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-NPD Group: Reports on the U.S. Apparel Market for 2010
-The New York Times: Designer Labels Go Pint Size
-Telegraph: Paul Smith launches children's wear
-IFP: Gucci, Fendi present first children's collection in Florence
-Slate: Kindergarten Fashion- Did children always wear gender-specific clothing?
-Wall Street Journal: Handling the Office Baby Boom
-The New York Times: Goldman Alumni Learn New Lessons Far From Wall Street
-Los Angeles Business Journal: American Apparel Goes G-Rated; Firm shelves racy image for kids' clothing line
-The Washington Post: The Greening of the Silver Spoon
-New York Times: For Firstborns, Secondhand Fits the Bill
-Wall Street Journal: Recession Makes Parents Scrimp On Own Clothes, But Not Baby's
-Forbes: Carter's shares rise on positive analyst note
-Marketwire: Zutano Partners With the Northshire Bookstore to Open a 250-Square-Foot "Store" in the Children's Department
-Time Out Kids: Appaman - The owners of the popular label look back on the roots of the pioneering kids' line
-CoStar Group: 33-Store Apparel Retailer, Oilily, Files Bankruptcy
-Wall Street Journal: Toys 'R' Us Is Purchasing Retailer FAO Schwarz
-Parenting Examiner: Tampa moms produce eco-friendly children's clothing line - Chi Chi Amor
-Seeking Alpha: The Gymboree Corporation Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
-The New York Times: Campaigns for Challenging Times Put Children and Mothers First
-Zacks: Carter's continues to outperform much of the retail sector as fourth quarter sales rose 7.3%.
-The Post & Courier: Gerber to open packaging operation locally
-Chicago Tribune: J.Crew reveals how Sasha and Malia got those special coats
-NECN: Zutano encourages parents to bring babies to work
-ABC7 News: Election night dress made by Oakland, CA-based Biscotti
-DM News: Hanna Andersson, Gerber Childrenswear sold to Sun Capital
-MarketWatch: Tommy Hilfiger Announces National Relaunch of Childrenswear Collection
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: American Eagle debuts mom-friendly '77kids' line
-Drapers: ITE Moda buys kidswear show Bubble London
-NPD Group: Apparel and Entertainment Make Up Bulk of Mom's Discretionary Spending on Her Kids  
-The Gazzette: Back to Cool from Montreal
-Sacramento Bee: At Home with Trumpette's Jon Stevenson
-Inc.: Let's Start With an Icebreaker
-The Boston Globe: Bringing up babies at work
-Seeking Alpha: Gymboree - Strong Financial Footing; Expects Baby Boomer Boost
-Fox Business: Carter's Announces Appointment of Michael D. Casey as CEO; Frederick J. Rowan, II Announces His Retirement
-Trading Markets.com: Stein Mart to add more name brands, kids' products
-KPMG: 2007 National Shopping Behavior Study
-NPD Group: The 2007 U.S. Apparel Market Dresses Up; Children's Apparel Sales Up 6%
-NPD Group: Bright Spots in the 2007 U.S. Footwear Market; Children's Sales Up 3%
-The Boston Globe: High style for the stroller set
-AdWeek: Garanimals Stages Comeback
-Time Magazine: Downsizing Style
-The Motley Fool: It's Carter's, B'Gosh! An Interview with Fred Rowan, CEO
-Candada NewsWire: Effigi acquires the Colimaçon brand
-Shop.org: FAO Schwarz's CEO talks about the challenge of expanding their reach, while protecting their brand
-KPMG: American Eagle to Launch Children's Brand
-The New York Times: January's the Time to Get Shoppers Back in the Stores
-Seeking Alpha: The Long Case for Carter's, Inc.
-NY Daily News: Designer makes eco-friendly kid clothes
-CoStar Group: Children's Wear Bldg. Flipped for $70.5M
-Inc.: Tea Named to Magazine's List of Fastest Growing Private Companies
-San Francisco Business Times: Williams-Sonoma tries kids' clothing on at 'Threads'
-USA Today: Back-to-school shopping now has a second wave
-Inc.: Zutano Named to Magazine's List of Fastest Growing Private Companies
-Just-Style: Children's wear market continues to grow
-The New York Times: My Dad, American Inventor
-Philadelphia Business Journal: Mulberribush Buys New Headquarters
-PRWeb Newswire: Global Children's Wear Market to be Worth $147 Billion by 2010, According to New Report  
-The New York Times: What to Expect When Expecting? A Whole Lot of Loot
-The Mountain Mail: Children's fashion company calls Salida home
-Home Accents Today: Bed, Bath & Beyond Acquires buybuyBaby
-WFAA-TV: Texas mom creates Glamajama tot couture
-The Street.com: Kid Couture
-New York Magazine: Fashion Week Fall/Winter '07 - Child Magazine's Runway Show
-New York Magazine: Backstage and Front Row at Child Magazine's Fall/Winter '07 Fashion Show
-BusinessWeek: After Burt's Bees, What? Roxanne Quimby talks about gearing up for a three-part second act
-The Mountain Mail: Clad in success Young Colors moves wholesale operations to Salida, CO
-Better Homes & Gardens: Uli and Michael Belenky of Zutano Put a Smile on Style - Their run-down farmhouse gets a family-friendly, eclectic makeover with color, artwork, and found objects.  
-NPD Fashionworld: NPD Reports on the Evolving School Uniform Industry
-The New York Times News Service: Marketing fashion for the roller-skates-and-jump-rope set
-Happi: Baby care grows up as marketers explore increasing segmentation in products for babies, toddlers and children
-NPD Group: Planned Back-to-School 2006 Spending Flat, as Shoppers Expect to Shop Later This Year
-NRF: Electronics and Apparel to Fuel 2006 Back-to-School Spending
-Fibre2Fashion: Juicy Couture & Tawil Associates to make & market infants apparel
-Knight Ridder Newspapers: Children's Jeans - They Cost What?
-Atlanta Business Chronicle: Carter's Inc.'s chairman made $4 million in 2005
-USA Today: Gymboree's Barnes finds new life, business in yoga
-Just-Style: Kids' clothing a growing business
-NPD Fashionworld: Accupanel Spotlights National Brand Strengths
-NPD Fashionworld: U.S. Apparel Industry Posts Growth Second Year in a Row; Children's Apparel Sales Grew 2%
-Olympus Fall 2006 Fashion Week: Child Magazine Runway Show
-NRF Forecasts 4.7% Growth for 2006 Retail Sales
-Business Week: Liz Lange - Pregnant With Possibility
-NPD Fashionworld: Over One-Third of Overweight Children Wear Adult or Junior Size Clothing; New Study Finds Overweight Kids Frustrated with Fit
-Business Week: In Hot Pursuit Of Yoga Mama
-National Retail Federation: Consumers Aren't Pulling in the Reins on Holiday Spending, According to NRF
-NPD Fashionworld: Despite Obstacles, Consumers Will Still Spend This Holiday Season, Says NPD Survey
-Packaged Facts: Licensing Explosion Helps Spur Market for Young Children's Clothing to Approach $17 Billion
-NPD Insights: Leveraging the Power of Licensing to Market Products  
-Vogue UK: Child's Play by Marc Jacobs
-NPD Fashionworld: NPD Sees Solid Back-To-School Spending this Year
-San Francisco Chronicle: All Grown Up - Kids' fall designs are hopscotching away from cutesy and toward chic
-Milwaukee Business Journal: Carter's completes purchase of OshKosh B'Gosh
-BlackBusinessList.com: This Michigan Woman Says Her Online Infant Clothing Business Is No Child's Play
-The NPD Group: 2004 U.S. Retail Apparel Sales Up after Three Years of Decline; Children's Apparel Sales Flat
-The Gainesville Times: Alexis PlaySafe selling to N.J.-based Samara Brothers
-The Boston Globe: All-consuming adolescence; Advertisers are aiming at an increasingly younger market, and the kids are buying in
-San Francisco Chronicle: On the Record with Robert Mettler of Macy's West
-Kansas City InfoZine: New CPSC Burn Center Reporting System Provides First Year of Data
-NPD Fashionworld: Clothing is the Number One Item on Consumers' Wish List This Holiday Season
-KPMG: A Bleak Future for Apparel Retailers?
-The San Diego Union-Tribune: Oh, Baby!
-USA Today: Nickelodeon expands beyond its TV roots including preteen clothing line
-The Oprah Winfrey Show: World's Biggest Baby Shower
-Business Week: No Business Like Trade-Show Business
-Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: A marketing phenom, Buster Brown turns 100
-KPMG: Retailers See Maternity Fashion as Fertile Ground
-USA Today: Rule of Cool Hits Preschool
-iVillage: Flashback Fashions for Fall 2004
-KPMG: Will Apparel Manufacturers, Retailers Say 'Supersize Me?'
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Elefanten taking more than baby steps to push kids' shoes
-The New York Times: It's the Hottest Place in Town, and Dolls Eat Free
-PRNewswire: Lollytogs Ltd. Acquires VF Playwear's Healthtex Business
-USA Today: Bigger cut of the cloth - Plus sizes for kids
-Business Week: Marimekko Is Looking Groovy Again
-San Francisco Chronicle: Gymboree Crop. - On the record: Lisa Harper  
-NPD Fashionworld: Reports Apparel Sales Suffer As Tweens and Teens Spend Their Money Elsewhere
-San Francisco Chronicle: Hands-On Fashion - Making a living in San Francisco's cut- and-sew rag trade
-Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: OshKosh B'Gosh expects hard year, pins hopes on stores
-Business Week: Selling Tactics for Startups
-KPMG: Removal of Apparel Quotas Might Make Retailers and Suppliers Talk
-Chicago Sun Times: Sears to make Lands' End changes for different regions; new children's apparel didn't take off
-Star-Telegram: Fashionable move - The $21 million revamp of Dallas' World Trade Center will create a new home for the city's fashion industry
-Newsday: Rockin' Clothing Line
CBGB's apparel business is big hit for famous punk club
-Crain's NY Business: Children's Place gets new president
-The New York Times: Small Business - Struggling with the Falling Dollar
-Business Week: Like Father, Like Son at buybuyBABY
-USA Today: For Babies Who Have Everything
-KPMG: U.S. Retail Sales Seen Up 5 Percent in 2004, According to NRF
-The New York Times: For Toys 'R' Us, a Time to Rebuild; Babies "R" Us Division Is a Moneymaker
-Milwaukee Business Journal: Florence Eiseman plans to expand
-The News-Gazette: Kiddie consumers noticed
-Business Wire: Allied Capital Invests $50 Million in Wear Me Apparel
-The New York Times: H&M Is Hip, but It's Still Looking for a U.S. Profit
-The New York Times: The Goal: 'Sweatshop Free.' The Problem: Defining It
-NPD Fashionworld: Reasons for Purchasing - Fashion, Function or Value?
-The Times Argus: Zutano babies its employees
-The Business Journal: Kids "R" Us store closings mean fewer orders for Oshkosh B'Gosh
-Daily Research News: The Influence of Tweens
-The Cleveland Plain Dealer: Trendy clothes that fit well help larger children fit in
-The New York Times: If the Shoe Ties, They Don't Wear It
-The Miami Herald: Teens gone wild for new bands
-Newsday: Jumping on a 'Bandz'-wagon; Long Island company sparks new headband trend among teenage girls
-The Los Angeles Times: The Wal-Mart Effect
-Business Week: Renovating This Old Mouse
-USA Today: Seinfelds push Baby Buggy
-NY Daily News: Curing import ills; Garment biz aided by clamps on China
-Daily Record News: All 146 Kids 'R' Us locations to close
-KPMG: Children's Place Profits From Merchandise Plan
-The New York Times: Dolls as Role Models, Neither Barbie Nor Britney
-KPMG: Online U.S. Holiday Sales Seen Up 20 Percent in 2003
-USA Today: Direct Selling Brings It All Home
-Herald Tribune: Children's manufacturer/retailer changes name
-The New York Times: The Littlest Clotheshorse
-The Southern Illinoisan: Local Smockers Gather To Carry on a Lost Art
-Pioneer Press: Because life's too demanding to wear anything but pj's
-Atlanta Business Chronicle: Carter's IPO may raise $118 million
-KPMG: U.S. Consumers Plan More Holiday Spending
-CNN: Burberry sales back on track
-The Salt Lake Tribune: Upscale retailers turn to kids for brand loyalty
-San Francisco Business Times: Gymboree Corp.'s youngest child is growing up faster than anyone expected.
-The Charleston Post & Courier: Pixie Lily picks up layette fashion
-The Syracuse Post-Standard: Drawstring law ties shoppers in knots
-The New York Times: Babies Are Riding High
-Happi: Baby Baubles - A Baby Care Update
-KPMG: Department Stores Try Mass Merchandisers' Tricks
-NPD Fashionworld: Back to school spending: will it make the grade?
-Portland Business Tribune:
Some firms shell out profits, put focus on a different bottom line
-Business Week: It's Showtime-Trade-Show Time, That Is
-NPD Fashionworld: What's Hot for Back-to-School?
-Minneapolis Star Tribune: Retailers seeing a boom in baby clothes
-The Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Juicy Couture's pride: Long shelf life
-The Sacramento Bee: Too Little, Too Soon
-NPD Fashionworld: Licensing: Expanding the Scope of Your Product
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: OshKosh plans chain of stores fit for whole family
-The Detroit News: Snack-Trap keeps spills under cover
-New York Daily News: Licensing deals build profits
-Florida Today: 'Hootchie' marketing steams parents of girls; From clothing to toys, 'sexy' is a hot trend
-The New York Times: Men Ask: Who Needs to Buy Clothes?; Target to Downsize Its Boys' Department
-NPD Fashionworld: Fashion's "Thinning Middle"
-Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: For Florence Eiseman's former owners trusts benefit charity and donor
-Gainsville Times: Warren Featherbone celebrates 120 years
-CFO: So far, CPM has been slow to catch on. But Kids Headquarters, an early adopter, says the software helps wed budgeting to strategy.
-EntreWorld: Lilian Vernon, From My Kitchen Tabletop to Your Computer Laptop
-Entre World: Branding: Lilian Vernon,The Power of Personality
-NPD Fashionworld: Tweens & Teens - The Younger Generations Who Have Marketers Stumped
-The New York Times: Taking French Children's Fashion Global
-The New York Times: The latest news on children's wear trunk shows.
 
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