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Rick Helfenbein Steps Down as AAFA CEO
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Outerwear Importers Could Soon be Left Out in the Cold
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Crocs Says New Tariffs Could Force it to Cut China Production in Half
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The AAFA, the FDRA and three other footwear trade groups have united in their opposition against additional…