UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                             CURRENT REPORT Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


    Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)        June 28, 2005
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                           The Stride Rite Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                  Massachusetts
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               (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

                     1-4404                                       04-1399290
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          (Commission File Number)          (IRS Employer Identification No.)

                191 Spring Street
                   PO Box 9191
            Lexington, Massachusetts                         02420
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    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)              (Zip Code)

                                 (617) 824-6000
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                       N/A
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           (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 2.02.     Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On June 28,  2005,  The  Stride  Rite  Corporation  issued a press  release
reporting  its earnings for the quarter ended June 3, 2005. A copy of this press
release is  attached  to this  Current  Report on Form 8-K as  Exhibit  99.1 and
hereby incorporated by reference.

     The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached
hereto shall not be deemed  "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange  Act  of  1934  (the  "Exchange  Act")  or  otherwise  subject  to  the
liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in
any filing under the Securities  Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act,  regardless of
any general incorporation language in such filing.


ITEM 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits.

    Exhibit No.              Description

    99.1                     Press Release issued by The Stride Rite Corporation
                             on June 28, 2005








                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                           THE STRIDE RITE CORPORATION


Date:  June 28, 2005                       By: /s/ Frank A. Caruso
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                                               Name:    Frank A. Caruso
                                               Title:   Chief Financial Officer











                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

    Exhibit No.          Description

    99.1                 Press Release issued by The Stride Rite Corporation on
                         June 28, 2005