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The article discusses FFANY Market Week to be held on August 2, 2021 at Warwick New York hotel in New York.

The article focuses on the views of various celebrities related the ups and downs of the ever-changing footwear business. Susan Bole, owner of Rime, says that the worst in the industry is the resale game. According to producer Statik Selektah, enough general releases are not made by brands to get fly. Comments of illustrator Sophia Chang regarding the sneaker culture are also given.

The article discusses entrepreneur Nick Swinmurn, founder of the online footwear retailer Zappos. Swinmurn reflects on his first online retail company, 4Students.com, a portal for students to contact each other for student discounts, as well as comments on the difficulty of securing brands and attracting investors. He considers the importance of attaining venture capital and considers the future of his online retail sites.

The article discusses the importance of multichannel offerings at footwear industry and rise in number of direct-to-consumer brands despite warnings about the future of physical retail and the continuing pace of store closures. It mentions DTC store offerings are more strategic and stylized than their predecessors and are often created in partnership with specialists. It also mentions problems that plagued traditional stores thinks about e-commerce competitors and inventory constraints.

The article discusses various issues related to the footwear industry. It is stated that the launch of two footwear product lines, Ske-chers Shape-ups and Reebok EasyTone, generated retail traffic and also gave much needed impetus to the athletic women's shoe market. John Holden, executive at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Benjamin Lovell Shoes, says that the biggest opportunity for brands is to come out with a product that doesn't look like a toning apparatus.

The article reports on the decline in clothing and footwear sales in the British market as of September 2010. Two factors contributing to the soft sales include late deliveries and weak footfall due to the weather and the back-to-school season. Several products with strong sales in August 2010 included Burberry-inspired aviator jackets, shearling items, the camel trend and ankle boots. One of the strategies used by some retailers is to launch product sales. For instance, a four-day Sale Spectacular was launched by Debenhams on new season stock.

The article presents information on the owners of a retail store Sunlight Sports, Wes and Melissa Allen, highlighting the initiation of the store and the expansion of their business. Topics include the charitable activities of the retail store, stocking of the store, and their specialty in footwear.

The article offers fashion industry news briefs as of March 2013 on topics including complaints about H&M Laetitia Casta Lingerie advert, positive February trading reported by 91 percent net clothing retailers, and a footwear retailer Shoe Zone's pre-tax profit for the full year to September 2012.

This article discusses the merger of footwear manufacturer Asics' two lifestyle brands, Asics Sportstyle and Onitsuka Tiger, in spring 2013, with the desire that the consolidation will present a stronger market approach and attract additional wholesale customers for the manufacturer.

The article announces that the footwear brand Dolcis plans to relaunch its business for the spring 2013 fashion season as a wholesale-only business. The author mentions that fellow footwear brand Jacobson Group purchased Dolcis' intellectual property rights in 2012 and the group will use market research to determine Dolcis' pricing structure and marketing strategies.

The article reports on third quarter report of footwear firm Steve Madden with observation of several analysts on the firm's performance. Topics include enhancement of the firm's business in fashion sneakers category; observation of reduction in wholesale services of the firm; illustration in margin improvement with combination of inventory turns and fashion trends; description of different footwear brands of the firm such as the Freebird and views of analyst Sam Poser over firm's development.

The article reports that an increasingly attractive market for footwear companies is the college students as the population is growing rapidly. It is noted that Camuto Group is expanding its Facebook marketing to 55 campuses this academic school year after rolling it last fall at 10 universities. Bows & Arrows owner Jerry Harris confirms the brisk sales of retro running silhouette since the school session began.

The article offers news briefs related to the footwear industry in the U.S. The 10-year anniversary of the original "million-dollar shoe" is being celebrated with an updated version the Millionairess by designer Stuart Weitzman. Students in a Philadelphia-area school district have been banned from wearing the boots of Ugg Australia as they've turned out to be an ideal place to hide a cell phone.

The article discusses the importance of inventory control by the footwear retailers in the times of global economic slowdown. It is mentioned that retailers should focus on the supple and demand chain as consumer spending and confidence both are decreasing. According to Kate McShane, the footwear prices are increasing steadily and the retailers should not pile up the inventory. Also presented are comments of Robert Shearer, executive at VF Corp. on inventory management of the company.

In this article the author focuses on the efforts of wholesalers and retailers of the footwear industry to face the tough times of economic slowdown of 2008-2009. It mentions that shoe makers invested their time in product innovation, marketing plans, trimmed expenses, reduced inventories and lowered prices.

The article reports on virtual footwear showrooms, websites like Retailcommon.com and StylePower-house.com, that offer customers a more convenient and low-cost way to shop. Tom Cassidy, chief executive officer (CEO) of Retailcommon.com states he is hoping to cash in with the popularity of social networking sites like Facebook by integrating with them. It states the footwear vendors are also viewing lines and placing orders via the wholesalers websites.

The article reports on the financial results of footwear company Jones Apparel Group for the third-quarter of 2007. On the wholesale side, Jones said third-quarter footwear revenues rose 6 percent to $292.6 million, while better apparel sales rose 1 percent to $367.4 million and moderate apparel revenues declined 14 percent to $248.9 million. President and chief executive officer Wesley Card attributed the improved footwear performance to executive Andy Cohen's focus on core brands and the addition of Nine West creative director Fred Allard.

The article discusses the performance of Michael Kors in the footwear industry. After launching footwear in 2000, designer Michael Kors is seeing his shoes receive recognition from top retailers in the U.S. According to Kors, the footwear category is vital to the strength and growth of his brand. The wholesale footwear business of the firm consists of the Michael Michael Kors shoes, Michael Kors collection and Kors Michael Kors. Retail accounts include Bergdorf Goodman and Saks Fifth Avenue.

Reports on a research data provided by MAGIC International showing that registered attendees have indicated they will be shopping specifically for shoes at the WWDMAGIC in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendance of footwear wholesalers at the WWDMAGIC; Tsonga's launching of a variety of fleece-lined sheepskin boots in different colors; Lax's line of shoes in soft pastel colors; Prices of products in the footwear line.