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Jun 6 2011
PBS Debuts First-Ever Toy Line
In an effort to extend off-screen learning for preschoolers, PBS released its first toy line this week. The toys are available exclusively online at www.PBSKidsshop.com until this fall when they will become available at other brick-and-mortar shops and online retailers. The line is comprised of more than 20 individual wooden toys, like the Sounds of […]
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May 31 2011
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Purrfect
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Purrfect Like ‘E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Purrfect’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Share ‘E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Purrfect’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Purrfect Chantina Designs chantinadesigns@gmail.com www.chantinadesigns.com Leopards and cheetahs and zebras, oh my! Founded in 1989, Chantina Designs creates couture quality children’s […]
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May 17 2011
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Chop, Stop & Roll
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Chop, Stop & Roll Like ‘E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Chop, Stop & Roll’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Share ‘E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Chop, Stop & Roll’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Chop, Stop & Roll Pork Chop Kids (414) 967-5852 www.porkchopkids.com Moms can […]
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May 16 2011
Store Closings Decline
First quarter store closing announcements declined 36 percent, according to a joint report from ICSC Research and PNC Real Estate Research. Nearly 2,000 retail locations, including general merchandise, apparel, furniture and grocery stores were set to shutter. Borders, Charming Shoppes and BCBG Max Azria Group’s Max Rave represents 37 percent of the closings. Last year’s […]
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May 16 2011
Smartphone Shopping Increases
In a study conduced by research group eDigitalResearch and online business consultancy Portaltech, half of smartphone owners have made a purchase via their handset. That number grew 20 percent between June 2010 and March 2011; at least 11 percent of smartphone users make weekly purchases. The study also reports an increasing number of people expect […]
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May 16 2011
Fisher-Price and United Legwear Pair Up
Fisher-Price, a subsidiary of Mattel, and United Legwear have partnered to manufacture and distribute a number of lines for infants and toddlers. Legwear for boys and girls will range from fashion styles to core basics for booties, crew socks, anklets, bobby socks, tights and slippers. The designs will incorporate Fisher-Price characters, styles and themes from […]
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May 12 2011
E-shaw’s Thursdays Unwrapped: Good Reads
E-shaw’s Thursdays Unwrapped: Good Reads Like ‘E-shaw’s Thursdays Unwrapped: Good Reads’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Good Reads eebee’s Adventures (212) 595-1088 www.eebee.com A good book is a gift that keeps on giving. Every Baby Company unveils two new titles in its award-winning eebee’s Adventures series—Clean-Up Time and Almost Bedtime. A […]
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May 9 2011
CBS to Update Star Trek Products
CBS Consumer Products added a host of Star Trek goods that will retail throughout the next year. Notably, PPW Toys will bow the first Mr. Potato Head line based on the characters from the original series as well as the Next Generation. As for apparel, Mighty Fine will create a line of Star Trek-inspired knit […]
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May 9 2011
April Sales Strong Thanks to a Late Holiday
Retailers reaped the benefits of a late Easter holiday this year in the April results, suffering less from soaring gas prices than some predicted. But, while the majority of retail outfits surpassed the sales estimates put forth by Thomas Reuters, upscale and mid-tier department stores fell short. Nordstrom and Saks showed increases of 7.6 percent […]
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May 9 2011
E-shaw’s News Blast: CBS to Update Star Trek Products
E-shaw’s News Blast: CBS to Update Star Trek Products Like ‘E-shaw’s News Blast: CBS to Update Star Trek Products’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook CBS to Update Star Trek Products CBS Consumer Products added a host of Star Trek goods that will retail throughout the next year… [more] April Sales […]
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May 3 2011
Off the Wall
Children’s boutiques across the country are proudly hanging art by neighborhood artists and boosting business in more ways than one. By tapping into their communities’ pool of artists, small businesses are distinguishing themselves and engaging in personal conversations with customers. In doing so, they remind shoppers of the store’s integral role in the neighborhood. “There […]
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May 3 2011
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Snap Into Style
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Snap Into Style Like ‘E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Snap Into Style’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Snap Into Style Redsnapper Baby (513) 282-6610 www.redsnapperbaby.com Apparel company Redsnapper Baby offers modern snap tees and T-shirts for infants and toddlers. After mis-snapping a couple snapsuits, Jen Chapman, […]
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Apr 25 2011
Zutano Names New Sales Exec
Mary Winters has been named Sales Executive for Zutano. Winters will be responsible for sales, merchandising, trade shows, territory showroom support and maintaining market weeks in the New York City showroom. She will be working closely with new and existing retail accounts to optimize product strategy and sales. Prior to joining Zutano, Winters was the […]
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Apr 18 2011
Retail Sales Gain, Thanks to Specialty Stores
Specialty stores helped bump overall retail apparel sales this March while department store sales fell, the Commerce Department reported. Overall retail sales rose by 0.4-percent in March for the ninth consecutive month. Chris G. Christopher Jr., senior principal economist at IHS Global Insight, said, “The improving job market and increased household income are helping retailers […]
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Apr 12 2011
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Homemade Hair Care
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Homemade Hair Care Like ‘E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Homemade Hair Care’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Homemade Hair Care From, Alice (908) 229-5299 www.fromalicebows.com Some things are just better homemade. Launched in 2009 by Jessica Matier, From, Alice specializes in handmade bows, fine stone bobby […]
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Apr 5 2011
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Ranching Out
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Ranching Out Like ‘E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Ranching Out’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Ranching Out Topo Ranch amazingcustomerservice@toporanch.com www.toporanch.com California-based apparel company Topo Ranch will introduce its first-ever kids’ collection, Topo Ranchito, this spring. Topo Ranch, known for its hip organic apparel with Western […]
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Apr 4 2011
Hot Topic Restructures as Part of Turnaround Plan
Teen retail chain Hot Topic announced several changes last week as part of its turnaround plan, in the face of lagging sales and stock losses. The company reported that Chief Merchandising Officer Amy Kocourek has left the company, and that board member Lisa Harper, who took over as chief executive last week after Betsy McLaughlin […]
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Apr 4 2011
Interbrand Announces Most Valuable in Retail
Interbrand, a global branding consultancy, recently named Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, Best Buy and CVS as the top five retail brands in the United States. Technology, including iPad applications and microsites, played a part in the evolution of brands in 2010.
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Mar 28 2011
Moms Say Recession Changed Their Shopping Habits
The recession has permanently altered the shopping methods of many moms, according to a survey conducted by the online shopping site Totsy. Almost 80 percent of respondents say they’ve changed the way they shop, including cutting overall spending and purchasing items on sale and using coupons. The survey, “Mom Shopping Trends Report,” revealed that price, […]
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Mar 21 2011
Children’s Place Hires Gap Kids Exec as Head Designer
Children’s Place Retail Stores named Michael Giannelli, a former designer for Gap Inc.’s kids, baby and body brands, as head designer for the seller of children’s apparel, according to the Wall Street Journal. Giannelli worked at Gap for 18 years, most recently as vice president of Gap Body. For 12 years, he designed children’s apparel […]
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