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Crocs Awarded Gold at the Drapers Footwear Awards
Niwot, CO– June 7, 2007 – Crocs, Inc. (NASDAQ: CROX) today announced it has been selected as the 2007 Brand of the Year winner at the prestigious Drapers Footwear Awards in the United Kingdom.
The Drapers Footwear Awards celebrates the best in footwear retailing in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland’s footwear industries. Crocs won the ultimate footwear accolade, being named Footwear Brand of the Year.
“We are honored to receive the 2007 Brand of the Year at the Drapers Footwear Awards,” said Dick Wijsman, European managing director of Crocs, Inc. “This award highlights Crocs’ commitment to innovation in the footwear market by introducing new, stylish and comfortable footwear designs.”
Crocs have been incredibly popular with celebrities and consumers in the U.K. over the past year. Crocs, Inc. currently offers more than 60 unique shoe models in a variety of colors, all featuring the unique Croslite™ material, a non-marking, anti-microbial proprietary closed-cell resin from which all of Crocs’ shoes are constructed.
About Crocs, Inc:
Crocs, Inc. is a rapidly growing designer, manufacturer and retailer of footwear for men, women and children under the Crocs™ brand.
All Crocs™ brand shoes feature Crocs’ proprietary closed-cell resin, Croslite™, which represents a substantial innovation in footwear. The Croslite™ material enables us to produce soft, comfortable, lightweight, superior-gripping, non-marking and odor-resistant shoes. These unique elements make Crocs™ footwear ideal for casual wear, as well as for professional and recreational uses such as boating, hiking, hospitality and gardening. The versatile use of the material has enabled us to successfully market our products to a broad range of consumers.
In 2006, the company acquired Jibbitz LLC, a unique accessory brand with colorful snap-on products specifically suited for Crocs shoes. Today, more than 1,100 Jibbitz designs are available to consumers for personalizing and customizing their Crocs™ footwear.
Crocs™ are sold in more than 80 countries and come in a wide array of colors and styles. Please visit www.crocs.com for additional information.