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Bedeck your kids in "Rugrats," "Looney Tunes," and NFL garb, and you might make at least one company happy. Happy Kids licenses characters from popular children's TV shows, as well as logos from the World Wrestling Federation, NBA, MLB, and the NHL. The company also produces children's clothing for top-selling labels such as AND 1 and B.U.M. Equipment. It also makes private-label clothing for retailers such as Sears. Retailers Kmart, Target, and Wal-Mart account for nearly half of Happy Kids' sales Most of its clothing is made overseas by independent contractors. Founder and chairman Jack Benun, son Mark Benun (EVP), and SVP Isaac Levy own about 24% of Happy Kids; investment firm H.I.G. Capital owns the rest.
COMPETITION |
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 200.00
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 0.0%
Employees: 172
Revenue per employee: $1,162,790.70
KEY PEOPLE |
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Jack M. Benun
CEO
Stuart Bender
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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100 W. 33rd St., Ste. 1100
New York, NY 10001
US
Phone: 212-695-1151
Fax: 212-736-0397
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