LaCrosse Footwear, a publicly traded boot and footwear maker, plans to develop a new distribution center in the Indianapolis area, but the Portland, Ore.-based company won’t say just where.

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Evansville-based retailer Shoe Carnival saw first quarter earnings plunge 34 percent on disappointing sales of sandals and dress shoes. But the company beat anaylst estimates.

The company earned $4.8 million, or 38 cents per share, compared to $7.3 million, or 53 cents per share, in the same 13-week period in 2007.

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Limited Brands Inc, operator of the Victoria’s Secret and La Senza chains, has hired Peter Horvath, the president of footwear retailer DSW, as executive vice president of business integration.



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Opinion: Retailers need to move past the “Gen X” mentality when it comes to their customers….



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The Nike Foundation, a nonprofit supported by athletic footwear and apparel maker Nike Inc., said Tuesday it will partner with the NoVo Foundation on a $100 million grant aimed at helping adolescent girls in developing countries.



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(RTTNews) – Footwear and apparel retailer Foot Locker, Inc. (FL: News, Chart, Quote ) on Thursday reported a decline in the first quarter net earnings compared to last year hurt by store closing expenses and impairment charge. The company backed the fiscal 2008 guidance.

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Heelys Inc., which makes wheeled shoes and other products, on Thursday named Don Carroll president and chief executive. The appointment became effective Wednesday, Heelys said.



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Lower than anticipated consumer spending hurt Brown Shoe Co. Inc.’s first quarter of fiscal 2008 results leading to a drop in net sales and a more than 25 percent decrease in earnings.

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Shoe maker K-Swiss Inc. on Thursday said it agreed to buy a 57 percent stake in Palladium SAS for about 1.7 million euros

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If you’re selling through multiple channels, cross-channel retailing solutions can help provide your customers with a unified experience.

by Fiona Branton

Is cross-channel retailing the next wave in retail strategies? Most retailers and vendors of retail solutions agree that ‘cross-channel’ isn’t the same as ‘multichannel.’ While lots of retailers — from the biggest well-known chains to the one-location specialty store — are jumping on the multichannel bandwagon, few — if any — have yet to achieve true cross-channel retail success. What’s the difference? Multichannel is simply the strategy of selling product in more than one channel to different, or sometimes the same, customers, not necessarily having any connection or visibility among these channels. Cross-channel, on the other hand, is the strategy of sharing and selling product across different channels through to the same customer. The hallmark of true cross-channel selling is providing your customers with a consistent and unified experience across multiple channels.



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