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WWD 04/20/2005

Penney's Growth Plan: Ullman Stresses Value And Off-the-Mall Stores

J.C. Penney has a five-year growth strategy that company officials said was "dramatic and an evolution" for its plan to dominate the midtier retail.

Penney's Growth Plan: Ullman Stresses Value And Off-the-Mall Stores

J.C. Penney has a five-year growth strategy that company officials said was "dramatic and an evolution" for its plan to dominate the midtier retail.

— Apr 20, 2005

Fashion Scoops: Art's Sake ... Think Pink ... Snyder's Salute

ART'S SAKE: While Francois Pinault awaits a verdict in California in the Executive Life case, he's on the move in Italy. Speculation is heating up in Europe that Pinault will buy Venice's Palazzo Grassi to...

— Apr 20, 2005

Ann Taylor Price Tag Said at $2B

Several leveraged buyout firms are said to be eyeing Ann Taylor Stores with a price tag for the 738-unit chain of $2 billion, or $27 a share.

— Apr 20, 2005

House Approves Brand-Protection Bill

The House approved a trademark protection bill that would make it easier for brand owners to get injunctive relief in trademark infringement cases.

— Apr 20, 2005

In Brief: New Man ... Amazon's Link ... London Leverage

NEW MAN: PPR on Tuesday appointed Ross McInnes as executive vice president of finance, the most recent management change since François-Henri Pinault took over as chairman in March. In the newly created post, McInnes, who begins...

— Apr 20, 2005

Producer Prices Down in March, But Up for Year

Wholesale prices for U.S.-produced women's and girls' apparel fell 0.5 percent in March, but were up 0.4 percent compared with a year ago.

— Apr 20, 2005

Alaia Previews Poiret Auction

PARIS - Modern may be an overused word in fashion, but it seems apt when describing the designs of the late French couturier Paul Poiret, he of hobble-skirt fame.

Consider a dress he made for his daughter in 1922, topped with a knitted...

— Apr 20, 2005

Suzy

All about the upcoming On Stage at the Met extravaganza, celebrating its 20th anniversary ... Gisele Bundchen's side job.

— Apr 20, 2005

Selfridges Celebrates Vegas Style

LONDON - What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas - until now.

On Friday, Selfridges will kick off a Las Vegas-inspired extravaganza, complete with a little white wedding chapel, Liberace fashion exhibition, Elvis impersonator...

— Apr 20, 2005

Memo Pad: Lifestyles of The Rich And Overexposed

LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND OVEREXPOSED: At last, a weekly magazine that isn't obsessed with finding out which Hollywood couple conceived this week. The first issue of Celebrity Living, American Media Inc.'s newest title,...

— Apr 20, 2005

H&M's Walk in the Park

preview of Hennes & Mauritz's fall collection is set to be unveiled at a big bash in the middle of New York's Central Park tonight.

— Apr 20, 2005

EU Trade Chief: Lift Cotton Duties on West Africa

EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said wealthier nations should provide duty-free access to cotton grown in West Africa by 2007.

— Apr 20, 2005

Labor Problems Put Cambodian Exports in Peril

GENEVA - The takeoff in apparel exports that helped war-ravaged Cambodia rebuild its economy could be in jeopardy if authorities don't put a stop to the recent escalation in labor abuses, an industry report warned Tuesday.

The spate...

— Apr 20, 2005

On the Prowl for Prestige

NEW YORK - Status-seeking hasn't lost its cachet.

In fact, it is a compelling consideration among luxury goods consumers in the country's 10 percent of wealthiest households - contrary to the belief among many market...

— Apr 20, 2005

Marketing Intelligence: Gay Titles In Fashion ... Collegian's Choices ... Color Matching

GAY TITLES IN FASHION: Apparel and jewelry advertising in gay print media increased at more than twice the rate of ads placed in gay publications overall in 2004, climbing 39.2 percent to reach 618 pages, up from 444 pages in 2003....

— Apr 20, 2005

Beauty Beat: Principal Bobbi Brown Goes Back to School ... Inter Parfums SA Sales Rise 22.3%

Principal Bobbi Brown Goes Back to School

NEW YORK - Bobbi Brown left a lasting impression at a Bronx vocational high school last week where she gave a makeup class, spoke with students and visited the school's day...

— Apr 20, 2005

De Quercize Named Chief Executive at Van Cleef & Arpels

Richemont named Stanislas de Quercize, who was Cartier's president and ceo for North America, as president and ceo of Van Cleef & Arpels.

— Apr 20, 2005

KKR Files For $835M REIT IPO

NEW YORK - Kohlberg, Kravis Roberts & Co., a private equity firm said to be making a play to acquire the Neiman Marcus Group, filed an initial public offering for $835 million with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a real estate...

— Apr 20, 2005

Green Day: Organic Fashion Takes Root

As the 35th Earth Day is celebrated on Friday, organic fashion is taking hold as a viable business attracting retailer investment.

— Apr 20, 2005

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