It ain't fashion, if it ain't sustainable

Matt Priest

Footwear Markets / New Trade Disorder / IV

10 April 2025

7 minutes

The average effective tariff rate on both footwear and apparel is over five times higher than on all other US imports.

‘Cruel’ April Heaps Tariffs, A Pause; Global Footwear Industry Feels Clobbered

Re-strategise, re-set, upskill, go compliant, build in agility and resilience—these should be the mantras for the footwear industry as it gears up in the next 89 days for the final dictum from the White House. And yeah, US+1 will work here too. And that could well be here’s looking at you India!

Richa Bansal

Feature

Spotlight: New Trade Disorder

PRESS RELEASE / Announcement

6 April 2023

3 minutes

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) and FFANY are excited to announce the continuation of their partnership and support for the Footwear Creators Scholarship (formerly known as the Joe Moore Scholarship).

Pensole Lewis College Of Business And Design, Footwear Distributors And Retailers Of America, And Arsutoria Launch Footwear Creators Scholarship Program

Milan, Italy: Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design (PLC), Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) and Arsutoria, three of the most recognized footwear educational sources in the industry, have teamed up to provide development and manufacturing training to educators and emerging sneaker creators through the Footwear Creators...