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Sporting goods firm Reebok has tied up with Marvel Entertainment to launch a collection of children’s sneakers featuring superheroes Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk.

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Retailer Payless ShoeSource has launched new ranges of the Dexter footwear brand for men, women and boys in its stores throughout the US.

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Hoping to boost its name recognition with a new generation, Adobe is offering a slimmed-down version of its popular photo-editing software for free online.

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3/25/2008 4:40:38 AM Tuesday, sporting goods provider Adidas Group (ADI.L) announced that it agreed with Vulcabras S.A., a holding company, to form a joint venture company for distributing Reebok footwear, apparel and accessories in Brazil and Paraguay. Adidas stated that the deal is subject to regulatory review in Brazil and added that the financial details of the transaction would not be disclosed.

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As color printing gets cheaper, the decision to use your in-house printer, ink and paper or outsource a smaller print job comes into question. HP has some free, pretty neat, software, HP Marketing Resources Software, available here has several good tools you can use.

One of the tools, the HP Print Cost estimator can help you estimate when you should print something in your office or outsource it to Kinkos or a local printer. There’s three tools in total that come with HP Marketing Resources Software:

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PORTLAND, Ore.—-LaCrosse Footwear, Inc. , a leading provider of branded work and outdoor footwear, announced today that its Danner® subsidiary received a new business order for $1.3 million from the U.S.

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Steven Madden, Ltd. , a leading designer, wholesaler and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women, men and children, today announced that Edward Rosenfeld, Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning and Finance of the Company, has been named Interim Chief Executive Officer and Walter Yetnikoff, an independent Director of the Company, has been named Non- Executive Chairman of the Board.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Shoe maker Steven Madden Ltd. on Wednesday said it expects to buy back 2.6 million shares at $17 per share in its tender offer, which expired on Tuesday.

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NEW YORK—-Skins Inc. , a developer of a revolutionary, patented, two-part interchangeable footwear structure, today announced that the Skins 2008 Spring/Summer Collection will be delivered to 45 retail “doors” by mid April and 100 retail “doors” by June.

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If you build a company on the basis of service, you can branch into other areas, says Alfred Lin, chief operating officer/chief financial officer of the $850 million shoes merchant Zappos.com. “So we think of ourselves as a service company that just happens to sell shoes, handbags, and related items.”



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