Vendor News: Stride Rite, Baby K’Tan

~ The Stride Rite Children’s Group, a division of the Collective Brands Performance and Lifestyle Group, has tapped Matt Feiner–the former vice president of U.S. Merchandising for footwear and apparel at Reebok North America–as senior vice president of wholesale. He will head the Group’s wholesale division and the wholesale merchandise planning team to drive strategic growth for the company’s branded products both domestically and globally. Currently, that portfolio includes Rite, Robeez, Saucony kids, Sperry kids and Keds kids. Visit www.striderite.com.

~ Baby K’tan has added two new sales representatives to its growing team. Larry Sleight, who has 30 years of experience in the juvenile industry, will be handling accounts in Southern California, Southern Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii. Contact him at (909) 820-1935 or larrys897@sbcglobal.net. Joanne Belanger, who brings more than 15 years of sales and marketing experience, will oversee the brand’s accounts in Canada. She can be reached at (404) 388-1374 or 
joannebelangergohar@gmail.com.