The continuing product line expansion and store growth allowed the company to achieve a 50% annual growth rate over more than two decades. The International Council of Shopping Centers named Steve & Barry’s as the “Hot Retailer of the Year” in 2005, along with Apple Computer and Williams-Sonoma, for generating the most mall traffic and cachet. Brandweek named Steve & Barry’s 2007 Marketer of the Year. The Company’s in-house video productions won a 2007 Silver Telly Award for distinction in creative work. By 2007, Steve & Barry’s was ranked in the 400 largest private companies in America by Forbes Magazine. Founders Steve Shore and Barry Prevor were awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2006 in a metropolitan New York Area 20th anniversary event with more than 500 people in attendance.