Robeez

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 on December 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.com

Robeez 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 of Stride 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. The suede 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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