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10 Jun Crocs Files Complaint Over Trademark-Infringing Products

Posted at 11:48h in Latest News

Crocs Inc. has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) seeking an investigation of unlawfully imported shoes into the United States...

10 Jun Pandemic’s Impact On Imports Easing, But Numbers Are Still Below Last Year

Posted at 11:25h in FDRA, Home, Latest News

The impact of COVID-19 at major U.S. retail container ports appears to be easing with projected imports remaining below last year’s levels but not as...

03 Jun As June FFANY Week Arrives, Industry Looks to August for In-Person Return

Posted at 16:25h in Latest News

As we put Memorial Day in the rear view mirror, school ending and summer starting dominate normal conversation, but as June begins another topic is...

03 Jun Famous Footwear Delivers Record Earnings And Sales

Posted at 14:50h in FDRA, Home, Latest News

Caleres reported earnings and sales that exceeded Wall Street estimates as Famous Footwear achieved record quarterly earnings and delivered record first-quarter sales levels. The company’s...

02 Jun New FDRA Chairman and Leadership Team Take Office – Focused on Strengthening the $100B Footwear Industry Post COVID Pandemic

Posted at 12:43h in Latest News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2021 Contact: Andy Polk apolk@fdra.org 202-744-7453 Washington, DC — The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) today announced the start of a new executive...

27 May Six Smart Takeaways from the First Industry-Wide Shoe Consumer Sustainability Survey

Posted at 13:49h in Latest News

For Immediate Release – May 27, 2021 (Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh, PA – May 27, 2021) - The Footwear Distributers and Retailers of America (FDRA), the...

27 May Study Finds 28 Percent Of Runners Started During The Pandemic

Posted at 12:36h in FDRA, Home, Latest News

A study from RunRepeat found that 28.76 percent of runners started with the activity during the pandemic. The organization surveyed 3,961 current runners to see how...

27 May Foot Locker Blasts Past Earnings Forecast Amid Soaring Sales

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Foot Locker Inc. reported earnings and sales that came in well above pandemic-impacted year-ago levels as well as easily ahead of Wall Street’s targets. First Quarter...

27 May CBP And Nike Inc. Partner To Fight Counterfeits

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The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a new formal partnership arrangement with Nike Inc. as part of the Donations Acceptance Program. Under its...

27 May Wolverine Worldwide Announces International And Sperry Leadership Appointments

Posted at 12:33h in FDRA, Home, Latest News

Wolverine World Wide Inc. (WWW) announced the promotion of Isabel Soriano as President of International and the appointment of Katherine Cousins as global brand president...