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US: 'Encouraging' messages for footwear and apparel in Obama’s national address

21/01/2015

US footwear and apparel organisations have reacted to President Obama’s State Of The Union address, delivered last night (January 20) ,with the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA) describing his stance on trade as ‘encouraging’. FDRA president Matt Priest said: "For years now our leaders have been negotiating a Pacific free...

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