Earnshaw's and Footwear Plus Set To Re-launch Under New Owner, Symphony Publishing, LLC

Industry-leading trade publications Earnshaw's and Footwear Plus relaunch under Symphony Publishing.

New York, NY (PRWEB) September 16, 2005

On Aug. 29th, Symphony Publishing, LLC, acquired the assets of Earnshaw Publications, publishers of Earnshaw’s Infants, Girls and Boys Wear Review, Footwear Plus and Small World as well as their associated websites. Terms of the transaction were not announced.

“We’re proud to be the next stewards of Earnshaw’s and Footwear Plus and hope to build upon the history of these great publications,” said Lee Zapis, president of Symphony Publishing, LLC.

Zapis has appointed Ross Garnick to publisher of Earnshaw’s and Footwear Plus. “I’m excited to be working with a great company like Symphony and the staff in New York” said Garnick who is a 23-year veteran of the publishing industry who has previously worked with Miller Freeman/CMP, Billboard/VNU and Cherry Lane Publishing.

“The Earnshaw’s tradition of bringing the most useful and up-to-date information on the children’s apparel and juvenile products industries will continue with a vast number of improvements. We will be adding new editorial elements and continuing to evolve the design and layout of both Earnshaw’s and Footwear Plus. Our editorial coverage will continue to bring the most exciting, best-bets in children’s fashion and footwear to the retail buyer, but with significant additions of practical, useful information to help our readers improve their business prospects,” Zapis added.

Garnick said that the first course of business will be to re-launch the magazines and to establish new offices in Manhattan. “I’m looking forward to meeting with many members of the industry to discuss the challenges they face and the strategies for taking their business to the next level,” he added. “Our editors, who are industry veterans, will continue to work with the industry on a daily basis to provide accurate reporting and insight to the ever-changing face of the retail apparel and footwear business.”

Garnick adds, “We will also be significantly expanding our web-presence, as well as developing a number of exciting promotions and event-oriented marketing strategies in addition to the highly-successful Earnie and Plus award programs”.

Earnshaw’s, the most venerable voice in the children’s apparel market, looks to build upon its illustrious 89-year history with the dedicated resources that Symphony Publishing will provide.

For more than 15 years, Footwear Plus has been a leading voice in the footwear industry. Renowned for its cutting edge fashion pages featured in a glossy large- format, Footwear Plus is the industry’s only true business-to-business fashion magazine. “We fully intend to continue and further develop the mission of Footwear Plus that brings together the fashion and the business of fashion in a single unique publication,” said Garnick.

About Symphony Publishing LLC:

Symphony Publishing LLC is a dynamic, multi-media organization publishing magazines and directories. Its mission is to acquire and develop properties that provide special-interest markets with unique information to assist in its readers’ business activities.

Symphony Publishing properties include:

Musical Merchandise Review was established in 1879 and has an international circulation of 10,000-plus music dealers, wholesalers and suppliers. MMR also publishes an annual Directory of Musical Instrument Dealers listing 9,000 North American store fronts by product category.

School Band and Orchestra was established in 1998 and has a readership of 20,000 band and orchestra directors from middle through high school level. SBO also publishes an annual College Career Guide and “The Student’s Guide To College Music Programs.”

Choral Director magazine’s readership is made up of 15,000 middle-school and high-school choir directors. Choir directors will find a wealth of practical articles and profiles focusing on producing creative and educational performances, recruitment and retention, administration, travel, fundraising and much more.

For more information contact

Lee Zapis at 440-871-1300 ext. 102

Rich Bongorno at 440-871-1300 ext. 104

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