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02 May Bangladesh Death Toll Pressures Western Retailers To Make Commitments On Factory Safety

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

On Wednesday, Democratic Reps. George Miller (Calif.) and Sander Levin (Mich.) sent a letter to President Obama, asking him to take the lead with U.S....

02 May Footwear CEO Summit on Miami Beach

Posted at 06:09h in FDRA, Featured, Latest News

The Footwear News CEO Summit 2013 was attended by more than 200 executives and designers from top brands in the international footwear industry. FDRA's President...

02 May Thousands of children’s products contain toxic chemicals including footwear, report says

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

The report, called "Chemicals Revealed," identified more than 5,000 products such as footwear, car seats and arts and crafts supplies that include developmental or reproductive...

30 Apr FDRA Honors 2013 Congressional “Friends of Footwear” During FDRA’s Washington Summit

Posted at 16:05h in DC News, FDRA, Home, Latest News

“FDRA really does deliver when it comes to making the footwear industry’s voice heard in Washington. We had a lot of high level meetings...

30 Apr Full Steam Ahead on Tax Overhaul, Thanks to Camp-Baucus Duo

Posted at 06:10h in DC News, Economic news, Home, Latest News

Now that Baucus has announced his retirement from Congress, presumably he has motivation to establish as part of his distinctly mixed legacy a wholesale repair...

30 Apr Bill on Sales Tax for Internet Purchases Divides Republicans

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

For years, conservative Republican lawmakers have been influenced heavily by the antitax activists in Washington, who have dictated outcomes and become the arbiters of what...

29 Apr Boston Magazine Features Shoes and Stories from Marathon

Posted at 17:09h in Home, Latest News

The magazine collected 120 pairs of running shoes for the cover, and every owner was interviewed. Fifteen runners’ stories were featured in the print edition...

28 Apr DC Tax Update: GOP moves away from entitlements and toward tax reform in budget deal

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

Reining in spending on Social Security and Medicare remains an important policy goal for the GOP. But House leaders launched a series of meetings last...

28 Apr PSU launches athletic and outdoor industry certificate program

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April 26--Sports management programs have sprouted at universities across the United States....

28 Apr After hiatus, shoe designer Sam Edelman has returned to the top

Posted at 06:09h in Featured, Latest News

As he plotted his return to the footwear business about a decade ago, Sam Edelman found himself having to prove he still had his mojo...