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Articles in November, 1991 issue of Footwear News

• Pacal Marais. (Rising stars)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Presenting 1991's inductees; Philip H. Knight. (Footwear News Sixth Annual Achievement Awards Issue)
  by Lee, Sharon
• Shoe imports ahead 4.4% in '90.
  by Raehse, Susan
• Eclipse formed to serve U.S.-Korea importers. (Eclipse Polymers)(raw materials for the footwear industry)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Barry has reduced its loss in 3d quarter to $820,000. (shoe company R.G. Barry Corp.) (Brief Article)
• Comforting revelations. (new line of women's shoes from Revelations Shoe Corp.)
  by Rieger, Nancy; Tedeschi, Mark
• Penney agrees to act on reducing motion injury at catalog centers. (J.C. Penny complies with Occupational Safety and Health Administration to reduce injuries to its warehouse workers)
  by Ramey, Joanna
• Genesco returns to profit in 3d qtr. (footwear company Genesco Inc.)
• What a mesh. (children's footwear with cap-toe mesh slipon)(Fashion Viewpoints) (Illustration)
  by Infantino, Vivian
• Sam & Libby 3d qtr. net increases more than sixfold. (footwear company)
  by Farnsworth, Steve
• Fila building new depot for U.S. expansion. (Fila Athletic Footwear U.S.A.)
• Comfort, style top factors in work shoe sales.
  by McKay, Deirdre; Rooney, Ellen; Tedeschi, Mark
• Melville buys FootAction. (Melville Corp.; FootAction USA Inc.) (Brief Article)
• The seven basic shoe styles. (Footwear News Sixth Annual Achievement Awards Issue)(selling floor) (Glossary)
  by Rossi, William A.
• Fisher Camuto. (Fisher Camuto Corp.; footwear company)(Footwear News Sixth Annual Achievement Awards Issue; company of the year)
  by Foster, Caryl
• Jack Spratt's fashions sprout business boom. (women's fashion footwear)
  by Allen, Angela Caprice
• Be real. (new trend in advertising for shoe industry)(Talking Shop) (Column)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• 2 nations get MFN extension. (Czechoslovakia and Hungary get most favored nation status)
• Puma gives its Disc system a stalwart launch. (Product Announcement)
• Who's behind that shoe? (designer labels in men's shoes)(Fashion Mandate) (Column)
  by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
• Bay area fire victims helped by retailers. (fire victims get discounts on shoe and clothing purchases)
  by McAllister, Robert
• Asics wins Olympic rights. (Asics Corp. gets rights to run print advertising in Spain and Japan as the official shoe sponsor of the Olympics)(Fast Breaks)
• May to merge its Hecht's and Thalhimers divisions. (May Department Stores Co.; Thalhimer Brothers Inc.)
  by D'Innocenzio, Anne
• Bata readies shoe output in native Czechoslovakia. (Bata Shoe Company Inc.)
  by Colter, Gene
• A brand takes hold - it's no longer Eastland who? (Eastland Shoe Manufacturing Corp.)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• J. Baker acquires WearGuard division. (J. Baker Inc.; WearGuard Corp.'s retail division) (Brief Article)
• Retail shoe jobs dip 3.1% in September.
  by Ramey, Joanna
• Guess? How the west was won. (Guess Inc.'s Western style shoe line) (Company Profile)
  by Foster, Caryl
• Bob Ellis. (Bob Ellis Shoes)( Footwear News Sixth Annual Achievement Awards Issue; independent retailer of the year)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• Circle S to offer women's brandeds. (Circle S Boot & Shoe Inc. starts selling women's shoes under a brand name)
  by Allen, Angela Caprice
• September retail inventories off 1.2%. (shoe industry)
  by Farnsworth, Steve
• Soviets, Americans team up to open more units in Moscow. (shoe wholesale store joint venture)
• Taiwan's export value decline slows. (shoe exports)
  by Clark, Edd
• Mephisto's U.S. sales increase fivefold in 8 mo. period. (shoe company)
  by Silverman, Dick
• Consumer confidence takes a dive in Oct. (statistics from Conference Board survey)
  by Farnsworth, Steve
• Aigner, Michael Stevens doing well under U.K. parent. (United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc.'s Etienne Aigner; United Kingdom's Hartstone Group PLC)
• Computers getting larger role in orthotics. (use of computers to make casts of feet with abnormality)
  by McAllister, Robert
• Converse will put Magic in AIDS spots. (Converse Inc.; Magic Johnson in an educational public service television and radio advertising campaign against AIDS)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Cole-Haan prexy denies charges. (George Denney) (Brief Article)
• French footwear output off in 1st half. (French footwear production statistics) (Brief Article)
  by Tosh, Mark
• Court approves Morse disclosure statement. (Morse Shoe Inc.) (Brief Article)
• Bridge game. (latest shoe designs) (Cover Story)
• The Nordstroms. (Footwear News Sixth Annual Achievement Awards Issue)(John, Bruce, and Jim Nordstrom)(presenting 1991's inductees)
  by Rooney, Ellen
• Shoe issues drop 5.4% in market's downspin. (shoe industry stocks drop)
  by Ryan, Thomas J.
• Show offs. (new designs for women's shoes)(Fashion Viewpoints) (Illustration)
  by Infantino, Vivian
• Industry backing copyright measure. (Gephardt-Moorhead Design Innovation and Technology Act)
  by Barrett, Joyce
• Ibiza offers free insurance to cover its stolen athletics. (Brazilian shoe manufacturer offers insurance for stolen rubber shoes)
• Macy's posts 4th quarter loss.
• Gucci projects 20% revenue drop in '91.
• New Balance returns to court. (New Balance Athletic Shoes)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Customs holds importers liable for slave-labor goods entry. (Customs Service)
  by Farnsworth, Steve
• Dividend up at Stride Rite. (Stride Rite Corp.) (Brief Article)
• Elico steel-toe shoes in the works. (Elico Shoe Corp.)
  by McKay, Deirdre
• Washington retailers brace for Macy's, Nordstrom rivalry. (R.H. Macy and Company Inc.; Nordstrom Inc.)
  by D'Innocenzio, Anne
• Rising stars; Birgit Klett.
  by Foster, Caryl
• Implus Corporation. (Footwear News Sixth Annual Achievement Awards Issue)(supplier of the year)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Foot Locker opens N.Y. flagship. (34th Street, Manhattan, New York)(includes related article)
  by Lee, Sharon
• New Hecht's to flex sales muscle. (Hecht & Co.)(shoe store)
  by D'Innocenzio, Anne
• Economic blow to bottom line lands workers on the ropes. (shoe industry workers feel uncertain about their employment future)
  by D'Innocenzio, Anne
• August imports up 2.3%. (shoe imports)
  by Ostroff, Jim
• University Designs is ready to bow. (first line of women's shoes from University Brands)
• May sees improved profit in 4th qtr. from cost cuts. (May Department Store Co.)
  by Moin, David; Rutberg, Sid
• Oct. retail shoe tags climb 2.5% over '90.
• Dateline New York. (the latest in women's shoes and dresses)(Fashion Viewpoints) (Illustration)
  by Infantino, Vivian
• Consolidated grows Soviet business. (Consolidated Shoe Co.; Soviet Union's shoe orders)
  by D'Innocenzio, Anne
• Puma's operations split from Etonic. (Etonic Tretorn Puma)
• Grandma bait. (hand decorated infants' and toddlers' shoes)(Small Talk)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• Family footwear store opened by Salamander in Leipzig. (Salamander AG) (Brief Article)
• Murray Friedman. (Footwear News Sixth Annual Achievement Awards Issue)(presenting 1991's inductees)
  by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
• Sam & Libby. (Sam Edelman and Libby Edelman, owners of Sam & Libby, a shoe store)(Footwear News Sixth Annual Achievment Awards Issue; people of the year) (Company Profile)
  by McAllister, Robert
• Researcher says only 1% of shoes anatomically fit. (Dr. Louis C. Talarico)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Morgan Fairchild at Accente. (Morgan Fairchild graces shoe store opening of Roy Smith Shoes at Scottsdale, Arizona)
• Helms wants Customs to outlaw 'slave' imports. (Sen. Jesse Helms wants prohibition of imported goods made by prison labor)
  by Barrett, Joyce
• Athletic firms eye East Europe.
  by Tosh, Mark
• Dateline: Paris. (fashion forecast for spring 1991)(Fashion Viewpoints) (Illustration)
  by Infantino, Vivian
• Sears baits mall market with fashion. (updates its shoe merchadise to attract Gap and The Limited mall shoppers)
  by Rooney, Ellen
• Hi-Tec Sports bolsters its boots and athletics lines. (Hi-Tech Sports USA Inc.)
• Ann Taylor ceo, Brooks, plans to leave in '92. (retirement plans for 1992 of Ann Taylor Stores Corp.'s chief executive officer Joseph E. Brooks)
  by Ciampi, Thomas
• Progressive buys Harrisburg plant. (Progressive Service Die Co.; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) (Brief Article)
• Eastland back in the duty shoe business. (Eastland Shoe Manufacturing Corp.)

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