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WWD 07/27/2005

Retail Holiday Forecast: Modest Sales Increases Amid Consumer Worries

The Christmas season beckons retailers-- even at the height of summer -- with a multitude of challenges in a year that will seriously test them.

Importers Scramble to Avoid Safeguard Limits

U.S. importers have rushed to beat embargoes on Chinese goods by moving up production, taking to air freight and filling bonded warehouses.

— Jul 27, 2005

Retail Holiday Forecast: Modest Sales Increases Amid Consumer Worries

The Christmas season beckons retailers-- even at the height of summer -- with a multitude of challenges in a year that will seriously test them.

— Jul 27, 2005

Tod's Sales Up, Growth Seen Slowing

Tod's posted a 21.8 percent jump in first-half revenue to $305.5 million, but results indicate slowing sales growth in the second quarter.

— Jul 27, 2005

Consumer Confidence Declines in July

The Consumer Confidence Index fell in July, breaking a three-month upswing due to job worries and rising fuel prices at the pump.

— Jul 27, 2005

In Brief: U.S. Invests Abroad ... New Resource ... Lucy Secures Funding

A brief look at some of the day's stories.

— Jul 27, 2005

EU Retailers Seek More Sweater Quota

The EU's executive arm, the European Commission, announced Friday that the limit for sweaters as agreed to under the EU-China textile agreement of June 10 had been reached.

— Jul 27, 2005

Beauty Beat: Cartier to Customize Scents

To herald the start of this fragrance venture, Cartier's fragrancer for the project, Mathilde Laurent, will hold consultations with customers, during which she will custom blend essential oils to create scents that will only be available at Rue de la...

— Jul 27, 2005

Fashion Scoops: Power Hitters ... Getting Desperate

Coty's next celebrity scent will capitalize on the star power of not one, but five personalities.

— Jul 27, 2005

Australian Wool Industry in Two-Sided Tangle

Australia's wool industry is stepping up efforts to defuse the effects of a PETA-led boycott that has gained momentum in the last year.

— Jul 27, 2005

Memo Pad: Mirabella On Jane ... Q'D Up ... Truman's Walkabout ...

Filipa Fino started her new job as Vogue's senior accessories editor on Monday.

— Jul 27, 2005

Doneger's Wolfe on Fashion's Future

From Seventies disco to Nineties minimalism, every decade has its defining fashions.

— Jul 27, 2005

Pendleton Shifts Focus on Trends

Pendleton is attracting younger shoppers and building sales with a sharper fashion focus, while also playing up its heritage.

— Jul 27, 2005

Why Fashion Keeps Bottling Celebrity Pop

Celebrities are the thread tying together American pop culture and, as such, provide a platform for fashion marketers that should keep gaining ground at least until the turn of the decade.

— Jul 27, 2005

The Glow Show

The Natural History Museum here is showing all facets of the diamond, the glitter and the grit, in a major exhibition that features some of the world's most precious gems.

— Jul 27, 2005

Bringing Hans Christian Andersen's Fables to Life

The script, which Merritt conceded doesn't make much sense, is basically a collage of 180 fairy tales with no attempt to tie them together.

— Jul 27, 2005

New York City's Other Fifth Avenue

Within the past few years, a spate of new, unique apparel stores have opened, or are planning to open, on Fifth Avenue.

— Jul 27, 2005

For St. John, the Future Is Now

With the last two family members out of St. John's daily operations, ceo Richard Cohen now shoulders responsibility for the brand's future.

— Jul 27, 2005

West Watch: Jesse's Other Girl ... Courtney Expands ... Beverly Center Boss

The Beverly Center mall, located at the edge of Beverly Hills and Hollywood, named Aj D. Jemison as its general manager.

— Jul 27, 2005

BCBG Bares New Ads -- Literally

BCBG Max Azria Group is peeling back the coverage in its new fall campaign --including one ad featuring a model, an oversized red leather bag and not much else.

— Jul 27, 2005

UNITE on Verge Of AFL-CIO Split

As a result, the leaders of those unions have withdrawn from running for the AFL-CIO's executive council.

— Jul 27, 2005

House Democrats Defeat China Bill

House Democrats defeated a bill addressing China's trading practices on Tuesday, setting the stage for a showdown later this week on CAFTA.

— Jul 27, 2005

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