Press Release Archive

FDRA and FFANY Press Release Archive
2017–2024

(12/17/2024) FDRA’s Q4 Survey Shows 82% of Shoe Executives Brace for Tariff-Driven Cost Surge in 2025, Retail Prices Set to Climb at Record Rate
(11/27/2024) ICYMI: FDRA’s Matt Priest Speaks on CNN About Trump’s Tariff Impact Ahead of Critical Holiday Shopping Season
(11/26/2024) FDRA Urges President-Elect Trump to Reconsider Massive Tariffs on Footwear, Highlights Impact on Families and Holiday Budgets
(11/21/2024) A New National Survey Shows That 55% Of Republicans—And 70% Of All Americans—Think Prices Will Go Up Due To Tariffs
(11/15/2024) ICYMI: Post-Election, FDRA’s Matt Priest Calls for Renewed Focus on Footwear Tariffs Impacting American Families
(11/14/2024) FDRA Unveils Holiday 2024 Footwear Shopping Trends: Shifts in Consumer Behavior and Retail Strategies
(11/06/2024) ELECTION STATEMENT: FDRA’s Matt Priest Congratulates President-Elect Trump and Urges Common Sense Tariff Reform for American Families
(10/22/2024) ICYMI: Tariffs Dominate Headlines – FDRA’s Matt Priest Warns Footwear Tariffs Are Hitting American Families the Hardest
(10/11/2024) ICYMI: FDRA President Matt Priest Urges Presidential Candidates to Address Anti-Trade Policies Impacting American Families and Businesses
(10/07/2024) Fashion Footwear Charitable Foundation (FFCF) Returns to NYC for 2nd Annual Shoes for A Cure Charity Shoe Sale, Proceeds Benefitting First Step Breast Cancer Research
(10/07/2024) FDRA Calls for Stronger Efforts to Combat Counterfeiting in Global Footwear Markets
(10/03/2024) Statement from Matt Priest, President and CEO of FDRA, on Footwear Industry Preparing for Recovery as Port Strikes End
(9/10/2024) Statement from Matt Priest, President and CEO of FDRA, Ahead of Presidential Debate
(9/04/2024) FDRA Unveils Q3 2024 Shoe Executive Business Survey Results: Tariffs and Consumer Behavior Top Concerns
(6/13/2024) FDRA Hosts Second Successful Sneaker Day on the Hill, Celebrating Footwear Innovation and Industry Leaders
(6/3/2024) ICYMI: FDRA President & CEO Matt Priest Discusses Footwear Tariffs on Cheddar’s Opening Bell

(10/04/2023) FFCF to Return to NYC with Shoes for a Cure, a Charity Shoe Sale for First Step Breast Cancer Research
(7/10/2023) Culture is Currency: Mark Your Calendars for the 2023 Annual Black Footwear Forum in Detroit
(6/8/2023) Supreme Court Upholds American Innovation and Investment on World Anticounterfeiting Day
(4/5/2023) Footwear Creators Scholarship
(2/8/2023) FDRA’s Statement on the 2023 State of the Union
(1/25/2023) The National Black Footwear Forum Returns this Fall
(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
(5/24/2022) FDRA’s Statement on the Launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
(3/29/2022) Statement on USTR Katherine Tai’s Testimony This Week
(3/28/2022) 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
(10/06/2021) 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
(06/11/2018) FDRA Spring 2018 National Shoe Survey
(03/16/2018) FDRA Statement on Potential New Footwear Tariffs
(01/16/2018) FDRA Statement on MTB Passage
(07/27/2017) FDRA on Initial Tax Reform Proposal