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Friday, June 6th, 2008
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May brought pleasant surprises for a number of leading retailers, including the world’s largest, while others struggled or failed to produce positive same-store results. Leading the way, and topping analysts’ expectations, was retail giant Wal-Mart St
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OGERS, Arkansas, June 5 (Reuters) - After stubbing its toe with a foray into fashion two years ago, Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) is now focusing on mainstream clothing to better appeal to its target shoppers who are on a budget, w
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NEW YORK - Shares of teen apparel retailers mostly rose Thursday after the group reported mixed same-store sales results for May. Hot Topic Inc. (nasdaq: HOTT - news - people ), which reported Wednesday that its same-store sales dropped less than analysts
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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
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PARIS — Hermès International scored a court victory Wednesday against eBay for selling counterfeit luxury goods. Quoting a judgment from France’s Tribunal de Grande Instance in Troyes, Hermès said eBay, plus the individual seller, had “committed acts
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NRF: Organized Crime Takes Higher Toll on Stores By ARNOLD J. KARR June 05, 2008 NEW YORK — Retailers were victims of organized crime at record rates last year, and evidence suggests that the increasing appeal of the Internet as the preferred place to “
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
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A strong dollar and tight inventory management allowed Reitmans (Canada) Ltd. to post a marginal profit increase in the first-quarter of 2008, despite a “challenging retail environment” caused by poor weather, reduced customer traffic and lower consum
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
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Yves is gone. Yves Saint Laurent, one of the greatest fashion designers in history, died at his home in Paris late Sunday at 71 after a long, undisclosed illness. He had been bedridden recently and friends said in the last week he had been unable to eat o
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
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Coach Inc. on Wednesday acquired the Coach retail businesses in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China from its distributor, the ImagineX Group, which has owned the operations since 2003. The move gives Coach control of its distribution in the region, which
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
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The Offbeat Store Owner Dresses Carrie & Co. for the Big Screen
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It’s hard to look at the women from the polygamist compound in Texas and not be stopped by their studiously constructed appearance. Like a lot of people, they have used attire to identify themselves as part of a tribe — in this case, one that has apparen
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When Ann Taylor and Banana Republic launched higher-priced clothing lines last fall, the strategy seemed like a winner. The luxury market was booming and specialty apparel chains of all stripes jumped on the new “accessible luxury” bandwagon, rolling out
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This maker of trendy teen clothes has surging sales and cheap shares, but its dubious financial statements and unorthodox CEO should make you be wary of the stock.
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Barneys New York, the ultra-chic department store, confirmed on Tuesday that its chief executive, Howard Socol, intended to resign, leaving open a coveted job in the fashion world.
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Mention the word recession to members of the fashion elite, and you’ll get some colorful reactions. Among high-end retailers, a grim optimism is de rigueur. Burt Tanksy, CEO and president of Neiman Marcus, recently quipped: “Remember, when our customer ti
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
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MONTREAL–At what point does a simple piece of fabric become a work of art? The short answer is when it lands in the right hands, but the curators of a groundbreaking new exhibit at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts are conducting a deeper exploration of
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Criticized for its colour-crazy Olympic collection, Hbc’s fashion team is vindicated at the cash register as sales exceed expectations
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On board his luxury yacht, designer Roberto Cavalli, the ‘King of Bling’, reveals to Celia Walden what he thinks of Madonna, minimalism and the women who wear his clothes
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Suddenly, this is the hottest label in fashion. Roya Nikkhah reports on how ethical concerns, hand-crafted quality and cutting-edge design are creating a very British style revolution .
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Having faced his drug demons, and with a new store in Moscow, Marc Jacobs is at the top of his game. He tells Melanie Rickey about art, shoes and running a billion-pound business
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
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One of the fastest-growing consumer products in China is a nonessential Western luxury good that the Chinese have historically never bought and that has virtually no Chinese cultural roots: perfume. With sales in much of the rest of the world slowing or d
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A back-of-the-envelope calculation of how much the luxury company everyone would love to buy may actually be worth.
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MILAN, May 12 (Reuters) - Italian luxury brands Prada and Ferragamo look likely to wait for better market conditions to list their shares, probably after the summer, financial sources said, but competing timing could hurt their plans. Both brands have sai
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
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For designers, history really is in the making. Throughout the decades, brands have established iconic styles and returned to them season after season — albeit with some tiny tweaks. Here, Footwear News presents a sampling of the 50 classic shoes that h
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NEW YORK — Shoe companies defending themselves from trademark infringement charges might think twice now before letting their disputes get to a jury. Especially after Adidas’ $304.6 million award in its battle with Payless ShoeSource.
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Monday, May 12th, 2008
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It’s an open secret in the fashion industry: black models rarely get jobs on catwalks, in magazines and on billboards. According to executives, they do not inspire women to spend money.
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There’s an open secret in the beauty industry and it’s a guilty one: the industry is racist. And it seems a storm is set to break about this, exactly as it did over the size-zero campaign. You might imagine that, among fashionistas, beauty would be we
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