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11 Apr Here’s everything small shoe business owners need to know about Obama’s new budget

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

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

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

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...

11 Apr Getting ‘LinkedIn’ to Asia

Posted at 06:09h in TPP News

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,...

10 Apr FDRA Quoted in Footwear Plus Magazine’s Special Report ‘ Top 10 Kids’ Retailing Tips’

Posted at 09:07h in FDRA, Latest News

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

Posted at 15:43h in FDRA, Home, Latest News, Product Safety

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...

09 Apr Hi-tech running shoes help Nike, Adidas, say Credit Suisse analysts

Posted at 12:32h in Home, Latest News

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....

09 Apr Wary of China, Companies Head to Cambodia

Posted at 06:55h in Home, Latest News, Sourcing

Only a smattering of companies, mostly in low-tech sectors like garment and shoe manufacturing, are seeking to leave China entirely. Many more companies are building...

09 Apr Men Step Forward as Canada’s New Shoe Addicts

Posted at 05:46h in Featured, Latest News

The sale of men’s footwear, which increased by 13 per cent in 2012, is fueling the success of the Canadian footwear market. In contrast, the...

08 Apr Level Works and INFACT Merge to form ELEVATE – creating the new global leader in business driven supply chain sustainability services

Posted at 10:48h in Latest News, Product Safety, Sourcing

Level Works Limited, the leading supply chain labor compliance assessment firm, and INFACT Global Partners, the largest social performance improvement consultancy, announced a definitive merger...

08 Apr Micro-Pak Ltd. Registers its Products Pursuant to U.S Environmental Protection Agency Anti-Microbial Laws

Posted at 09:42h in Home, Latest News

Micro-Pak Ltd. received confirmation that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“U.S. EPA”) has issued registrations for both Micro-Pak Enhanced Packaging Stickers and Micro-Pak PE...