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06 Feb FDRA Board Elects New Leadership Team

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Greg Tunney, President, CEO and a member of the board of directors at the RG Barry Corporation, will continue to serve as the Chairman of...

06 Feb January 2014 & Q4 2013 Athletic Footwear Sales Executive Summary

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Sales of Sport Footwear were flat in dollars to last year in January and down in the low singles in units. Average selling price...

05 Feb RG Barry Brands Chairman Gordon Zacks Dies Following Brief Illness

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"Gordon was a passionate advocate for the footwear industry in Washington and around the world," said FDRA President Matt Priest. "Countless times Gordon was...

05 Feb UK Retail: shop prices fall for ninth consecutive month

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Shop price deflation accelerated to 1% last month from 0.8% in December according to the British Retail Consortium/Nielsen shop price index, as January sales were...

05 Feb Sarah Jessica Parker launches shoe line (pic)

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or Jessica Parker, 48, has launched a line of shoes, and many bear a striking resemblance to the ones she wore in the hit TV...

05 Feb Defense Department Looking at Domestically Manufactured Athletic Footwear

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A press release from Senator Collins and King about Footwear and the Berry Amendment. ...

05 Feb U.S. Highways ‘A Disaster’ In Need Of Gas Tax Increase, Former Transportation Sec. Says

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LaHood and Rendell said raising the federal gas tax by about 10 cents a gallon would ensure the Highway Trust Fund remains solvent in the...

05 Feb Why Every Business Needs a Loyalty Program

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It costs 6-7 times more to acquire a new customer than retain an existing one. You may have heard this already, but not every business...

04 Feb RG Barry Brands Earnings up; Reaffirms Outlook for 2014 Revenue

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"We continue to lead our peer group in many key performance metrics despite the challenging retail environment during the holiday selling season," said Greg Tunney,...

04 Feb Diane Sullivan Now CEO, President and Chairman of the Board for Brown Shoe Company

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The company’s board of directors appointed Sullivan as chairman of the board last June, and her new role became effective yesterday, February 2, 2014....