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08 May Brown seeks to rewrite Prop 65 toxins law

Posted at 06:09h in Featured, Latest News, Product Safety

Responding to complaints from businesses, Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing an overhaul of California's 26-year-old landmark clean water and anti-toxins law that he said is...

08 May Nike taps ZGF Architects to design expansion

Posted at 06:09h in Home, Latest News

Nike on Monday named ZGF Architects as its architecture firm for the World Headquarters expansion project....

07 May Brands risk image in varying Bangladesh responses

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

The second seems calculated to minimize damage to a brand by maximizing distance from the disaster. The company said it stopped doing business with the...

07 May Senate approves online sales tax; House support isn’t so certain

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

A bill that would authorize states to collect sales taxes for online purchases easily passed the Senate on Monday with bipartisan support, but it faces...

06 May Lean Retail: The Future of Brick and Mortar

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

Retail is changing. Commercial real estate is evolving. It's an exciting time to be at the intersection of physical space and technology. While some posit...

05 May Bangladesh Collapse Shows Safety Audit Shortcomings

Posted at 06:09h in Latest News, Sourcing

Two of the factories inside the building had undergone audits overseen by a monitoring group, the Business Social Compliance Initiative, which was created by a...

03 May Obama Picks Nominees for Commerce Dept. and Trade Representative, FDRA Applauds Picks

Posted at 07:13h in DC News, Economic news, FDRA, Featured, TPP News

President Obama nominated Penny Pritzker, his longtime financial backer and an heir to the Hyatt Hotel fortune, to be commerce secretary, and Michael Froman, a...

03 May Nike names Michael Spillane head of Greater China region

Posted at 06:09h in Latest News

"We are very pleased that Michael, a seasoned industry veteran, will lead us forward in China," said Gary DeStefano, president of Global Operations. "His strong...

02 May Are your shoes covered by AFA? Find out here!

Posted at 14:40h in AFA News, FDRA, Latest News

A listing of all footwear covered by the Affordable Footwear Act (AFA), a bill which would eliminate footwear duties on almost 1/3 of all shoes....

02 May Famous Footwear‘s new ad campaign, A Letter to Mom, A Must See

Posted at 09:12h in Home, Latest News

Mother’s Day is about victory. That’s the message behind Famous Footwear‘s new campaign, A Letter to Mom. The company has launched a new video, celebrating...