"The federal government is making shoes more expensive for hard working Americans and their families," said Rep. Lynn Jenkins. "The Affordable Footwear Act will remove a burdensome and unnecessary tax on a variety of footwear, lowering the price of children’s, outdoor, and performance footwear...
If the men’s department is ruled by revenge of the nerds (horn rims, bow ties), women’s fashion can look surprisingly like (dare we say?) the triumph of frump. Dowager classics like frame handbags, cardies and costume jewelry are the height of chic — and now...
Wolverine are joining 65 footwear organizations across one day during the week to provide hands-on support to local communities and charities....
This notification follows an announcement on April 12, 2013 that the United States and Japan had completed bilateral TPP consultations, as well as an announcement by TPP countries on April 21, 2013 that they welcome Japan as a new participant in the TPP negotiations, pending...
In an interview, FDRA President Matt Priest acknowledged that there are a variety of different dynamics at play for the footwear industry in TPP...
Famous Footwear will support March of Dimes through various promotional efforts in over 1,100 stores nationwide and on famous.com. In addition, Famous Footwear will feature exclusive shoe styles by the makers of Dr. Scholl’s Shoes, the official shoe sponsor of March for Babies....
deadline. The campaign on Wednesday had $55,512 in pledges and 991 backers. Crosskix produces footwear that looks like a running shoe but has an upper as well as sole made from EVA (soft foam composite). Promotional materials compare Crosskix with Crocs footwear. ...
The NPD Group, Inc., a global information company, has released its Retail Tracking Service Store Level Data to report on the top U.S. fashion footwear markets. New York and Los Angeles are ranked as the top two markets. While the total U.S. market saw...
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) held their Product Safety and Environment Workshop on April 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. The workshop drew over 30 footwear executives, from Wolverine Worldwide to Brown Shoe Company and others, as well as several of the industry's...
The 8” Liberty features leathers from Minnesota, stitching from Michigan, a sock liner from Massachusetts, laces from Rhode Island, a steel toe from Wisconsin and a slip resistant rubber outsole from Missouri. ...