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WWD 04/04/2005

Locking In the Team: Top Neiman's Execs Get Golden Parachutes

Neiman Marcus, in an SEC filing, said it reached severance deals with 11 top executives, including ceo Burt Tansky, in case the firm changes hands.

U.S. Stores Trawl ShanghaiMart Fair

SHANGHAI - The three-day 2005 ShanghaiMart for Spring Women's Apparel Fair wrapped up last week with both excitement about the nonquota world...

— Apr 4, 2005

Locking In the Team: Top Neiman's Execs Get Golden Parachutes

Neiman Marcus, in an SEC filing, said it reached severance deals with 11 top executives, including ceo Burt Tansky, in case the firm changes hands.

— Apr 4, 2005

Wal-Mart's Media Pitch

In a major shift in corporate protocol, Wal-Mart is giving journalists limited access to the company and its leadership during a two-day conference.

— Apr 4, 2005

Import Surge Takes Toll on Industry Jobs

Explosive growth in imports contributed to job losses in textile and apparel manufacturing, which eliminated a combined 7,600 jobs in March.

— Apr 4, 2005

In Brief: Harrods Gets Personal ... O'Connor Taps Leon

HARRODS GETS PERSONAL: On June 1, Harrods will launch a personal shopping service, the first time the Knightsbridge department store is offering such a program. The service, By Appointment, is free of charge and covers everything from...

— Apr 4, 2005

Coming This Week

Monday: Los Angeles International Textile Show (through Wednesday).

Wednesday: Ideacomo, Cernobbio, Italy (through Friday).

Asia Pacific Leather Fair, Hong Kong (through Friday).

Hennes &...

— Apr 4, 2005

Penney's: No Easy Target

NEW YORK - J.C. Penney Co. has strong defenses in place that would make a leveraged buyout by financial investors difficult, largely because getting the consent of its board would be difficult - or, at the very least, time-consuming....

— Apr 4, 2005

Fashion Scoops: Tom Teasers ... Tory In The Heartland ... Camelias For Carats ...

TOM TEASERS: There seems to be a rumor a day swirling around Tom Ford and his plans for the future, ranging from he's cast his first film to he's designing a car to he's signed an eyewear license....

— Apr 4, 2005

Faithful Shopper

Kristin Chenoweth, back in town after shooting some films and "The West Wing," breezes into Rebecca Taylor's boutique on Mott Street.

— Apr 4, 2005

The Early Show: Naum

As Waleed Khairzada and Julia Jentzsch sipped cocktails together on the rooftop of Soho House early last summer, they experienced the fashion industry's equivalent of love at first sight. Khairzada had been looking for a collaborator to launch...

— Apr 4, 2005

The Early Show: Lewis Cho

If you pay close enough attention to Natalie Merchant's "Break Your Heart" video, you'll spot Annie Lewis - one half of the Lewis Cho design duo - in the background. Just look for the swing-dancing dame who...

— Apr 4, 2005

The Early Show: Ashleigh Verrier

Recent Parsons grad Ashleigh Verrier is not a jeans girl. Never has been, never will be. So when the lace-loving designer was assigned a denim project during her junior year, she suspected the faculty of attempting to expand her horizons. But...

— Apr 4, 2005

The Early Show: Karoo Mark Eisen

A recent rainy Wednesday was "a very, very special day" for Mark Eisen, who was in town from South Africa to show the first season of his Karoo Mark Eisen knit collection. "I swear, I have waited such a long time for this."...

— Apr 4, 2005

Ordering, Uncertainty Both Strong

NEW YORK - The ordering for fall was brisk at the Lingerie Americas trade show, but the tone of the March market was underscored by uncertainty over the pending merger of Federated Department Stores Inc. and May Department Stores Co.

The...

— Apr 4, 2005

Vassarette Goes Vroom

NEW YORK - NASCAR, the top spectator sport in the U.S. with a fan base of more than 75 million, may seem unlikely to be paired with Vassarette lingerie. But they have a common denominator in Shawna Robinson.

Robinson, 40, the race car...

— Apr 4, 2005

De Beers LV's American Dream

De Beers LV will make its U.S. debut in June, with a store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and a unit in Beverly Hills in October.

— Apr 4, 2005

China's First-Qtr. Surge

The Commerce Department kept a pledge for a more timely textile-monitoring system, stoking the controversy over China's surging imports.

— Apr 4, 2005

WWD Stock Index Slips 1.1%

NEW YORK - Record high gas prices and a whirlwind of speculation regarding the potential sales or acquisitions of some of the biggest nameplates in retail pushed industry stocks into their fourth week of declines.

The WWD Composite...

— Apr 4, 2005

Slow Sales Hit Retail Trade Index

NEW YORK - Market News International's weekly retail trade index dropped to 56.8 on March 26 from a reading of 57.7 a week prior.

The index, which surveys apparel, home, electronics, general merchandise, specialized and automotive...

— Apr 4, 2005

Mossimo Net Falls 9.2%

NEW YORK - Reductions in its business with Target and investments in its infrastructure translated into lower fourth-quarter and full-year profits at Mossimo Inc.

The Santa Monica, Calif.-based design and licensing company reported that,...

— Apr 4, 2005

250 Layoffs Expected at Sears

Sears filed a notice with the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity indicating plans for a "mass layoff" at its headquarters.

— Apr 4, 2005

New Locale, Same Counterfeit Problem

BEIJING - It's the first thing that greets customers as they stream into the new Silk Street market here: a selection of brightly colored North Face jackets, their signature logos prominently displayed, hanging in neat rows in one of the...

— Apr 4, 2005

Belk Net Up 11.3% in Year

NEW YORK - Belk Inc., a regional chain in the South with a fresh eye for expansion, on Friday announced strong earnings and sales for 2004.

For the year ended Jan. 29, the company posted an 11.3 percent increase in net income to $124.1...

— Apr 4, 2005

Samantha Thavasa Opening Stateside

NEW YORK - Like any well-connected socialite, Nicky Hilton knows how to make a proper introduction. She brought the Samantha Thavasa brand to the U.S. with her signature collection four years ago and now the successful Japanese company is...

— Apr 4, 2005

Beauty Beat: Freeze Sue DermaFreeze ... Sephora Exiting U.K.

NEW YORK - Freeze 24/7 International LLC - the makers of the antiwrinkle cream Freeze 24/7 - filed a complaint in New York federal court Thursday for trademark infringement against Woodridge Labs, which markets DermaFreeze365 in...

— Apr 4, 2005

Lauder stars at CEW

While the Estée Lauder Cos. once again dominated this year's Cosmetic Executive Women Beauty Awards by winning a total of 11 awards out of 26 categories on Friday, it was L'Oréal's Lancôme brand that stood out to many,...

— Apr 4, 2005

Luxury Looks Lead Stylemax Buying

CHICAGO - Consumers enamored with the luxe trend should be pleased come fall: buyers at Chicago's Stylemax were snapping up all things beaded, embroidered or sequined.

"There's a lot more detail in the fashions, and...

— Apr 4, 2005

Boston Retailing Set for Merger Makeover

The downtown landscape is in flux in the wake of megadeals.

— Apr 4, 2005

10024 Trades Up

The Upper West Side zip code gets a dose of style.

— Apr 4, 2005

The Fashion Industry's Manifest Destiny

Seeking space, light and edge, showrooms move west.

— Apr 4, 2005

Attracting the Attractive in Miami

Owners use fashion to lure a high-end crowd.

— Apr 4, 2005

New Haven Gets a Fashion Makeover

Pricy jeans and top labels bring a little bit of New York to this college town.

— Apr 4, 2005

Opportunity Knocks – At the Mall

REITs find high returns in redevelopment.

— Apr 4, 2005

On a Shopping Safari

Malibu might be famous for the beach life, but shopping is becoming quite a sport, too.

— Apr 4, 2005

Vornado's Alternative Strategy

The realty trust gobbles retail properties - and lots of other projects.

— Apr 4, 2005

Phipps' New Family of Retail

The Atlanta mall adds a bevy of upscale retailers and Nordstrom.

— Apr 4, 2005

Connecting Retailers to the Right Space

Dallas firm offers a full menu of services to retailers.

— Apr 4, 2005