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What to Watch: ACVendors Continue to Acquire, Eye Retailers
NEW YORK — Facing tepid organic growth in their core businesses, big-name vendors such as Liz Claiborne Inc.…
What to Watch: Better Knit Arena Heats Up
The better knitwear market is poised for further growth in 2005, and big-name vendors continue their…
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NEW YORK — Fiber producers don’t need a crystal ball to see what issues are going to be paramount to the…
New Launch Costs Hit Kellwood Net
Kellwood had a healthy sales bump thanks to a slew of new products, but saw third-quarter earnings drop 6.3…
Fashionably Funding Diabetes Study
NEW YORK — The fashionable set turned out to help drum up funding for the Diabetes Research Institute this…
Vendors See Opportunity in Merger
The vendor community, while caught off guard by news of the deal, were mostly optimistic in assessing the…
Brooke Shields: Still in Fashion
Brooke Shields could arguably be called the look of a generation, but there’s no doubt she remains the face…
With Barneys in Hand, Boneparth Seeks to Double Its Size
Peter Boneparth doesn’t shop at Barneys, but the Jones Apparel Group ceo will be spending more time there…
Hilfiger Names Chief Operating Officer
NEW YORK — In the midst of a federal investigation into its commission policies, Tommy Hilfiger Corp. brought…
Intrigue Grows at LVMH: Karan Said Up for Sale, Could Jacobs Be Next?
Observers are becoming convinced that LVMH Mo?t Hennessy Louis Vuitton might be open to a sale of its Donna…
Analysts Nix Federated-May Report
NEW YORK -- Wall Street's not buying the latest mega-merger talk.
Financial analysts and other market observers…
Penny’s Dips On Up Dow Day
NEW YORK -- Shares of J.C. Penney Corp. ran counter to trend on a generally up day in financial circles Monday
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Jay Levitt, John Danahy Promoted At May Co.
NEW YORK -- May Department Stores Co. has promoted Jay Levitt and John Danahy to chief executive officer and c
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Target Net Up, Outlook Mixed
NEW YORK -- Rounding off 2001 with an almost 20 percent bottom-line increase in the fourth quarter, Target Cor
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