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Articles in March, 1991 issue of Footwear News

• High hopes. (children's shoe stores remain a stable business)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• Musebeck emerges as QF&C in investors' $650,000 buyout. (Musebeck Shoe Co.; QF' C Foot Apparel Ltd.)
  by Rooney, Ellen
• Cherokee adds $2 mil. radio ads. (Cherokee Group)
• Central Pa. makers install price increases. (Central Pennsylvania children's footwear producers hike prices)
  by Stilwell, Wesley
• Edison qtr. net up 10.9%. (Edison Brothers Stores Inc. earnings for quarter ended Feb. 2, 1990)
• Major firms forecast strong int'l growth.
  by Tosh, Mark
• Dorcus, Joseph appointed FootAction div. managers. (Paul Dorcus and Nissan Joseph; FootAction USA Inc.)
• Shoe execs say peace buoys sales.
• Converse calls Interco's chap. 11 a stabilizing force.
• Esprit Sportif is Cherokee's U.K. licensee.
• Tensile Air added to a part of i.e. line. (patented comfort technology from Nike Inc.;i.e., another Nike division) (illustration)
• Textures get nod for spring '92.
  by Rooney, Ellen
• The right pieces. (Men's shoes)
  by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
• Feb. shoe prices post gain of 3.4%.
  by Taylor, Hal
• Dec. imports off 2.8% from same month in '89. (Footwear Industries of America report on rubber and fabric footwear imports in the United States in 1989)
  by Ostroff, Jim
• Dexter adds comfort to three dressy styles. (Dexter Shoe Co. develops comfort technology for 'Comfort Classics' shoe line)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Past forward. (Robert Wayne Associates creates unlined leather shoes as part of a trend towards retro dressing)
  by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
• Penney to beef up women's brands. (J.C. Penney Company Inc. increases branded position in women's shoes)
  by McNally, Pamela
• Homeward bound. (at-home footwear)
  by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
• Justice advises Brown bias case go to appeals. (U.S. Justice Department advises U.S. Supreme Court to send civil rights case by Brown Group Inc. back to an appeals court for reconsideration)
  by Gannon, Virginia
• JTN withdraws bid for Justin. (JTN Acquisition Corp.; Justin Industries Inc.)(Financial)
• Equinox opens Columbus office.
• On the rise. (Fashion Viewpoints)(Women's)
  by Infantino, Vivian
• Manolo meets Manhattan. (Manolo Blahnik visits salon at Bergdorf Goodman)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Specialty lines seen good bet.
  by Sohng, Laurie
• Elda fair resources opt for clean, conservative lines. (FICC, Feria Internacional del Calzado, held in Elda, Spain)
  by Barker, Barbara
• Puma to buy back Australian rights. (Puma AG purchases back its Australian license from Forte Holdings Ltd.)
• Sam & Libby's new kid's prexy Echo MacKenzie, young, but savvy. (Echo MacKenzie, new president of children's division at Sam & Libby )
  by Sohng, Laurie
• Morse gets debtor financing approval. (Morse Shoe Inc.)
• Adidas AG in black. (Adidas AG reports profit in 1990)
  by Tosh, Mark
• Footwear-focused retail division debuts at Inexco Business Brokers.
• Interco, banks agree on new financing pact.
• Saucony markets G.R.I.D. (ground reaction inertia device)
• Hanna-Barbera forms licensing unit.
• EEOC issues rules on hiring disabled. (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission)
  by Taylor, Hal
• Comfort story adds lightweight items chapter. (comfort in shoes and lightweight durable materials to be discussed at the New England Leather and Components Suppliers Show)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Parade of Shoes enters TV ad land.
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Pentland profit off 24.7% in '90. (Pentland Group PLC )
  by Fallon, James
• Ultrasoft promo seen boon to sales. (Fisher Camuto's Ultrasoft by Calico division sponsors sweepstakes to boost shoe sales)
• What's new? (new shoes from Ellen Tracy Inc.; Donald Pliner launches fall collection; Andre Assous and Norma B start free 'gifts-with-purchase' promotion)
  by Infantino, Vivian
• Interco's liquidated assets raise $50 mil. (Interco Inc.)
• It's a plaid plaid world. (plaid shoes)
  by Infantino, Vivian
• Great Event kids show lauded by buyers and vendors. (Children's Great Event Shoe Show in Saddle Brook, New Jersey)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• Cherokee logs deeper 2d qtr. loss. (The Cherokee Group)(Financial)
• Missouri shoeworkers hit Wal-Mart imports.
  by Yaeger, Don
• Weyco 4th qtr. down 12%.
• Nordstrom buyer killed at WSA mart. (Nordstrom Inc.; Western Shoe Associates buying market)
  by Rottman, Meg
• Camp shoes - to fill summer sales gap.
• Italian shoe output shows '90 rebound. (footwear industry in Italy)
  by Bannon, Lisa
• NLRB rules Brown Shoe guilty of labor coercion. (National Labor Relations Board)
  by Taylor, Hal
• Pagoda gets licensing for Beauty and the Beast. (Pagoda Trading Co. to design amd market children's fotwear featuring "Beauty and the Beast" characters.)
• Kinney to update image. (Kinney Shoe Corp. creates new sophisticated image in packaging)
  by McNally, Pamela
• Puma focuses on lightweight. (Puma, a division of Etonic Tretorn Puma, shifts into a new line of lightweight shoes)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Shoe stores' Feb. sales gain.
• Woolworth div. 4th qtr. operating net dives.
• Oshman's champions super stores concept.
• Birkenstock into recycling.
• Cherokee licenses Code Bleu for apparel.
• Soft wear. (footwear for spring '92)
• Bonwit getting new managers. (Bonwit Teller; Murray Daitchman and Roberta Benvenuti)
• Sobel starts own women's company. (Richard Sobel, formerly of Sobel Bernstein & Greene, forms Richard Sobel Inc.)
• Men's Positred soles are non-slip. (CSL Inc.'s replacement half-sole for men's shoes)
• Tofini line targeted at upscale suburbanites. (Elza Tofini to market new women's footwear line)
  by Foster, Caryl
• Hartstone Group to buy Aigner, enter shoe biz. (Hartstone Group PLC acquires Etienne Aigner and Michael Stevens)
  by Fallon, James; Foster, Caryl
• Ex-Encore workers due TAA benefits. (Encore Shoe Corp.; Trade Adjustment Assistance program)
• Payless operating net gains 11.8%. (Payless ShoeSource)
• Timberland qtr. net down 42.6%. (The Timberland Co.)(Financial)
• U.S. Shoe to close Osgood plant indefinitely.
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Nuovo goes to comfort in new line for U.S.
• Reebok indicates U.S. volume will reach a new plateau in 1992. (Reebok International Ltd.)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• L.A. Gear, banks ink new credit pact. (L.A. Gear Inc.; Bank of America)
• Dateline: Milan.
  by Infantino, Vivian
• Nike, Bo Jackson play waiting game.
  by Rottman, Meg
• Hyde records loss in fiscal 4th quarter. (Hyde Athletic Industries Inc. earnings for fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 1990)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Hush Puppies on growth path.
  by Rooney, Ellen
• Mom & pop, spiff up or lose market share. (mom and pop shoe stores and shoe chains in danger of losing market share to department stores)
  by McNally, Pamela
• Art & sole. (children's shoes)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• Recovery held key to shoe spending. (Allied victory in Persian Gulf War raises consumer confidence)
  by Farnsworth, Steve
• FIA sponsors CBI workshop. (Footwear Industries of America: Caribbean Basin Initiative)
• Big 3 U.S. producers heighten ISPO presence. (Nike Inc., Reebok International Ltd., L.A. Gear; International Trade Fair for Sports Equipment and Fashion)
  by Tosh, Mark

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