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Beauty
Camp Beverly Hills Comes Back
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Camp Beverly Hills is trying to regain lost ground.
The sportswear company, which launched its first fragrance in the mid-Eighties, is now working with a new licensee -- Exclusive Brands International of Boca Raton, Fla....
– June 10, 1994
Retail
Brown Leaves Macy's for Korn/Ferry VP Post
NEW YORK -- A. David Brown, R.H. Macy's top human resources executive and a 26-year veteran of the chain, has joined Korn/Ferry International, an executive search firm, as managing vice president for searches in the retail and fashion...
– June 10, 1994
Fashion
DuPont in Joint Venture for Nylon Plant in India
NEW YORK -- DuPont said Thursday it has established a joint venture that will break ground this year for a $200 million nylon plant in India, its first fibers project in that country.
The joint venture is known as Thapar DuPont Ltd., and the...
– June 10, 1994
Retail
Saks Promotes Bock
NEW YORK - Steve Bock, divisional merchandise manager of cosmetics and fragrances at Saks Fifth Avenue, has been promoted from vice president to senior vice president.
Bock, who has been with Saks since March 1993, will report to Rose Marie...
– June 10, 1994
Beauty
Federated Maintains its Pace in Earnest Pursuit of Macy's
NEW YORK -- Federated Department Stores shows no signs of backing off from its pursuit of R.H. Macy & Co.
Even though the bankruptcy court recently reaffirmed Macy's exclusive right to file a plan, Federated reportedly continued to work...
– June 10, 1994
Retail
Mix of Old and New Lures Californians
LOS ANGELES -- California retailers rang up some sizable, if not quite earthshaking, increases in the fragrance category for Mother's Day.
Stores reported gains ranging from 8 to 18 percent, with classic fragrances as well as new entries...
– June 10, 1994
Beauty
Rating the Ads: From Sensual to Self-Indulgent
NEW YORK -- As store counters grow increasingly crowded, fragrance manufacturers are relying more and more on expensive advertising campaigns to cut through the clutter and get their messages across to the consumer.
To rate this hyperactive...
– June 10, 1994
Fashion
Reich Urges Global Basic List of Labor Standards
GENEVA, Switzerland -- U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich, in a speech here Thursday, called for worldwide acceptance of a "core list" of international labor standards and the option to resort to selective punitive trade measures against nations that...
– June 10, 1994
Beauty
Tenants Lose Class-Action Status in Long-Time Dallas Mart Dispute
DALLAS -- Tenants in the International Apparel Mart here have lost their certification as a class for a long-pending lawsuit, because the Leaseholders Association of the Dallas Apparel Mart was late in publishing a legal notice about the class action,...
– June 10, 1994
Beauty
Laura Ashley in Settlement with Ex-CEO
LONDON -- Laura Ashley Holdings PLC said it would pay cash compensation totaling $1.8 million (1.2 million pounds) to former chief executive Jim Maxmin, who resigned in early May after a board disagreement.
Maxmin was on a two-year rolling...
– June 10, 1994
Beauty
Scent of the Street: London
Louise McDonnell, 29, works in banking and said she prefers body lotions to perfumes. "They're great for pampering yourself," said McDonnell, who wears Chanel No. 5, Calvin Klein's Eternity and Jean Paul Gaultier. "Perfumes make you feel special, like...
– June 10, 1994
