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Dec 6 2010
Cyber Monday Marks Heaviest Online Shopping Day In History
Online spending on Cyber Monday set the record as the heaviest online spending day in history at $1.028 billion, according to comScore, a digital monitoring and marketing agency. Sales were up 16 percent over 2009, although the growth was driven primarily by an increase in average spending per buyer (up 12 percent) rather than an […]
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Dec 6 2010
Children’s Place Reports Lower Third Quarter Profits Compared to Last Year
Retailer The Children’s Place announced third quarter net sales of $453.4 million for the third quarter, a 2.1 percent decline compared to its $463.2 million in sales in the same period last year. “Third quarter sales and profits for The Children’s Place were impacted by poorly performing fashion in the back-to-school line as well as […]
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Dec 6 2010
K.I.D.S. Raises $1 Million At Anniversary Gala
Kids in Distressed Situations celebrated 25 years of helping children in need last week with a gala event held at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. Gayle King, editor at large of O, the Oprah Magazine, hosted the evening. Newark Mayor Cory Booker delivered a lively keynote speech in which he reminded attendees that no […]
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Dec 6 2010
NYIGF Enhances Website Search Capabilities
A series of enhancements to the New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) website (www.nyigf.com) allows retailers to access to more detailed product and vendor information through a simple keyword search. “Buyers can now search in broader strokes for product information, and get a more complete picture of the breadth and depth of products available at […]
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Dec 6 2010
Authentic Brands Expands Silver Star and Iron Star Brands
Authentic Brands Group recently signed a quartet of licensees for its Silver Star and Iron Star brands, including LF USA’s Kids Headquarters and Concept One. The Silver Star and Iron Star brands are best known for the plethora of Mixed Martial Arts and Ultimate Fighting Championship T-shirts they produce. Under the new LF USA license, […]
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Dec 6 2010
Real Kids Shades honored by Prevent Blindness America
Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, announced that Real Kids Shades (RKS) has been honored as one of the recipients of the Star Pupils Inaugural Partner Award, along with The Abbott Fund, Transitions, Healthy Sight for Life Fund, and www.VisionDirect.com. The award was presented in recognition of the outstanding […]
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Dec 6 2010
E-shaw’s News Blast: Apparel Industry Testifies on Product Safety
E-shaw’s News Blast: Apparel Industry Testifies on Product Safety Like ‘E-shaw’s News Blast: Apparel Industry Testifies on Product Safety’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Apparel Industry Testifies on Product Safety During last week’s Senate subcommittee oversight hearing, “Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission: Product Safety in the Holiday Season,” […]
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Dec 4 2010
E-shaw’s Saturday Sole: Get a Grip
E-shaw’s Saturday Sole: Get a Grip Like ‘E-shaw’s Saturday Sole: Get a Grip’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Get a Grip Little Miss Grippy (206) 910-6236 www.littlemissgrippy.com Fashion meets practicality in Little Miss Grippy’s bold line of tights that keeps girls from slipping and sliding on hardwood or tile floors. Little […]
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Dec 3 2010
E-shaw’s Pampered Fridays: Diaper Duty
E-shaw’s Pampered Fridays: Diaper Duty Like ‘E-shaw’s Pampered Fridays: Diaper Duty’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Diaper Duty Trend Lab (952) 890-6700 www.trend-lab.com Trend Lab adds the Ultimate Diaper Bag to its fashionable line of bags that blend into everyday style. A perfect choice for parents on the go, this spacious […]
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Dec 2 2010
E-shaw’s Thursdays Unwrapped: Best Friend’s
E-shaw’s Thursdays Unwrapped: Best Friend’s Like ‘E-shaw’s Thursdays Unwrapped: Best Friend’s’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Best Friends Babycakes of Scottsdale (808) 302-2229 www.babycakesscottsdale.com Created based on fair trade ethics, Babycakes of Scottsdale introduces its newest line of huggable dolls: The Cupcake Collection. The plush boy and girl dolls make for […]
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Dec 1 2010
E-shaw’s Accent! on Wednesdays: Silver Lining
E-shaw’s Accent! on Wednesdays: Silver Lining Like ‘E-shaw’s Accent! on Wednesdays: Silver Lining’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Silver Lining Suetables www.suetables.com Suetables announces the addition of a sterling silver jewelry line that is perfect for holidays or any occasion. Suetables offers personalized charm necklaces and bracelets with a variety of […]
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Nov 30 2010
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Over the Moon
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Over the Moon Like ‘E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Over the Moon’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Over the Moon Lunette (203) 605-8920 www.lunetteboutique.com Lunette’s combination of easy-to-wear pieces with whimsical details aims to prove that little girls can wear grown-up looks in fun young ways. […]
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Nov 27 2010
E-shaw’s Saturday Sole: Stepping Out
E-shaw’s Saturday Sole: Stepping Out Like ‘E-shaw’s Saturday Sole: Stepping Out’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Stepping Out ZiGi NY (631) 470-4804 www.ziginy.com ZiGi NY is getting into the girls’ category with a tween spinoff, Ziggies, for Spring ’11. The highly embellished, fashion-forward streetwear designs are targeted at boutiques. To address […]
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Nov 26 2010
E-shaw’s Pampered Fridays: Even Little Girls Don’t Cry
E-shaw’s Pampered Fridays: Even Little Girls Don’t Cry Like ‘E-shaw’s Pampered Fridays: Even Little Girls Don’t Cry’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Even Little Girls Don’t Cry Little Twig (866) 545-8944 www.littletwig.com Little Twig helps little ones say goodbye to tears and tangles at bath time. The latest addition to the […]
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Nov 24 2010
E-shaw’s Accent! on Wednesdays: Bottled Up
E-shaw’s Accent! on Wednesdays: Bottled Up Like ‘E-shaw’s Accent! on Wednesdays: Bottled Up’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Bottled Up Lilly Plum (615) 519-6627 www.lillyplum.com Designed to take bottle cap jewelry to the next level, Lilly Plum created Lilly Pops. The line boasts 600 unique and trendy images, including dance, cheer […]
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Nov 23 2010
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Big in Japan
E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Big in Japan Like ‘E-shaw’s Tuesdays A La Mode: Big in Japan’ on Facebook Connecting to Facebook Connecting to Facebook Big in Japan Y-3 (646) 662-5074 www.enekony.com The collaboration between avant-garde designer Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas, Y-3, has expanded into kids, using its signature emphasis on function to create […]
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Nov 22 2010
CPSC Issues Third-Party Accreditation Requirements for Children’s Sleepwear
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a notice that provides the criteria and process for its acceptance of accreditation of third-party conformity assessment bodies for testing relating to the flammability of children’s sleepwear. As a result of this action, children’s sleepwear sizes 0 through 6X and 7 through 14 and manufactured after Feb. […]
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Nov 22 2010
CPSC Issues Guidelines for Babywearing
While acknowledging the benefits of the long-running practice of babywearing, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a statement last week to help parents use the products safely to avoid suffocation. In the statement, the CPSC offered the following advice: “After reviewing numerous cases, child safety experts at CPSC have determined that parents with infants […]
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Nov 22 2010
Stride Rite, Li & Fung Bring Footwear Stores to Asia
A footwear favorite of moms since 1919, Stride Rite, a Collective Brands company, will join forces with Li & Fung Retailing, a privately held company, to open stores across Asia. The first stores will open in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaysia as early as December 2010, with locations in China breaking ground in 2011. A […]
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Nov 22 2010
Disney’s Time Square Debut
Timed for holiday shopping, Walt Disney celebrated the grand opening of its new 20,000-square-foot store located in New York’s Times Square on November 9th. Customers can request movie clips that are shown on a 12-foot screen, assemble car toys from the Disney-Pixar “Cars” film and shop amongst a two-story princess castle. The store opened just […]
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