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03 Dec The Buckle’s Comps Slump in November

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The Buckle, Inc.'s comparable store sales decreased 7.9 percent in November....

03 Dec Mizuno USA Promotes Couch to VP of Sales

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Mizuno USA promoted Chuck Couch to corporate vice president of sales....

02 Dec Register today for the Footwear “Disruption” Summit on May 17th!

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Join the industry's top executives as we talk about changes and challenges they are seeing and best practices they are using to adapt to disruptions…...

02 Dec FDRA Recognizes Top Footwear Factories with Its Special Distinction

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The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) has recognized six footwear factories with the special distinction as a Recognized Responsible Footwear Manufacturer for 2015...

02 Dec Rise Co-Owner Opens Up About Puma Sneaker Collab For HIV/AIDS Awareness

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After losing his father to HIV/AIDS in 1994, Rise co-owner Chase Ceparano vowed to bring awareness of the disease however he could. The head of...

02 Dec Even Santa Isn’t Exempt From Hefty Shoe Taxes

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Even Santa Claus has to pay footwear taxes and tariffs on his shiny black boots, according to the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)....

02 Dec In-Store Pick-ups Boosted Thanksgiving and Black Friday Sales

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One in three U.S. shoppers (32 percent) surveyed over the weekend said they made a “click and collect” purchase on Black Friday and more than...

02 Dec Cyber Monday Sales Surpass $3 Billion

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Online sales on Cyber Monday reached more than $3 billion for the first time, setting a record for a single day of online sales that...

02 Dec Report: Reebok Looking Sell CCM

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Adidas is preparing to sell Reebok-CCM as part of a broader drive to simplify its business, the New York Post reported. Unnamed sources told the...

01 Dec Silverfleet Capital Sells Office Chain To Truworths For $385 Million

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Silverfleet Capital, the European private equity firm said Monday it has agreed to sellOffice, the British fashion footwear retail chain, for 256 million pounds, or...