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Beauty
Galeries Lafayette Breaks Even in '93
PARIS -- Galeries Lafayette reported it broke even on the bottom line last year -- no profit, no loss -- compared with a net profit of 69 million francs a year ago.
Operating profits for the year dropped 74 percent, to $9.2 million (54 million...
– April 22, 1994
Retail
The Reaction Here and Abroad: Good Moves for Both Sides
NEW YORK -- While executives at designer firms here and in Europe expressed surprise at Dawn Mello's appointment at Bergdorf Goodman, they said they were elated to hear of her return, citing her strong fashion sense, taste and commitment to designers....
– April 22, 1994
Beauty
CHH Club Makes Bid for Shoppers
NEW YORK -- Carter Hawley Hale Stores is going on the offensive in the competition for cosmetics customers with a frequent-buyer program called Club West.
Club West members who spend $250 on cosmetics and fragrance within a 12-month period will...
– April 22, 1994
Eye
Suzy
The Giles Brophys of racing renown are either on the verge or already divorced. The couple first came to notice in the horse world a few years ago when their Strike the Gold won the Blue Grass Stakes and then went on to capture the...
– April 22, 1994
Beauty
Russell Corp. Profits Off 16.6% for Period
ALEXANDER CITY, Ala. -- Continuing to face sharp price pressures in the fleece and T-shirt market, Russell Corp. reported first-quarter earnings fell 16.6 percent, to $13.4 million, or 33 cents a share.
Treasurer Tony Meyer said these earnings...
– April 22, 1994
Beauty
Fila Enters Beauty Game
MILAN -- Fila, the manufacturer of high-end sportswear, has launched a unisex line of body, bath and sun products.
The Fila Cosmetics line was introduced in Italy last week. It is manufactured and distributed by FdF SpA, based in Melzo, outside...
– April 22, 1994
Beauty
Ungaro, Guerlain on the Road
LOS ANGELES -- Emanuel Ungaro and Robert Guerlain each paid visits to both coasts in the past week in separate promotional tours.
Ungaro signed bottles of his new men's scent, Ombre de la Nuit, at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York and Neiman Marcus...
– April 22, 1994
Media
Star Lite: Hello, In Style
NEW YORK -- Don't say Hello yet. The Spanish-owned weekly magazine, known as Hola on its own turf, is still planning a much-anticipated launch in the U.S., but the debut will be a little later than planned.
Hello's U.S. launch has been...
– April 22, 1994
Beauty
Sears Merchandise Profits More Thank Double in Period
CHICAGO -- Helped by strong apparel sales, profits at Sears Merchandise Group more than doubled in the first quarter ended April 2.
In the quarter, the Merchandise Group, which includes merchandising, credit and international operations, earned...
– April 22, 1994
Beauty
Big Shoes to Fill at Lancome
NEW YORK -- One of the Big Three will soon be without a chief.
When Pierre Rogers steps down as president of the Lancome division of Cosmair Inc. at the end of April to develop a private label line of cosmetics for Sears, Roebuck & Co., one...
– April 22, 1994
Fashion
Guilford Mills Earnings Tumble 36% in 2nd Quarter, Apparel Fabrics
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Battered by lower margins in its apparel fabric operations, Guilford Mills Inc. reported earnings slumped 36 percent in the second quarter ended March 27.
However, Guilford said it still expects to see improvement in apparel...
– April 22, 1994
Fashion
Clarification
A story on April 12, stated that Barbizon Corp. is no longer in operation. That is technically true but could be misleading. Barbizon Corp., a lingerie manufacturer whose principal assets were purchased by VF Corp. in 1991, was reorganized by VF as...
– April 22, 1994
