Press Release Archive
Press Releases 2017–2022
- (9/14/2022) USTR’s Patently Insufficient Response to Tariff Comments Requires the Court of International Trade to End 301 Tariffs
- (8/24/2022) 2022 Black Footwear Forum Announces Agenda, Speakers and New Sponsors
- (6/22/2022) Black Footwear Forum National Event Returns this Fall in Detroit
- (4/24/2022) FDRA’s Statement on the Launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
- (3/29/2022) Statement on USTR Katherine Tai’s Testimony This Week
- (3/25/2022) Footwear Industry Trade Shows Unite
- (3/10/2022) Kids shoe prices hit record highs harming families
- (3/1/2022) FDRA calls for Shoe Tariff Freeze to Address Inflation
- (2/1/2022) African American Footwear Forum Reimagined as Black Footwear Forum—Advisory Committee Announced
- (1/28/2022) Shoe Sales Rocket to New Record of $100 Billion
- (1/12/2022) Massive ‘Shoeflation’ Hitting Every American
- (11/4/2021) FDRA statement on today’s release of the private-sector vaccine mandate
- (10/25/2021) Leading Footwear Executive Sandi Mines to Join FDRA
- (10/19/2021) Footwear Industry Calls on President to Address Historic Kid’s Shoe Price Spikes
- (10/13/2021) FDRA statement after President Biden’s speech on supply chain issues
- (10/13/2021) FDRA released its monthly Shoe Price Report
- (10/06/2021) Footwear Industry Applauds New Act to Curb Counterfeits
- (10/04/2021) Footwear Industry Comments on USTR’s China Announcement
- (06/09/2021) FFCF and QVC Present FFANY Shoes on Sale
- (06/03/2021) As June FFANY Week Arrives, Industry Looks to August for In-Person Return
- (06/02/2021) New FDRA Chairman and Leadership Team Take Office – Focused on Strengthening the $100B Footwear Industry Post COVID Pandemic
- (05/27/2021) Six Smart Takeaways from the First Industry-Wide Shoe Consumer Sustainability Survey
- (12/17/2020) FDRA Elevates Thomas Crockett to Vice President
- (12/09/2020) FDRA adds industry leaders to board as it grows
- (10/15/2020) 27th Annual QVC-FFANY Shoes on Sale Fundraiser Donations From Designers
- (10/08/2020) FDRA + FFANY Announce Historic Merger
- (12/05/2019) Footwear Industry Applauds New Legislation Aimed at Curbing the Surge in Counterfeit Footwear Harming American Shoe Consumers and Companies
- (10/11/2019) FDRA And TÜV SÜD Update Global Footwear Product Safety Guide
- (08/13/2019) FDRA Statement on USTR’s August 13th tariff announcement
- (05/31/2019) FDRA President & CEO Matt Priest statement on President Trump’s Mexico tariff increase announcement
- (12/07/2018) FDRA Applauds Trade War Ceasefire
- (12/07/2018) FFANY Appoints Executive Director
- (10/04/2018) FFANY And Informa Announce Collaboration To Support Footwear Industry Growth
- (09/14/2018) US Shoe Store Sales and Total Consumer Spending on Shoes Hit Record Highs
- (09/07/2021) U.S. Footwear Industry Continues to Oppose New Tariffs
- (06/19/2018) The Footwear Industry’s Statement on President Trump’s Tariff Comments
- (05/05/2018) FDRA Spring 2018 National Shoe Survey
- (03/16/2018) FDRA Statement on Potential New Footwear Tariffs
- (01/16/2018) FDRA Statement on MTB Passage
- (10/13/2017) FDRA Statements on Fall/Winter Tax Reform Push
- (07/27/2017) FDRA on Initial Tax Reform Proposal