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Industry: Email Alert RSS FeedTUNNEY VISION; CELEBRATING HIS FIRST ANNIVERSARY AT THE HELM OF SLIPPER GIANT R.G. BARRY, GREG TUNNEY IS LOOKING TO TAKE THE BRAND OUT OF THE HOME AND ONTO THE STREET.(Interview)
Footwear News, March, 2007 by Schneider-Levy, Barbara
Byline: Barbara Schneider-Levy
When Greg Tunney was named president and COO of accessories footwear firm R.G. Barry Corp. in February 2006, he was handed the delicate job of striking the right balance between the old and the new. While R.G. Barry's iconic Dearfoams slipper brand has kept generations of customers' feet warm and cozy, Tunney quickly realized that in order to connect with a more modern consumer, the Pickerington, Ohio-based company had to update its core product, as well as appeal to customers' active lifestyles. For fall, the company is launching what may be its most aggressive initiative to date: a hybrid line of footwear under the Terrasoles label described as "aprs- lifestyle." "It's completely different," Tunney said. "We went after [a]...
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