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Saucony working on first Made in America athletic shoe

18/07/2014

Outdoor brand Saucony is working with the US Department of Defence to produce 100% ‘Made in America’ athletic shoes.

A potential change to the Berry Amendment, in which the military might soon have to source domestically produced athletic shoes, looks set to benefit the Wolverine Worldwide-owned brand as well as peer New Balance, which makes a quarter of its shoes in the US.

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