Miami NSF attracts few buyers. (National Shoe Fair) (Market Report Card)

The small showing of children's vendors at the recent National Shoe Fair in Miami Beach resulted in poor attendance and an overall lack of enthusiasm on the part of retailers. Only 15 children's vendors exhibited in the fair's children's pavilion, and among the notably absent were Enzo, Babybotte, Kinderland, Fancy Feet, Jonathan B., Elefanten, Weebok, Sam & Libby, Amiga, Stride Rite, Keds, and Mootsies Tootsies.

Industry sources say most children's shoe makers chose to participate in the Great Event children's shoe show in Saddlebrook, New Jersey, and/or the Fashion F