Washington Shoe Company
Footwear Retail:
US Minimum Wage Map (by State)
US Footwear Retail Price Monitor
Design, Product Development, and IP:
Design and IP digest: http://conta.cc/2ksP1Av
Material Costs: http://fdra.org/footwear-materials-cost-report/
Material Exchange
Customs:
Rulings Booklet 2016: http://conta.cc/2jbCCAL
Customs Report (monthly): http://conta.cc/2ksDvFe
Free Sample Classification: http:www.footwearcustoms.com
Product Safety:
Quarterly Updates: http://conta.cc/2ksNYkb
FDRA’s Global Footwear Testing Guide (online): http://globalfootweartesting.com/
Risk Management (chemical fail rate) report: http://files.constantcontact.com/569ca1a9001/a69dd886-61ae-463b-b526-0e6bfc4e7eeb.pdf
Summit: http://conta.cc/2iWfdEt
Sourcing, Supply Chain, and Social Compliance:
Monthly Newsletter: http://conta.cc/2kiJXg0
Material Costs: http://fdra.org/footwear-materials-cost-report/
Import Data by Category: http://fdra.org/footwear-imports/
Yearly Sourcing Report: http://fdra.org/files-view?id=644
Factory Compliance & Training: http://www.footwearfactorycompliance.com
RFP/Code of Conduct: http://fdra.org/footwear-intel-center/responsible-factory-program/
Other Resources:
Events:
Customs Working Group – Washington, DC
Product Safety – Washington, DC
Annual Executive Summit – Washington, DC
Asia Summit – Shenzhen, China
Sourcing Summit – New York, NY
Materials & Innovation – Raleigh, NC
Footwear Trade Distribution & Customs (FTDC) Conference – Long Beach, CA
Footwear Construction – Boston, New York, Portland, & Chicago