Houghton received a Zappos gift certificate courtesy of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America and a bat used in the 53rd Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game. The FDRA also provided the third place prize, a pair of Dearfoams slippers, which went to...
This year's streak of nasty weather is wreaking havoc on the economy, causing plunging worker productivity, soaring heating bills, canceled flights, damaged crops and frozen hiring....
Beginning this spring, Finish Line became the exclusive athletic footwear partner of Macy's. Finish Line executives have said they expect the partnership to boost sales by about 30 percent -- about $350 million to the company's $1.4 billion yearly sales. The partnership, announced last year,...
Prices have been falling and should decline further because the summer driving season is over, demand is dropping off and refineries are switching to a cheaper winter blend, said Patrick DeHaan, a Chicago-based senior petroleum analyst for GasBuddy....
Nationally, the average price of gas shot up by 14.8 cents in the last week. Gregg Laskoski, a senior petroleum analyst for Gasbuddy.com, said he can see the national average increasing by 20 cents -- not quickly, but in increments -- between now and mid-August....
Barefoot-running enthusiasts long have believed that running without shoes or in minimalist footwear makes running easier, speedier and less injurious. Five separate studies there found no significant benefits, in terms of economy, from switching to minimalist, barefoot-style footwear.The news on injury prevention and barefoot-style running...
A sharp decline in the price of oil this month is making gasoline cheaper - It's a relief to motorists and businesses like shoe distributors and a positive development for the economy. ...
The grips of sequestration are just now beginning to be felt and the effects are already quite dramatic....
A Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday found the U.S. economy grew in most parts of the country in January and February...