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Article: CAPEZIO KEEPS QUALITY AT 120.(Deborah Gibbs tells about the firm)(Interview)
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- WWD
- Article date:
- April 4, 2007
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Byline: Whitney Beckett
As Capezio marks 120 years in the dance market, the company wants customers to know it still guarantees its products.
"Quality has carried us throughout this entire span of time, so we've created a special quality seal you will see on all of our products and on the doors of stores that carry Capezio," said Deborah Gibbs, director of business development. "How many people can say they have been in business since 1887 and their quality is still good? We plan to make the future just as bright as the past."
In 1887, 17-year-old Italian immigrant Salvatore Capezio opened The Theatrical & Historical Shoemaker shop on Broadway ...