Amazon Prime Day Again Sets Records
Amazon’s annual two-day Prime Day sales event this week showed little signs of plateauing, besting the e-tail giant’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday...
19 July, 2019
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Recent FDRA Press Releases
- (6/19/18) The Footwear Industry’s Statement on President Trump’s Tariff Comments
- (5/05/18) FDRA Spring 2018 National Shoe Survey
- (3/16/18) FDRA Statement on Potential New Footwear Tariffs
- (1/16/18) FDRA Statement on MTB Passage
- (10/13/17) FDRA Statements on Fall/Winter Tax Reform Push
- (7/27/17) FDRA on Initial Tax Reform Proposal
See all FDRA press releases and reports in the Media and Footwear Research Center
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Footwear Industry News Feed
Designer Brands Recognized For Commitment To Women In Leadership
Designer Brands was recently named a Winning ‘W’ Company by 2020 Women on Boards for achieving at least 20 percent women on its...
19 July, 2019
Stadium Goods To Hold Sotheby’s Auction
Sotheby’s is partnering with streetwear e-tailer Stadium Goods for the company’s first sneaker auction, putting 100 pairs of the rarest kicks on the...
19 July, 2019
The North Face Launches Youth Campaign For Arctic Advocacy
The North Face noted that while many of today’s youth are passionate about activism, a new survey from The North Face and YPulse...
19 July, 2019
Fleet Feet And Girls On The Run Announce SoleMates National Partnership
Fleet Feet has signed on as the official retail and sporting goods partner of SoleMates, a Girls on the Run (GOTR) program that...
19 July, 2019
And1 Restores Central City Park In New Orleans
And1’s national Paint the Park initiative, hosted by the footwear and apparel brand’s newest ambassador NBA Star Montrezl Harrell and fueled by Walmart...
19 July, 2019
Puma Reported To Be Close To €300 Million Borussia Dortmund Deal
Puma has been the club’s official kit supplier since 2012 and the current deal expires at the end of the 2021/22 season. The...
19 July, 2019
Skechers Earnings Surge In Q2
Skechers USA Inc. reported second-quarter earnings jumped 66.0 percent, easily ahead of guidance, as revenues gained 13.7 percent on a currency-neutral basis....
19 July, 2019
StockX融资阶段筹得10亿美元、委任新首席执行官
StockX这个转卖运动鞋的网站结束了C轮融资，从投资企业DST Global、General Atlantic和GGV Capital那里获得1.1亿美元。公司还宣布，将先前在eBay的Scott Cutler任命为首席执行官。...
19 July, 2019
Nike加入《联合国气候变化框架公约》并在《时尚业气候行动宪章》上签名
Nike与签署《联合国气候变化框架公约》的成员以及全球品牌、零售商和供应商携手，加速实现行业某些最具雄心的气候目标。目标包括：2030年将温室气体总排放量降低30%；2050年实现净零排放的愿景。...
19 July, 2019
Asics Ventures收购Curv Labs
Asics Corp宣布，其投资子公司Asics Ventures Corporation已取得Curv Labs, Inc.的权益资本。Curv Labs是加拿大一家通过软件开发捕捉动作的新兴企业，由Shea Balish领导，总部在多伦多。...
19 July, 2019
Puma承诺，2030年将碳排放量减少35%
Puma承诺，以2017为基准，到2030年，自家工厂和所经营工厂的碳排放量以及能源需求（范畴1和范畴2）减少35%。公司还设了一个目标——2017至2030年之间，将每100万英镑销售额中含的范畴3的碳排放量降低60%；它们是由购买商品及服务产生的。...
19 July, 2019
Brooks Signs NCAA Champs
“Welcoming Allie and Karisa to the team is a big moment for the Beasts,” said Sports Marketing Manager Steve DeKoker. “Adding the two...
12 July, 2019
Puma Reinforces PR Team For Europe
Puma has reinforced its European PR team by appointing Gudrun Cämmerer as senior manager PR Europe. In her new position, Cämmerer will be...
12 July, 2019
Caleres Announces Newly Created International Joint Venture
Caleres will begin to distribute footwear in greater China, including Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, through a joint venture with Brand Investment Holding,...
12 July, 2019
ADIDAS AND UNDER ARMOUR RECOGNIZED AT ESPN’S SPORTS HUMANITARIAN AWARDS
Adidas won the first Sports Sustainability Leadership Award while Under Armour was named the winner of the Corporate Community Impact Award at the...
12 July, 2019
VF Corp. Appoints Denny Bruce As Dickies Global Brand President
VF Corporation announced the appointment of Denny Bruce to the position of global brand president, Dickies, effective July 1. He reports to Curt...
12 July, 2019
DICK’S AND MACY’S COLLABORATE ON OUTDOOR STORY
The Outdoor STORY shops are the second iteration of STORY at Macy’s, and come about 14 months after Macy’s acquired STORY, the experiential...
12 July, 2019
OIA’S AMY ROBERTS TO JOIN THE NORTH FACE
Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) announced that Executive Director Amy Roberts will leave the organization at the end of September to join The North...
12 July, 2019
NIKE PLOWS AHEAD WITH AIR MANUFACTURING INNOVATION FACILITY IN ARIZONA
Nike announced Thursday the company is investing $184 million in its U.S. innovation footprint by opening a Nike Air Manufacturing Innovation (Air MI)...
12 July, 2019
Athletic Footwear Pioneer Jerry Turner Passes Away at 84
Jerry Turner, a pioneer in the athletic footwear business who helped drive the industry’s explosivegrowth over a 60-year career, died on Tuesday in...
10 July, 2019
Nite Ize, Amazon File Lawsuit Against Counterfeiters
Nite Ize and Amazon. com, Inc. filed a joint lawsuit in U. S. District Court in Seattle against multiple counterfeit product importers and...
05 July, 2019
Trump and Xi Agree To Restart Trade Talks
The U.S. and China agreed to resume trade talks after a seven-week breakdown and the Trump administration has decided to hold off for...
05 July, 2019
Safilo Announces Closing Of Solstice Transaction, Confirms Expiration Of Dior License
Safilo Group S.p.A on Monday said it had closed of the previously announced decision to sell its U.S. retail chain Solstice to Fairway...
05 July, 2019
Nike Cancels ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ Sneaker After Colin Kaepernick Expresses Concerns
Nike canceled Monday’s launch of its new limited edition USA-themed Air Max 1 Quick Strike sneaker for the Fourth of July holiday after...
03 July, 2019