03 Apr Sequestration Effects: Cuts Sting Communities Nationwide
The grips of sequestration are just now beginning to be felt and the effects are already quite dramatic....
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26 Mar The NPD Group Reports Basketball Footwear Sales Score High Points in 2012
The NPD Group, Inc., a global information company and FDRA member, reports in 2012 basketball footwear sales* increased 14 percent in dollars, compared to the...
22 Mar Nike Profit Rises
Nike beat expectations, and its shares rose 8 percent in after-hours trading. Nike brand revenue rose 10 percent excluding currency fluctuations, growing everywhere but...
21 Mar Fed likely to hold steady on stimulus, intrest rates
Federal Reserve officials are expected to continue pumping money into the economy and keep interest rates near zero as they wrap up their regular policy-making...
21 Mar Currency Bill Introduced in Congress – Would Impact Footwear Trade
A new bill was introduced in the House today to fight currency manipulation, including China's. ...
19 Mar Experts foresee interest rate rise
There is a four-month supply of new homes at current sales rates and a 4 1/2 -month supply of existing homes. Automobile purchases are up...
19 Mar Restructuring drives Brown Shoe’s profits
Paring its retail stores and reworking its brand portfolio paid off for Brown Shoe Co. last year, with the Clayton-based company reporting improved profitability and...
15 Mar CEO Survey Sees Economic Growth Improving, Hiring Lagging
The business group found that 72 percent of the 144 CEOs said they expected sales to pick grow this year, up from 58 percent in...
15 Mar A Wide Gap Between House, Senate Budget Blueprints
Lawmakers who are marking up fiscal 2014 budget resolutions this week say they hope to reach a compromise on spending and taxes. But in her...
15 Mar The Stream Series: The Future of Retail
There were so many interesting discussions to share from the recent Stream unconference, but the one that inspired me most was on the future of...