19 Jul Back-to-school shoppers expected to spend less
The average expenditure for apparel, shoes, electronics and supplies will fall to $634.78 from last year's record $688.62, which was partly driven up by pent-up post-recession demand....
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19 Jul Trade chief says Pacific trade pact deal “doable” by year’s end but not easy
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman acknowledged at a House hearing that numerous obstacles remain, however, including ensuring that Japan lives up to its commitments to open its markets to American products....
18 Jul The NPD Group Reports Hispanic Women Now Account For Close To One Out Of Five Dollars Spent On Women’s Fashion Footwear
The NPD Group, a global information company, reports that Hispanic women spent an estimated $3.3B on fashion footwear (June 2012 – May 2013), representing 18 percent of the total women’s fashion footwear market. ...
18 Jul With a sense of show, Nike introduces new products
Two running shoes were introduced -- the Nike Free Flyknit ($160) and Nike Free Hyperfeel ($175) -- both using the Flyknit upper...
17 Jul Gas prices expected to keep rising into mid-August
Nationally, the average price of gas shot up by 14.8 cents in the last week. Gregg Laskoski, a senior petroleum analyst for Gasbuddy.com, said he can see the national average increasing by 20 cents -- not quickly, but in increments -- between now and mid-August....
16 Jul New footwear design centre opens in Singapore
Local footwear designers and budding entrepreneurs can now produce prototypes and even upgrade their skills in Singapore’s first footwear design and education centre....
16 Jul Micro-Pak Ltd. Products Become First in the Market to Earn Stringent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Registration
Micro-Pak Ltd., the leading worldwide distributor of anti-microbial packaging protection, recently announced that their Micro-Pak® Enhanced Packaging Stickers and Micro-Pak PE Sheets are first in the marketplace to earn U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”) Registration....
16 Jul Free Shipping and Returns: Cost, Value and ROI
Free shipping does not always have to mean a reduction in your bottom line. Zappos is famous for offering free shipping and free 365 day returns as part of their efforts to deliver a "wow" experience. The reward and ROI Zappos receives in exchange for...
15 Jul Recap/Report: FDRA’s Factory Training Workshops in China (June 25/27)
Combined attendance at these events reached nearly 100. Both events included interactive discussions and a high level of participation, with the RFF workshop using new and innovative ways to teach attendees how to manage factory performance by better understanding the business relationships between different...
15 Jul Sport Footwear Sales Analysis For June
Sales of Sport Footwear for June 2013 grew in the low-singles in dollars and declined in the low-singles in units, resulting in a mid-single digit increase in average selling price to $58.00....
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