09 Mar Retail sales rise a modest 1.7% in February
Three separate measures of sales at stores open at least a year showed revenue dampened by economic factors such as higher gas prices, stubbornly high unemployment and a payroll tax boost....
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09 Mar From a skeptical beginning, Obama has set a global round of trade talks in motion
The discussions include the 11-nation Transpacific Partnership, a potentially sweeping agreement that would tie the United States more closely to North American neighbors Canada and Mexico and open new relations with growing Asian economies such as Vietnam. South Korea and Japan, the world’s third largest...
07 Mar TSA rule change: Knives down, shoes must go
Here’s what I want to TSA to do. Get rid of the shoe-removal requirement. It’s inconvenient. It limits one’s outfit options when the fab lace-up boots get kicked to the curb because of the time it takes to lace and unlace them. ...
07 Mar Retail Highlights from the Fed’s US Economic Survey
A Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday found the U.S. economy grew in most parts of the country in January and February...
06 Mar Thai footwear industry faces labour shortage
Kanchit Chanthanapornchai, chairman of the Association of Thai Footwear Industrial Promotion said that Thai footwear industry’s production dropped to 13.7 million pairs last year from its normal annual level of 19 million pairs....
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 to reinvent themselves in the sense they have developed new products that customers wanted to buy," Mr. Priest said. "It's...
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 revealed....
23 Feb U.S., Japan focus on trade to boost both economies
For the last two decades, Japan's stagnant economy has taken a back seat to China's explosive growth. But the economic agenda for the U. S. and Japan is heating up, presenting new opportunities for the U. S. and trade frictions reminiscent of the 1980s....
23 Feb Joint Statement by the United States and Japan
The two Governments confirm that should Japan participate in the TPP negotiations, all goods would be subject to negotiation, and Japan would join others in achieving a comprehensive, high-standard agreement, as described in the Outlines of the TPP Agreement announced by TPP Leaders on November...
04 Feb Largest US Footwear Association Fights New Illinois Shoe Tax
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) today sent the attached letter to Illinois State Representative William Davis. Rep. Davis recently introduced HB 0978 in the Illinois General Assembly, which would add an additional 25-cent state tax on each new pair of athletic...
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