Financial
Ward's Buys Ship 'N Shore Brand Name
CHICAGO -- Montgomery Ward has acquired the rights to the Ship 'N Shore apparel brand.
Ward's sells name-brand and proprietary merchandise in all of its retail areas. Some of its key apparel brands are Lee, Gloria Vanderbilt, Radcliffe, Connie...
— Jan 25, 1994
How Retailers Rate the Seven Major Proposals
WASHINGTON -- Here is a summary of the seven major health care reform proposals before Congress:
President Clinton's Health Security Act, with 100 House co-sponsors. It provides health care to every American. Employers are required to insure...
— Jan 25, 1994
Gitano Pushed By Wal-Mart To Seek Buyer
NEW YORK -- Gitano Group Inc. put itself on the block Monday after an ultimatum from Wal-Mart Stores to sell the company or lose its business.
Gitano said that its principal customer -- which it did not identify -- said it could not continue...
— Jan 25, 1994
Fast Forward At Fendi
ROME -- The Fendis have a knack for mixing the classic with the avant-garde. The same company that made a globally recognized trademark out of simple black and beige stripes has also pulled off such feats as presenting a singular collection of...
— Jan 25, 1994
Warming Up To Italian Knitwear: Italian Knitwear Producers Are Gaining Ground In the U.S. Market
MILAN -- After several slack years, Italian knitwear is gaining a new place in the sun on the U.S. market, according to a number of leading manufacturers here.
Italian knitwear exports to the U.S. were off 16.5 percent in 1990, down a walloping...
— Jan 25, 1994
FCBID Gets To Work
NEW YORK -- After two years of planning, the Fashion Center Business Improvement District has become a reality.
Operating with a first-year budget of $3 million -- of which $550,000 has already been received -- the Fashion Center BID opened its...
— Jan 25, 1994
Execs & Events: ESI's Leather Buy ... Reiter Goes Bangkok ... Monsanto's Knitwear Ideas ...
ESI'S LEATHER BUY: ESI Leather Group, a Milwaukee-based tannery, has acquired WB Place Co., Hartford, Wis., a 128-year-old processor of deerskin for apparel, gloves, slippers, boots and accessories. Terms were not...
— Jan 25, 1994
