Spiegel takes Crayola Kids on retail route

From: Chicago Sun-Times | Date: June 27, 1991| Author: Lisa Holton | Copyright information

Can Spiegel Inc. succeed where Sears, Roebuck and Co. failed?

The Oak Brook-based catalog company Wednesday said it will open its first Crayola Kids retail store at Schaumburg's Woodfield Mall in August, "the first of many" stores it will open as part of its marketing agreement with Binney & Smith, maker of the well-known crayon brand.

Crayola Kids-label clothing began selling Wednesday in Spiegel's fall catalog. Its own catalog will debut in the spring.

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