12 Apr Cool spring hurts footwear
The coldest March in the U.S. since '96 hurt sales and prompted analysts at Sterne Agee to lower earnings estimates for shoemakers as customers delay spring and summer footwear purchases. ...
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12 Apr Retailers faced a weather double-whammy in March
The weather last month, following as it did three years of unseasonably warm Marches, "made for an uphill battle" for retailers trying to grow sales. "This year the season got off to a very, very slow start as temperatures were below normal and snowfalls were...
12 Apr Shoe firm Sanuk to open first company-owned store, in Santa Monica
He thinks that, by the end of 2016, Sanuk could be a $200 million brand. He envisions stores in other tourist hot-spots as well as in urban centers....
11 Apr FDRA Launches New Webpages in Chinese For Footwear Factories (FDRA为鞋厂会员推出了新的中文网页)
FDRA has launched a new section of its website in Chinese for its Factory Members and prospective members in China. The home page can be found at www.fdra.org/factorymember (FDRA为其鞋厂及潜在的中国会员推出了新的中文网页。网址如下)...
11 Apr Here’s everything small shoe business owners need to know about Obama’s new budget
Here’s a look at the primary components of the budget and what it would mean for small businesses....
11 Apr Ikea joins Nike as investor in waterless-dyeing company
Ikea has joined Nike as an investor in a Dutch company that makes a waterless fabric dyeing system, an innovation the companies say could curtail the huge amounts of water needed for traditional dyeing, which results in chemical discharges. "We recognized at the outset that...
11 Apr Getting ‘LinkedIn’ to Asia
As these countries reduce trade barriers with each other, impediments to American trade will loom even larger. The United States remains the world's largest manufacturer, a global force in farming, and the world's No. 1 exporter of services. In fact, U.S. goods exported to the...
10 Apr FDRA Quoted in Footwear Plus Magazine’s Special Report ‘ Top 10 Kids’ Retailing Tips’
Industry experts give pointers on how to make 2013 a great year and potentially create customers for life....
09 Apr FDRA and BLC Leather Technology Release New Guide to Managing Chemicals in Footwear
Only document of Its kind exclusively for footwear, the new Guide helps footwear companies understand which specific chemicals are used in production and develop a strategy to effectively manage their use. ...
09 Apr Hi-tech running shoes help Nike, Adidas, say Credit Suisse analysts
Regarding the higher-tech running shoes, Buss pointed to Nike's Flyknit, with an upper that can be produced to a precise shape from a single thread. The production process can take place anyplace in the world and reduces labor costs, Buss said....
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