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Macy's Inc. reports that strategies implemented during the last two years--namely its My Macy's localization effort--have resulted in positive results, allowing the company to forge ahead with even more initiatives.

Weatherproof, a 60-year-old manufacturer of adults' and children's apparel, has hired Galina Podolsky as executive vice president of merchandising for its children's division. In this role, Podolsky will oversee design, production, merchandising and sales, seeking to broaden the collection and grow the kids' business, which is reportedly the company's fastest-growing division.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has proposed a rule to specify that children's upper outerwear garments in sizes 2T to 12 (or the equivalent) that have neck or hood drawstrings and sizes 2T to 16 (or the equivalent) that have waist or bottom drawstrings that do not meet specified criteria have characteristics that constitute substantial product hazards.

Licensing International Expo expects to see more international visitors at its upcoming edition, taking place June 8-10 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. "We are seeing an increase in delegates from across the world with very large delegations from Germany, Italy, U.K., Asia, China, Korea and Latin America," show director Liz Crawford said. "Most exhibitors are seeing a real uptick in their own meetings slated for the show."