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Keds shoes news |
Stride Rite growing up to win foothold in market LEXINGTON -- Its not just kids shoes at Stride Rite Corp. The company is committed to coming out regularly with more colorful, trendy, and upscale lines of shoes for children, young adults, and aging boomers, according to chief executive David M. Chamberlain. SHOPPER In mythology, the owl is a fierce creature, wise and omniscient. Stride Rite Increases Quarterly Dividend 17 Percent; Announces Annual Meeting of Stockholders Date LEXINGTON, Mass.----The Board of Directors of The Stride Rite Corporation has declared a quarterly cash dividend of seven-cents per share on the Companys outstanding common stock. The seven-cent dividend, which is payable March 15, 2007 to stockholders of record at the close of business February 27, 2007 is a 17 percent increase over the previous quarterly rate of $0.06 per share. Patrick raises $1.9m for gala Governor Deval Patrick raised $1.9 million in private donations to cover the cost of his inauguration, the most expensive in the states history, mostly from corporations, law firms, developers, and others who do business in the state. Stride Rite Reports Record Sales and Higher Earnings for Fourth Quarter and Full Year LEXINGTON, Mass.----The Stride Rite Corporation today reported record fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006 net sales. Net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 were $151.8 million, an increase of 15% compared to the same period in the prior year. Fleurs steppin out Fleur will be blooming this spring with shoes. After the closings of several beloved shoe stores in the Triangle last year (notably Plush and Georgianos), the owners of Fleur are stepping up. A.M.Stir Amazon.com, the mega-retailer behind that Internet site that sells books or whatever, is finally starting a venture we get: A Web site that sells shoes. (Oh, and designer handbags.) Bridal bliss on a budget Sometimes our jobs are just to get out of the way and let readers share their ideas. Such is the case with todays feature about weddings that were special but not especially expensive. If the shoe fits SANDALS were the most common footwear in most early civilizations, however, a few early cultures had shoes. In Mesopotamia, (c. 1600–1200 BC) a type of soft shoes were worn by the mountain people who lived on the border of Iran. The soft shoe was made of wraparound leather, similiar to a moccasin. GTK versus Newk In my youth, Chuck Taylor was top of the line, later imitated by Edwardson, a local pirate. B.F. Goodrich and Keds were not as popular. Chucks remain popular today. It was not easy to keep canvas shoes from stinking in time. Socks were expensive, too. Neat freaks had to be careful about hygiene. |