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Article: nautica girls joins hampton family.
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- Children's Business
- Article date:
- September 1, 1999
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Nautica Girls has a new home. The 4-16 swimwear and sportswear collection will now be produced by Hampton Industries, which has held the Nautica boys' license for the last five years. According to Robert Reid, formerly president of Nautica boys and now the new president of Nautica Children's, David Chu, Nautica CEO, founder and designer, looked at the success of the boys' label and envisioned similar growth for the girls' line.
"Our boys' business has really grown over the past two years. Last year it increased by 33 percent. This year we will see an increase of 38 percent. David is pleased with the direction our line is headed in, how we've really picked up on ...