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Retail
Nike Town Unit is Slated for Spring 1996 in Seattle
SEATTLE -- Nike Inc. will open a 24,000-square-foot Nike Town store here in spring 1996 and expects to announce another site in three to four weeks.
Nike is still "actively" looking at sites for a Nike Town in Manhattan, but no lease has been...
– May 27, 1994
Beauty
Beauty Scoop: Origins Tests Infomercial
NEW YORK -- After a year of anticipation and an estimated $500,000 in production costs, the Origins Natural Resources division of Estee Lauder has begun testing its new infomercial, and the initial results have more or less met...
– May 27, 1994
Beauty
U.S. Shoe Holders Bury Proposal to Partition it
CINCINNATI -- Shareholders of U.S. Shoe Corp. voted overwhelmingly Thursday against breaking the company's women's apparel, footwear and optical operations into three separate businesses.
A shareholder proposal to that effect was defeated by...
– May 27, 1994
Beauty
Ellis, Beene Scents Up For Sale
NEW YORK -- Sanofi Beaute Inc. has put its Perry Ellis and Geoffrey Beene fragrance brands and licenses up for sale, the company said Thursday.
"Ever since we bought Yves Saint Laurent in 1993, we felt we had too many brands," said James...
– May 27, 1994
Fashion
Memo Pad: Reincarnation of Styles ... More French Vogue Changes ... Beefing up Glamour
– May 27, 1994
Beauty
Avon Adds to Anew Line
NEW YORK -- Avon is targeting a more specialized market with its latest Anew product.
Anew Perfecting Lotion for Problem Skin, the seventh item under the Anew skin care umbrella, will be marketed as an alpha-hydroxy acid product for women with...
– May 27, 1994
Retail
Counter Punch: Tiffany Sprawls ... Jax a Hit
– May 27, 1994
Beauty
Drakkar Noir is Taking a Hard Rock Approach
PARIS -- For years, Georges Klarsfeld, international managing director of the L'Oreal Group's Prestige and Collections designer fragrance division, has been toying with the idea of using a rock 'n' roll theme to market a fragrance.
When...
– May 27, 1994
Beauty
ValueVision Loses $3.8M in Quarter
MINNEAPOLIS -- ValueVision International, the third-largest home shopping channel in the U.S., posted a loss of $3.8 million in the first quarter ended April 30, after a $3.5 million charge.
The charge resulted from a proposed merger with...
– May 27, 1994
Retail
Clinique Promotion a Hit at Saks
NEW YORK -- Clinique's business jumped 20 percent last week in the five metropolitan branches of Saks Fifth Avenue as the company brought its What Age Great Skin promotion to New York.
The biggest push came at the Fifth Avenue flagship, where...
– May 27, 1994
Beauty
The Stampede into Equine Products
NEW YORK -- Mass market manufacturers are hoping to corral a barnyard concept for mainstream retailing.
For the last year or so, a growing number of people have been turning to products first designed for horses for their personal grooming...
– May 27, 1994
Fashion
Commercial Art
"I'm delighted to see the Clinton administration making an effort to support American fashion," said James Mischka.
"It's an industry that's been suffering for several years, and it's good to get this support," added Mischka's partner, Mark...
– May 26, 1994
