Vicki M. Young

5 days ago | wwd.com | Katie Abel |Vicki M. Young

What's the way forward? It's the billion-dollar question right now. As vendors and retailers gather at FFANY in New York this week for the start of the spring '26 buying season, President Donald Trump's trade policy and his punishing tariffs are top of mind. It's not known what might happen to duty rates when the temporary 90-day freeze on global tariff hikes ends this summer. (Right now, the pause that ends for most countries is set to conclude on July 9; for China, the date is Aug.

1 week ago | wwd.com | Vicki M. Young

It could have been a far better first quarter at Caleres Inc., but there's also much to be upbeat about looking ahead to the rest of the year. Both sales and profits were down for the three months ended May 3. While sales were weak in February, volatility increased in April after President Donald Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on April 2.

1 week ago | wwd.com | Vicki M. Young

The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America ( FDRA) is hoping it can secure some reset in trade policy for the footwear sector. In recent months, President Donald Trump has disclosed the implementation of reciprocal tariffs, and then walked back on the higher duties by putting them on hold for an average of 90 days.

1 week ago | wwd.com | Vicki M. Young

Adidas is the latest retailer to fall victim to a cyberattack. The German sportswear brand said on Friday that an unauthorized external party obtained certain consumer data through a third-party customer service provider." The company said on its website that it immediately took steps to "contain the incident." It also launched a comprehensive probe on the matter and is collaborating with leading information security experts.

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Vicki M. Young

Crocs' Terence Reilly is going to be busy creating brand heat for both the Crocs and Hey Dude brands. Reilly, who rejoined Crocs in April 2024 as president for the Hey Dude brand, is now set to take over the newly created role of executive vice president and chief brand officer for both brands, effectively immediately.