The Biz

BIT’Z KIDS is a Japanese clothing line with its own retail operations. The parent company, F.O. International Co., Ltd. was founded in Kobe, Japan in 1998, and is the largest children’s clothing company in Japan, with 140 stores nationwide, 40 in China, and over 1,300 wholesale distributions. BIT’Z KIDS offers the highest quality clothes and service at reasonable prices, providing its customers with “total fashion” - comfy, functional clothing that keeps up with growing kids. Here’s a look at how BIT’Z KIDS entered the US market with its first store in NYC.

Whether preschoolers are riding in the sunny back seat, playing on the beach, or learning to snow ski, the sun can be damaging to their eyes. Putting sunscreen on children has become second nature for parents, but protecting little eyes is equally as important. The trick to getting young children to don a pair of sunglasses is to offer them a pair they will actually wear! TYCS Enterprises in Chicago is a family-owned and operated business that makes colorful, cool sunglasses toddlers adore.

Summer Place is a wholesale rep group specializing in high-end baby and children’s products. The sales organization has over 2000 active customers, and covers the Southeast territory, including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Summer Place represents 30 different product lines. Owner Brittany Harrell says, “We strive to provide outstanding customer service to our stores through a consistent and dedicated sales rep team and a customer relationship management system designed specifically for our industry and our showroom.” Here, Harrell gives us an up-close, personal look into what makes Summer Place shine.