SHOE VOTER CENTER
The Footwear Professional’s 2024 Voter Guide
SHOE SUSTAINABILITY
Sustainability education & empowerment
SHOE-IN SHOW
Podcast with experts, on business trends
INDUSTRY EVENTS CALENDAR
Industry show dates
FASHION FOOTWEAR ASSOCIATION OF NY
Serving the industry in NYC
BLACK FOOTWEAR FORUM
Influence, leadership, creativity
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION
Key industry initiatives
FIGHT FOOTWEAR FAKES
Educating on IP issues, eradicating counterfeits
FOOTWEAR CUSTOMS
Importing, duty rates, regulations
KICKS OVER COFFEE
Chats with experts on hot topics
FOOTWEAR INNOVATION
The footwear industry’s think tank
CONGRESSIONAL SNEAKER CAUCUS
A bipartisan movement
DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING
Stats, reports, stories
FOOTWEAR TESTING GUIDE
Requirements by country
BREWS & SHOES
Connecting the footwear community for a cause
SHOES FOR A CURE
The footwear industry coming together for a cure
SOURCING & COMPLIANCE
Data, costs, compliance
FARM TO FOOTWEAR ACT
Increasing the use of plant-based materials in footwear
Footwear Industry News
FDRA in the News
10 April, 2024
Shoe Prices in March Grew at the Sharpest Rate in 16 Months — Driven By Men’s Increases
9 April, 2024
Consumers Set to Spend More on Athletic Shoes in Months Ahead, But Overall Industry Sales Will Be Sluggish, New Survey Says
22 February, 2024
Footwear Leaders Point Out the Irony of Trump Entering the Sneaker Game
FOOTWEAR BY THE NUMBERS
A closer look at footwear consumption and production throughout the United States
~278,000
Total U.S. Footwear
Employment
5.9
Average Pairs Imported
Per Person in 2023
25 Million
Total Pairs Made in
America in 2023
$112.7 Billion
Total U.S. Personal Spending
on Footwear in 2023