Skechers Performance Partners for a Second Year with American Cancer Society to Support the Fight against Breast Cancer

Skechers Performance, a division of SKECHERS USA, Inc. (NYSE:SKX), is thrilled to announce its 2015 partnership with the American Cancer Society to help in the fight to end breast cancer. For the second year in a row, Skechers Performance will launch a month-long marketing program that includes in-store, digital and print executions, as well as the sponsorship of the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer® walk in San Francisco. To commemorate the partnership, Skechers Performance is releasing a limited edition “Resistance” footwear collection marked with the iconic breast cancer awareness pink ribbon and a limited-edition performance apparel line which will be available in SKECHERS retail stores and online late September 2015.

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Skechers Performance Breast Cancer Awareness Collection. (Photo: Business Wire)

"We are proud to partner with American Cancer Society and help their cause in the fight against breast cancer,” said Michael Greenberg, president, SKECHERS USA. “After seeing the success from last year’s campaign, we wanted to continue our support for a second year, and to help build awareness about all the incredible work that American Cancer Society does with their Making Strides initiative.”

“We are grateful for this continued partnership with Skechers Performance Division, and look forward to the impact this will have in raising awareness and revenue as we continue to make a difference in the fight to end breast cancer,” said Daniela Campari, senior vice president, integrated revenue and marketing, American Cancer Society. “Collaborations like this are critical to moving our mission forward and we thank Skechers for their commitment in helping us save lives.”

The Skechers Performance “Resistance” footwear collection includes the Skechers GOrun 4, GOrun Ride 4, GOwalk 3, GOwalk 2 Flash and a boat shoe from Skechers on-the-GO. The 2015 designs incorporate a black, white and charcoal color pallet with the classic pink hue weaved in. Each style also features the pink ribbon detailing on the heel. The performance apparel includes everything you need to get active, with items including the Endurance Seamless Tank, Never Stop Legging, Keep Going Sports Bra and the Hopeful Jacket to name a few. The line is available at SKECHERS retail stores, Skechers.com and at select SKECHERS retail partners through October.

SKECHERS will also launch a register round-up program in participating domestic SKECHERS retail stores to offer customers the opportunity to support the American Cancer by allowing customers to round up their purchase of any item(s) made to the nearest whole dollar to benefit the Making Strides initiative. For the first time, SKECHERS will also launch the register round-up program on e-commerce, allowing customers to similarly round up their final purchase at check out on Skechers.com. The program will launch in stores and online October 1st and run through October 31st.

Finally, Skechers Performance Division is sponsoring the 2015 American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in San Francisco on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at Hellman Hollow Park.

The funds raised for American Cancer Society will support breast cancer research, help provide free information and services, and assist women in need to access mammograms.

To learn more about the American Cancer Society and their fight against breast cancer visit www.cancer.org or call 800.227.2345.

Learn more about Skechers Performance at GOSkechers.com and follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/SkechersPerformance), Twitter (twitter.com/skechersGO) and Instagram (instagram.com/skechersperformance).

For more information and/or images, please contact Jolene Abbott at 310.318.3100 x4839 or jolenea@skechers.com.

About the American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is a global grassroots force of 2.5 million volunteers saving lives and fighting for every birthday threatened by every cancer in every community. As the largest voluntary health organization, the Society's efforts have contributed to a 20 percent decline in cancer death rates in the U.S. since 1991, and a 50 percent drop in smoking rates. Thanks in part to our progress, more than 14 million Americans who have had cancer and countless more who have avoided it will celebrate more birthdays this year. We are determined to finish the fight against cancer. We're finding cures as the nation’s largest private, not-for-profit investor in cancer research, ensuring people facing cancer have the help they need and continuing the fight for access to quality health care, lifesaving screenings, clean air, and more. For more information, to get help, or to join the fight, call us anytime, day or night, at 1-800-227-2345 or visit cancer.org.

About SKECHERS USA, Inc.
SKECHERS USA, Inc., based in Manhattan Beach, California, designs, develops and markets a diverse range of lifestyle footwear for men, women and children, as well as performance footwear for men and women. Skechers footwear is available in the United States and over 120 countries and territories worldwide via department and specialty stores, more than 1,050 Skechers retail stores, and Skechers’ e-commerce website. Skechers manages its international business through a network of global distributors, joint venture partners in Asia, and 12 wholly-owned subsidiaries in Brazil, Canada, Chile, Japan and throughout Europe. For more information, please visit skechers.com and follow us on Facebook (facebook.com/SKECHERS) and Twitter (twitter.com/SKECHERSUSA).

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, Skechers’ future growth, financial results and operations, its development of new products, future demand for its products and growth opportunities, its planned opening of new stores, advertising and marketing initiatives, and the expansion plans for Skechers’ European Distribution Center. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking language such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “project,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will result,” “could,” “may,” “might,” or any variations of such words with similar meanings. Any such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include international economic, political and market conditions including the uncertainty of sustained recovery in Europe; entry into the highly competitive performance footwear market; sustaining, managing and forecasting costs and proper inventory levels; losing any significant customers; decreased demand by industry retailers and cancellation of order commitments due to the lack of popularity of particular designs and/or categories of products; maintaining brand image and intense competition among sellers of footwear for consumers; anticipating, identifying, interpreting or forecasting changes in fashion trends, consumer demand for the products and the various market factors described above; sales levels during the spring, back-to-school and holiday selling seasons; and other factors referenced or incorporated by reference in Skechers’ annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The risks included here are not exhaustive. Skechers operates in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time and the companies cannot predict all such risk factors, nor can the companies assess the impact of all such risk factors on their respective businesses or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Moreover, reported results should not be considered an indication of future performance.

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