- Robeez
Infobox_company
company_name = Robeez Footwear Ltd.
company_
company_type =Subsidiary of Stride Rite Corp. (nyse|SRR)
foundation=1994 [ [http://www.robeez.com/en-us/about/sandra.htm?PriceCat=2&Lang=EN-US The Robeez Story, Robeez Footwear, Retrieved onDecember 11 ,2007 .]
location =Burnaby ,British Columbia ,Canada
key_people=Susan Vann , General Manager
industry =Footwear
products =Soft-soled shoes , Apparel
num_employees = 500
homepage = http://www.robeez.comRobeez Footwear is a soft-soled baby shoe company that manufactures over 70 different children shoe designs. Robeez is headquartered in
Burnaby ,British Columbia ,Canada and is a division ofStride Rite Corp.Origins and history
The Robeez baby shoe company was started by Sandra Wilson in the basement of her
Vancouver , Canada home. While being a stay-at-home-mom after a recent layoff, Wilson was unable to find baby shoes that would stay on her son’s feet properly, she came up with an idea for a pair of soft-soled leather booties that wouldn’t slip off. Thesuede non-slip sole allowed her toddler to walk without sliding and the elastic ankle band ensured the shoes didn't easily fall off. The inspiration for the Robeez name came from Sandra Wilson's son, Robert. Robert was only a toddler at the time when Sandra Wilson's created Robeez.cite web|url=http://www.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/mfbs-gprea.nsf/vwapj/RobeezFootwear_Eng.pdf/$FILE/RobeezFootwear_Eng.pdf|title=Robeez Footwear: Better By Design] The Robeez company was purchased by the Stride Rite Corporation for $27.5 million in September 2006.cite web|url=http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2006/09/04/daily12.html|title=Stride Rite Buys Robeez]References
External links
* [http://www.robeez.com/ Robeez Website]
* [http://www.striderite.com/ Stride Rite Corp.]
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