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                                                                   Exhibit 10.10
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                      NINTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
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     This Ninth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the "Amendment") is made on this
15th day of February, 2000 by and among Converse Inc. (the "Borrower"), BT
Commercial Corporation, as Agent (in such capacity, the "Agent") and BT
Commercial Corporation (in its capacity as lender, "BTCC"), Fleet Business
Credit Corporation ("FBC"), LaSalle National Bank ("LaSalle"), BankBoston, N.A.
("BankBoston"), FINOVA Capital Corporation ("FINOVA"), GMAC Commercial Credit
LLC ("GMAC"), Fleet Capital Corporation ("Fleet"), Bank of America, N.A.
("BofA"), Heller Financial, Inc. (BT, FBC, LaSalle, BankBoston, FINOVA, GMAC,
Fleet, BofA, and Heller referred to collectively as "Lenders").

                             W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower are parties to that
certain Credit Agreement dated as of May 21, 1997, as amended by that certain
First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of June 26, 1997, that certain
Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of November 21, 1997, that certain
Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of January 29, 1998, that certain
Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 16, 1998, that
certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 28, 1999, that
certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of July 30, 1999, that
certain Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 31, 1999, and
that certain Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated November 15, 1999
(collectively, the "Credit Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the Credit Agreement, as more fully
set forth herein.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained
and other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy is hereby acknowledged,
and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the parties hereto agree as
follows:

     SECTION I.   DEFINITIONS.  Unless otherwise defined herein, all capitalized
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terms shall have the meaning given to them in the Credit Agreement.

     SECTION II.  AMENDMENTS TO CREDIT AGREEMENT.
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          2.1  The defined term "Borrowing Base", which appears in Section 1.1
of the Credit Agreement, is hereby amended by deleting the reference to
"February 15, 2000" contained in subsection (F)(i) thereof and inserting "March
31, 2000" in its stead.

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     SECTION III. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.  The effectiveness of this Amendment is
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expressly conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

          3.1  Agent shall have received copies of this Amendment duly executed
by Borrower and Lenders constituting Required Lenders.

          3.2  Borrower shall have paid to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders
who have committed to make advances pursuant to subsection (F) of the Borrowing
Base, an amendment fee in the amount of $50,000.

          3.3  Agent shall have received such other documents, certificates and
assurances as it shall reasonably request.

     SECTION IV.  REAFFIRMATION OF BORROWER.  Borrower hereby represents and
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warrants to Agent and Lender that (i) the representations and warranties set
forth in Section 5 of the Credit Agreement are true and correct on and as of the
date hereof, except to the extent (a) that any such representations or
warranties relate to a specific date, or (b) of changes thereto as a result of
transactions for which Agent and Lender have granted their consent; (ii) to the
best of Borrower's knowledge, on the date hereof it is in compliance with all of
the terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement as hereby amended;
and (iii) to the best of Borrower's knowledge, upon execution hereof no Default
or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or has not previously been
waived.

     SECTION V.   FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.  Except as herein amended, the Credit
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Agreement and all other Credit Documents shall remain in full force and effect.

     SECTION VI.  COUNTERPARTS.  This Amendment may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same document.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment on the
day and year specified above.

                                        Borrower:

                                        CONVERSE INC.


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________

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                                        Agent:

                                        BT COMMERCIAL CORPORATION


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________


                                        Lenders:

                                        BT COMMERCIAL CORPORATION


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________

                                        FLEET BUSINESS CREDIT
                                        CORPORATION


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________

                                        LASALLE NATIONAL BANK


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________

                                        BANKBOSTON, N.A.


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________

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                                        Lenders:

                                        FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________

                                        GMAC COMMERCIAL CREDIT LLC


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________

                                        FLEET CAPITAL CORPORATION


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________

                                        BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________

                                        HELLER FINANCIAL, INC.


                                        By:______________________________
                                           Name:_________________________
                                           Title:________________________

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                                    ANNEX I
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                        LENDERS AND COMMITMENT AMOUNTS
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Lender                                  Revolving Credit Commitment
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BT Commercial Corporation                         $12,600,000
233 South Wacker Drive, Suite 8400
Chicago, Illinois 60606

Fleet Business Credit Corporation                 $12,000,000
200 Glastonbury Blvd.
Glastonbury, CT 06033

LaSalle National Bank                             $12,600,000
135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 425
Chicago, IL 60603

FINOVA Capital Corporation                        $ 9,600,000
311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 4400
Chicago, IL 60606-6618

GMAC Commercial Credit LLC                        $12,000,000
1290 Avenue of the Americas, 3/rd/ Floor
New York, NY 10104

Fleet Capital Corporation                         $ 3,600,000
200 Glastonbury Blvd.
Glastonbury, CT 06033

Bank of America, N.A.                             $ 9,600,000
600 Peachtree Street, 13/th/ Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30308

Heller Financial, Inc.                            $12,000,000
500 West Monroe Street, 18/th/ Floor
Chicago, IL 60661

BankBoston, N.A.                                  $ 6,000,000

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                                   ANNEX I-A

                         LENDERS AND COMMITMENT AMOUNT
                     With Respect to Subsection (F) of the
                             Borrowing Base as of
                               February 15, 2000

Name and Address of Lender               Revolving Credit Commitment
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BT Commercial Corporation                     $4,000,000
233 South Wacker Drive, 84/th/ Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60606

LaSalle National Bank                         $2,000,000
135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 425
Chicago, IL 60603

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