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Cross-shoppers are shifting their purchasing from department and specialty stores to discounters and chains.
Department stores continue to lose share in four out of...
– April 26, 1995
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Women are switching the channels in which they have traditionally shopped. Loyalties based on expectations of value that were often taken for granted are giving way to more stringent criteria for selecting...
– April 26, 1995
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An analysis of cross-shopping patterns by product type points to the fact that in sportswear, for example, department stores and specialty stores have failed to keep pace...
– April 26, 1995
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Byline: Michael McNamara
WILMINGTON, Del. -- The world's largest spandex producer is getting larger.
DuPont, maker of Lycra brand spandex, is slated today to break ground for a...
– April 26, 1995
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NEW YORK -- In a fall season of prim and proper shapes, designers have found a way to spice things up -- wild patterns and fabrics. "Animal prints are a classic every woman should have in her...
– April 26, 1995
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Department stores: Includes the large multiple category specialty stores, such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom, as well as retailers carrying...
– April 26, 1995
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Cross-shoppers" want value. Consumers in general want value. This is the most overused, yet most important statement in our industry today because very few companies have provided...
– April 26, 1995
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Byline: Jennifer L. Brady
NEW YORK -- With casual sportswear lines pacing sales gains, profits at Jones Apparel Group Inc. climbed 13.2 percent and sales rose 18.7...
– April 26, 1995
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Byline: Aileen Mehle
Gleanings From The European Press: There are rumors of a cooling-off between Prince Charles and his paramour, Camilla Parker-Bowles, and while a divorce from Di is far from imminent, it...
– April 26, 1995
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WASHINGTON -- Despite the current economic slowdown, the Conference Board's April consumer confidence index rose to its highest level in nearly five years, a jump that could be a good...
– April 26, 1995
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The following charts show a six-year trend in consumer spending for five major women's apparel categories: sportswear, suits and dresses, jeans, activewear, and outerwear. The chart reveals...
– April 26, 1995
