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12 Feb PMA Suspends Vessel Operations Through Holiday Weekend

Posted at 10:05h in Economic news, Home, Latest News, Sourcing, West Coast Ports

Container cargo lines and terminal operators suspended premium-pay weekend and holiday vessel operations at 29 West Coast ports from Thursday through Monday to avoid...

12 Feb Imports Rising Even as Threat of West Coast Ports Shutdown Looms

Posted at 09:35h in Economic news, Home, Latest News, Sourcing, West Coast Ports

Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to rise 10.1 percent this month over the same time last year even...

10 Feb 2014 Footwear Industry Import Tax Bill Outpaced Overall Sales: Nearly $2.7 Billion Paid In Footwear Tariffs

Posted at 10:50h in Featured, Home, Latest News, TPP News

Today, The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), the footwear’s industry’s trade association, announced that tariffs on footwear have hit another all time high....

10 Feb Skechers Partners with Star Wars

Posted at 09:56h in Home, Latest News, Retail

Skechers for the first time will launch a collection of footwear featuring characters, vehicles and designs inspired by the Star Wars universe...

09 Feb Operations Return to Normal at West Coast Ports

Posted at 15:42h in Economic news, Home, Latest News, Retail, Sourcing, West Coast Ports

Vessel loading and unloading operations resumed at 29 West Coast seaports Monday after being suspended over the weekend by terminal operators no longer willing to...

09 Feb Brown Shoe Elects Lori Greeley to Board

Posted at 14:23h in Home, Latest News

“Adding Lori -- a well-known and highly-respected leader in retail -- to our board of directors gives us the benefit of her more than 20...

09 Feb Under Armour Starts Partnership with NFHS Network

Posted at 13:45h in Home, Latest News

The NFHS Network is now producing and broadcasting a new weekly web-exclusive program, Under Armour Highlights of the Week, as part of its long-term partnership...

09 Feb Rack Room Shoes expands Associate Buyer position

Posted at 11:45h in Home, Latest News, Retail

Rack Room Shoes has expanded the role of Associate Buyer Laryssa Grant to include buying responsibilities for men’s, women’s and children’s slippers. Grant, who has...

06 Feb Cole Haan Opens Innovation Center

Posted at 14:39h in Home, Latest News, Retail

Cole Haan opened an Innovation & Sports Lifestyle Design Center, located at its global headquarters based in Greenland, NH. Over the past two years, Cole...

06 Feb 361 to Sponsor One Body One World (OBOW) Fitness Conference

Posted at 12:58h in Home, Latest News, Retail

361°, the Chinese-based athletic footwear brand launching in the U.S., is taking the helm as presenting sponsor of the One Body One World (OBOW) fitness...