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1 month ago | 
footwearnews.com | Jennie BellPlus icon |Jennie Bell
“We just want to do the right thing for the consumers and retailers,” said Prasad Reddy, chief executive officer of Twisted X Global Brands, the Texas-based boot company that produces the Twisted X, Black Star and Wrangler Footwear collections. Reddy has declared that his company will not raise prices on its products despite the Trump Administration’s rapidly increasing tariffs on imports.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Jennie Bell
Generate Key TakeawaysWe just want to do the right thing for the consumers and retailers,” said Prasad Reddy, chief executive officer of Texas-based footwear company Twisted X. Reddy has declared that his company will not raise prices on its products despite the Trump Administration’s rapidly increasing tariffs on imports.
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1 month ago | 
sourcingjournal.com | Jennie Bell |Katie Abel
An already anxious footwear industry is reeling after President Donald Trump’s revelation on Thursday that he would hike China tariffs again. Trump said he planned to implement an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports to the United States starting Tuesday, on top of the 10-percent tariffs imposed this month.
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1 month ago | 
footwearnews.com | Katie Abel |Jennie Bell
"There's going to be tons of difficult conversations over the coming weeks," the executive said. An already anxious footwear industry is reeling after President Donald Trump’s revelation on Thursday that he would hike China tariffs again. Trump said he planned to implement an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports to the United States starting Tuesday, on top of the 10-percent tariffs imposed this month.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Katie Abel |Jennie Bell
Generate Key TakeawaysAn already anxious footwear industry is reeling after President Donald Trump’s revelation on Thursday that he would hike China tariffs again. Trump said he planned to implement an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese imports to the United States starting Tuesday, on top of the 10-percent tariffs imposed this month.
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2 months ago | 
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The overall outlook for business in 2025 was positive. The Atlanta Shoe Market (TASM) was once again the hot destination for the footwear industry this past weekend, where more than 1,800 brands showed off their fall collections to retailers — and shoe folks had a chance to catch up with friends and colleagues. “We do shoes all day. So it’s nice coming to Atlanta and you realize that you have so much in common with all the other booths, because they’re working and doing shoes all day too.
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2 months ago | 
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Levy is among the honorees for Women Who Rock in 2025. There has long been a misalignment in the fashion industry. “More women’s shoes than men’s shoes are sold in this country and yet more men are making decisions about the direction of the industry [than women],” said Ayelet Lax Levy, president of U.S. operations at Naot.
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2 months ago | 
sg.style.yahoo.com | Jennie Bell
Jennie Bell7 February 2025 at 6:30 am·2-min readThere has long been a misalignment in the fashion industry. “More women’s shoes than men’s shoes are sold in this country and yet more men are making decisions about the direction of the industry [than women],” said Ayelet Lax Levy, president of U.S. operations at Naot.
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2 months ago | 
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Cross is among the Women Who Rock honorees for 2025. Ariat is unusual among footwear companies. The boot brand, based in Union City, Calif., was founded in 1993 by two women — Beth Cross and Pam Parker — and continues to be female-led, with Cross serving as chief executive officer. “Having female founders, that changes things a little bit, because it’s an external signal that perhaps the mindset and the philosophy of the business is different,” explained Cross.
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2 months ago | 
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Perera is among the honorees for Women Who Rock in 2025. Marketing and PR professionals are often on the move, but Shanya Perera found a supportive home at Marc Fisher Footwear, where she’s stayed for nearly a decade.
