Author: Andy Polk

02 May Are your shoes covered by AFA? Find out here!

Posted at 14:40h in AFA News, FDRA, Latest News

A listing of all footwear covered by the Affordable Footwear Act (AFA), a bill which would eliminate footwear duties on almost 1/3 of all shoes. ...

02 May Famous Footwear‘s new ad campaign, A Letter to Mom, A Must See

Posted at 09:12h in Home, Latest News

Mother’s Day is about victory. That’s the message behind Famous Footwear‘s new campaign, A Letter to Mom. The company has launched a new video, celebrating how Mom makes a winning difference in our lives. The seasonal promotion also includes retail discounts that extend through Mother’s...

30 Apr FDRA Honors 2013 Congressional “Friends of Footwear” During FDRA’s Washington Summit

Posted at 16:05h in DC News, FDRA, Home, Latest News

“FDRA really does deliver when it comes to making the footwear industry’s voice heard in Washington. We had a lot of high level meetings and I think we made a clear case that lowering footwear duties will help consumers and strengthen our industry,” said...

29 Apr Boston Magazine Features Shoes and Stories from Marathon

Posted at 17:09h in Home, Latest News

The magazine collected 120 pairs of running shoes for the cover, and every owner was interviewed. Fifteen runners’ stories were featured in the print edition of the magazine, while the rest are set to be published online....

26 Apr FDRA Announces AFA, A Bill to Cut Footwear Duties, Reintroduced in the US House

Posted at 08:15h in AFA News, DC News, FDRA, Featured

"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...

25 Apr The High Spark of Low-Heeled Shoes

Posted at 10:10h in Featured, Latest News

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...

25 Apr Wolverine Worldwide employees join first-ever national footwear industry volunteer effort

Posted at 10:01h in Latest News

Wolverine are joining 65 footwear organizations across one day during the week to provide hands-on support to local communities and charities....

25 Apr Obama Administration Notifies Congress of Intent to Include Japan in Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations

Posted at 09:57h in customs, Latest News

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...

19 Apr Japan’s Entry Would Raise New Footwear Issues In TPP Talks

Posted at 09:49h in Latest News, Sourcing, TPP News

In an interview, FDRA President Matt Priest acknowledged that there are a variety of different dynamics at play for the footwear industry in TPP...

19 Apr Famous Footwear Leads the Charge to Help Babies as National Sponsor of March for Babies

Posted at 06:48h in Featured, Latest News

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....