Footwear News back issues from February 1991:
U.S. shoe plans massive layoffs. (U.S. Shoe Corp.) (illustration)
Feb 04, 1991; ... U.S. Shoe plans massive layoffs CINCINNATI - U. S. Shoe Corp. said last week that because of slumping shoe sales it will close a second factory employing 400 people and will eliminate another 150 jobs at its headquarters and in other manufacturing plants, in a restructuring of the ...
NSF exhibitors hold prices to snag more o-t-b. (National Shoe Fair)(open-to-buy dollars)
Feb 04, 1991 ... NSF exhibitors hold prices to snag more o-t-b CHICAGO - In an effort to snag the dwindling open-to-buy dollars of recession-shocked retailers, exhibitors at National Shoe Fair, which opened last Friday, said they were: * holding prices whenever possible; * concentrating their ...
Mario Valentino succumbs at 63. (Italian footwear designer and entrepreneur) (obituary)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Mario Valentino succumbs at 63 MILAN (FNS) - Mario Valentino, the Neapolitan footwear designer and entrepreneur who transformed his company into a multinational fashion group producing menswear, women's wear, handbags, luggage and perfume, died of a terminal illness in Naples last ...
Each store's needs differ. (multi-store footwear retailers' buying and merchandising strategies)(Retailing)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Each store's needs differ TUCSON - Multi-store footwear retailers must begin to address each store individually, even those within the same local area, and plan their buying and merchandising strategies accordingly. This is "imperative," said Dan Paul, president and ...
Retailers told how to avoid Future Shock. (footwear retailing should gear up for the next century by adapting to changes in consumer trends)(Retailing)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Retailers told how to avoid Future Shock TUCSON, Ariz. - Because of vast changes in consumer trends likely to occur in coming years - changes ranging from income polarization to aging baby boomers - retailers will have to sit back, re-evaluate their market segment and more than ...
Israel shoe exports running on schedule. (despite the outbreak of the Gulf war, Israeli shoe plants continue meeting export deadlines )
Feb 04, 1991 ... Israel shoe exports running on scheduleJERUSALEM (FNS) - Israeli footwear manufacturers, forced to close down their plants for a day or two following the outbreak of the Gulf war, said they have more than made up for lost production time and continue to meet their export ...
Stride Rite qtr. net peaks. (Stride Rite Corp. earnings for the 1990 fourth quarter)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Stride Rite qtr. net peaks CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - For the 22nd time in a row, the Stride Rite Corp. has reported record earnings for the quarter. The company stated last week that 1990 fourth quarter earnings, ending November 30, increased 23.4 percent to $9,453,000, or 37 ...
U.S. shoe output falls 10% in 3d quarter. (nonrubber footwear production in the third quarter of 1990)
Feb 04, 1991; ... U.S. shoe output falls 10% in 3d quarter WASHINGTON (FNS) - U.S. production of nonrubber footwear in the third quarter of 1990 fell 10 percent below year-ago levels, to 50 million pairs, the International Trade Commission (ITC) reported. Domestically-produced nonrubber ...
Retail shoe prices up 3.2% in '90; half the inflation rate.
Feb 04, 1991 ... Retail shoe prices up 3.2% in '90; half the inflation rateWASHINGTON (FNS) - Retail footwear prices increased 3.2 percent in 1990, almost 50 percent below the 6.1 percent increase in overall inflation, the Labor Department reported. December retail footwear prices inched ...
MFA wants spine in men's fashion. (Men's Fashion Association)(more color and style for men's footwear)
Feb 04, 1991; ... MFA wants spine in men's fashionsWhile women's fashion, like the proverbial butterfly, flits from one trend to the next, men's fashion often is more like, say, a garden snail, plodding along, with nearly imperceptible changes. And while the butterfly has the run of the flowers with ...
High Rise. (Fashion Viewpoints) (column)
Feb 04, 1991; ... High Rise There's something in the air. Flu, you say. Maybe. But there is also a shift in fashion emphasis from flat to high heels. After years of trying, the flat finally made it into fashion. For years, it was considered a fashion step-child. Not only was it ...
Stegmann clog demand outruns supply: U.S. rep. (felt clogs demand in the United States)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Stegmann clog demand outruns supply: U.S. rep SALEM, Mass. - "If only we could make more of them." That's the dilemma facing Robert Lipson who is in his second year of representing a German company that manufactures boiled-wool felt clogs in the United States. ...
Retail - wholesale ceo's salaries up 12.6% (chief executive officers)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Retail - wholesale ceo's salaries up 12.6% WASHINGTON (FNS) - Total compensation for chief executive officers (ceo) of retail and wholesale trade companies grew by 12.6 percent in 1989, the greatest growth rate among eight ceo groups surveyed in a new Conference Board report. ...
Maine goes the extra mile to help own firms. (marketing assistance in Maine)(Women's)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Maine goes the extra mile to help own firms AUGUSTA, Maine - While many states have mounted campaigns to persuade their home-state manufacturers to stay put, and many others are actively recruiting businesses to locate in their states, the state of Maine is going a step further. ...
Della Valle names Castiglioni vp of retail-wholesale operation. (Claudio Castiglioni, vice president for retail operations of Diego della Valle)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Della Valle names Castiglioni vp of retail-wholesale operationNEW YORK - Claudio Castiglioni has been named vice president in charge of the retail-wholesale operation of Diego della Valle in the United States. He replaces Andrea della Valle who has returned to the firm's home base ...
Unique batik unveils sock line. (Unique Batik)(Accessories)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Unique Batik unveils sock lineRALEIGH, N.C. - Unique Batik, a seven-year-old sportswear manufacturer specializing in hand-painted and batiked clothing, plans to keep customers in batik from head to toe with the recent introduction of a collection of hand-painted socks. ...
Europrep readying mid-priced bags line. (Europrep Handbags)(Accessories)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Europrep readying mid-priced bags lineNEW YORK - Europrep Handbags, a six-month-old handbag company, plans to capture a piece of the moderate-priced handbag pie by filling a new niche, according to Kate Myers, vice president of product development. That niche is for ...
Hose firms, mills contribute gun covers to Gulf soldiers. (nylon stockings keep sand out of rifles of troops in the Persian Gulf)(Accessories)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Hose firms, mills contribute gun covers to Gulf soldiers WASHINGTON (FNS) - U.S. hosiery manufacturers and yarn mills are donating gun covers to Operation Desert Storm after learning that troops in the Persian Gulf had been using long socks and pantyhose to keep sand from jamming ...
Susan Gail to produce Ellen Tracy bags. (Susan Gail Handbags, Inc.)(Accessories)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Susan Gail to produce Ellen Tracy bagsNEW YORK - Susan Gail Handbags Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with Ellen Tracy, the bridge sportswear firm, to produce a line of handbags bearing the Ellen Tracy name. The collection will include roughly 60 styles, said Sandy ...
Clarks is bringing Footshoe to U.S. (Clark's of England Inc.)(Comfort Report)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Clarks is bringing Footshoe to U.S.KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. - Clarks of England is introducing its Footshoe to the U.S. market, company officials said, after a strong debut in several European markets this past fall. Described by Clarks of England president Robert Wallace as ...
Travel Fox unfolds casualetic displays. (displays of the casualetic line of shoes)(Comfort Report)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Travel Fox unfolds casualetic displaysNEW YORK - Travel Fox has introduced a point-of-purchase (p-o-p) display aimed at winning customers for its "casualetic" product by educating them on comfort from the inside out. "Advertising drives consumers into the stores," ...
Intera helps keep warm and dry. (synthetic fiber for footwear lining)(Comfort Report)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Intera helps keep feet warm and dryPEABODY, Mass. - The roster of materials designed to keep feet dry and comfortable continues to grow with the development of new technologies. Tempo/Shain Corp.'s most recent introduction of this sort is called Intera. Intera is the ...
Herb Steb takes medical view of comfort. (president of the American Board of Certification for Pedorthics)(Comfort Report)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Herb Steb takes medical view of comfortNEW YORK - You will not hear Herb Steb complain that his feet hurt, but you may hear plenty of stories about foot problems he has encountered along his career path. That path is strewn with misguided toes, fallen arches and bunions ...
Take a bold step. (Men's footware)(Fashion Mandate) (column)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Take A Bold Step Masculine. It's one of the most concise ways to define fashion this season. Want some other ways? Try words like hearty, beefy, rugged, outdoorsy. Men's footwear is taking a solid stand for fall. Bottoms are taking shape in bold units and lugs while ...
Will Desert Storm be fashion rage? (military-inspired fashion after the Persian Gulf conflict)(Men's)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Will Desert Storm be fashion's rage? NEW YORK - Life imitates art. It may be a cliche, but can Americans expect to see military-inspired looks hit the stores while the armed forces hit the beach in the Persian Gulf? FN polled importers and manufacturers, asking whether ...
Italian menswear moves closer to earth. (Italian ready-to-wear fashion becomes down-to-earth and accessible)(Men's)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Italian menswear moves closer to earthMILAN (FNS) - Menswear from Italy is not quite as polished as it usually is. But that's not to say it is crude either. The look this season is every man's - down-to-earth and accessible. Once again, Giorgio Armani led the designer ...
Bergdof's Kiss gives stars the right look. (Kim Kiss of Bergdorf Goodman Inc.)(wardrobes for movie actors and actresses)(Men's)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Bergdorf's Kiss gives stars the right lookNEW YORK - If you were playing the part of a wacky psychiatrist in a movie, what would you wear? That is what Kim Kiss, head of 745 Suite at Bergdorf Goodman Men, will help determine when actor Richard Gere is ready to be ...
Dateline: Milan. (menswear designers in Milan)(Men's) (illustration)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Dateline: MILANMILAN (FNS) - Menswear designers who showed in Milan believe in boots. Classic suede chukkas and more trendy commando styles footnoted rustic apparel that can be described as country chic.MILAN (FNS) - The boot goes on and on and on this fall as men's wear ...
BBC Int'l gets exclusive rights to Bucky shoes. (BBC International Ltd.)(Bucky O'Hare shoes of Hasbro Inc.)(Children's)
Feb 04, 1991 ... BBC Int'l gets exclusive rights to Bucky shoesNEW YORK - BBC International Ltd. has signed an agreement with Hasbro Inc. making it the exclusive footwear license for Bucky O'Hare. The footwear was slates to debut at last week's National Shoe Fair in Chicago. Hasbro is ...
Trimfoot rolls out gratis sizing mats with Wee line. (Trimfoot Co., manufacturer of Wee Walker and Wee Kids children footwear)(Children's)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Trimfoot rolls out gratis sizing mats with Wee lineST. LOUIS - Trimfoot Co., manufacturers of Wee Walker and Wee Kids children's footwear, is providing retailers with "Wee Kids Select-A-Size" sizing mats, and expects the mats to be in more than 1,000 stores by August. ...
Critter pulled in by a nose. (R.G. Barry Corp. recalls Critters slipper socks)(Children's)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Critter pulled in by a nosePICKERINGTON, Ohio - R.G. Barry Corp. is voluntarily recalling approximately 58,500 pairs of Dearfoams for Kids "Critters" slipper socks sold since Sept. 17, 1990, company officials reported last week. In a letter the company sent to the ...
Easy does it. (Velcro fasteners in children's shoes) (column)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Easy Does It Kids love Velcro fasteners. They love the ease, the sound, the r-r-r-rip. Hook-and-loops eliminate the tedium of tying laces and the danger of stepping on them when they come undone. It gets kids out the door lickety-split, and it's one less thing mom has ...
Party games. (girls' footwear)
Feb 04, 1991 ... PARTY GAMESBack-to-school means more than books and tests. For many little girls it's a time of sock hops and Friday night dances, giggling in the corner with good friends. Pretty Please, shown by Granton Imports, ...
Douglas adds some women's lines. (Bill Douglas' Shoe Box offers a selection of women footwear and accessories)(Children's)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Douglas adds some women's lines TUCSON - In an effort to increase sales without adding significant costs, Bill Douglas, chairman of Bill Douglas' Shoe Box, is offering a limited selection of women's active footwear and accessories in his newest children's shoe store. ...
U.S. sources going to ISPO despite war. (International Sports Equipment Fair)(Iraq-Kuwait crisis)(Athletics/Active)
Feb 04, 1991; ... U.S. sources going to ISPO despite war BOSTON, Mass. - Due to growing trepidation about international travel, athletic shoe officials are casting a wary eye about attending ISPO, scheduled for Feb. 28-March 3 in Munich, Germany, but none have pulled out of the show citing ...
NBC will allow L.A. Gear ad to run. (L.A. Gear Inc. advertisement spot with the National Broadcasting Company Inc.)(Athletics/Active)
Feb 04, 1991; ... NBC will allow L.A. Gear ad to run LOS ANGELES - NBC last week reversed its decision to ban the Catapult commercial by L.A. Gear Inc. after originally barring it because of allusions to competitors. CBS, which also refused to air L.A. Gear's spot, had not reversed its ...
Converse reduces staff. (Converse Inc. cuts 10% of its non-manufacturing staff)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Converse reduces staffNORTH READING, Mass. - Converse Inc. cut about 10 percent of its 1,000-member non-manufacturing staff effective last Friday in a move that it said will allow a focus on its essential lines - basketball, crosstraining and All Star/athleisure. The ...
SportLaces output has taken off. (Perceptive Products Inc. doubles production of SportLaces)(Athletics/Active)
Feb 04, 1991; ... SportLaces output has taken off DENVER (FNS) - Perceptive Products Inc., Boulder, Col., makers of elastic Sport-Laces, doubled its production after selling 12,000 pairs at $30,000 on a first-time run in September. Stephen Ridley and Terry Sicotte, partners in the lace ...
Reebok pumps 13% gain in 4th qtr. net. (Reebok International Ltd.)(Athletics/Active)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Reebok pumps 13% gain in 4th qtr. netSTOUGHTON, Mass. - Following an earnings drop for the third quarter, fourth-quarter earnings at Reebok International Ltd. rebounded 13 percent to $39,481,000, or 34 cents per share, while sales rose 29.4 percent. In a separate ...
Duty interest rule appealed. (U.S. Customs Service appeals ruling that it must pay interest on overpaid duties of imported footwears)
Feb 04, 1991; ... Duty interest rule appealed WASHINGTON (FNS) - The U.S. Customs Service is appealing a federal court ruling that the agency must pay interest more frequently on overpaid duties, a ruling that trade lawyers say could mean a windfall for footwear importers. Al Martin, ...
Longwater, WearGuard purchases E.T. Wright. (Longwater Partners II)(WearGuard Corp.)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Longwater, WearGuard purchases E.T. WrightROCKLAND, Mass. - E.T. Wright president Joseph V. Marrocco disclosed last Friday that the sale of his company to Longwater Partners II and the WearGuard Corp., Norwell, Mass., had been finalized. "Our union with Longwater ...
Nordstrom facing suit for wages. (Nordstrom Inc.)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Nordstrom facing suit for wagesSEATTLE (FNS) - Past and present Nordstrom Inc. employees who claim they were not paid for all hours they worked may join a nationwide class-action lawsuit, according to a ruling late last Wednesday by King County Superior Court Judge William L ....
2 Interco panels planned. (Financial)
Feb 04, 1991 ... 2 Interco panels planned ST. LOUIS (FNS) - The United States Trustee for this district is planning to appoint one committee of unsecured creditors and one bondholders committee in the Interco Chapter 11 proceedings. The committees will play a major role in negotiating a ...
Justin footwear operation does well during 4th quarter. (Justin Industries Inc.)
Feb 04, 1991 ... Justin footwear operation does well during 4th quarterFORT WORTH, Texas (FNS) - Despite showing strong footwear results, Justin Industries, Inc. recorded a 13 percent drop in fourth quarter earnings while profits for the year inched ahead 1.3 percent. Richard J. Savitz, ...
Seventh Avenue on shoe design. (American shoe designers discuss their fall '91 footwear lines)
Feb 11, 1991; ... Setting Sights AbroadTimberland executive vice president Jeffrey Swartz and Massachusetts Governor William Weld, pictured here, headlined an economic conference recently urging more than 100 New England business leaders to ...
FFANY-bound sources look to femininity. (Fashion Footwear Association of New York)(fashion direction in ladies' footwear for fall 1991)
Feb 11, 1991; ... FFANY-bound sources look to femininityNEW YORK - While they will not overtake casual shoe sales, more distinctly feminine looks are offering the most influential fashion direction for fall '91, said resources headed for this week's Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) ...
Francis C. Rooney chairs H.H. Brown. (Rooney, former chairman of Melville Corp., has been elected chairman of H.H. Brown Shoe Co.)
Feb 11, 1991; ... Francis C. Rooney chairs H.H. BrownNEW YORK - Francis C. Rooney, the 69-year-old former chairman of Melville Corp., Rye, has been elected chairman of H.H. Brown Shoe Co., a marketer of primarily men's Americana classics. Rooney, who was widely acknowledged as a savvy ...
L.A. Gear takes $7 mil. loss in 4th qtr.; margins cited. (the 1990 fourth-quarter loss of L.A. Gear was due primarily to a decline in the gross profit margin)(includes related article)
Feb 11, 1991; ... L.A. Gear takes $7 mil. loss in 4th qtr.; margins citedLOS ANGELES - L.A. Gear last week reported a loss of $7,099,000, or 36 cents a share, for its fourth quarter ended Nov. 30, following a company prediction it would lose between $4 million and $6 million in the period. ...
Shoe execs say batten down the hatches but keep sailing. (shoe industry can cope up with the recession brought about by the Gulf War)
Feb 11, 1991; ... Shoe execs say batten down the hatches but keep sailingNEW YORK - People have lived through wars and recessions before and it has not prevented them from buying shoes: That was the maxim spoken by most executives of footwear resources in anticipation of next week's Fashion Footwear ...
Blahnik keeps moving. (footwear designer Manolo Blahnik)
Feb 11, 1991; ... BLAHNIK KEEPS MOVING LONDON (FNS) - Meeting Manolo Blahnik is like walking into a whirlwind. The footwear designer is so energetic and jittery he borders on the hyperactive. "I can never sit still," he said, jiggling up and down on a bench in his shop in London. "I ...
Brown Shoe's Johnson elected chairman of FIA. (Curtis Johnson, executive vice president, production and purchasing, Brown Shoe Co., was elected chairman of Footwear Industries of America)
Feb 11, 1991; ... Brown Shoe's Johnson elected chairman of FIA WASHINGTON - Curtis Johnson, executive vice president, production and purchasing, Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, has been elected chairman of Footwear Industries of America (FIA). He succeeds Joseph Marrocco, president of E.T ....
Colby will buy 2 Genesco lines. (Colby Footwear will buy the Easy Street and Charm Step women's branded lines from Genesco Inc.)
Feb 11, 1991; ... Colby will buy 2 Genesco lines GONIC, N.H. - Colby Footwear, an unbranded manufacturer of women's footwear, has reached an agreement to purchase the Easy Street and Charm Step women's branded lines from Genesco Inc., Nashville, for an undisclosed price. The 31-year-old ...
Ferragamo's American accent. (marketing and retailing strategies tailored to American tastes have allowed Massimo Ferragamo's footwear business to thrive in the US)
Feb 11, 1991; ... FERRAGAMO'S AMERICAN ACCENT NEW YORK - Ferragamo seems to have found a comfortable home in America. The Italian fashion house, with a thriving line of footwear and accessories and a fast-growing ready-to-wear collection, has witnessed its business in the United States ...
Wohl shipped; CHH shaky. (many footwear companies continue to ship Wohl Shoe Co. which operates Carter Hawley Hale Stores' leased footwear departments; however, several shoe companies stopped shipments because of CHH's financial trouble)(Retailing)
Feb 11, 1991 ... Wohl shipped; CHH shakyNEW YORK (FNS) - As Carter Hawley Hale Stores Inc. edged closer to filing Chapter 11 last Friday, many footwear companies said they are continuing to ship Wohl Shoe Co., which operates the retailer's leased footwear departments; however, several shoe ...
Jordan Marsh to tout moderate. (Jordan Marsh department store chain emphasizes moderate price points in its footwear departments and throughout all its stores' departments in a bid to weather the New England recession)(Retailing)
Feb 11, 1991; ... Jordan Marsh to tout moderate BOSTON (FNS) - Jordan Marsh will emphasize moderate price points and "affordable fashion" in its footwear departments and throughout all its stores' departments in a bid to weather the New England recession. "The footwear business is one ...
U.S. Shoe 5-week retail sales off 0.2%. (U.S. Shoe Corp.)(Retailing)
Feb 11, 1991 ... U.S. Shoe 5-week retail sales off 0.2%CINCINNATI - U.S. Shoe Corp. reported sales at its retail operations, including footwear, totaled $167,969,000 for the five-week period ended Feb. 2, a decline of 0.2 percent from the year-ago period. The Footwear Retailing Group, a ...
Enstar shuttering 172 units. (Enstar Specialty Retail Inc., a footwear and women's apparel retailer, is closing 172 stores)(Retailing )
Feb 11, 1991 ... Enstar shuttering 172 unitsMONTGOMERY, Ala. (FNS) - Enstar Specialty Retail Inc., a footwear and women's apparel retailer reorganizing under Chapter 11, is closing 172 stores, including 59 Shoe City units. Separately, The Enstar Group Inc., Montgomery, parent of Enstar ...
Court OKs loans to Hills. (Hills Department Stores received court approval of interim loans to finance operations while it reorganizes under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code)(Retailing)
Feb 11, 1991 ... Court OKs loans to HillsNEW YORK (FNS) - Hills Department Stores received bankruptcy court approval last Wednesday for up to $100 million in interim loans to finance operations while it reorganizes under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The discount department ...
Selling Europe - handshake not enough. (European retailers want commitment from US manufacturers)
Feb 11, 1991; ... Selling Europe - handshake not enoughBOSTON - Selecting a distributor or establishing a subsidiary, one of a company's first decisions upon entering foreign markets, can make or break its sales there. So asserted Jeffrey Swartz, executive vice president of The ...
Craddock signs to buy Walker plant. (Craddock-Terry Inc. intends to buy a factory in Victoria, Va., from B.B. Walker Co.)
Feb 11, 1991; ... Craddock signs to buy Walker plantLYNCHBURG, Va. - The soft retail environment is not hurting Craddock-Terry Inc. With 1990 sales almost double 1989's, the women's footwear manufacturer last week signed a letter of intent to buy a factory and equipment in Victoria, Va., ...
Mexico free-trade plan under fire. (opposition to US-Mexico free-trade agreement)
Feb 11, 1991; ... Mexico free-trade plan under fire WASHINGTON (FNS) - Labor and footwear industry officials are readying their recommendations for a U.S.-Mexico free-trade agreement they say could erode U.S. labor standards and further decimate domestic manufacturing Congressional ...
U.S. Shoe goes to bat for theater group. (U.S. Shoe Corp. provides Playhouse in the Park, a Cincinnati theater group which will reprise "The Wizard of Oz," with Dorothy's ruby slippers)
Feb 11, 1991; ... U.S. Shoe goes to bat for theater group CINCINNATI - When Playhouse in the Park, Cincinnati's regional professional theater, recently decided to reprise "The Wizard of Oz," it did not have to look far to come up with Dorothy's famous ruby slippers. James J. Crowe, a ...
New York footwear stores that are on worth-seeing list.
Feb 11, 1991; ... New York footwear stores that are on worth-seeing list NEW YORK - When the going gets rough, retailers shopping the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) show should take a breather and stroll on over to some of Manhattan's hottest footwear spots. Even the ...
WSA rolls out benefits and social services. (Western Shoe Associates)
Feb 11, 1991; ... WSA rolls out benefits and social services LONG BEACH, Calif. - As it approaches its Fall 1991 Buying Market, the Western Shoe Associates, a 49-year old sales representative organization, is unveiling a variety of new activities, benefits and social services to its members. ...
Buying time. (customers' views on the price of shoes and if they thought the economy would influence their shoe purchases)(Fashion Viewpoints) (column)
Feb 11, 1991; ... Buying Time Twice a year FN strays from the coverage of business firms and enters the world of the consumer. This time we crisscrossed the country asking customers their views on the price of shoes and if they thought the economy would influence their shoe purchases. ...