Currently set to Index
Currently set to Follow

Industry News

Media and Public Resources

Contact Andy Polk at 202-737-5660 for any media or research requests. FDRA has data and insights on issues such as shoe sales, sourcing, sustainability, design development as well as trade and tariff impacts on consumers.

FDRA in the News

Press Release Center

Footwear Industry Newsletter

Footwear Industry News Feed

ROCKFORD, Mich., Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sweaty Betty, the London-based women's activewear brand, is expanding in the U.S. with two new stores in Chicago's Southport neighborhood and Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown area, which opened...

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® increased in October to 108.7 (1985=100), up from 99.2 in September. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and...