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Beauty
Scents of the Street
To see if the new attention to skin care is boosting sales, WWD sent reporters onto the streets of five major cities to find out where women...
– June 17, 1994
Beauty
Iman Times QVC Bow with Penney Launch
NEW YORK -- Actress and model Iman has signed a deal with QVC Inc. to sell a signature line of makeup and skin care on television.
Her first TV appearances will coincide with the launch of her products in 200 doors of J.C. Penney do. early next...
– June 17, 1994
Retail
Beauty Benefits from Kmart's Emphasis
CHICAGO -- Reflecting the growing contribution of beauty to Kmart's business, the discount store chain is embarking on a new strategy it hopes will increase its business even more.
Kmart's effort includes a greater emphasis on skin care, a plan...
– June 17, 1994
Retail
Happy Harry's: Wild About Service
WASHINGTON -- Service is a major draw at Wilmington, Del.-based Happy Harry's Discount Drug Stores, which staffs each location with a trained cosmetician.
"We think we offer a good in-between to department stores and mass merchants," said Alan...
– June 17, 1994
Business
Beauty's New Game: Segmentation
NEW YORK -- When manufacturers and retailers convene this weekend at the National Association of Chain Drugstores Marketplace convention in New Orleans, tailored marketing strategies will be just one of the many topics of discussion.
Stores...
– June 17, 1994
Retail
Woolworth Planning to Open 470 Specialty Stores this Year
MILWAUKEE -- Woolworth Corp. expects to open 470 specialty stores this year and next year will introduce its Canadian-based Northern Traditions, a classic women's apparel chain, to the U.S., according to William K. Lavin, vice chairman and chief...
– June 17, 1994
Media
Memo Pad: Revealing Signatures ... in the Swim ... Model Wardrobe
That's what handwriting analyst Arlyn Imberman says. Imberman was hired by A.T. Cross as a PR...
– June 17, 1994
Beauty
BeautiControl's Focus on Men
DALLAS -- BeautiControl Cosmetics Inc. here is jockeying to be a major player in the men's skin care market with the introduction of Skin Strategies for Men (inset).
Launched May 1, the four-item regimen is expected to do $1.5 million this...
– June 17, 1994
Business
Hitting the Target: a New Mix for Manufacturers
NEW YORK -- To segment or not to segment? That is the question on the minds of many mass market manufacturers when it comes to marketing products in this multifaceted society.
"There is no longer one standard of beauty," said Kathy Dwyer,...
– June 17, 1994
Retail
Kmart Claims 'no Decision' on Divesting Specialty Stores
NEW YORK -- Kmart Corp. is working on a new plan to divest its specialty chains, a source close to the negotiations said Thursday.
The Troy, Mich.-based retailer said in a statement, however, that it has not made a decision regarding its...
– June 17, 1994
Beauty
Nicole Miller Aims Above the Neck
NEW YORK -- With a women's fragrance launch under her belt, designer Nicole Miller is set to introduce her first men's scent.
The new item, called Nicole Miller for Men, will enter stores in mid-October, one year after the launch of the...
– June 17, 1994
Beauty
Bristor-Myers Squibb Agrees to Acquire Matrix
NEW YORK -- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Thursday it has entered into an agreement to purchase Matrix Essentials Inc. of Solon, Ohio.
Terms of the deal, which is subject to regulatory review, were not disclosed.
Matrix manufactures and...
– June 17, 1994
