For the fourth year in a row, on Thanksgiving day and Black Friday, REI Co-op will close all 153 stores, process no online payments and pay more than 12,000 employees to “Opt Outside” with friends and family....
Endurance athletes and Merrell ambassadors Jason Antin and Mike Chambers set out in March 2018 to complete Greenland’s Arctic Circle Trail by foot in the fastest known time, a challenge of both temperature, endurance and demanding terrain...
Hundreds of U.S. companies, including leading U.S. footwear brands, sent a letter to the Trump Administration today opposing new tariffs on $200 billion in consumer goods. Raising concerns that the proposed tariffs would disproportionately hurt U.S. consumers, workers, and companies, more than fifty FDRA member companies signed the letter, including Ariat, Allen...
Under Armour launched a new UA Sportstyle category through collaboration with a global team of “Pioneers” who will hold a series of forums designed to empower communities....
“By using recycled natural wine corks in our footwear, we are eliminating the usage of other harmful materials used otherwise in the production of footwear.” — Mike Baker, Founder & CEO, SOLE/ReCORK....
FDRA Customs Counsel John Pellegrini walks you through some key footwear customs considerations when classifying footwear....
FDRA's own Thomas Crockett runs through the prospects for tax reform on Capitol Hill by the end of the year....
At FDRA's Footwear Materials & Innovation Summit at North Carolina State University, Wolverine Worldwide's Scott Labbe, Vice President - Product Development, Virtual Innovations, Advanced Concepts - discusses four things footwear innovators should consider as they develop their products and enhance their supply chains....
“At DSW, we see an opportunity to acquire market share as the retail industry consolidates,” says DSW Inc. CEO Roger Rawlins. “We have reinvigorated and positioned DSW to benefit, beginning with a new brand mission: We inspire self-expression.”...