Retail Features
Kmart: Getting Back on Track
NEW YORK -- The steps announced last week by Kmart to fix some nagging problems may be drastic, but perhaps that's what it will take to get the nation's second-largest retailer to turn things around.
That's the view of leading retail analysts...
— Jan 12, 1994
Mexico is Just First Stop on Dallas's Swing South
DALLAS -- Mexico is not enough for the Dallas Market Center Co.
The mammoth center of wholesale showrooms, which has been working hard to woo Mexican buyers for the past two years, is now aiming farther south in its marketing efforts -- all the...
— Jan 12, 1994
Merry-Go-Round Files Ch. 11
NEW YORK -- Merry-Go-Round Enterprises filed a Chapter 11 petition to reorganize Tuesday, saying negotiations to restructure its loan agreements had been unsuccessful.
The company said it had $90 million in cash on hand and had arranged for...
— Jan 12, 1994
Perfect Setting
DALLAS -- This past October, Richard D. Eiseman Jewels here became the first U.S. retailer to carry the fine jewelry of London designer Elizabeth Gage in an in-store boutique. Until now, Gage has sold her work in the U.S. only through private showings...
— Jan 11, 1994
QVC Vs. HSN: Taking Stock
NEW YORK -- Which is better, QVC or Home Shopping Network?
The battle between TV shopping's two giants pits the social climb (QVC) against the hard sell (HSN).
Growing pains are numerous for this relatively new selling medium, but the...
— Jan 11, 1994
Retail Scene: Couture Comes Home
DALLAS -- Seeking to build on its booming in-house custom design business, Lilly Dodson here opened a Fe Zandi boutique last fall that will sell only made-to-measure looks.
Zandi, an Iranian who is based in Los Angeles, designs luncheon and...
— Jan 11, 1994
Garratt Reinvents Herself
DALLAS -- The loss of her backers and closure of her New Tee store here has made 1993 a rough year for Sandra Garratt, but the resilient designer is regrouping with a new line of casual separates made of Irish linen, organic cotton and wild...
— Jan 11, 1994
