The Biz: Feature Articles

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.

Yesterday, The Giggle Guide™ shared the latest in protective swimwear for children. Today, we are focusing on our favorite head-to-toe sunny delights that pair with swimwear like surf goes with sand. By offering a dazzling mix of fun, functional and fashionable products to complement new swimwear, retailers can effortlessly increase add-on sales. Get ready to shine with child-safe sunscreens, cool shades and fabulous flip flops that are a step ahead! The Giggle Guide™ highlights brands that make the sun their business, including Baby Blanket Suncare, Teeny Tiny Optics, Swim Ways, and One Ruby Lane.

Baby K’tan is the one-of-a-kind carrier with a double sling design that supports baby in eight different positions, without complicated wrapping or buckling. Michal Chesal shares her Behind The Brand success story and provides insights into her product’s development and growth. The Baby K’tan carrier’s unique design was first created to provide support and comfort for Chesal’s special needs child, and has since grown far beyond its original inspiration and purpose. This success story is one of hope, love and charity.

Buyers attending KIDShow, August 16th-18th at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, will luck out by getting a jump on the Spring 2011 season with new ideas, new colors, and must haves from the world of children’s fashion and accessories. Here’s a preview of just a few of the KIDShow attractions, many of which are brands that are exhibiting at the Vegas show for the first time, including Coral & Reef, Showroom a la Mode, Canadian Kidswear and Kaos Recycled. The Giggle Guide™ will also have a booth at KIDShow, with daily prize drawings for lucky retailers to win a giant gift assortment of awesome products. See you at KIDShow Las Vegas!