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Supreme Court upholds American innovation and investment on World Anticounterfeiting Day

The American Apparel & Footwear Association, the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America, the Council of Fashion Designers of America, Inc., and the Accessories Council applaud today’s announcement by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the Jack Daniel's case 21-16969 on World Anticounterfeiting Day. Our nation was founded on principles of...

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Ending Trump tariffs on footwear, Americans paid 3.4 billion dollars more for shoes in 2021

America’s retailers are hoping to turn back the Trump administration’s ruling additional tariffs on Chinese goods under Section 301 of the Trade Act, as prices continue to soar due to inflation. Earlier this year the Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA) sent an open letter for the Biden government to lift the restrictive tariffs,...

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In the U.S., sneaker prices may soon increase

Sneakers remain the breadwinning staple for many brands and have been a consistent high performing category for menswear. Sales of sneakers are now also the top stocked women’s footwear style for luxury brands too, according to recent data from Edited, which analysed the data behind the core shifts in the luxury space. On retailers’ standalone...

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Joint statement from AAFA, FDRA, NRF, RILA, USFIA in support of global approach to protect citizens in Xinjiang

The American Apparel & Footwear Association, Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America, National Retail Federation, Retail Industry Leaders Association, and The United States Fashion Industry Association – representing a broad swath of the U.S. business community – applaud today’s announcement of a global approach to end the campaign of...

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Joint statement from AAFA, FDRA, NRF, RILA, AND USFIA on supply chains and Xinjiang

Our member companies have long maintained policies and compliance programs that seek to prevent, identify, and mitigate instances of forced labor. As an industry representing thousands of brands and retailers, ensuring that forced labor does not exist in our supply chains is a key priority. Following today’s launch of the NGO Call to Action, the...

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Joint statement from AAFA, NRF, RILA, USFIA, and FDRA on reports of forced labor in Xinjiang

As an industry representing brands and retailers, we do not tolerate forced labor in our supply chains. We work together to identify and eliminate forced labor, and conditions that can lead to forced labor, in the countries from which we source products. The industry continues to evolve and improve our existing approaches to identify, detect,...

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2018 FDRA Footwear Design Summit Recap

Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America and The Footwearists launched the first Footwear Design Summit to help development leads and shoe designers to understand new software, technology, trends and tools in shaping the footwear industry. Source: FDRA, Youtube

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Trump ends the Trans-Pacific Partnership – how this would affect the fashion industry?

During his first working day as the new president of the United States, Donald Trump called it a day for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a trading agreement that included 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific area, excluding China. Trump’s stance on trade has put a strain on his relations with the fashion industry, particularly with trade...

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U.S. and European Footwear Industries unite, urging meaningful provisions in Trans-Atlantic Trade Pact

Three trade associations representing the U.S. and European footwear industries issued a joint statement this morning urging the United States and the European Union to eliminate footwear trade barriers in the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP). The statement, which was signed by the presidents of the American Apparel &...