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“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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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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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 | 
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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.
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Gettings is among the Women Who Rock honorees for 2025. Growing up in Red Wing Shoe Co., Allison Gettings spent decades preparing to be the fourth generation of her family to lead the iconic boot company. But the significance of also being its first female chief executive officer caught her off guard. “I hadn’t given a lot of thought and attention to the milestone that I would be the first woman,” she told FN last month. “I was much more focused on how do we grow the business?
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2 months ago | 
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Cox is among the Women Who Rock honorees for 2025. Jennifer Cox, director of distribution at Shoe Show Inc., is proud of the progress that’s been made so far regarding gender equity in the retail industry. “There were times coming up that I would’ve never thought I would see a woman president, and here I am working for one,” said Cox, referring to Lisa Tucker, who took over as president of Shoe Show in 2018. Cox noted that under Tucker’s leadership, the Shoe Show buying team has added more women.
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2 months ago | 
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Duffy-Tan is among the honorees for Women Who Rock in 2025. Honesty is the best policy as a leader, according to Maureen Duffy-Tan, vice president of marketing and sales at BBC International — even when it’s uncomfortable. Duffy-Tan recalled a time during the COVID pandemic that she opened up to her colleagues during a town hall about her personal challenges with mental health and the support she received from the company’s human resources department.
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2 months ago | 
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Ortlieb is among the Women Who Rock honorees for 2025. Melanie Ortlieb has bone to pick with the retail industry. “While women demonstrate strong leadership qualities and possess valuable analytical and strategic skills, they remain significantly underrepresented in leadership positions within the retail sector,” she said. Ortlieb has the experience to back up that declaration.
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2 months ago | 
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Gordon is among the Women Who Rock honorees for 2025. Collaboration, not competition. That is Tanya Gordon’s prescription for retail and fashion businesses, to ensure that women continue to rise to top positions.
