Retail Features
Nordstrom To Shut Distribution Center
SEATTLE -- Nordstrom said it plans to close its Tukwila, Wash., distribution center in January 1995, eliminating about 220 jobs. The company said merchandise now processed at Tukwila will be redirected to a newer, more modern distribution center in...
— Jan 25, 1994
The Big Boom: Italian Fashion Houses May Be Struggling At Home, But the Exchange Rate and Emerging Markets Are Helping Them Thrive Abroad
MILAN -- The good news on the Italian fashion scene these days is almost all overseas.
While fashion gurus reluctantly admit the going is rough at home, where the domestic market is still in a slump and expected to stay that way at least for...
— Jan 25, 1994
Ward's Buys Ship 'N Shore Brand Name
CHICAGO -- Montgomery Ward has acquired the rights to the Ship 'N Shore apparel brand.
Ward's sells name-brand and proprietary merchandise in all of its retail areas. Some of its key apparel brands are Lee, Gloria Vanderbilt, Radcliffe, Connie...
— Jan 25, 1994
Networking: Hearst's Highway ... Evans Does Face Cream
— Jan 25, 1994
How Retailers Rate the Seven Major Proposals
WASHINGTON -- Here is a summary of the seven major health care reform proposals before Congress:
President Clinton's Health Security Act, with 100 House co-sponsors. It provides health care to every American. Employers are required to insure...
— Jan 25, 1994
Gitano Pushed By Wal-Mart To Seek Buyer
NEW YORK -- Gitano Group Inc. put itself on the block Monday after an ultimatum from Wal-Mart Stores to sell the company or lose its business.
Gitano said that its principal customer -- which it did not identify -- said it could not continue...
— Jan 25, 1994
QVC U.K.'s Rough Channel Crossing
LONDON -- QVC is learning some hard lessons from its first venture into Europe.
QVC-The Shopping Channel, launched in the U.K. last October, has by no means taken Britain by storm.
Apparel and jewelry have been a harder sell than kitchen...
— Jan 25, 1994
