Running Shoes Continue to Drive Sales in Q1 Despite Overall Footwear Slowdown

May 1, 2025

Running shoes continued to dominate in the first quarter of 2025 despite an overall slowdown of sales in the period. According to new data from Circana’s Consumer Tracking Service, sport lifestyle, or athleisure sneakers, remained the largest footwear segment and grew almost 1 percent overall for the quarter. Footwear News