02 May Footwear CEO Summit on Miami Beach
The Footwear News CEO Summit 2013 was attended by more than 200 executives and designers from top brands in the international footwear industry. FDRA's President...
CA Tag
27 Apr Sustainability partners Nike, NASA, State Department and USAID gather
Nike on Tuesday and Wednesday took another step in the strategic collaboration it joined in 2010 with NASA, the U.S. Department of State and the...
22 Apr Senate planning vote on Internet sales tax bill
Currently nine states require Amazon to collect sales tax, including California, Pennsylvania and Texas. The bill introduced by Sen. It would also not require states...
11 Apr Getting ‘LinkedIn’ to Asia
As these countries reduce trade barriers with each other, impediments to American trade will loom even larger. The United States remains the world's largest manufacturer,...
05 Apr EBay Push Complicates Momentum for Online Sales Tax Measure
Online commerce giant eBay Inc. has launched a campaign behind the scenes to greatly broaden an exemption from pending legislation for small online vendors; the...
03 Apr Sequestration Effects: Cuts Sting Communities Nationwide
The grips of sequestration are just now beginning to be felt and the effects are already quite dramatic....
02 Apr Health Law Provision for Small Business Is Delayed – important info for small footwear companies
Health insurance availability and cost are huge concerns for small businesses. The 2010 law stipulates that each state will have a Small Business Health Options...
07 Mar Retail Highlights from the Fed’s US Economic Survey
A Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday found the U.S. economy grew in most parts of the country in January and February...
26 Dec Day-after-Christmas shopping matches rest of holiday season: Subdued shoppers seeking shocking sales
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....