an international stepping stone. The company reported earnings of $43,4 million in the 1st qtr 1996, a Wolverine World Wide Inc. has developed a three-year...
WWW net climbs 38% in 3d qtr.(Wolverine World Wide Inc.)
- 1995-09-25
Wolverine World Wide Inc posted earnings of $5.2 million, up 38.6%, for the third quarter 1995. Sales increased 9.3% to $100.5 million, with international sales increasing 16.2%. Wolverine's growth is driven by international growth and demand for comfort/Wolverine World Wide Inc posted earnings of $5.2 million, up 38.6%, for the...
WWW 1st qtr. earnings surge 84%. (Wolverine World Wide Inc.)
- 1994-04-25
Wolverine World Wide Inc. declared a 1st qtr. 1994 sales of $68.5 million demonstrating the success of its marketing and brand-development programs started in 1993. The company is expecting further sales growth for the rest of 1994 after completion of theWolverine World Wide Inc. declared a 1st qtr. 1994 sales...
Solid 1st half buoys WWW's prospects. (Wolverine World Wide Inc.)
- 1993-08-09
Wolverine World Wide Inc. WWW, Rockford, MI, is optimistic about the future following a wide-ranging reorganisation that has resulted in 1st half profits of $1.8 million in 1993, compared with a loss of $3 million in the year-earlier period. WWW has estWolverine World Wide Inc. WWW, Rockford, MI, is optimistic...
Hush Puppies units combined. (Wolverine World Wide Inc.'s Hush Puppies Co.)
- 1992-06-01
ROCKFORD, Mich.-- As part of an ongoing plan to streamline core businesses and create synergies of related operations at Wolverine World Wide Inc. WWW, the various Hush Puppies businesses have been unified into a single unit, the Hush Puppies Co., ROCKFORD, Mich.-- As part of...
WWW to ask retail about its products. (Wolverine World Wide Inc.)
- 1992-05-25
ROCKFORD, Mich. -- Wolverine World Wide plans to ask retailers point bank what they think of products and services offered by the company in a comprehensive survey being sent to 1,200-1,500 retailers, said Tim O'Donovan, executive vice president. ROCKFORD, Mich. -- Wolverine World...
WWW merges 2 Brooks divisions. (Wolverine World Wide Inc.; Brooks Shoe Inc.)
- 1992-05-25
ROCKFORD, Mich. -- Looking to cut costs and create a synergy among its Brooks brand domestic and international operations, Wolverine World Wide has consolidated Brooks U.S.A. and Brooks International and named Killick Datta president of the newly for ROCKFORD, Mich. -- Looking to cut costs and...
Gleason will drop WWW ceo hat by '93. (Thomas D. Gleason plans to retire as chairman and chief executive officer of Wolverine World Wide Inc.)
- 1992-05-11
ROCKFORD, Mich. -- After a 20-year stint as chairman and ceo of Wolverine World Wide Inc. WWW, Thomas D. Gleason, 56, told shareholders at the firm's annual meeting here last Thursday he plans to retire as ceo by yearend and will step down as chair ROCKFORD,...
WWW names Warehime vp of Brooks U.S.A. (Wolverine World Wide Inc., shoe manufacturer)(Jerry Warehime, Jr. named company vice president and general manager of Brooks U.S.A.)
- 1992-05-04
Wolverine World Wide, stung by the resignation of Brooks Shoe president Tom Carmody, who is leaving to join the Reebok Sports division as vice president in charge of marketing and services, moved quickly in naming a successor: Jerry Warehime, Jr., Wolverine World Wide,...
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