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WWD 05/07/2004

WWD 05/07/2004

Fashion Boom: Luxury Shoppers Nourish Strong Comp-Sales

Same-store sales for major retailers eased back in April, as cooler temperatures in key markets tempered consumer spending.

Fashion Boom: Luxury Shoppers Nourish Strong Comp-Sales

Same-store sales for major retailers eased back in April, as cooler temperatures in key markets tempered consumer spending.
— May 7, 2004

De Beers, Iman Marriage Ends in Divorce

The contract between Iman and De Beers LV, the diamond retail venture between LVMH and De Beers Group, has expired and will not be renewed.
— May 7, 2004

In Brief: Trading Up ... Flux at Ferre ... Squinting Sales ...

TRADING UP: Wendy Wieland-Martin, 50, has been promoted to the new post of vice president of international trade services at Kellwood Co. Wieland-Martin, who had been director of trade services, will oversee custom and trade compliance and...
— May 7, 2004

Lauder to Return to Paradise

Estée Lauder is launching a companion to its 2003 blockbuster fragrance with a men's scent called Beyond Paradise for Men.
— May 7, 2004

Von Berg to Enter the Men's Fragrance Market

NEW YORK - Von Berg Professional Cosmetics, a two-year-old Munich-based beauty marketer, will introduce its first men's fragrance, a scent called Absolute Decadence, next month.

Absolute Decadence, a mix of citrus, lavender and...
— May 7, 2004

Perricone, the Retailer

Nicholas Perricone, a well-known dermatologist who went into the skin care business, will open his own store on Madison Avenue in September.
— May 7, 2004

Arden Starts Its Engines

NEW YORK - Elizabeth Arden is the latest beauty company to make it to the stock car starting gate in an effort to pep up a venerable brand - in Arden's case, Halston Z-14.

Racing champion Jeff Gordon, a four-time winner of...
— May 7, 2004

Avon Delivers Fresh Twists

Avon, the world's largest direct seller of beauty products, is making over its cosmetics collection, including new packaging and fresh formulations.
— May 7, 2004

Avon's Fourth At-Home Treatment

NEW YORK - Avon wants to prevent another trip to the dermatologist.

Under its Anew Clinical division, the company has already introduced three products intended to deliver results typically associated with professional treatments -...
— May 7, 2004

Critical Mass: N.J. ShopRite Examines Color

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. - Supermarkets have always struggled with the balance between selling groceries and grooming.

And with discounters Wal-Mart and Target and club stores such as Costco and B.J.'s taking a bigger bite out of grocery...
— May 7, 2004

Maybelline to Unveil Mousse Makeup

NEW YORK - Since Maybelline New York announced its new urban look and name in December, the brand has been busy.

In July, several products will launch, led by Dream Matte Mousse Creamy Natural Foundation, a compact mousse formula that...
— May 7, 2004

Top Notes: Chanel Endowment ... Top of the List ... Circus Looks ...

CHANEL ENDOWMENT: Chanel has donated $1.5 million to New York-Presbyterian Hospital, an endowment that will establish the Chanel Prize for Achievement in Obstetrics and Gynecology at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center....
— May 7, 2004

Spas Are Fertile Ground for Options

NEW YORK - Alternative fertility treatments are beginning to top the list of services in several spas and health and wellness centers in Manhattan.

As the cost of Western fertility treatments reaches in the tens of thousands of dollars...
— May 7, 2004

Obituary: Famed N.Y. Furrier

NEW YORK - Fred Gompertz, better known in the fur district as "Mr. Fred," died April 29 at the age of 80 at the Cabrini Medical Center's Hospice Center here.

The cause of death was bladder cancer, according to his son,...
— May 7, 2004

Buoyant Buying at Atlanta Market

ATLANTA - Retailers came to the fall AmericasMart show in a more generous mood after several seasons of cautious buying.

Buyers said they were lifted by an infusion of color that sparked spring buying and has planted a seed for fall....
— May 7, 2004

Reebok's Human Rights Stars

NEW YORK - Four activists aged 30 and under were honored here Wednesday night at the annual Reebok Human Rights Award ceremony. They spoke of their causes and challenges that included imprisonment, death threats and harassment.

The award...
— May 7, 2004

Citymeals-on-Wheels Toasts Doers, Not Talkers

NEW YORK - Acoustically, Grand Central Terminal is a strain on even the best hearing, but Monday's Citymeals-on-Wheels event there honoring three fashion types was a lesson in action, not words.

Jane Elfers, president and chief...
— May 7, 2004

Memo Pad: Sign Language .. Ramp Jumps the Shark ... Media Match ...

SIGN LANGUAGE: American Media chief David Pecker isn't above jabbing a 195-foot-long finger in his competitors' eyes. Come June 1, his company will take over a giant billboard that runs along the eastern side of Broadway...
— May 7, 2004

Fashion Scoops: Crashing the Party ... Textbook Case ... Naomi's Victory ...

CRASHING THE PARTY: Friends of Jaqui Lividini held a cocktail party for the Saks Fifth Avenue senior vice president of fashion merchandising on Thursday night to celebrate her "imminent new arrival." There was one major...
— May 7, 2004

Swarovski Fetes Nominees

NEW YORK - Recognizing that the pressure on New York's emerging band of design talents is enormous, crystal maven Nadja Swarovski invited several of them to a leisurely lunch at Le Bernardin on Thursday in honor of their nominations for...
— May 7, 2004

Patty Griffin's Quest Continues

NEW YORK - When Patty Griffin's parents received the "Man From La Mancha" original cast soundtrack from Patty's older sister, little did they know that, decades later, they'd be featured singing a song from the...
— May 7, 2004

Suzy

Brad Pitt and his Achilles' heel...Kitchen Confidential on the Frederick Law Olmsted Awards...The Multilingual Paul McCartney.
— May 7, 2004

Garden Of Eden

NEW YORK - Estée Lauder turned back to the Eden Project, an English conservatory, to glean proprietary notes for its newest scent, Beyond Paradise for Men. It had done the same last year for the women's version. Beyond Paradise for...
— May 7, 2004

Azagury-Partridge Leaves Gucci's Flock

Solange Azagury-Partridge said she's leaving today as creative director of Boucheron, the jewelry, watch and fragrance firm, a unit of Gucci Group.
— May 7, 2004

Burberry Appoints Brian Blake

Former Gucci Group executive Brian Blake is expected to be named today as worldwide president and chief operating officer of Burberry.
— May 7, 2004

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