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31 May $1 million in fake shoes and purses seized from Baton Rouge store

Posted at 08:56h in Latest News

Agents seized 3,082 fake designer shoes and purses with an estimated manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $1 million in the raid, Attorney General Buddy Caldwell...

31 May High-end Nettleton Shoes steps back into the footwear business

Posted at 08:53h in Home, Latest News

Founded in 1879 in Syracuse, N.Y., Nettleton outfitted military officers and U.S. presidents such as Teddy Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge during its first century in...

31 May Advertising: Back-to-School Shopping Campaigns, Already?

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

The tenuous state of the economy is a major reason for the earlier arrival of back-to-school campaigns. The goal is to encourage purchases now because...

30 May Running Shoes 2.0 – Can Swiss Technology Make You Faster, Reduce Injuries?

Posted at 12:39h in Latest News

Imagine cutting a garden hose into two or three-inch sections, then gluing these tubes across the bottom of a conventional running shoe, perpendicular to the...

30 May Fashion: Star-spangled footwear! Jennifer Lopez’s New Red Boots (pic)

Posted at 12:31h in Latest News

The singer arrived at the BBC Radio 1 in London studios wearing bright red ankle boots that were covered in metallic studs. ...

30 May Indonesia: footwear industry major contributor to sustaining the country`s manufacturing sector

Posted at 12:26h in Latest News, Sourcing

...the country`s footwear industry provide 1.8 percent of the world`s footwear requirement....1.5 million jobs are provided for Indonesian workers by TPT industry and 700,000 jobs...

30 May Furman Is Expected to Lead Council of Economic Advisers

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

The White House is expected to name Jason Furman, the deputy director of the National Economic Council, as the chairman of the president’s Council of...

29 May Sports Shoe Roundup: Nike, Adidas and Puma

Posted at 06:09h in Home, Latest News

Nike is the third most popular brand in China, behind No. 1 General Motors and No. 2 Apple, says USA Today. Reuters says Puma...

25 May European Parliament Moves to Limit Scope of Eventual U.S. Trade Deal

Posted at 06:10h in Home, Latest News, TPP News

The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday demanding that the free-trade pact now under discussion with the United States exempt “audiovisual” industries so that...

25 May Lawmakers step up pressure on military footwear

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

Under a 1941 federal law known as the Berry Amendment, the military is generally required to supply personnel with uniforms and equipment made domestically. But...