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WWD 03/14/2005

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WWD 03/14/2005

J. Crew's IPO Blueprint: Share Listing Planned, But Unlikely Until 2006

Preppy retailer and catalogue firm J. Crew is planning an initial public offering, but not until next year.

J. Crew's IPO Blueprint: Share Listing Planned, But Unlikely Until 2006

Preppy retailer and catalogue firm J. Crew is planning an initial public offering, but not until next year.

— Mar 14, 2005

Coach-LVMH Resolution a Long Way Off

It could take a year or more to resolve Coach's claim of harassing and anticompetitive behavior in Japanese department stores by LVMH.

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Coming This Week

Monday: Toronto Fashion Week (through Saturday).
D&A Lab, Tokyo (through Wednesday).

Tuesday: The Commerce Department releases the February retail sales report.

Wednesday:...

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Game, Set and Match, Ralph Lauren

Polo Ralph Lauren today is expected to announce that it has secured a partnership deal with the United States Tennis Association, the national governing body for tennis and the owner and organizer of the Grand Slam U.S. Open tennis tournament.

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Fashion Scoops: Blue Blood ... Hanging With Lam ... Window Reading ...

BLUE BLOOD: Andreas Kurz clearly has not had his fill of the jeans business. The former Polo Ralph Lauren executive, who had been president of its international licensing division, is headed to Seven For All...

— Mar 14, 2005

Beauty Beat: Attal to Succeed Agon at L'Oreal USA

NEW YORK - L'Oréal Group has confirmed a WWD report by announcing that Laurent Attal will succeed Jean-Paul Agon as president and chief executive officer of its $4 billion L'Oréal USA affiliate here.

Meanwhile, at...

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Coping With Consolidation

The changing dynamics of the lingerie and retail industries created a mix of anxiety and anticipation at last week's fall-holiday market.

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Argentine Unmentionables

NEW YORK - If Mariana Cortés has her way, Argentina's greatest export will be - Borges, beef and the tango aside - thongs, as well as briefs, bikini bottoms and granny panties.

But any old knicker won't do....

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Intimate Notes: Dream Collection ... Natori Home ... Femmy Night

DREAM COLLECTION: Maidenform Inc. has an addition it hopes won't be a sleeper for its franchise of signature bras - The Dream Collection.

"We are looking at it as the Dream Collection and it will evolve as a...

— Mar 14, 2005

Vera Wang Inks Lingerie License

NEW YORK - Vera Wang has signed a licensing pact with Komar Co. to design, manufacture and market the first collection of innerwear bearing the Vera Wang name.

Wang's company confirmed in June it was "exploring...

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Accessories Mimic Fall Trends in Apparel

The distance from runway to main floor is getting shorter, as evidenced by the Russian looks and upholstery fabrics in fall lines.

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Council Fetes Market Week

NEW YORK - The Accessories Council held its annual March market party with the Shopping Soiree and cocktail party at Lord & Taylor Wednesday evening.

The event offered a chance for designers and retailers to network in grand style...

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Orgell and Chopard in Lawsuit

NEW YORK - David Orgell is embroiled in a lawsuit with Chopard USA in a California Superior Court in Los Angeles that alleges unfair competition and breach of contract.

Orgell is the nameplate of a retail store on Rodeo Drive. It is owned...

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Legwear Takes a Stroll on the Catwalk

Legwear was back on the runway for fall and hosiery firms trotted out paisley prints and smoky metallic yarns at last week's market.

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WWD Stock Index Retreats

NEW YORK - After taking a beating on the prospects of higher gas prices this summer of $2.15 a gallon, retail and vendor shares retreated last week.

As a result, the WWD Composite Stock Index fell 1.2 percent to 1,161.03. The S&P 500...

— Mar 14, 2005

Federated-May Overlap Offers REITs Opportunities

NEW YORK - In nearly 100 malls in the U.S., the overlap of Federated and May store anchors - say, where a Macy's and Robinsons-May operate side by side - will lead to a handful of Bloomingdale's conversions, and more...

— Mar 14, 2005

Legal Briefs

Louis Vuitton Malletier and Marc Jacobs International have reached a settlement in their dispute with The Wet Seal regarding sales of knockoff handbags. On Feb. 24, Manhattan Federal Court Judge Louis...

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Quota Elimination Could Be a 'Factor'

NEW YORK - Among factors, companies that take on responsibility for a firm's receivables for a fee, the elimination of quotas on Chinese apparel has not fully affected the industry. But it will, they said.

What is unclear is how...

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Subsidy Trade Bill Reintroduced in Congress

WASHINGTON - A bill that would target imports from China and other nonmarket economies that produce goods with the help of government subsidies was reintroduced Thursday in the House and Senate.

Supporters of the Stopping Overseas...

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First Quota-Free Month: China in Charge

Unrestrained in global trade for the first time in 24 years, China flooded the U.S. market with apparel and textiles in January.

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Designer Baumann's Undercover War on Knockoffs

Kathrine Baumann's undercover war against knockoffs exemplifies what some entrepreneurs must do to stop fakes from sinking their livelihoods.

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SIMM: Large Crowds but Orders Slow

Many collections featured toned-down, somber looks this season and completing them were dark, subtle accessories that played to the mood.

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Soft Sales at Hypermarkets Deflate Carrefour Earnings

PARIS - Carrefour, the world's second-largest retailer behind Wal-Mart, on Thursday reported a 24 percent fall in second-half net profit, deflated by lackluster sales at its key French hypermarkets.

Meanwhile, the French retailer...

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Euratex Urges New Quotas on China

GENEVA - The European Apparel & Textile Organization, also known as Euratex, has called for the European Union to institute special safeguard measures to stem the surge in imports from China.

In a move to put political focus on the...

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Fancy A Shag?

Talking with artist Josh Agle about his spin-off murder mystery "Shag with a Twist"…The skinny from the authors of "The Hookup Handbook."

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Pickup Artists

NEW YORK - First-time authors Andrea Lavinthal and Jessica Rozler say dating is dead, and they're shedding some light on its replacement with their new book, "The Hookup Handbook: A Single Girl's Guide To Living It Up"...

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Chic of the Week

Last Thursday night, Catherine Deneuve, sleek and understated in Azzedine Alaïa, added a shot of Gallic glamour to an otherwise mundane New York week when she was honored at the Alliance Française's "La Nuit des Etoiles"...

— Mar 14, 2005