The August 2024 Issue of Footwear Plus

Material Girl: Natural textiles spin a stylish tale for Spring/Summer ’25 | Growing Demand: RG Barry Brands’ Bob Mullaney is thinking big | Speed to Market: Sourcing in the DR | What’s Selling: Sit & Fit stalwarts in Texas and Illinois | Anchors Away: Boat Shoes with a twist

Crocs rocker: My daughter, Darby, age five, at her favortie neighborhood hangout, Hippo Playground.
August 2024

Let Me Get My Shoes

After being shot in the head last month during a political rally in a Pennsylvania field, the first audible sentences by former President Trump, repeated

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Bob Mullaney, president and CEO of RG Barry Brands
August 2024

Green Light

Bob Mullaney, president and CEO of RG Barry Brands, is shifting the company into high gear, fueled by new ownership’s increased investment and expected acquisitions.

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August 2024

The Big Move

Ricardo Leite, founder and CEO of Rival Shoe Design, on the company’s Dominican Republic factory acquisition and the world of difference it will mean for clients.

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