Article: Fit to be tried.(marketing strategies for children's shoes)

NEW YORK -- To survive in the children's sizes and widths game there are two important rules retailers must follow. One, carry a styles, and two, sku size offerings to your distinct demographics driven niche.

Faced with incredible pressure from mass marketers, many diehard retailers are playing upon their unique strengths -- fitting prowess being atop the list. These service oriented stores, taking a page out of the past when true fitting specialists carried enough stock to turn every sit-and-fit into a clinched sale, know that the right mix of product is critical to repeat business.

In fact, many industry experts believe that the sizes and widths business is ...

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