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  2. Stride Rite Corporation - Wikipedia

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    Stride Rite, formerly the Stride Rite Corporation and stylized in all lowercase, is an American children's footwear company. The company markets Stride Rite products globally through brand licensee Vida Shoes International.

  3. Keds - Wikipedia

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    Founded in 1916 by U.S. Rubber, its original shoe design was the first mass-marketed canvas-top sneaker. The brand was sold to Stride Rite in 1979, which was acquired by Wolverine World Wide in 2012. Since February 2023, Keds has been owned and operated by Designer Brands .

  4. Payless (footwear retailer) - Wikipedia

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    In 2004, Payless announced it would exit the Parade chain and would close 100 Payless Shoe outlets. On August 17, 2007, the company acquired the Stride Rite Corporation and changed its name to Collective Brands, Inc. The company had a total revenue for 2011 of US$3.4 billion. The company also has a stunt premium banner, Palessi Shoes.

  5. Saucony - Wikipedia

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    In 2005, Saucony was acquired by Stride Rite Corporation for $170 million. Stride Rite was acquired in 2007 for $800 million by Payless ShoeSource. The combined company became known as Collective Brands.

  6. Start-rite - Wikipedia

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    startriteshoes.com. T-bar sandals from Sonnet (Start-Rite Shoes' subsidiary in the United States), dating from approximately 2000. Start-rite is a brand of children's shoes. The shoemaker, purportedly Britain's oldest and one of the first manufacturers in Norfolk, [1] was established in 1792 in Norwich, England, by James Smith.

  7. Sperry Top-Sider - Wikipedia

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    In 1979 the Stride Rite Corporation purchased both Sperry and Keds from US Rubber. In 2007, Payless ShoeSource acquired Sperry Top-Sider as part of a multi-brand acquisition. The company was purchased, along with the other brands from the Collective Brands Performance and Lifestyle Group portfolio, in 2012 by Wolverine World Wide and Blum ...

  8. Pediatric podiatry - Wikipedia

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    A pair of girls sneakers from Stride Rite. A recent Cochrane Library systematic review includes 11 studies investigating the effects of children's footwear. Children wearing shoes were found to children walk faster by taking longer steps with greater ankle and knee motion and increased tibialis anterior activity.

  9. Sneakers - Wikipedia

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    Sneakers for going to mosque Nike Air Jordan XI sneakers A pair of traditional low-cut Converse sneakers Stride Rite sneakers designed for kids Sneakers ( US ) or trainers ( UK ), also known by a wide variety of other names , are shoes primarily designed for sports or other forms of physical exercise but which are also widely used for everyday ...

  10. Mary Jane (shoe) - Wikipedia

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    Mary Jane (also known as bar shoes or doll shoes) is an American term (formerly a registered trademark) for a closed, low-cut shoe with one or more straps across the instep. Classic Mary Janes for children are typically made of black leather or patent leather and have one thin strap fastened with a buckle or button, a broad and rounded toe box ...

  11. Caleres - Wikipedia

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    Since 1904, Caleres (Brown Shoe Company) mascots have been cartoon characters Buster Brown and his dog Tige. Both appear on the company's television commercials. In the 1940s and '50s, they became stars of Buster Brown Comics when the company made a brief foray into the comic book publishing industry.