According to Rishad Bathiudeen, Minister of Industry and Commerce, the first footwear and leather industry city will be created in the Eastern province of the country. The minister announced the new project when attending the 2017 edition of the Footwear and Leather Fair in Colombo....
While the USA has been extremely concerned about losing jobs (particularly manufacturing jobs to China), China performed a survey of businesses in the American Chamber of Commerce in Beijing and found that 25% had moved or were planning to move their businesses out of China....
In a message on Kering’s Twitter account, Pinault wrote: “At a time when diversity is at stake, I want to reaffirm how crucial this value is to me and to Kering. Diversity of origin, opinion and belief is part of our identity and our...
“Outdoor Retailer has always been about ‘Right time, right place, right stuff,’” says Marisa Nicholson, show director for Outdoor Retailer. “We’ve been listening to the concerns from the industry and agree that it’s time to explore our options. Salt Lake City has been an incredible...
“While we have gone to great pains over the past few weeks to distance ourselves from an unfortunate and unwanted political situation, there have been some more recent developments that have prompted me to share some thoughts and direction,” wrote L.L.Bean CEO Stephen Smith in...
"Domestically, we believe the warm temperatures at the start of the key selling season impacted sell-through in November,” said Powers. “The slow start heightened retailer caution, especially since they carried over product following last year’s warm winter. Sell-through accelerated as the weather turned colder; however,...
Join APICS, Caleres (formerly Brown Shoe Company) and Amber Road's Global Trade Academy for our upcoming webinar, Dialing Into the Supplier Network on Tuesday, February 7th at 2PM EDT as they discuss the challenges of supplier enablement, still very much on the mind of many...
Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA) President Matt Priest made the following statement today, following the visit of Ambassador Robert Holleyman, Deputy United States Trade Representative, to Wolverine Worldwide’s factory in Big Rapids, Michigan....
Recently, Boston-based New Balance took a swipe at the Obama administration by announcing its opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement. Interestingly, the company’s change of position is not based on the merits of the TPP...
We are disappointed at New Balance’s change of heart on this vitally important agreement for the entire U.S. footwear industry over a matter unrelated to TPP. New Balance's position is especially surprising as it is one of the companies that would see significant tariff...