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WWD 06/29/2005

Forget About Summer: Stores Roll Out B-T-S Early to Boost Sales

As summer vacation gets under way for most students, retailers are trying to entice them into stores to purchase their back-to-school wardrobes.

Forget About Summer: Stores Roll Out B-T-S Early to Boost Sales

As summer vacation gets under way for most students, retailers are trying to entice them into stores to purchase their back-to-school wardrobes.

— Jun 29, 2005

Casual Corner Said Close to Being Sold

Casual Corner is getting closer to being sold and a deal might be announced by the end of July.

— Jun 29, 2005

Consumer Confidence Hits 3-Year High

Consumer confidence has hit a three-year high as the Index rose again in June, following an uptick in May.

— Jun 29, 2005

In Brief: Movado Boosts Its Board ... Saks Donation

MOVADO BOOSTS ITS BOARD: Movado Group Inc. has appointed Richard Isserman to its board and its audit committee. Isserman will join eight other members on the board, and will become its sixth independent member. Isserman has worked for...

— Jun 29, 2005

Memo Pad: Living Large ... Gender Bender ... Binn There, Done That

LIVING LARGE: It looks like there's definite demand for Domino, Conde Nast's new shop-for-your-home magazine. The first issue is on sale through next month, but early projections are pointing to a total newsstand sale of close to...

— Jun 29, 2005

Suzy

Yves Saint Laurent parting with Chateau Gabriel ... Sophia Loren, a hometown hero ... Elton has an African ball.

— Jun 29, 2005

Nike Execs Upbeat at Analyst Meeting

New Nike president William D. Perez and other company executives gave an upbeat presentation Tuesday at an analysts meeting in New York.

— Jun 29, 2005

Long and Short of It

As prom season draws to a close, a look at some of the best-selling prom dresses this spring from around the country.

— Jun 29, 2005

Licensing Gets Into Reality Chic

Strawberry Shortcake, Pokemon and Tweety were all making waves at the 25th annual International Licensing and Merchandising trade show.

— Jun 29, 2005

Lane Bryant Signs an Idol

Lane Bryant has named "American Idol" finalist Kimberley Locke as its new spokesmodel for Seven7 Jeans.

— Jun 29, 2005

Buzz Brightens as TV Spots Fade

Friends are the leading source of information about fashion merchandise, according to a new Look-Look poll.

— Jun 29, 2005

Story Pitches From Taboo to Hilarious

It's bigger than a bread box and even tougher to get one's arms around.

— Jun 29, 2005

Beauty Beat: Men's Skin Care Zooms; Online Booms ... Chanel's Duffy Resigns ... Summit Denies Reports

Men's Skin Care Zooms; Online Booms
NEW YORK - Men's skin care sales rose 13 percent in U.S. department stores last year to $59 million, according to NPD Beauty, a division of market information company The NPD Group...

— Jun 29, 2005

Cavalli Ads: A Big-Screen Feel

MILAN - Though the whir of the cameras just wound down, Roberto Cavalli's passion for film isn't relegated to the set of "The Decameron," the movie he just coproduced starring Mischa Barton and Heath Ledger.

The film world, in fact, set...

— Jun 29, 2005

China Expected to Seek Broad Textile Agreement

China is likely to push for a broad agreement regulating textile and apparel imports to the U.S., Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said Tuesday.

— Jun 29, 2005

Finance Committee Considers CAFTA

The Senate Finance Committee began considering the Central American Free Trade Agreement Tuesday, setting the stage for a vote in the full Senate this week.

— Jun 29, 2005

American Apparel Sued in Sex Case

Three former employees of American Apparel have sued the $250 million firm and its ceo Dov Charney, alleging sexual harassment and lewdness.

— Jun 29, 2005

Trunk Ltd. Creating Line Of Rock-Inspired Clothes

Brad Beckerman, the founder and creative director of Trunk Ltd. T-shirts, is moving to fill a high-end void in the denim, T-shirt and leather-belt marketplace.

— Jun 29, 2005

Rinna Merges Business and Showbiz

Two years after Rinna and her husband, actor Harry Hamlin, opened the Belle Gray boutique in Sherman Oaks., Calif., she is launching a second outlet on Friday at the Calabasas Commons mall in the posh Los Angeles suburb of Calabasas.

— Jun 29, 2005

Obituary: Gus Goodman, Furrier, 82

NEW YORK - Gus Goodman, who built a healthy fur business by hitching his name to those of well-known designers, died June 20 at the age of 82.

The cause of death was accidental, according to his son and business partner, David, who...

— Jun 29, 2005

Mango Plans U.S. Expansion

MADRID - Spain's Mango chain envisions rolling out 250 stores in the U.S. over the next decade, provided it can find the right real estate.

"It's difficult to get a good location, so the U.S. rollout is taking time," Isak Halfon, Mango's...

— Jun 29, 2005

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