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WWD 04/06/2005

Getting Back on Course: J. Crew Operating Profits Leap to $20M in Quarter

J. Crew is in a groove, and it has stronger numbers to prove it. The retailer will disclose today significant gains for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Jan. 29.

Getting Back on Course: J. Crew Operating Profits Leap to $20M in Quarter

The J. Crew revival is under way, judging by the improvements in sales for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended Jan. 29.

— Apr 6, 2005

Wal-Mart Takes the Offensive

ROGERS, Ark. - Wal-Mart chief executive officer H. Lee Scott and other top executives, seeking to rebut critics of the world's largest retailer, told an unprecedented media conference convened by the company that they were confident in the...

— Apr 6, 2005

LVMH Files Suit Against Chinatown Landlord

Louis Vuitton Malletier filed a complaint in Manhattan federal court charging a Chinatown landlord with being complicit in purveying counterfeit goods.

— Apr 6, 2005

In Brief: Board Talk ... Burberry Heads East ... Arden HQ On The Block

BOARD TALK: PPR - reconfiguring its corporate governance in the wake of February's appointment of François-Henri Pinault as its chief executive - said Tuesday it would streamline down to a single board from the...

— Apr 6, 2005

Suzy

It was a prince of a party ... Jersey girl Kirsten Dunst and beau Jake Gyllenhaal to tie the knot ... Nicole Kidman is learning ... Cruzing the desert.

— Apr 6, 2005

Vendors Venture Into Retailing

Tough competition and retail consolidation have prompted many vendors to at least contemplate opening their own stores.

— Apr 6, 2005

Look-alike Brands Lose Some Luster

NEW YORK - Call it brand differentiation disease.

Consumers' growing ennui with fashion brands becoming ever more alike has resulted in the third straight increase in the share of Americans who say the labels and logos of their...

— Apr 6, 2005

Bits & Bytes

BESPOKE TECH
Inclosia Solutions will customize a phone or portable in the fabric, wood or metal of your choice. Here, the company shows off a laptop wrapped in Burberry plaid (with Burberry's permission) at a wearable...

— Apr 6, 2005

Body Shop's IT Makeover

Although Peter Saunders, chief executive officer of The Body Shop, is quick to proclaim with self-deprecating irony that he is a "nontechnologist," he has led a turnaround at the company in which IT has played a starring role.

The...

— Apr 6, 2005

Remixing The Future

"Remix" was the theme of this year's O'Reilly Emerging Technology conference held in San Diego last month. The relatively small conference is the computing world's Sundance, where new talent and many of the pioneers who had a...

— Apr 6, 2005

Top Technologies CEOs Can't Ignore

Retailers and manufacturers are routinely bombarded with technology "must-haves" that may or may not deliver on their promise. But this year, five technologies rise above the hype and beckon executives to listen up.

The focus areas...

— Apr 6, 2005

Art And Science Of A High-Powered CIO

To call Evelyn Follit right brain-left brain-dominant is no oxymoron.

The analytical and artistic gifts of RadioShack's former chief information officer frequently collide. An idea that starts with statistician-speak veers into a near...

— Apr 6, 2005

Tech Talk: Copy That ... And Then There Was One

COPY THAT: Early testing of high-speed pattern-digitizing technology yielded positive results for Bernard Chaus, which decided last week to implement the system. Digitizing errors dropped to just 2 percent from 20 percent and the time...

— Apr 6, 2005

The Designers Behind J. Crew

NEW YORK - J. Crew's current bestseller is a pair of jeweled sandals for $190.

"One-hundred and ninety dollars," gushed Jenna Lyons, the retailer's senior vice president of women's design, throwing her hands...

— Apr 6, 2005

Fashion Scoops: Tom's Tune ... Helmut's Hiatus? ... Moonlighting ...

TOM'S TUNE: Speculation about a deal between Tom Ford and the Estée Lauder Cos. continues to swirl, and an announcement could come as early as next week. The latest reports indicate that talks are under way...

— Apr 6, 2005

Obituary: Elizabeth Crow, 58

NEW YORK - Elizabeth Crow, a publishing executive and former editor in chief of magazines including Mademoiselle, died of cancer on Monday at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital in Manhattan. She was 58, according to her former husband, C.P. Crow....

— Apr 6, 2005

Morgan Stanley Mum on Suit

PARIS - Morgan Stanley declined all comment Tuesday on the disclosure that LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton is seeking an additional 182.9 million euros, or $235 million at current exchange, in damages related to its ongoing case against the...

— Apr 6, 2005

Sag Harbor Appoints Robb CEO

NEW YORK - Paul A. Robb, 52, has been named chief executive officer of Sag Harbor, Kellwood Co.'s largest and most profitable division.

He succeeds Martin Brody, 62, a founder and ceo of Sag Harbor, who will remain with the company...

— Apr 6, 2005

Single Gets Attention, Seeks Growth

LOS ANGELES - What a difference three fashion shows can make.

The contemporary line Single, which started seven years ago, credits its participation in Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week during the last year with establishing credibility in...

— Apr 6, 2005

Chemin de Fer Builds Future

Chemin de Fer, which had its heyday in the Seventies with lace-up, wide-leg jeans and colorfully threaded hip-huggers, is making a comeback.

— Apr 6, 2005

Vendors' Do-Over in L.A.

LOS ANGELES - After a lackluster market last month, a group of exhibitors from the Designers & Agents show will stage a onetime event at this week's market in downtown Los Angeles in an effort to capture missed business.

About...

— Apr 6, 2005

Beauty Beat: Longoria Signs With L'Oréal

NEW YORK - At least one desperate housewife doesn't have to turn to her gardener to get that "glow" anymore.

Eva Longoria, who plays Gabrielle Solis on ABC's popular Sunday night dark comedy, "Desperate...

— Apr 6, 2005

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