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04 Feb Largest US Footwear Association Fights New Illinois Shoe Tax

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The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) today sent the attached letter to Illinois State Representative William Davis. Rep. Davis recently introduced HB...

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23 Jan Dowd’s Cloud: Nike reaches out to women, minority business owners

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In case you haven't heard, Nike is expanding its Memphis operations and plans to actively pursue contracts with women and minority small business owners for...

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18 Jan Ohio boot-maker gets foot in the door of diverse markets

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Urban cowboys and cowgirls. Survivalists. Health-care workers. If these groups have one thing in common, it's that they have specific footwear needs. And Rocky Brands,...

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14 Jan PayPal expands retail store payments service

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PayPal says it is expanding its payment service to more brick-and-mortar retailers, including RadioShack and Dollar General stores. EBay Inc. 's payments subsidiary is announcing...

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26 Dec Day-after-Christmas shopping matches rest of holiday season: Subdued shoppers seeking shocking sales

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The day-after-Christmas, traditionally a frenzied day of deal-seeking shoppers dashing from store to store, mall to mall, had a subdued beginning. At 7 a. m....

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23 Dec Nike reports 2nd quarter profit, continued gains in N. America, better China strategy

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Nike has been in China for three decades. The company has learned a lot about the Chinese market over that time, but the past year...

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22 Nov A Shoe Tariff With a Big Footprint

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"We also are paying a hidden tax on our shoes...

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16 Nov With Cole Haan sale, Nike can focus on more important things, analysts say

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With an agreement announced Friday to sell its Cole Haan subsidiary, Nike is poised to move on to bigger and better things....

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12 Nov Outdoor Industry Association says looming tariffs could raise prices

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Nov. 19--The Obama Administration's opposition to outdoor industry duty suspension bills has potentially devastating consequences for outdoor equipment manufacturers, suppliers and retailers, the Outdoor Industry...

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12 Nov FDRA Weighs in on Administration’s MTB Footwear Decision

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The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) yesterday sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Acting Secretary Rebecca Blank at the...

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