The development of
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In January 1987,
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Nichols,
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k swiss girls shoes to seleted department store in Europe and the UK.
k swiss girls shoes was granted the patent to both the Cushion Board sole construction and the D-R Cinch lacing system,
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The company's first television advertisment, targeting a much broader market segment than previously began in 1996,resulting in sales of $116 million and stock trading at $28 per share by 1997. Although
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In a 1999 interview with Sporting Goods Business, Nichols stated, ‘Many of our shoes we introduce for a very short period of time and then at some future date we reintroduce it and we reintroduce it on allocation to make sure that nobody buys
k swiss girls shoes too many. … When a retailer sells out virtually to the last pair,
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The $17-million ad campaing, called "Club K-Swiss" launched in 1998 resulted in sales of $162 million for that year. K-Swiss continued to expand worldwide
with sales in excess of $500 million by 2005.
The development of K Swiss shoes
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