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22 Mar Puma to Re-Enter Basketball Category

Posted at 13:55h in FDRA, Latest News

Puma SE at its Capital Markets Day revealed intentions to re-enter the performance basketball category. The company also said it expects currency-adjusted consolidated net sales...

19 Mar American Footwear Industry Pushes Back on Prospects of More Shoe Taxes

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Over 80 U.S. Footwear Companies Send Letter to President Trump Seeking Different Approach to Potential Tariffs Today, more than 80 leading footwear companies and brands sent...

16 Mar U.S. Footwear Industry Warns Against Impact of New Tariffs on Footwear

Posted at 10:23h in Latest News

FDRA President and CEO Matt Priest made the following statement today regarding reports of new footwear tariffs under consideration: “The American footwear industry is highly concerned with...

15 Mar Skechers To Launch Garfield Collection

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“We are thrilled to be introducing Garfield—possibly the most famous cat on the planet—to our BOBS collection,” said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers. “Thanks to...

02 Mar FDRA Footwear Production Power Rankings

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FDRA analyzed 2017 footwear imports and updated its Footwear Production Power Rankings. Be sure to click here to get quick analysis on each of the...

02 Mar Crocs Trims Q4 Loss

Posted at 01:12h in Latest News

Andrew Rees, president and chief executive officer, said, “We had a strong final quarter of the year, which enabled us to meet or exceed our...

15 Feb Inside Adidas: How Shoes Are Made

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Recent photos from British photographer Alastair Philip Wiper go behind the scenes, where Adidas creates the brand’s wide-ranging footwear collection. Wiper’s photos take us to three...

23 Jan Design For The Next Generation

Posted at 10:11h in Latest News

THE PG2 Paul George’s Second Signature Shoe “Think about the heritage of Nike Basketball in general and all the signature athletes we’ve had along the way, and...

18 Jan We Are The Women Of Kith

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There’s truth that menswear is going through a confusing time. It was pretty clear when you look at the street photos of the clothes guys...

16 Jan 100 million reasons why the footwear industry applauds MTB passage

Posted at 19:44h in Latest News

FDRA President & CEO Matt Priest made the following statement in response to the House passage of the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act (H.R. 4318): “We applaud the House...