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Byline: ERIN E. CLACK WATCH OUT, IT'S CONTAGIOUS We're talking about viral videos, and the word is spreading fast. Seeking more engaging ways to showcase their designs and build buzz, [...]

Great Expectations The Children's Great Event's Allen Blum weighs in on the advantages of small trade shows. With a growing number of kids' players turning away from large trade shows [...]

Mother of Invention Born out of a mom's search for stylish, healthy baby shoes, Pediped has become a market powerhouse. Despite having no background in shoes, new mother and entrepreneur [...]

The Last Word With ad budgets shrinking, children's brands are turning to mom bloggers to promote their products. For kids' footwear brands striving to build buzz, the old adage 'mother [...]

Brown Shoe To Partner With Marvel NEW YORK Brown Shoe Co. is teaming up with a new cast of characters. The St. Louis-based firm has signed a licensing agreement with [...]

Step by Step New motion analysis research is helping Stride Rite tune up its first-walker technology. Baby's first steps are a significant developmental milestone. But according to new research commissioned [...]

East Meets West Tsukihoshi aims to bring Asian flair, affordable prices and comfort features to more of the American market. When one of Japan's oldest and most recognized names in [...]

The company is growing its kids' line with a focus on fashion, a new Website and plans for a global push. After four decades in business, Nina Kids is going [...]

Licensed to Sell Licensing guru Bob Campbell looks back on 30 years in the business and the big hits along the way. When it comes to licensing, Bob Campbell is [...]

Designer Arsho Baghsarian looks back on a long and memorable career of experimentation and innovation. As a young girl, Arsho Baghsarian would trace her foot on a piece of cardboard, [...]

In a crowded category, budding baby brands attempt to break out with designs for fashion-conscious parents. Christian Denney Line: Me-In-Mind Launch: July 2005 Headquarters: Pleasant Grove, Utah Background: Christian Denney [...]

Italian brand Lelli Kelly is busy expanding production and making a move into the boys' market. With three sons, Mariella Attilieni lives in a boys' world. But you'd never guess [...]

For Rachel Fox, acting with Emmy winners is one thing, but getting to wear stylish shoes is another. Working with Wisteria Lane's well-heeled ladies has its perks: You get to [...]

NEW YORK -- Stride Rite is growing up. With the recent addition of tween-targeted offerings including the Jessica Simpson collection and Airwalk signature lines by Andy Macdonald and Anastasia Ashley, [...]

With a relative in the footwear business, it's no wonder Ava Christopherson loves shoes. For 8-year-old Ava Christopherson, a passion for shoes runs in the family. Christopherson's grandmother, Ria Van [...]

The wedge is edging out the ballet flat as the favored silhouette for fall. Classic styles from Mary Janes to oxfords have been given a new lift, thanks to the [...]

At children's firm Trimfoot Co., it's all about carving a niche. Much of the 94-year-old company's long-term success has come from specializing in small market segments, including school uniform shoes, [...]

NEW YORK - Jessica Simpson's fashion empire is about to get even bigger. Last week, Camuto Group, which holds the master license to the singer-turned-designer's eponymous brand, announced it has [...]

It's been a bittersweet year for Merrell. While enjoying another banner year, the iconic outdoor brand suffered a significant loss in October, when longtime leader Jacques Lavertue died after shepherding [...]

Ten-year-old Laurel Yaros wears as many shoes as she does hats. In addition to school, sports and a slew of extracurricular activities, the Philadelphia fifth-grader balances a budding modeling and [...]

After more than 20 years on the road, children's sales rep Michael Penrod has seen it all - from the dwindling number of independents to the rise of e-tailers. And [...]

Jellies, a favorite from the 1980s, are making a comeback. This spring, the colorful, translucent material shows up on styles ranging from skimmers to sandals, embellished with decorative gems, sequins, [...]

NEW YORK - Clarks Kids is coming to America. In a much-anticipated move, the British brand, which has been making children's shoes since 1890, is kicking off a major stateside [...]

Three years ago, Cause Haun searched all over for shoes for her toddler son, Kai. But she couldn't find first-walkers that were both stylish and the next best thing to [...]

The shoe industry is once again stepping up to give breast cancer the boot. On Wednesday evening, nearly 1,100 footwear players will gather at the 14th annual QVC Presents 'FFANY [...]

Designers are adding a glamorous touch to girls' casual looks for spring. Glittery gems sparkle on styles ranging from gladiator-inspired sandals to slides. Caption(s): Mini Mia / Hush Puppies / [...]

Sugar Headquarters: Irvine, Calif. Launch season: Spring '01 Background: Nine-year-old Sugar stepped into the children's market in 2001 with its then-signature item, the Floatie. The colorful flip-flop with the spongy [...]

Boat shoes are on deck for boys this spring, offering a fresh alternative to sneakers. True to its preppy roots, the silhouette is carried out in classic colors such as [...]

LAS VEGAS - Call it the Crocs effect. The big story in the kids' market this spring/summer continues to be the dominance of the brand and its host of molded [...]

Call them the male Mary-Kate and Ashley. Since their big-screen debut at the age of 6 in 'Big Daddy' alongside Adam Sandler, 14-year-old identical twins Dylan and Cole Sprouse have [...]

In an age when big businesses keep getting bigger, Ken Proctor remains an unwavering champion of the little guy. Proctor, who helmed the Jumping Jacks kids' division of Munro & [...]

Nick and Lulu Rayne are starting fresh. After selling Buckle My Shoe to U.K.-based footwear manufacturer and distributor William Lamb last summer, the British shoemaking couple is taking another crack [...]

Hilary Duff has a soft spot for shoes. So it's no wonder the pop star has just added footwear to her flourishing tween fashion empire, Stuff by Hilary Duff. The [...]

Camouflage continues to command attention in the boys' market. With the bold pattern splashed across sleek styles ranging from lace-up skate sneakers to twin-gore slip-ons, most kids will have a [...]

Birki's Kids has hit its stride. Boosted by the American market's growing appetite for Euro comfort children's product, the 14-year-old German brand has been on a steady rise in the [...]

For Payless, the key to its impressive turnaround has been reconnecting with its roots. In his day two address, CEO and President Matthew Rubel revealed how he and his team [...]

Toby Lenk is having trouble sleeping. As president of Gap Inc. Direct, responsible for steering Gap.com, Oldnavy.com, Bananarepublic.com and Piperlime.com, Lenk has a big job on his hands - especially [...]

To say Donald Pliner speaks from the heart is a giant understatement. True to form, the designer delivered an emotional speech on the first day of the summit, reflecting on [...]

NEW YORK - The Children's Place is getting serious about shoes. After dabbling in the category for more than a decade, the 865-door specialty apparel chain is stepping out for [...]

For Patrick sterman and Thomas Elbaum, the duo behind Swedish brand Vincent, less is more. While many kids' players use heavy embellishments, the designers keep their styles clean and simple, [...]

Journeys knows the way to win kids' hearts. After noticing in the mid-1990s that young tweens were desperate to wear the same footwear brands as their older peers [some were [...]

NEW YORK -The fledgling MAX Las Vegas children's show got off to a smooth start earlier this month. Although traffic was light, with only 98 retailers attending, the small group [...]

For 12-year-old Maddy Lugli, comfort is key. An avid tennis player, Lugli looks for the same feel-good fit she gets from her sneakers when it comes to her off-court footwear [...]

For Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, ordinary isn't an option. Since emerging on the fashion scene in the early 1980s, she has become one of Spain's most prolific designers. Ruiz [...]

Kids' designers are painting the market plaid for fall. The perennial fashion pattern is putting a preppy spin on everything from clogs to boots to vulcanized sneakers. Caption(s): Mia / [...]

Animal prints are back on the prowl in the kids' market. From leopard to cheetah to zebra, the funky patterns are taking girls' styles like boots and ballet flats for [...]

Squeezing into a pair of toe-pinching stilettos might be a small sacrifice in the name of style for many women. But for kids, whose feet are still growing, ill-fitting shoes [...]

NEW YORK - Next year will be a good one for the footwear industry, if retailers' buying patterns are any indication. At the semiannual FFANY shoe show, held in New [...]

At Hawley Lane Shoes, a passion for retailing runs in the family. David Levy was a senior in college when, for a class assignment, he drew up a business plan [...]

Skechers Teams With Shrek For Footwear Collection Skechers has snagged the licensing rights to create and market kids' footwear in conjunction with the spring '07 theatrical release of DreamWorks Animation's [...]