Footwear News articles from January 1989

Footwear News archives from January 1989

Industry bullish on Bush. (George Bush, footwear manufacturers)
January 30, 1989... Industry is bullish on Bush NEW YORK -- A positive business environment and a proliferation of populist shoe styles are the two strongest-held expectations of the footwear industry, as its members look ahead to life with President George Bush....

KSA: Shoe outlay may inch up 1-2%. (Kurt Salmon Associates)
January 30, 1989... KSA: Shoe outlay may inch up 1-2% NEW YORK -- While consumer spending on footwear in 1988, estimated at $27 billion, spelled no gain after factoring in 4 percent price increases, according to Kurt Salmon Associates Inc. (KSA), the management...

Lapaglia, Kerstine leave Wohl. (Louis T. Lapaglia, Howard M. Kerstine)
January 30, 1989... Lapaglia, Kerstine leave Wohl ST. LOUIS -- Louis T. Lapaglia, president of Wohl Shoe Co., and Howard M. Kerstine, Wohl's executive vice president of branded sales, resigned last week. The resignations came as a surprise to sources close to...

Newberger, magnate of fashion, dies. (obituary)
January 30, 1989... Newburger, magnate of fashion, dies SAn FRANCISCO -- Walter Newberger, owner of WFN (Walter F. Newberger), a multifaceted footwear company, died on Jan. 21 after a long battle with AIDS. He was 51 years old. "Walter was really the first...

Cherokee logs quarter loss as sales decline. (footwear group)
January 30, 1989... Cherokee logs quarter loss as sales decline SUNLAND, Calif. -- Sales of The Cherokee Group's footwear division totaled $2.3 million in the second quarter ended Nov. 26, 1988, down 34.3 percent from sales of $3.5 million the same period last...

Hi-Tec out to duplicate its U.K. success in U.S. (athletic shoe industry)
January 30, 1989... Hi-Tec out to duplicate its U.K. success in U.S. SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, England (FNS) -- Hi-Tec Sports PLC has grown almost tenfold over the last seven years to the point where it is the leading sports shoe brand in the U.K., ahead of Nike and...

LeatherWorld swings to soft, supple materials. (Leather manufacturers)
January 30, 1989... LeatherWorld swings to soft, supple materials NEW YORK -- Soft and supple leathers exhibited at the upcoming LeatherWorld '89 show here are expected to garner strong interest, despite average price increases of 5-10 percent for domestic leather...

Retail shoe prices up 5.9% in '88.
January 30, 1989... Retail shoe prices up 5.9% in '88 WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Retail footwear prices increased 5.9 percent in 1988, following a 3.8 percent rise in 1987, the Labor Department reported last week. In 1986, footwear prices moved up 0.5 percent. A...

Western boots, cowboy look with MOCAP accolades. (Portuguese shoe expo)
January 30, 1989... Western boots, cowboy look win MOCAP accolades PORTO, Portugal (FNSe -- The 22nd edition of MOCAP, this country's twice-a-year shoe fair that closed earlier this month, flooded both pavilions of the Matosinhos fairgrounds with conventional...

Converse to co-produce 8 lines for Brazil market. (athletic shoe industry)
January 30, 1989... Converse to co-produce 8 lines for Brazil market RIO DE JANEIRO (FNS) -- Converse Inc., North Reading, Mass., recently changed its plans to establish a joint venture with a Brazilian company to produce and sell its All Star basketball shoes...

Thai, Taiwan groups in joint venture. (footwear industry)
January 30, 1989... Thai, Taiwan groups in joint venture HONGKONG (FNS) -- International Footwear Co. of Thailand recently formed a joint venture with a Taiwanese group of investors to manufacture athletic footwear components in Bangkok for the U.S., European and...

Kangaroos adds sales strength. (athletic shoe manufacturer)
January 30, 1989... Kangaroos adds sales strength ST. LOUIS -- Kangaroos USA last week was in the process of further strengthening its sales organization as part of a more extensive restructuring. Donald A. Simon, chairman, said the company has hired Paul...

Phonicam hikes Champion bid to $61 a share.
January 30, 1989... Phonicam hikes Champion bid to $61 a share NEW YORK (FNS) -- Phonicam Inc. last week raised its bid for all outstanding shares of Champion Products to $61 a share from $55. At press time Friday, Champion stock had climbed 2 points to 61 5/8 on...

Nike adds preschooler. (children's footwear)
January 30, 1989... Nike adds preschooler BEAVERTON, Ore. -- Children's feet are not scaled-down versions of adult feet, according to a recent Nike Inc. two-year foot morphology study, and athletic footwear should reflect the difference, the company contends. ...

New Balance adds six models to kids' category. (children's shoes)
January 30, 1989... New Balance adds six models to kids' category BOSTON -- New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. has debuted six new children's models, marketing a major expansion of its children's category. "We saw a real opportunity for New Balance because of the...

Kessler upbeat despite uncertain future. (children's shoe manufacturer)
January 30, 1989... Kessler upbeat dsite uncertain future WESTMINSTER, Md. (FNS) -- An uncertain future appears to lie ahead of the Kessler Shoe Manufacturing Co., a producer here of footwear for children. Despite openly offering the comany for sale for the...

Religious bias charged leveled against C.P. Lee. (charge that sales manager fired for taking time off on Jewish holidays)
January 30, 1989... Religious bias charge leveled against C.P. Lee NEW YORK - The New York State Division of Human Rights has accepted a complaint against a shoe firm by its former sales manager, wh o claims she was terminated because of her religion. The...

What's in store for 1989? (Footwear News supplement)
January 30, 1989... WHAT'S IN STORE FOR 1989 ? JANET EMERSON, president, Keds, a division of Stride Rite Corp., Cambridge, Mass.: "Keds is attending our first Super Show in 1989. This is representative of the direction we see athletic footwear moving....

Where the buys are. (athletic shoes price survey)
January 30, 1989... Where the buys are Why do Los Angeles consumers buy mor men's athletic shoes priced at $15 and under than do shoppers in any other U.S. city? How come New Yorkers buy more men's athletic shoes costing $15-$34 than at any other price...

Fueling the in-store sell. (athletic shoe merchandising)
January 30, 1989... FUELING THE IN-STORE SELL Flashy television and print advertising campaigns may capture the hearts of athletic shoe consumers at home, but when they're ready to put their money down at retail, the in-store sell is the key. Buying...

Northern boot sales brrreak the ice.
January 23, 1989... Northern boot sales brrreak the ice NEW YORK -- While scientists gauge the earth's temperature for what they call the "greenhouse effect," retailers in the northern states have indirectly been gathering a bit of their own evidence: They have...

Freeman's Rx for cash flow ills is realignment. (Freeman Shoe Co.)
January 23, 1989... Freeman's Rx for cash flow ills is realignment BELOIT, Wis. -- Freeman Shoe Co. is undergoing restructuring and refinancing to cure a cash flow problem, Neil Harvey, chairman and chief executive officer of the men's shoe manufacturer, said last...

Building value can deflect buyouts, NRMA group told. (National Retail Merchants Association convention)
January 23, 1989... Building value can deflect buyouts, NRMA group told NEW YORK -- Retailers that do not concentrate on strategies that build value in their companies will remain vulnerable to the industry's frenzied restructuring climate that is expected to...

Etienne Aigner to debut higher-end line at FFANY. (Fashion Footwear Association of New York)
January 23, 1989... Etienne Aigner to debut higher-end line at FFANY NEW YORK -- Etienne Aigner Inc. will introduce a higher-end footwear line at the Fashion Footwear Association of New York's market week in February, said Howard Ruderman, president of the women's...

Hear U.S. Shoe may try a double lbo.
January 23, 1989... Hear U.S. Shoe may try a double lbo CINCINNATI -- Look for two leveraged buyouts (lbos), not one, to come out of a restructuring at U.S. Shoe Corp. in its efforts to head off a hostile takeover attempt. That was the word last week from...

Nov. imports show decline is continuing. (in fabric and rubber footwear)
January 23, 1989... Nov. imports show decline is continuing WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Rubber and fabric footwear imports soared dramatically in November, while non-rubber imports continued to decline, contributing to a general decline in non-rubber shoe imports for the...

Economic reform plan buoys Brazil shoe firms.
January 23, 1989... Economic reform plan buoys Brazil shoe firms RIO DE JANEIRO -- Brazilian shoe industry officials were optimistic that the government's new economic reform package would boost export sales, though some feared a recession would hurt domestic...

Perry Ellis gets Johanson as merchandising vp. (Doris Johanson)
January 23, 1989... Perry Ellis gets Johanson as a merchandising vp NEW YORK -- Doris Johanson, Bloomingdale's senior vice president for fashion, accessories and shoes, has been named vice president of merchandising for Perry Ellis Shoe Corp., here, Michael...

Brown Group board OKs stock buyback program. (footwear group)
January 23, 1989... Brown Group board OKs stock buyback program ST. LOUIS -- Directors of Brown Group Inc. last week approved a stock buyback program under which the company will purchase up to one million shares of its common stock during the 18 months ending...

For Palais Royal shoe depts. it's business as usual.
January 23, 1989... For Palais Royal shoe depts. it's business as usual HOUSTON -- The December acquisition of Palais Royal, a department store chain, by Bain Capital, Boston, and investment firm, will not affect the operations of its leased footwear departments...

Wholesale shoe prices up 5.4% in '88 from '87.
January 23, 1989... Wholesale shoe prices up 5.4% in '88 from '87 WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Wholesale footwear prices increased 5.4 percent in 1988 following a 3.3 percent increase in 1987, the Labor Department reported earlier this month. In 1986, wholesale...

Sao Paulo show draws but not many importers (Couromoda footwear show)
January 23, 1989... Sao Paulo show draws, but not many importers RIO DE JANEIRO (FNS) -- Brazil's Couromoda, which is geared to domestic buyers, and is the country's largest shoe and leather goods show, generated a reasonable amount of orders despite impending...

Boston show buyers eye classic, Western boots.
January 23, 1989... Boston show buyers eye classic, Western boots BOSTON (FNS) -- New England shoe retailers, who indicated business began to pick up in mid-December after a slow fall, had their eye on both classic and Western boot styles as they shopped last...

Canada firms bolster staffs to handle U.S. trade. (footwear manufacturers)
January 23, 1989... Canada firms bolster staffs to handle U.S. trade TORONTO -- Doing business in the United States is not a new endeavor for many Canadian shoe manufacturers, who have long done business with their country's largest trading partner. However, with...

Canada footwear output pace off.
January 23, 1989... Canada footwear output pace off MONTREAL (FNS) -- Production of Canadian footwear declined by 12 percent in the first 11 months of 1988, reported Statistics Canada, as sales -- especially sales of winter boots -- were hurt by warm weather and a...

Nike's fitness division takes over 2d sales slot. (athletic footwear)
January 23, 1989... Nike's fitness division takes over 2d sales slot SEATTLE (FNS) -- Nike Inc.'s fitness division is now the second-largest contributor to companywide sales, with its cross training shoes propelling the sales gain, according to George Porter,...

U.S. Shoe stock climbs on rumor of restructuring.
January 23, 1989... U.S. Shoe stock climbs on rumor of restructuring NEW YORK (FNS) -- U.S. Shoe Corp.'s stock was up again last Friday on heavy trading volume. Analysts who follow the stock of the Cincinnati-based corporation said the issue was rising on...

Volume Shoe to lay off 90.
January 23, 1989... Volume Shoe to lay off 90 ST. LOUIS -- The Volume Shoe Corp., a subsidiary of The May Department Store Corp., here, will release approximately 90 of its employees, "over the near term," a company spokesperson said late last Friday. In...

Jourdan again bringing Paris a pricey collection. (footwear fashion)
January 23, 1989... Jourdan again bringing Paris a pricey collection PARIS (FNS) -- It's Couture Week in Paris, and Charles Jourdan is joining in for the second season in a row to show what it can do on its own at the top end of the market. A dozen pairs of...

Interco's shoe group volume up 0.2% in qtr.
January 23, 1989... Interco's shoe group volume up 0.2% in qtr. NEW YORK (FNS) -- Interco Inc. last week reported footwear manufacturing and retailing group operating earnings declined 56.5 percent in the third quarter to $10.7 million from $24.6 million a year...

I. Miller name sold to Silverstein. (Frost Bros. trade-mark stores)
January 16, 1989... I. Miller name sold to Silverstein NEW YORK -- Bankruptcy Judge Howard Buschman has approved the sale of Frost Bros.' I. Miller trademark -- one of the oldest names in fashion retailing -- for $360,000 to Larry Silverstein, a former president...

TU plan goes after sales with gusto. (Toddler University, children's footwear manufacturer)
January 16, 1989... TU plan goes after sales with gusto WESTPORT, Conn. -- Toddler University (TU) chairman and founder Jeff Silverman last week unveiled an ambitious sales strategy, which, according to FN sources, marks enough of a departure to have recently...

Florsheim, Converse at Interco still. (footwear manufacturers)
January 16, 1989... Florsheim, Converse at Interco still NEW YORK (FNS) -- Interco Inc. will emerge from its restructuring plan with The Florsheim Shoe Co., Chicago, and Converse Inc., North Reading, Mass., intact, a filing with the Securities and Exchange...

San Shoe reportedly seeks buyer.
January 16, 1989... San Shoe reportedly seeks buyer NEW YORK -- San Shoe Corp., a major Asian footwear importer that holds the Spalding athletic footwear license, reportedly has been seeking a purchaser for at least the last eight months, according to a source...

VBCW to offer to buying data for retailers. (Van Buren-Carr footwear buyer)
January 16, 1989... VBCW to offer buying data for retailers NEW YORK -- In union there is strength, is the philosophy of a new buying/information service for retailers. Alfred Wexner, president of Wexner & Jacobson, one of the largest lessors of high fashion...

ISI purchases rights to use Babe Ruth name. (athletic shoe manufacturer Import Systems Inc.)
January 16, 1989... ISI purchases rights to use Babe Ruth name NEW YORK -- Import Systems International Inc. (ISI), recently purchased the rights to use the Babe Ruth name on its year-old Louisville Slugger athletic footwear line, in the hope that the...

Brazilian dock strike could cause slowdowns. (in footwear exports)
January 16, 1989... Brazilian dock strike could cause slowdowns RIO DE JANEIRO (FNS) -- While some sources in the Brazilian footwear industry said a Dec. 13, 1988, strike by around 30,000 dockworkers is not expected to last long and should not hinder orders, there...

Bring on the clowns - NSF plans 'big-top' kids fashion.
January 16, 1989... Bring on the clowns -- NSF plans `big-top' kids fashion NEW YORK -- Putting together a runway fashion show is an arduous task in itself, but add the challenge of making shoes the focal point on models ranging from three to 14 years old, and...

Canada boots, rich tones spark buyers at CIFE. (Canadian International Footwear Exposition)
January 16, 1989... Canada boots, rich tones spark buyers at CIFE TORONTO -- Rich jewel tones, subtle detailing and rugged casual looks are just a few of the fashion trends for fall/winter '89 that greeted retailers at the recent Canadian International Footwear...

Timberland sees net sales less than expected in qtr. (footwear manufacturer)
January 16, 1989... Timberland sees net sales less than expected in qtr. HAMPTON, N.H. -- A statement released last week by the Timberland Co. said the company anticipates lower-than-expected net sales for the fourth quarter. Timberland stock plummeted 25...

Lichtenstein returns to Joan & David. (Michael Lichtenstein, clothing designer)
January 16, 1989... Lichtenstein returns to Joan & David NEW YORK -- Michael Lichtenstein will resume his former position as executive vice president of Joan & David Helpern Inc., a post he had held for more than four years. Lichtenstein, who was president of...

Taiwan shoe workers look to better themselves.
January 16, 1989... Taiwan shoe workers look to better themselves TAIPEI (FNS) -- First came the price wars. Next, Taiwan's shoemakers were hit with a skyrocketing currency, and had to scramble to keep their American customers. Nowadays, though, the Taiwan...

New quota bill backers seek wider support base. (footwear, textile import quotas)
January 16, 1989... New quota bill backers seek wider support base WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Advocates of reviving what has become a perennial shoe and textile import quota bill say it needs to once again appeal to the footwear industry, as well as other constituencies,...

Charles Jourdan names 2 top execs after others leave.
January 16, 1989... Charles Jourdan names 2 top execs after others leave PARIS (FNS) -- Charles Jourdan last week reported the appointment of two new top executives in charge of marketing and sales, following two unclamorous departures. Ioana Ratiu, a...

Shoes fill retail driver's seat. (Ernst & Whinney report)
January 16, 1989... Shoes fill retail driver's seat NEW YORK -- Footwear often drives the merchandising of various retail operations, revealed recent research doen by Ernst & Whinney, a retail consulting group here, and MAS Marketing Inc., Chicago. The...

Dasslers get deadline on Adidas partners plan. (Horst Dassler family, athletic shoe industry)
January 16, 1989... Dasslers get deadline on Adidas partners plan PARIS (FNS) -- The six Dassler family members who own Adidas are expected to decide before the end of March on a proposal to change the holding company from a family-owned foundation into a regular...

Blue Star bid for Hyde expires. (Hyde Athletic Industries Inc., Blue Star Holding Inc.)
January 16, 1989... Blue Star bid for Hyde expires PEABODY, Mass. -- An offer to acquire Hyde Athletic Industries Inc., by Blue Star Holding Inc., Cambridge, expired recently, leaving Hyde with its original suitor, Silvershoe Partners, New York. Blue Star's...

Haussler gets Puma AG post. (apparel and athletic footwear manufacturer)
January 16, 1989... Haussler gets Puma AG post PARIS (FNS) -- Manfred Haussler recently was appointed marketing and sales manager for apparel and footwear at Puma AG, effective April 1, and designated to be named vice chairman of its board of management at a later...

Champion gives confidential info to Phonicam. (sportswear manufacturer)
January 16, 1989... Champion gives confidential info to Phonicam ROCHESTER, N.Y. (FNS) -- Champion Products, which rejected a $55-a-share tender offer by Phonicam Inc., has provided Phonicam with confidential information, but is in preliminary talks with third...

See Thai shoe exports up 67%.
January 16, 1989... See Thai shoe exports up 67% HONG KONG (FNS) -- The Department of Business Economics here forecast Thailand's footwear exports will climb 67 percent in value this year to 20 billion baht or about $800 million. The department expects the...

Harley athletics tests markets. (athletic shoe manufacturer, uses Harley Davidson motorcycle logo)
January 16, 1989... Harley athletics tests markets PRINCETON, N.J. -- Pete Mahmet said he hopes his new line of Harley Davidson athletic shoes will find acceptance beyond the West Coast, where the biker look has gained the most popularity, and appeal to nationwide...

Shoe producers at CIFE mull low stock, U.S. trade. (Canadian International Footwear Exposition)
January 16, 1989... Shoe producers at CIFE mull low stock, U.S. trade TORONTO -- Low winter inventories, increased trade with the U.S. and product introductions were just a few of the concerns of Canadian shoe manufacturers as they presented fall/winter '89 styles...

FFANY show to feature an accessories ballroom. (Fashion Footwear Association of NY)
January 9, 1989... FFANY show to feature an accessories ballroom NEW YORK -- In an effort to give retailers broader access to the fashion accessories market, The Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) has created a new accessory ballroom exhibition for...

Casuals, athletic lines add to Florsheim punch. (footwear manufacturer) (company profile)
January 9, 1989... Casuals, athletic lines add to Florsheim punch CHICAGO -- When Florsheim Shoe Co. entered the mid-1980s, out went the Worthmore label. In came an array of Florsheim categories, in came 100 percent Florsheim shops, and in came interactive...

Hyde: Blue Star is 2d fiddle to Silvershoe. (Hyde Athletic Industries Inc. acquisition, athletic shoe industry)
January 9, 1989... Hyde: Blue Star is 2d fiddle to Silvershoe PEABODY, Mass. -- Charles Gottesman, treasurer of Hyde Athletic Industries, Inc., said that a previous acquisition agreement with Silvershoe Partners, New York, prevents the company from cooperating...

U.S. cowboy boots corral Europe, Japan markets.
January 9, 1989... U.S. cowboy boots corral Europe, Japan markets Cowboy country. It was once restricted to the South and West. Today, however, Western wear is making its way across the country and even across the continents, to Europe and Japan. ...

Hongson shifts Travel Fox to athletic-casual. (footwear manufacturer)
January 9, 1989... Hongson shifts Travel Fox to athletic-casual NEW YORK -- Predicting athletic-inspired casual shoes will make major inroads in the performance athletics market this year, Hongson Inc. is repositioning its Travel Fox line as an "athletic-casual...

Domestic shoe exports seen rising again in '89.
January 9, 1989... Domestic shoe exports seen rising again in '89 WASHINGTON (FNS) -- During 1989 domestic shipments of nonrubber footwear are expected to increase for the second consecutive year and only the fourth time since 1968, according to the Commerce...

Hofheimer's has found there's new life after 103. (Hampton Rd, VA shoe store)
January 9, 1989... Hofheimer's has found there's new life after 103 NORFOLK, Va. -- Hofheimer's Inc., at 103 the oldest shoe retailer in the Hampton Roads area, has a new lease on life. The family shoe store chain, with 90 stores in 11 states from...

Seigel brothers indicted in Medicaid billing scam. (Seigel Bros. Shoes Inc.)
January 9, 1989... Seigel brothers indicted in Medicaid billing scam NEW YORK -- Sheldon and Otto Seigel and their two Bushwick, Brooklyn, shoe stores were indicted last month for stealing $1.2 million from 1984-1985 by fraudulently billing Medicaid. The...

Taurus will shut plant in Quebec, lay off 116. (Taurus Footwear Inc.)
January 9, 1989... Taurus will shut plant in Quebec, lay off 116 TORONTO (FNS) -- Taurus Footwear Inc. will shut down its money-losing Monteregie boot factory in Contrecoeur, Quebec, on March 29 and lay off 116 workers, in an effort to cut financial losses. ...

Cole realigns management to handle growth. (footwear industry)
January 9, 1989... Cole realigns management to handle growth NEW YORK -- Kenneth Cole Productions (KCP) last Friday disclosed it has restructured its management in response to what the company said was growth in its businesses, in particular, the Kenneth Cole...

Brazil chalks up peak footwear export figures.
January 9, 1989... Brazil chalks up peak footwear export figures RIO DE JANEIRO (FNS) -- Brazil's footwear industry in 1988 was marked by record exports, in part due to a slumping domestic market and a growing European one, and although manufacturers are...

Major stores mount impressive gains in 4th quarter.
January 9, 1989... Major stores mount impressive gains in 4th quarter NEW YORK (FNS) -- The all-important fourth quarter will be a winner for major retailers, according to Wall Street analysts who follow the industry. Per share income will be up an average of...

Clarks desert boot ads help volume quadruple.
January 9, 1989... Clarks desert boot ads help volume quadruple LONDON (FNS) -- A young woman looking svelte in black shorts and a black tank top props up a semiconscious man wearing army fatigues, clearly at the end of his tether from desert heat. The...

Agnew to shut Lachine British Footwear plant.
January 9, 1989... Agnew to shut Lachine British Footwear plant TORONTO (FNS) -- Agnew Group Inc. will shut down its British Footwear manufacturing plant in Lachine, Quebec, on March 31, 1989, and lay off 50 workers in the face of increasing competition following...

ARF chief: U.S. pulse strong on social issues. (American Retail Federation - Joseph O'Neill)
January 9, 1989... ARF chief: U.S. pulse strong on social issues WASHINGTON (FNS) -- This fall, Joseph O'Neill, president of the American Retail Federation (ARF), had a chance to take the political pulse of America. What he saw, he said, should concern all...

Western boot makers hope to rope in big '89 sales.
January 9, 1989... Western boot makers hope to rope in big '89 sales CINCINNATI -- Capitalizing on a resurgence in popularity of Western boots, manufacturers have been gearing up for what they believe will be a banner year in 1989. Bill Whitlock, vice...

New Balance executives realigned to meet '90s. (athletic shoe manufacturer)
January 9, 1989... New Balance executives realigned to meet '90s BOSTON -- Several organizational changes in the management structure at New Balance Athletic Shoe Inc. were made last week as part of an overall corporate strategy, said James Davis, president. ...

Reebok Hong Kong mulls suit against ad 'copycat.' (athletic shoe manufacturer)
January 9, 1989... Reebok Hong Kong mulls suit against ad `copycat' HONG KONG (FNS) -- Reebok Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Reebok International Ltd., Canton, Mass., is considering legal action against a local sportswear firm's television commercial that allegedly...

Pa. makers face cost, manpower posers. (children's footwear manufacturers)
January 9, 1989... Pa. makers face cost, manpower posers Lebanon, Pa. (FNS) -- Rising costs of doing business and a continuing tight labor market created problems for central Pennsylvania producers of footwear for children as they entered the new calendar year....

Cels completes sales force for Prima Pillows. (women's footwear manufacturer)
January 9, 1989... Cels completes sales force for Prima Pillows LOS ANGELES -- Cels Enterprises, parent of the Chinese Laundry branded line, has completed a separate sales force for its new branded line, Prima Pillows. In addition, the company has launched an...

Suave qtr. net up sharply. (Suave Shoe Corp.)
January 9, 1989... Suave qtr. net up sharply MIAMI LAKES, Fla. -- Suave Shoe Corp. registered strong sales and earnings gains in the fourth quarter ended Sept. 30, and officials said they expect the company to return to profitability in fiscal 1989. Net...

Hyde bidding war erupts: Blue Star vs. Silvershoe. (Hyde Athletic Industries Inc., athletic shoe manufacturer)
January 2, 1989... Hyde bidding war erupts: Blue Star vs. Silvershoe PEABODY, Mass. -- A bidding war has broken out over Hyde Athletic Industries Inc., manufacturer of Saucony, Spot-bilt, Brookfield and P.F. Flyer footwear, following Cambridge-based Blue Star...