NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 6, 2026--
BARK (NYSE: BARK), the world’s most dog-centric company devoted to making all dogs happy, today announced a major expansion of its partnership with Crocs (NASDAQ: CROX). After Pet Crocs shoes, Crocs' entry into the pet category with BARK, sold out and left dog parents asking for more, the collaboration now expands beyond footwear into how dogs play, walk and lounge.
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The centerpiece is the Crocs Snore Mode dog bed, a customizable, oversized Crocs Classic Clog-like bed your dog can actually sleep in. It comes with Jibbitz™ charm-inspired slots, so dog parents can style it just like a pair of Crocs shoes and swap plush charms to match their dog's personal flair. It's available now as an add-to-box option for new and current BarkBox (starting at $27/month) and Super Chewer (starting at $29/month) subscribers, as well as on bark.co, and will be available on crocs.com in late October.
The walk gets an upgrade, too. Crocs styles are already the unofficial dog-walking shoe, now the collection extends that same energy to the leash, with collars, leashes, and poop bag holders in four colorways, plus coordinating Crocs shoes, so the whole walk is matched head-to-toe.
The expanded collection also includes:
"Crocs consistently wins by committing fully to big swings, then building an identity with consumers around those swings, that's the exact playbook we run at BARK," said Dave Stangle, VP of Brand at BARK. "We launched Crocs For Dogs two years ago as basically a one-off, and it's been selling out ever since. This collection is an evolution of that first product, it's not a novelty purchase, it's an identity purchase. We've built out the entire Crocs universe for dogs: toys, beds, Jibbitz charms. Dogs deserve it all."
Pet Crocs shoes come in three flexible sizes (small, medium, large) to fit as many dogs as possible. It’s made from stretchy EVA foam with an adjustable strap, grippy tread and ventilation holes for walks in any season.
For more information about the latest Crocs collection, or to sign up for a BarkBox or Super Chewer subscription, visit bark.co.
About BARK
BARK is the world's most dog-centric company, devoted to making all dogs happy with the best products, services, and content. BARK's dog-obsessed team leverages its unique, data-driven understanding of what makes each dog special to design playstyle-specific toys, wildly satisfying treats, dog-first experiences that foster the health and happiness of dogs everywhere, and more. Founded in 2011, BARK loyally serves millions of dogs nationwide with BarkBox and Super Chewer, its themed toys and treats subscriptions; custom product collections through its retail partner network, including Target, Chewy, and Amazon; and BARK Air, the first air travel experience designed specifically for dogs first. At BARK, we want to make dogs as happy as they make us because dogs and humans are better together. Sniff around at bark.co for more information.
About Crocs, Inc.
Crocs, Inc. (Nasdaq: CROX), headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, is a world leader in innovative casual footwear for all, combining comfort and style with a value that consumers know and love. The Company's brands include Crocs and HEYDUDE, and its products are sold in more than 85 countries through wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. For more information on Crocs, Inc. visit investors.crocs.com. To learn more about our brands, visit www.crocs.com or www.heydude.com. Individuals can also visit https://investors.crocs.com/news-and-events/ and follow both Crocs and HEYDUDE on their social platforms.
BARK x Crocs Collection Expands Beyond Pet Crocs Shoes, Starting With a Dog Bed You Can Personalize with Jibbitz™ Charm-Inspired Plushes
PARIS (AP) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched in cities across France on Tuesday in support of protests by school pupils demanding more education funding, increasing pressure on the government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron.
As pupils again blockaded high schools, large crowds waving flags and placards gathered in Marseille, Strasbourg and other cities. The demonstrations showed how protests that began at a high school in the Paris region in mid-September have grown into a nationwide movement — the latest of many that have marked Macron’s nearly decade-long tenure.
“The only response they’ve received so far is repression,” Sigrid Gerardin, a Paris high school teacher, said of the pupils.
The Interior Ministry estimated that 86,000 people took part in demonstrations outside Paris on Tuesday morning. More were gathering in the capital for a protest scheduled for the afternoon.
More than two weeks of class boycotts and school blockades, and policing that has led to more than 6,100 arrests, mostly of minors, have become a flashpoint in the early days of the presidential election campaign.
Felix Barney, a university student, described the police response as disproportionate. “It doesn’t have any sense to hit minors,” he said.
The teenage protesters have struck a chord amid widespread discontent in France. Frustrations extend beyond immediate difficulties, such as fuel prices that have soared because of the Iran war, to broader concerns about constraints on public spending, rising poverty and wealth inequality under Macron, who cannot run for a third consecutive term.
Against that backdrop, pupils’ complaints that education funding shortfalls are endangering their futures have found a sympathetic audience.
“You say ‘young people are the future,’ so listen to them,” read a handwritten placard attached to a metal barrier outside a Paris school.
At the Hélène Boucher lycée, or high school, in Paris' 20th district, protesters tipped trash cans and bicycles on their sides to create a makeshift barricade.
Like hundreds of others around the country, the school was closed. Authorities began shutting schools last week to take some steam out of the demonstrations after widespread damage to schools and mounting injuries among staff, students and police. Classes were totally or partially suspended Tuesday at 891 schools, according to the Education Ministry.
Facing accusations that it was ignoring protesters, the ministry launched an online portal inviting high school students to anonymously describe the difficulties they face at school and the changes they want to see.
Interior Minister Laurent Nunez on Tuesday defended policing methods used against high schoolers, despite a growing list of gruesome injuries blamed on officers' riot-control weapons. The latest was a 15-year-old boy who lost a hand on Monday in an incident involving a police stun grenade.
Nunez said the police response has been proportionate in “almost all cases.”
The widespread use of arrests, tear gas and riot-control weapons against teenagers is fueling defiance and angering some parents and teachers. Nunez said protests transformed at times into rioting, requiring police intervention. He said 715 officers have been injured.
At Hélène Boucher, parents and other adults positioned themselves Tuesday between protesters and police keeping watch.
“They are our children. Teachers, parents, federations, we all share the same goal: the protection of children’s rights, and it is a legitimate right to demonstrate and to make demands,” said Emilia Sichili Suriam, who is a member of an association of parents.
Demonstrators have voiced a range of grievances, often centering on a lack of resources and opportunities for students in disadvantaged schools despite the promise of France’s national motto: “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity.”
Students have drawn attention to rundown classrooms that lack basics such as desks and chairs, become sweltering in summer without air conditioning and, in some cases, are infested with rats. Other common complaints include staff shortages and exhausting workloads. French high school students’ compulsory classroom hours are among the highest in Europe.
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Associated Press journalists John Leicester in Paris and Mike Corder in The Hague contributed.
EDS NOTE: OBSCENITY - Students block the entrance of a high school before a demonstration against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Protest slogans are posted on a school wall by high school students as they gather before a demonstration against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
High school students march during a protest against under-resourced schools, in Bordeaux, France, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Caroline Blumberg)
Riot police face high school students as they gather before a demonstration against under-resourced schools in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Riot police face high school students as they gather before a demonstration against under-resourced schools in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Riot police face high school students as they gather before a demonstration against under-resourced schools in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Students gather on the street before a demonstration against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Students hold a banner reading "Youth in anger" as they gather before a demonstration against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
Students gather on the street before a demonstration against under-resourced schools, in Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)
