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Articles in April, 1990 issue of Footwear News

• March retail shoe prices up 2.5% from last year.
  by Taylor, Hal
• Adidas Sarragan plans to close Nontron site. (Adidas Sarragan France, athletic shoe manufacturer)
  by Tosh, Mark
• Retail told don't drive middle lane. (David Kollat, 22 Inc. president, footwear marketing)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Hear of a deal to buy Athlete's Foot name. (athletic shoe store chain)
  by Johnson, Cameron
• Dayton Hudson to buy Field's. (Marshall Fields, Dayton Hudson Co., department stores)
  by Fallon, Jim
• K-Swiss will go public. (K-Swiss Inc., athletic shoe manufacturer)
  by Chute, Elizabeth
• Chapnick, Cohen team up on inserts. (shoe insert manufacturers)
• Interco qtr. core net rises. (footwear/clothing group)
• BBC agrees to sever its ties with Catalyst. (BBC International Ltd., branded footwear manufacturer; Catalyst Enterprises Inc., footwear license firm)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Podiatrist sentenced to 20 months for fraud. (Paul Klein; Medicaid fraud case)
• LVMH profit up 46%; more than expected. (LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, luxury goods manufacturer)
• Farnsworth leaves UFO. (United Footwear Organization, Barry Farnsworth)
• Cole-Haan, Nike team on comfort collection. (innovation in comfort footwear)
  by Williams, Lisa
• 'Kids' Culture' cues Ginza Familiar. (Japanese children and footwear store)
  by Inaba, Minoru
• Cohen Group patents insert for dress shoes. (The Dr. Cohen Group; shoe wedges)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Nordstrom staff bolting union. (Tacoma Mall store employees petition to leave United Food and Commercial Workers Union)
• Investicorp wins Saks with $1.5 billion bid. (Saks Fifth Avenue buyout)
  by Rutberg, Sidney
• Woolworth OKs 2:1 stock split. (Kinney Corp. parent Woolworth Corp.)
• Justin qtr. profit more than doubles. (boot manufacturer, Justin Industries Inc.)
• Hide market steady. (leather trade)
• Asians are on prosperity-bound express. (footwear industry) (column)
  by Miller, Jerry
• Dexter takes gloves off in national ad campaign. (Dexter Shoe Co.)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Somers now U.S. Shoe cfo. (K. Brent Somers, chief financial officer, US Shoe Corp.)
• Dallas retailers' trade winds are blowing away the doldrums. (footwear stores)
  by McNally, Pamela
• Hide trading sluggish. (leather industry)
• Avia picks up tab for any day care use. (Avia Athletic Footwear child care assistance program for employees)
• Ann Taylor stores will bid adieu to Joan & David shoe operations. (phase out over three year period of footwear operations)
  by McNally, Pamela
• Dunn-McCarthy closes doors. (Women's footwear manufacturer)
• Adidas AG posts flat sales in '89. (athletic shoe manufacturer)
• Doris Glick gives Mudick's store full interior decorator treatment. (Eric shoe stores)
  by McKay, Deidre
• Model sets flagship store in Manhattan. (Philippe Model, footwear designer)
  by Teeter, Laurie
• Senate trade bill approves CBI, customs users fee permanently. (Caribbean Basin Initiative, footwear tariffs)
  by Hackett, David
• Shanghai acts to accelerate athletic exports. (athletic shoe industry, China)
  by Ehrlich, Paul Charles
• Reebok's pruning of overhead has allowed its earnings to grow. (athletic shoe manufacturer)
  by Rottman, Meg
• Indonesia is moving up in export lineup. (athletic shoe industry)
  by Ehrlich, Paul Charles
• Earth Day brings out the best in firms' environmental efforts. (footwear manufacturers support environmental awareness campaigns)
  by McKay, Deirdre
• Viner plans layoffs of 110 employees. (Viner Bros. Inc.; handsewn footwear manufacturer)
• Harwyn puts its future where the malls are. (Harwyn Shoes, Long Island footwear store)
  by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
• Athletic imports value inch up. (athletic shoe industry)
• China's import costs could triple. (footwear industry; tariff on footwear bill)
  by Hackett, David
• Quabaug says Blask better than any eva. (breakthrough in footwear sole technology)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Reebok's heart is in the pump. (athletic shoe design uses air pump system for cushion)
  by Tesdeschi, Mark
• Kalinsky to open Atlanta store with Dad. (Jeffrey Kalinsky, shoe buyer; partnership with dad, Morris)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Spring '91 forecasts: greening of America. (children's footwear, clothing forecast)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• Corcoran Force looks to the security market. (Acme Boot Co. footwear for security personnel)
• Independents' success seen in people. (footwear retailers)
  by McNally, Pamela
• Warner named Bergdorf vp. (Barbara Warner, Bergdorf Goodman department store)
• Ellesse prexy, vp of sales quietly take leave of firm. (Matt Champlin; Reebok International division)
• Dayton's, Field's merge merchandising staffs. (Dayton Hudson Corp., Marshall Field's merger)
  by Rooney, Ellen
• Shaer OKs buyout bid from Millyard. (Shaer Shoe; Millyard Holding Co.)
• Pedestrian Shops push joy of walking. (Pedestrian Corp., footwear store)
  by Rooney, Ellen
• Nike's Spurs' star Robinson will put Force into TV ad skit. (San Antonio Spurs basketball player David Robinson)
  by Lee, Sharon
• Feuer's waste profitable. (Feuer Leather Group's tannery waste converted into fertilizer)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Saks gives shoe area a new face. (Saks Fifth Avenue department store)
  by Williams, Lisa
• Bass logs higher net, sales during quarter. (G.H. Bass and Co. footwear manufacturer)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Upper-end casuals are on upswing. (children's casual footwear)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• U.S. shoe output hits '80s low despite 5% drop in '89 imports.
  by Taylor, Hal
• Spain's FICC shows off with complicated shoes. (Feria Internacional del Calzado)
  by Barker, Barbara
• Nurse Mates make Canadian debut. (Lowell Shoe Inc.; nurses' footwear manufacturer)
• NSRA readying its costs study. (National Shoe Retailers Association business survey)
• March wholesale shoe tags up 3.9% from '89.
  by Taylor, Hal
• K-Swiss files first offering. (athletic shoe manufacturing)
  by Rottman, Meg
• Ames Chap. 11 has J. Baker blessing. (J. Baker Inc., Ames Department Stores)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Reebok international operation split 3 ways. (athletic shoe manufacturer's Europe, Asia, Americas operations)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Average '90 shoe store profit seen on upswing.
• NSRA raps outlets. (National Shoe Retailers Association)
  by McNally, Pamela
• Penny escapes Ides of March jinx that ensnares other stores. (J.C. Penny and Co.)
• Take a walk down memory lane - you'll find Elvis really lives there. (retro look in kid's footwear; Anglo-Europe styles)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• Fujian province setting pace in China athletic production. (athletic shoe manufacturing)
• Reebok is getting ready to press service button. (athletic shoe manufacturer to focus on customer service)
  by Lee, Sharon
• Trustee poised to run Dunn & McCarthy. (women's footwear manufacturer)
  by Wessling, Jack
• Foot Locker, K-Swiss back school as 'cool.' (athletic shoe stores sponsor anti-dropout videos)
  by D'Innocenzio, Anne
• '87 crash still a painful memory. (effect of 1987 stock market crash on shoe industry)
  by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
• Gusella fits and entertains aristocratic, hoi polloi kids. (Gusella SpA, Milan's children's shoe store)
  by Ilari, Alessandra
• Cobbie expanding 'Soft Science' tech, (U.S. Shoe Corp. Cobbie div. walking/comfort shoe design)
  by Wessling, Jack
• Gigli, with Takashimaya, slates first U.S. store in N.Y. this fall. (fashion designer Romeo Gigli; Japanese store chain)
  by Bannon, Lisa
• Two top Converse executives are asked to leave right away. (athletic shoe manufacturer)
• Timberland qtr. profit up sharply. (outdoor footwear manufacturer)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Track 'n Trail hopes to expand to 400 stores. (outdoor footwear stores)
  by Rottman, Meg
• Sam & Libby is going after thirtysomething men's mart. (in footwear)
  by Rottman, Meg

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