Foot Locker, Inc. said its board of directors elected Richard A. Johnson, its president and chief executive officer, to the additional position of chairman of the board, effective May 18, 2016. He succeeds Nicholas DiPaolo, who has served as chairman of the board for the...
Target Corp. hired Mark Tritton as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. In this role, Tritton will oversee enterprise buying, product design and development, sourcing, visual merchandising strategy, and merchandising transformation and operations for the retailer....
Nike Inc. announced a new, broad set of sustainability targets for 2020 and beyond, promising to reduce its environmental impact, transform its manufacturing, and diversify its workforce during a planned period of growth....
It’s a question I hear a lot as CEO of the Port of Long Beach: Are we worried about the expanded Panama Canal taking our business? The short answer is no. You see, for all the work we put into making sure our facilities are...
Often companies measure the effectiveness of their supply chain with a focus on the need to increase velocity while reducing costs. While cost control and speed are important features of great supply chains, a supply chain that offers a true competitive advantage has to...
Footwear has a new card to play in the debate for the Trans-Pacific Partnership passage. In one of the most anticipated economic analyses of the trade agreement, the U.S. International Trade Commission released its report Wednesday, highlighting footwear as one of the clear winners....
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews delivered remarks at the 2016 Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association (FDRA) Executive Summit. During his remarks, Deputy Secretary Andrews stressed the importance of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and how the trade agreement would ensure our nation’s competitiveness in...
The Footwear Retailers and Distributors of America gathered movers and shakers in the industry on Tuesday in Washington, D.C., for the annual FDRA Innovation Summit. With so many major topics facing the industry — such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and the increasing see-now,...
The Footwear Distributors and Retailers Association (FDRA) and nearly three dozen of its members were canvassing Capitol Hill on Wednesday, urging lawmakers to pass the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which they say will significantly reduce tariffs and create jobs....
President Barack Obama and the United States Department of Labor finalized a new overtime rule today that aims to raise the wages for millions of U.S. workers. But the new law is already under fire by retail and footwear industry groups....