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Confidential Sales Survey Each Friday, FDRA produces a confidential survey comparing retailers' and distributors' sales performance on a store-for-store basis, against national and regional results of over 20,000 shoe stores and departments.

Monthly Bulletin The monthly association Bulletin focuses on political and industry events and developments of interest to footwear executives.

Customs Report FDRA monitors and seeks to influence U.S. Customs decisions affecting the duty charged on imported footwear. Issues such as foxing, invoicing, and Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) are covered by customs counsel, McGuire Woods.

Intellectual Property Digest and Trademark Filings FDRA supplies a report by the law firm of Kilpatrick Stockton which covers developments in the trademarks, copyrights and patent areas as they pertain to the shoe industry, including a listing of new footwear trademark publications from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

U.S. Statistics - Commerce Department Each quarter, the FDRA summarizes key Department of Commerce figures and prepares charts. These charts are on the web site and can be downloaded for use.

Annual Compensation & Benefits Survey FDRA conducts an annual survey on compensation and benefits and publishes this report in the fall. This report will be mailed to members.