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NEW YORK -- Kmart Corp. is ready to play Manhattan.
The discounter is expected to announce today its plan to lease 140,000 square feet at One Penn Plaza -- a site catty-corner from R.H....
– December 7, 1994
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HAMPTON CLASSIC
NEW YORK -- Donna Karan calls it her 'Everything-you-need-for-the-summer-collection." For DKNY, she's taking her inspiration from vacations in the Hamptons. For more on summer, see pages 12...
– December 7, 1994
Fashion
Treds
NEW YORK - Fabric firms have created some unique looks for 1995 by blending natural and man-made fibers, using lively patterns, weaves and knits, and putting a fresh spin on the classics.
With fashion's emphasis on fit, layering, shrunken looks...
– December 6, 1994
Fashion
It's Official: Seegal Jumps Ship to CK
NEW YORK -- In a move designed "to build CK and CK One into a worldwide brand," Calvin Klein confirmed Monday that DKNY president Denise Seegal will join his company in January to run a combined CK women's and men's bridge business.
This...
– December 6, 1994
Fashion
Shorts Help Fuel Denim Boom
NEW YORK -- Energized by a robust second half of 1994, denim mill executives are moving with enthusiasm into 1995.
Brightening the mood, they said, are:
A generally better economy than a year ago.
Plants that are running at full...
– December 6, 1994
Retail
Costs Top the List of RTW Concerns
The apparel industry faces a number of key issues in 1995. Here are what some manufacturing executives cited as among the most significant challenges.
Sally Krieger, Augustus: Cost containment. The price of wool has risen considerably, and the...
– December 6, 1994
Retail
Energized and Ready to Roll
NEW YORK -- Many ready-to-wear makers project a first-rate year in 1995, bolstered by the momentum of dresses and the perceived value of suits.
Sales projections for the New Year range from single-digit gains to hikes of 20 percent or...
– December 6, 1994
Fashion
North American Rayon Strike Ends
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. -- Members of the United Textile Workers of America (UTWA) began going back to work Monday at employee-owned North American Rayon Corp. after a strike of nearly two months.
Union International President Ron Myslowka...
– December 6, 1994
Fashion
Demand, Prices Up
NEW YORK -- The last few months were fairly good ones for many in the textile business, but executives said there remains a bit of uncertainty about 1995 and how robust any growth will be.
Raw-materials costs are rising. Imports of textiles and...
– December 6, 1994
Beauty
Execs Mull Effect of New Congress
NEW YORK -- While more or less upbeat about business next year, most ready-to-wear executives said the impact of the new Republican Congress on the overall business climate was still unknown.
Some said as interest rates rose, consumers would...
– December 6, 1994
Beauty
Sizzling Sales Back off Some for Week Two
NEW YORK -- After a sales streak Thanksgiving weekend, the retail industry last week lapsed into a more familiar pattern of mediocre gains that met most plans but left little else to cheer about.
Generally, retailers are projecting gains of...
– December 6, 1994
Beauty
Leslie Fay Grapples with New Tactics to Satisfy Creditors
NEW YORK -- Struggling to come up with a reorganization plan, The Leslie Fay Cos. said Monday it is "considering a number of options" to placate creditors and set the firm on sound financial ground.
Among the options under review, a company...
– December 6, 1994
