We’re Sold Out! 🎉 The FFANY Cocktail Party is officially sold out! Thank you to everyone who RSVP’d. We look forward to seeing you at Bryant Park Grill next Tuesday for an evening of cocktails and networking with footwear industry leaders. See you in NYC! 🥂👠 #FFANY #FootwearIndustry #NetworkingEvent
Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA)
Retail
Washington, DC 14,293 followers
The footwear industry's business and trade association.
About us
Founded in 1944 by the footwear industry, the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) is the oldest and largest footwear trade association in the US. We represent and serve 95% of the footwear industry from small family-owned footwear businesses to global footwear companies. FDRA acquired FFANY in October of 2020. FFANY is a nontraditional trade show, where it is truly made up of showrooms and pop-up spaces in mid-town rather than in 1 central convention center in NYC. FFANY actively supports more than 100 companies and over 200 brands. FDRA represents and serves the full supply chain of the footwear industry from research, design and development, to manufacturing and distribution, to retailers selling to consumers all over the globe. FDRA is the footwear industry’s intelligence hub. We help our members understand and navigate the increasingly complex world of customs classifications, intellectual property issues, and product safety regulations. FDRA produces weekly sales reports to help the industry follow retail trends, and monthly commodity reports to keep companies updated on the base costs of their products. Likewise, we inform the industry of global footwear sourcing trends and issues that may affect shipping and distribution. This is all done through a variety of groundbreaking reports and surveys, in-depth newsletters, and world-renown conferences. Check out this link here for some of the reasons why 95% of the market has joined FDRA: https://fdra.org/fdra-membership-insight/
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http://www.fdra.org/
External link for Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA)
- Industry
- Retail
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Washington, DC
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1944
- Specialties
- Fotwear Trade Data, Footwear Sales Data, Footwear Logistics, Footwear Supply Chain Management, Footwear Retail, Footwear Distribution, Footwear Customs Issues, Footwear Product Safety Issues, Footwear Factories, Footwear Sourcing, and tradeshows
Locations
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Primary
200 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001, US
Employees at Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA)
Updates
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🚨LAST CALL! Have you RSVP’d for the August FFANY Cocktail Party yet? Registration is closing THIS Friday! The Annual FFANY Cocktail Party is returning to Bryant Park Grill on August 6th, and there are limited tickets! Join us for an evening of cocktails and networking with footwear industry leaders. See you in NYC! RSVP HERE: https://lnkd.in/euYFkThq
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With proposals for significant tariff increases likely in 2025, FDRA is holding our Shoe Trade & Logistics Summit in Portland, OR this September! At this event, footwear leaders and experts will share critical updates on preparing for new tariffs: existing trade tools, cost savings measures, and sourcing strategies. The event will also cover several key issues: -The California PFAS ban taking effect in January 2025 -UFLPA enforcement and the first footwear factory added to the Entity List -A potential East Coast port labor strike on the horizon -Footwear supply chain challenges You don't want to miss this! Visit https://lnkd.in/gSHy8xZd to register now.
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New regulations are coming online each passing month that requires new data collection, analysis, reporting AND transformations to how you do business. Our Rethinking (and Reforming) Your Regulation Strategy panel at the upcoming Sustainability Summit will explain whats coming & what actions to take to best comply. You have to be in the room to get this intel and insights! Sign up today and join us at Castaway Portland! Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eua7HvHg
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Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) reposted this
Discover more about the OrthoLite Vietnam operations in a conversation with the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA). Learn more about: ▫ Real-time Data & Visualization: Get up-to-the-minute information on any order. ▫ The "Lean Line" Concept: Combines automation and team tasks for unparalleled accuracy, efficiency, and quality control. ▫ Eco-Friendly Shipping: Brand partners can opt to reduce cardboard shipping waste with OrthoLite “blue boxes,” which can make up to 80 round trips over their lifetime.
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Join us in Portland September 17, following the Shoe Sustainability & Innovation Summit at Castaway Portland! Brews & Shoes is a networking event where you can connect with friends from the west coast footwear community over brews, shoes, and tacos. Connect, have fun, support charity and learn something new! **Tickets to the Sustainability Summit (9/17) and the Shoe Supply Chain and Logistics Summit (9/18) include free admission to Brews and Shoes! Visit https://lnkd.in/e3gvA9xR to register now!
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Join our FREE webinar featuring Peter Hughes, Lily Cuthbertson, and Rhian Owen of Eurofins for the latest updates on the EU Deforestation Regulation (EU DR) and its impact on organizations. Learn about the regulation’s requirements, sustainability through digital innovation, and strategies for compliance. Discover practical tools and solutions, including deforestation assessment and mapping technologies. Register Here: https://lnkd.in/ec2E-J24
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Have you registered for the Annual FFANY Cocktail Party yet? We’re returning to Bryant Park Grill on August 6th! Join us for an evening of cocktails and networking with footwear industry leaders. We have 30 TICKETS LEFT, so don’t miss out on securing a ticket! RSVP NOW AT: https://lnkd.in/euYFkThq
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SOURCE The Wall Street Journal: "Matt Priest, chief executive of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) trade group, said footwear companies are competing for space on containerships this summer with importers of electric vehicles and electric-vehicle parts who are rushing in orders to get ahead of new tariffs on China-made goods that take effect on Aug. 1..." READ FULL ARTICLE: https://lnkd.in/dkif2d36
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Have you registered for the 2024 FDRA Shoe Sustainability & Innovation Summit? 🤔 The summit features discussions including sustainability on a shoestring budget, how we can better connect with consumers to sell more sustainable shoes, ways to reduce manufacturing impacts while delivering an ROI, and material innovations with an eye on bio. You DON'T want to miss out on this! Register by AUGUST 9TH for $125 OFF your ticket! Register Here: https://lnkd.in/eua7HvHg
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