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Jul 13 2009
Synergy Licensing Named Agent for Dorel Juvenile Group
Dorel Juvenile Group, the Foxboro, Mass., manufacturer of the Safety 1st, Quinny, Cosco, Maxi-Cosi and Bébé Confort product lines, has named Synergy Licensing of New York as its licensing agency to pinpoint new opportunities for its brands as well as related trademarks, such as Baby on Board and Nature Next, which fall under the Safety […]
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Jul 13 2009
Jannuzzi Opens L.A. Showroom
Fountain Valley, Calif.-based Jannuzzi, maker of boys’ and girls’ wear, has opened a new corporate showroom in Los Angeles. The showroom, which officially opened on June 12, is located in Suite B692 of the California Market Center. “There are a lot of great sales reps at The Mart, but given that our line includes clothing, […]
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Jul 13 2009
New Rep Appointments: One Ruby Lane, Zutano
• Children’s footwear company One Ruby Lane of Foothill Ranch, Calif., has tapped new reps based in Dallas and San Francisco: Terry Skiermont, who is based out of the Dallas Market Center, will cover Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Mexico. She can be reached at (713) 376-9100 or terryscollective@aol.com. Sarah and […]
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Jun 22 2009
Trimfoot Co. to Handle Sales of Guess Kids Footwear
BBC International, a global footwear design and development company based in Boca Raton, Fla., has announced that Farmington, Mo. -based Trimfoot Co. will handle the U.S. sales and distribution for Guess Kids footwear. Trimfoot has sold and distributed the Guess infants’ program for the past four seasons and will now cover both the infant and […]
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Jun 15 2009
Stella McCartney to Design Children’s Line for Gap
Fashion designer Stella McCartney will team up with GapKids and babyGap for a new collection that will launch this year. The line—Gap by Stella McCartney—will be carried in select stores Stateside as well as Canada, the U.K., France, Ireland and Japan. It will also be available online in the United States. According to a recent […]
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Jun 8 2009
Heir Debuts Retail Store, Announces Model Search
Last month, children’s wear company Heir Apparel opened an 800-square-foot retail space in El Segundo, Calif.’s Plaza El Segundo. The store carries Heir’s clothing for boys and girls as a select few other lines. Owner Zna Houston noted an adjacent 200-square-foot space has been set up as an Etiquette Pavilion, where the company hosts a […]
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Jun 8 2009
Royalty Revenues Down 5.6% Per 2008 Licensing Survey
According to the latest annual survey from the International Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA), brand owners collected $5.7 billion in licensing royalty revenue in 2008—5.6 percent less than they collected in the previous year. The report showed royalty revenue collected by brand owners declined in eight of the nine categories of licenses tracked. The collegiate […]
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Jun 2 2009
K.I.D.S., Fashion Delivers Initiate California Aid Campaign
Aiming to provide relief to the homeless and other families across California—where the unemployment rate has hit 10.5 percent and home values have taken a nosedive—Kids In Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) and Fashion Delivers have launched an outreach campaign with a goal of raising more than $5 million in goods from the retail industry. The two […]
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Jun 2 2009
’09 Fashion Grads Make Their Mark
Major fashion schools across the country recently held showcases of their graduating students’ children’s wear collections, proving the industry has no shortage of incoming talent. View Larger At Parsons, The New School, top honors went to two students: Anika Gupta drew inspiration from her bike trip in India and Tibet for her “On The Road […]
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May 18 2009
BBC Worldwide Appoints New Licensing Exec
BBC Worldwide has appointed Tom Keefer senior vice president of global licensing. Keefer will be responsible for growing licensing opportunities across BBC Worldwide’s portfolio of children’s and adult brands, with initial focus on the U.S. market. According to Russell, “One of our core objectives when restructuring the business last year was examining untapped potential in […]
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May 18 2009
Elegant Baby Grows Its Sales Rep Network
Burlington, N.C.-based gift and toy manufacturer Elegant Baby recently appointed the following new sales representatives: • Southeast Marketing of Atlanta (based in AmericasMart Bldg. 2, Showroom #1305) will handle the gift trade in the Southeastern states. Call (800) 875-1155 or e-mail kimp@semarketing.com. • Larry Lucas (AmericasMart Bldg. 3, Showroom #13W126) will represent the brand to […]
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May 18 2009
J.Crew Focuses on Crewcuts Business
J.Crew’s children’s label, Crewcuts, which has eight dedicated retail stores and has been offered through the company’s regular catalogs, now has a mail business of its own. The retailer recently began distributing the Crewcuts catalog across the country and has expressed plans to grow its business through mail-order and online sales. J.Crew views the kids’ […]
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May 18 2009
K.I.D.S. to Honor Women for Children’s Aid Achievements
Kids in Distressed Situations (K.I.D.S.) will honor three women who have made meaningful impact among children and families at a fundraising luncheon on June 2. The theme for the 2009 event is “Generations of Giving Back,” focusing on the values that guide people to give back to their community, and people who serve as examples. […]
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May 18 2009
CPSC Votes on Tracking Label Stay
In a ballot vote on May 13, the Consumer Product Safety Commission was deadlocked on the decision of whether to grant a request for a stay of enforcement of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act’s tracking label enforcement. Chairman Nancy Nord voted to grant the stay request, which was filed by the National Association of […]
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May 18 2009
New Director Named for Licensing Expo
Advanstar Communications, organizer of the Licensing International Expo, has named Liz Crawford as the show’s new director. Crawford immediately assumes the role and brings experience in management, logistics and sales. She has more than 24 years of experience in the B2B trade show industry, and most recently served as the group director for Questex Media, […]
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May 11 2009
Shop.org 2009 Study Details Recession’s Impact on Web Sales and Marketing
Findings from The State of Retailing Online 2009, the 12th annual Shop.org study conducted by Forrester Research Inc., illustrated the economy’s impact on marketing by online retailers, who have turned to new tactics to find and retain customers. The survey of 117 online retailers also found that, while the number of companies focusing on customer […]
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May 11 2009
President Obama Nominates CPSC Heads, Increases Funding
Last week, President Obama announced an intent to nominate Inez Moore Tenenbaum as chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Robert S. Adler as a new commissioner of the CPSC. In addition, per the president’s budget, the CPSC will receive $107 million—a 71-percent increase in resources since fiscal year 2007. That number is […]
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May 11 2009
ABC Kids Expo Relocating to Louisville, KY
All Baby & Child (ABC) has decided to move its ABC Kids Expo trade show for juvenile products to Louisville, Ky., in 2011 and 2012, the organization announced at the ABC Spring Education Conference held last week. The show—which has been held annually in Las Vegas since its inception in 2003—will take place at the […]
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May 11 2009
In Play Showroom Picks Up DKNY Kids
The In Play Showroom in Los Angeles has announced its representation of the DKNY Kids apparel collection. The showroom is shipping immediates and currently showing the Fall ’09 line, which encompasses infant denim, two-piece outfits and more. In Play Showroom is located in the California Market Center at 110 E. 9th St., Suite A-672 in […]
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May 11 2009
My Royal Heinie, Baby K’tan Partner on Infant Accessories
Miami-based diaper bag manufacturer My Royal Heinie and Baby K’tan, a baby sling company based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., have joined up to market and sell a coordinating line of baby products. The line comes in three colorways—black, brown and pink, and camoflauge—and each product bundle wholesales for approximately $45. All orders will ship and […]
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