Mr Griffin, who was an Army Rangers captain, is the founder and chief executive of footwear business Combat Flip-Flops, based in Washington state. The 34-year-old came up with the idea for the company after visiting a shoe manufacturing facility in the Afghan capital, Kabul,...
Black Friday week compared 2013 compared to 2012 sales of Sport Footwear were actually up in the high singles, better than the year to date trend...
In its report Friday, the Labor Department said that the nation's employers added 203,000 non-farm jobs in November and that a large part of them were higher-paying positions. The unemployment rate fell to 7%, the lowest since November 2008....
“We have been hearing from several of our members that patent trolls are starting to impact the way they conduct their business. I am glad Congress could put politics to the side and pass this important legislation to help protect legitimate footwear business," said...
By opting to nail down a budget plan in the form of legislation instead of a conference agreement, Ryan and Murray would avoid having to win approval from the 29-member conference committee that has been largely excluded from their private talks. The process would also...
"There's big things to do on the trade agenda. We have to draft these free-trade bills and agreements. Baucus is dedicated to passing them, and they will actually have a marked effect and improvement on our economy when we get them done," said Park, whose...
But all their efforts couldn't keep same-store sales for the month from missing expectations for a 3% year-over-year increase. Instead, the industry posted an anemic 1.9% increase, data firm Retail Metrics reported, calling the disappointing figures "early lumps of coal in retailers' stockings."...
Bryant and Parker participated in the introduction of the Kobe 9 Elite shoe at an event at The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The shoe features not just Flyknit but two other shoe technologies that Nike often touts: the strengthening thread system Flywire...
The National Shoe Retailers Association honored several shoe companies and individuals at its annual leadership conference held Nov. 13-15 in Boston. This article covers all the awards....
On February 18, 2014, ecVision will be facilitating an industry-wide event at the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong for apparel, footwear and other soft line brands, retailers, manufacturers and major suppliers. This event, SourceTrends 2014: Tackling Compliance and Sustainability, the first of what will...