US: Brown Shoe Q4 hurt by “sourcing issues”
By just-style.com | 16 March 2011
Footwear retailer Brown Shoe Company Inc has blamed "sourcing and supply chain pressures" and disruption caused by its new information technology systems for a 32% drop in fourth quarter profit.
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