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Articles in May, 1992 issue of Footwear News

• Victor joins Sam & Libby Div. (Bruce Victor; Sam and Libby Inc.'s Just Libby Div.)
• Trend watch. (shoe fashion) (Small Talk) (Column)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• Bucci to distribute Escada's Laurel in U.S. (Bucci Imports Ltd.)(Escada AG)
  by Quinn, Colleen
• U.K. yen for American shoes on the rise. (increasing demand for American footwear in the United Kingdom) (Advantage U.S.A.)
  by Fallon, James
• Nine West to go public; Wayne Weaver will retire. (Nine West Group Inc.)(company president)
  by Farnsworth, Steve
• Walk like a man. (masculine styled women's shoes) (Illustration)
• Bass to test apparel line. (G.H. Bass and Co.)
• Simplicity a wedding party favorite. (simple white shoes for children)
• Bass' N.Y. showroom is destroyed by fire. (G.H. Bass and Co.; New York)
• Shopping spree. (Footwear News' footwear shopping) (Fashion Mandate) (Column)
  by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
• Shoe retailers assess riot loss. (damage in wake of violent Los Angeles riots after the Rodney G. King verdict)
  by McAllister, Robert
• West Coast firms stress domestic edge. (shoe manufacturers) (Advantage U.S.A.) (Industry Overview)
  by McAllister, Robert
• Retailers recount damage prompted by King verdict. (shoe stores)(beating of Afro-American motorist Rodney King-1992 Los Angeles riots)
  by Lee, Georgia; McAllister, Robert; McNally, Pamela; Quinn, Colleen; Rieger, Nancy
• Kaepa cheerleading shoes reaping. (Kaepa Inc.) (Athletics/Active)
  by McAllister, Robert
• Micromarketing puts focus on individuals. (footwear marketing)
  by Seckler, Valerie
• Aigner owner records $27.7m profit for year. (United Merchants and Manufacturers Inc. Etienne Aigner)
• Salamander buys Sioux. (Salamander AG; Sioux, Peter Sapper GmbH and Co.)
• Nordstrom looking into discount chain. (Nordstrom Inc.'s plans of opening a new chain of outlet stores)
  by McAllister, Robert
• U.S. Shoe sees restructuring payoff. (United States Shoe Corp.)
  by Wessling, Jack
• Reebok mum on confab dates. (Reebok International Ltd. to hold regional product conference on occasion other than National Sporting Goods Association World Sports Expo)
• Allen, Batacchi to be retained in Interco realignment plan. (shoe designers Dan Allen and Paolo Batacchi get to stay at Intershoe Inc.)
• Shape of things to come. (new trends in women's shoes)
  by Infantino, Vivian
• Fashion diplomacy. (men's shoes)
  by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
• Valued volume. (shoe manufacturers stress value in materials and design) (Industry Overview)
  by Rooney, Ellen
• Eurostar establishes fund to aid L.A. inner-city youth. (Eurostar Inc. contributes shoes and educational programs)
  by McAllister, Robert
• New firm takes shoe line out to the ballgame. (Major League Footwear Inc.)
  by Quinn, Colleen
• WWW merges 2 Brooks divisions. (Wolverine World Wide Inc.; Brooks Shoe Inc.)
• Jasmin plots slow, steady growth pace for kids' label. (Jasmine Ltd.'s Jasmin Kids)
• Hear Pentland aims to buy Maine Woods. (Pentland Group PLC; Bennett Industries Inc. Maine Woods)
• Kenneth Cole has relocated N.Y. showroom. (Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.; New York)
• Shoe marketers: seeking light at the end of the funnel. (product-focused marketing in the shoe business)
  by Sohng, Laurie
• American shoe firms trumpet their flexibility and quality advantages. (Advantage U.S.A.) (Industry Overview)
• WWW names Warehime vp of Brooks U.S.A. (Wolverine World Wide Inc., shoe manufacturer)(Jerry Warehime, Jr. named company vice president and general manager of Brooks U.S.A.)
  by Rooney, Ellen; Tedeschi, Mark
• The catering business. (shoe retailers should cater to the needs of male buyers) (Fashion Mandate)
  by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
• Intershoe adds execs, realigns its operations. (Intershoe Inc.) (Company Profile)
  by McKay, Deirdre
• J. Baker 1st quarter earnings post 5.2% advance over '91. (J. Baker Inc.)
• Merrell '91 sales surge 40% riding the outdoor wave. (Karhu USA Inc. Merrell Footwear Div.)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• At Irving 'old fashioned' means 100-proof service. (Irving Shoes Inc.) (Company Profile)
  by McNally, Pamela
• Carrano markets Kamali footwear. (Andrea Carrano; Norma Kamali)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• E.S. Originals wins Sears vendor awards. (named as Partner in Progress and Source of the Year by Sears Roebuck and Co.)
  by Rieger, Nancy
• Rockport steps in to deter discounts. (Rockport Company Inc.)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Americans buying American is back in style. (Advantage U.S.A.)
  by Quinn, Colleen; Rooney, Ellen; Tedeschi, Mark
• Volume vogue. (new designs for casual and athletic footwear) (Illustration)
• Coastal adds 2 comfort lines. (Coastal Footwear Group Inc.; orthopedic comfort shoes) (Product Announcement)
• British United in Gunagzhou. (British United Shoe Machinery Ltd.; Gunagzhou, China)
• Piskorz named prexy of Gloria Vanderbilt. (Bernardo Piskorz; E.S. Originals Inc.'s Gloria Vanderbilt brand)
• Americo to offer mats for teens. (Americo Manufacturing Company Inc.)
• Market returns to Wed. buys. (Fashion Footwear Association of New York to reinstitute Wednesday market day)
• Calvin Klein beefs up hosiery offerings. (adds technologically advanced hosiery group to its collection)
  by Foster, Caryl
• Greenberg finds there's a life after L.A. Gear. (Robert Greenberg resigns from L.A. Gear Inc.)
  by Seckler, Valerie
• Genesco lands new plant in Tennessee. (Genesco Inc. Nashville Boot Co.) (Advantage U.S.A.)
  by Rooney, Ellen
• Arnold Hiatt retrospects on 25 years at Stride Rite. (Stride Rite Corp. chairman)(shoe manufacturer)
  by Silverman, Dick
• Wilson finds a popular name is not enough. (Wilson Sporting Goods Co.; problems in selling athletic shoes) (Athletics/Active) (Company Profile)
  by Rooney, Ellen
• Bendel to pare shoe business. (Henri Bendel retail stores)
  by McNally, Pamela; Rooney, Ellen
• Goralnick, Geo Keith part ways. (L. Arnold Goralnick; Geo E. Keith Co.)
• Medallion kicks-off suburban hiker push. (Medallion Shoe Corp.'s Suburban Hiker program)
• Hear Chavez will leave Macy merchandise post. (R.H. Macy and Company Inc.'s merchandising president Robert Chavez)(includes related article)
  by Auerbach, Jonathon
• Hess stores file for Chapter 11. (N. Hess and Sons Inc.)
• Reebok to focus on cleats. (Reebok International Ltd.; cleated footwear)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Importers unable to digest a $270 ANERA rate hike. (footwear importers find shipping rate imposed by Asia North America Eastbound Rate Agreement too high)
  by Ramey, Joanna
• Weyco net gains 200% in 1st qtr. (WEYCO Group Inc.) (Advantage U.S.A.)
• Ex-Intershoe execs form One World. (Intershoe Inc. executives David Siskin and Braxton Glasgow start One World Trading Co., women's shoe manufacturer)
  by McNally, Pamela
• Two feet under. (the anatomy of the foot and its relation to foot health and shoes)
  by Rossi, William A.
• Nine West pre-tax income soars during 3d quarter. (Nine West Group Inc.)
• Court bars Shoe Pavilion sale of unsanctioned Timberlands. (Shoe Inn Inc.'s Shoe Pavilion division; Timberland brand of women's shoes)
• Steinweis to replace Altice as head of Fila U.S. shoe div. (Homer Altice; Jack Steinweis; Fila Athletic Footwear U.S.A.)
• Willits taps nat'l sales manager. (Willits Footwear Worldwide; national; Craig Teed)
• U.S. styles are gaining among Japan's retailers. (shoe imports)
  by Bedolla, Jill
• Battling the giants: in search of a slingshot. (market competition against large athletic shoe manufacturers)
  by Tedeschi, Mark
• Lady Foot Locker will stress service.
• Vans establishes low risk, high gains shipping operation. (Vans Inc.) (Advantage U.S.A.)
  by McAllister, Robert
• Retailers realign fall lineup to fill Jazz gap. (Intershoe Inc.'s shoe line withdrawn from stores)(includes related article)
  by McAllister, Robert; Quinn, Colleen; Rooney, Ellen; Tedeschi, Mark
• Discounters' delight: value conscious '90s raises stature. (shoe retailers emphasize value) (Industry Overview)
  by McAllister, Robert
• Tennis shoe firms hopeful of rebound. (sales of tennis footwear) (Industry Overview)
  by Wilner, Rich
• NAM expects '92 economy to come up roses. (National Association of Manufacturers)
• Athletics market share edges up in first qtr.
• Pa. kids' shoemakers see bookings upturn. (Pennsylvania)
  by Stilwell, Wesley
• Suave posts 2d-quarter profit. (Suave Shoe Corp.)
• D'Angieri enters comfort-casual ring.
  by Foster, Caryl
• Millfeld discontinues most of its operations. (Millfeld Trading Company Inc.)
  by Ciampi, Thomas

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