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...
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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...
06 Mar Crocs re-emergences one step at a time (FDRA mentioned)
Indeed, "innovation and distribution are key," said Matt Priest, president of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, an industry trade group. "They had...
06 Mar Japan to announce entry into TPP talks next week
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is planning to announce next week that Japan will enter the ongoing negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, sources have...
23 Feb Japan, U.S. report progress toward trade talks
Japan will not have to pledge in advance to reduce its massive tariffs on rice or other agricultural products to join free-trade talks with the...
18 Jan Ohio boot-maker gets foot in the door of diverse markets
Urban cowboys and cowgirls. Survivalists. Health-care workers. If these groups have one thing in common, it's that they have specific footwear needs. And Rocky Brands,...