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Oct 26 2009
CPSC Releases New Guidance for Lead Testing
Last week, the Consumer Product Safety Commission issued guidance designed to clarify what needs to be lead tested under the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. The document spells out the types of product that must be tested, the materials that are exempt from testing as well as information pertaining to component testing. The statement of […]
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Oct 26 2009
American Eagle Tests 77kids Concept at Retail
77kids, the children’s wear offshoot from Pittsburgh-based American Eagle Outfitters, which launched as an online-only concept, has a brick-and-mortar home for the holiday season. The pop-up is located near the American Eagle teen store in The Mall at Robinson in Pittsburgh on Oct. 21 and will be open for just 77 days. With a deliberately […]
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Oct 26 2009
Nickelodeon Acquires TMNT
Nickelodeon has purchased the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) property from 4 Kids Entertainment and The Mirage Group for a reported sum of $60 million. The property is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. “TMNT shares a comedic sensibility with the Nickelodeon DNA, with added layers of action and fantasy that have kept this property […]
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Oct 26 2009
Dickies Moves and Expands New York Showroom
Work and lifestyle apparel brand Dickies of Fort Worth, Texas, is relocating its New York showroom to a larger space at 1400 Broadway that can better serve the brand’s growing needs. The new showroom, located in the heart of the garment district, measures approximately 4,000 square feet and is expected to open in mid-November and […]
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Oct 26 2009
Dignity U Wear Receives Grants to Support Charitable Mission
Dignity U Wear, a nonprofit apparel company based in Jacksonville, Fla., recently received two grants to help it in its mission to provide new clothing to men, women and children in need. A $14,864 grant from the Community Foundation of Jacksonville will support an emergency clothing program for the homeless in partnership with The Sulzbacher […]
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Oct 26 2009
Heir, Ju-Ju-Be Fight Breast Cancer
With an interest in giving back, several industry members have gotten involved with breast cancer causes. On Oct. 29, El Segundo, Calif.-based manufacturer Heir will participate in “Taking It To The Edge,” a charity gala event benefiting The Wellness Community of South Bay Cities. During the event, Heir (which owns a company-branded store) will partner […]
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Oct 19 2009
JJ Cole Acquires Fleurville
JJ Cole Collections, a Logan, Utah-based manufacturer of parenting products, has acquired Fleurville, an eco-friendly diaper bag company. “Fleurville has a fantastic brand, history and reputation of quality bags,” JJ Cole CEO Jeremy White said. “Through the acquisition of Fleurville, JJ Cole will be able to execute a multi-brand strategy to provide our customers with […]
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Oct 19 2009
Bon Bébé, Brooks Fitch Announced Licensed Collection
Bon Bébé, the babywear division of International Intimates Inc., has entered into an agreement with Brooks Fitch Apparel Group to produce dresses and dress-up sets for newborn, infants and toddlers for U.S. distribution. “We are very pleased to have these additional collections developed and produced by Brooks Fitch,” René Rofé, founder and CEO of International […]
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Oct 19 2009
Children’s Club Event Showcased Spring Fashions
ENK reported an upbeat mood at the October Children’s Club show, held in New York Oct. 4-6. “The October show clearly created a strong summer statement for the children’s market following on the huge success of the August Holiday/Resort market held last August,” show coordinator Stanley Kaye stated. New brands exhibiting at the show included […]
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Oct 19 2009
Right Bank Babies Bows Storefront
Los Angeles-based children’s brand Right Bank Babies will debut its first retail store this week. The boutique is located in a Hollywood, Calif., shopping complex called the Hollywood & Highland Center and will open on Thursday, Oct. 15. The store will feature Right Bank Babies’ versatile, Parisian-inspired pieces as well as a number of items […]
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Oct 19 2009
First Candle Set for Oct. 22 Gala
First Candle, a nonprofit dedicated to the survival of babies during the first years of life, will host its 2009 annual fundraising gala on Thursday, Oct. 22; the festivities will start at 7 p.m. at the Tribeca Rooftop in New York. This year’s chair is Emma Byrne Rooney, daughter-in-law of Dan Rooney (owner of the […]
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Oct 19 2009
NRF Says Expect the Expected this Holiday
Retailers holding out for robust holiday sales to save their lackluster year have next year to hope for. The National Retail Federation released its 2009 holiday forecast last week, projecting holiday retail industry sales to ring in $437.6 billion—a 1-percent decline from 2008. The number is not as severe as last holiday season’s 3.4-percent year-over-year […]
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Oct 19 2009
Vendor News: Itzy Ritzy
• Itzy Ritzy of Chicago has named two new reps for its line of baby, toddler and parenting gear. Nick Guillen of Nikosales will cover California, Idaho, Oregon and Hawaii; call (888) 5533-5558 or e-mail nick@nikosales.com. Dave Knox of Knox & Associates will oversee Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio; call (815) 2554-1749 or […]
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Oct 2 2009
Laura Ashley Taps New President
Laura Ashley Inc. of Fort Mill, S.C., has named Kwan C Ng president of the company. He succeeds Lawrence Chai, who retired on September 30. In his new role, Ng—the former CEO of Laura Ashley Holdings PLC in London—will oversee the licensing operations and business strategy for North and South America. “The Laura Ashley team […]
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Oct 2 2009
Kiwi Industries Under New Ownership
Eco-friendly children’s label Kiwi Industries of Albuquerque, N.M., which was founded six years ago by Rebecca Grebosky, has been turned over to Faith Begay-Holtrop and Laura McIndoo. Begay-Holtrop, a small retail business owner, will head the company’s sales, marketing and operations, while McIndoo, who has been designing the brand’s collections for the past three years, […]
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Oct 2 2009
Jamari Opens New Dallas Showroom
Jamari International announces the new location of its Dallas showroom. Beginning with the October market, it can be found in Suite #8048 in the Dallas Market Center. The showroom is stocked with the spring/summer collections of Cakewalk, Jottum, Alphabet, Marese, Miniman, Isabel Garreton, Laranjinha and Scotch Shrunk. To schedule an appointment, call (212) 695-1733. In […]
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Oct 2 2009
M3 Girl Designs, Barley & Birch Land on Inc.’s 30 Under 30 List
This month’s issue of Inc. magazine turns the spotlight toward young business pioneers, and two of the children’s industry’s own have made this year’s 30 Under 30 list. Kyle Smitley, the 24-year-old founder of Barley & Birch, an organic kids’ apparel brand based in Oceanside, Calif., told the magazine her success is largely due to […]
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Oct 2 2009
Petunia Pickle Bottom Donates Bags to Moms in Need
Diaper bag company Petunia Pickle Bottom recently participated in “A is for Apple,” a baby shower hosted by Operation Shower and the March of Dimes. Held Sept. 20 at the Portsmouth Naval Hospital in Portsmouth, Va., the event intended to help out moms and moms-to-be who would likely not have a baby shower of their […]
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Oct 2 2009
Rep Announcements: Ambajam, Adooka Organics, KidCuteTure
Denver-based baby and toddler accessories company Ambajam has tapped industry veteran Susan Wallace as its Mid-Atlantic sales rep. She will cover New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia. Call (201) 773-3122 or e-mail susankids@gmail.com. Adooka Organics of Columbus, Ohio, announces three new showrooms and reps: • Erika Zeigler of the Bebop […]
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Oct 1 2009
Elbow Grease
Just like you, I’ve been on the trade show circuit for the last few weeks. And of course at every stop, people want to know how I think the shows are going. Thankfully, I’ve had mostly good news to report—but the positive vibe isn’t just happening to us; we’ve created it. Vendors have tightened up […]
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