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06 Jun Shoe Carnival Announces Their Summer Shoe Trends

Posted at 14:25h in Latest News

The popular family footwear retailer, Shoe Carnival, unveils its new summer shoe trends for the season, and offers must-have style ideas for any and all...

06 Jun Americans use Different Terms to Describe Athletic Shoes

Posted at 13:52h in Latest News

According to a new report on linguistics, footwear companies should recognize there is no uniformity in what America's call their athletic footwear. (graphic) A fact...

06 Jun Well: Is Barefoot-Style Running Best? New Studies Cast Doubt

Posted at 06:09h in Home, Latest News

Barefoot-running enthusiasts long have believed that running without shoes or in minimalist footwear makes running easier, speedier and less injurious. Five separate studies there found...

06 Jun Economic Data Shows Weak Gains

Posted at 06:09h in Economic news, Home, Latest News

The productivity of American workers grew a modest amount from January through March, after having declined in the previous quarter. And a private survey showed...

05 Jun Stride Rite, Rack Room, and Payless ShoeSource Win Annual Footwear Awards (with pics)

Posted at 16:18h in FDRA, Featured, Latest News

120 executives from leading footwear companies attended FDRA's Annual Members Meeting on Tuesday in New York. At the meeting, FDRA awarded its annual sales survey...

05 Jun Obama-Xi Meeting Highlights Thorny U.S.-China Relations

Posted at 06:09h in Home, Latest News, TPP News

The planned meeting this week between President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping puts a spotlight on major questions that both countries have over...

04 Jun FDRA Announces New Chairman and Leadership Team (with pic)

Posted at 15:58h in FDRA, Featured, Home, Latest News

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) today announced the selection of a new leadership team. Greg Tunney, President, CEO and a member...

04 Jun DNA, The Custom 3-D Printed Running ‘Supershoe’ (with pic)

Posted at 06:42h in Featured, Latest News

First of all you put on a pair of training shoes with pressure sensors and accelerometers and go for a test run. When you come...

04 Jun Nina Names Alan Johnson President of Nina Footwear Corp

Posted at 06:30h in Latest News

Most recently Mr. Johnson held the position of Vice President of Sales for Women's Accessories and Women's and Men's Footwear at Cole Haan, and prior...

04 Jun China footwear market to grow at 9% per year through 2016

Posted at 06:29h in Latest News

Leadership of the China footwear market was retained by Belle International Holdings Ltd, securing 7% of the retail value share of the industry. Second place...