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WWD 10/07/2005

Retailers on a Tightrope: Price Cuts Drive Comps As Darker Clouds Loom

Despite hurricanes, warmer-than-normal temperatures and record-high fuel prices, consumers kept shopping in September, drawn in by early fall promotions. As a result, retailers same-store sales were surprisingly buoyant.

Retailers on a Tightrope: Price Cuts Drive Comps As Darker Clouds Loom

Fearing hurricanes and high gas prices would curtail spending, stores went heavy into promotions, resulting in better-than-expected same-store sales.

— Oct 7, 2005

Neiman Marcus Deal Completed

Private equity firms Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus have closed on their $5.1 billion acquisition of The Neiman Marcus Group Inc., the luxury chain said Thursday.

— Oct 7, 2005

Burberry Shares Fall on Bravo News

Burberry shares fell 4.83 percent Thursday, closing at 4.04 pounds, or $7.19, on reports that Rose Marie Bravo would step down as ceo in July.

— Oct 7, 2005

Tommy Hilfiger Cuts 135 Jobs

Tommy Hilfiger Corp. continues to clean house.

— Oct 7, 2005

Goody's to Be Acquired for $264.3 Million

Goody's Family Clothing reached an agreement with an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners to be acquired by the investment firm for $264.3 million.

— Oct 7, 2005

Quote of the Week

"Nothing is left to chance, but at the same time, Jean Paul is very much creative."

— Oct 7, 2005

Wal-Mart Launches Contemporary Line

Wal-Mart is launching a brand of urban apparel for women ages 25 to 45 called Metro 7, which will be bolstered by a marketing campaign.

— Oct 7, 2005

Federated On Track After May Acquisition

Federated issued new guidance for the third and fourth quarters, including slightly reduced outlooks on comp-store sales, but profits are holding up.

— Oct 7, 2005

Gently Bred - Rochas

Pretty is as pretty does and at Olivier Theyskens' Rochas, it touched a nerve that longs for fashion to first enhance and then evoke emotion.

— Oct 7, 2005

The Breezy Way - Stella McCartney, Dries Van Noten, Givenchy

Soft, billowing shapes have a charming lightness, which is winning in any season, but especially in one that puts simple, quiet looks front and center.

— Oct 7, 2005

In Their Own Fashion - Celine, Sophia Kokosalaki, Hussein Chalayan, Cacharel, Loewe

From fine pleats to floral prints, certain houses have specific signatures, which designers developed further this season. But other firms are still looking for one.

— Oct 7, 2005

The Glamorous Life - Azzaro

Vanessa Seward has breathed life into the sleeping beauty with her sexy, updated reinterpretations of the founder's greatest hits.

— Oct 7, 2005

Fashion Scoops: Breast Kept Secret ... Live Wire ... Boy Zone ...

Lingerie maker Agent Provocateur had a few tricks up its sleeve for the inauguration of its corner at Printemps on Wednesday.

— Oct 7, 2005

Kimora Displays Inner Goddess at Macy's

Kimora Lee Simmons believes strongly in the brands that bear her name -- from her first scent, Baby Phat Goddess, to her underwear.

— Oct 7, 2005

Shu Uemura Taps Gina Brooke as Artistic Director

There's a new face at Shu Uemura: makeup artist Gina Brooke, who has been named artistic director of the brand.

— Oct 7, 2005

Prescriptives Launches 'Sugar Free' Product

It's no secret that the aging process ain't so sweet, but Prescriptives is out to prove that sugar may actually be part of the problem, with the launch of Anti-AGE Advanced Protection Lotion SPF 25, in April.

— Oct 7, 2005

Nicole Farhi Introduces Fragrance Duo

Nicole Farhi has turned her nose to fragrance for the first time.

— Oct 7, 2005

Thibiant Unveils Three Skin Care Items

The new vanguard in skin care is less about surface moisturizing and toning and more about antiaging at the cellular level.

— Oct 7, 2005

Lorac Lips Off for Spring

Carol Shaw is hoping to give consumers a fat lip this spring.

— Oct 7, 2005

Sally Hansen Uncovers 2006 Lineup

Del Laboratories' Sally Hansen unit is bent on building its stable of beauty franchises, one blockbuster product at a time.

— Oct 7, 2005

Amazon Beauty Turns One

Despite a home page featuring a smoldering fall makeup look and the Allure magazine banner, Amazon.com's Beauty Store doesn't gush glamour.

— Oct 7, 2005

Critical Mass: Suppliers Share How to Grab Shelf Space

Getting into a retailer's door is never easy for a manufacturer.

— Oct 7, 2005

QVC Raises Funds, Adds Benefit

QVC proved this week that when it comes to beauty, the television shopping network is brimming with ideas to connect with viewers.

— Oct 7, 2005

ISPA: Links Between Medicine and Spas Grow

A trip to the spa has never been more popular, thanks to stressed-out consumers who seek solace and renewal for an hour, a day or a week and don't mind paying for it.

— Oct 7, 2005

An American Gadfly in London

Greg Gutfeld has always been a misfit.

— Oct 7, 2005

Memo Pad: Plastic People Of The Universe ... Big Daddy ... Anna's Apprentice ...

"I've never been freaked out or weird about sex" is sort of an odd way to explain your decision to pose naked in a photo spread set in a futuristic factory populated by clones and sex dolls.

— Oct 7, 2005

Sides Form Over Industry Proposal to WTO

A demand floated Tuesday by 97 textile industry groups for textiles and apparel to be treated separately in the Doha global trade talks has drawn fire from China.

— Oct 7, 2005

Ethical Fabrics Gaining Popularity

British designer Katharine Hamnett, a pioneer in using ethical fabrics in her collections, acknowledges there is still resistance to the concept.

— Oct 7, 2005

FIT Museum Showcases Fashion, Textiles

The first U.S. gallery to offer a permanent exhibition of 250 years of fashion and textile history will open Nov. 15 at the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology here.

— Oct 7, 2005

Suzy

Royal notes from all over ... The new man in Gale Hayman's life, Richard Bockman ... Britney auctions items for Katrina victims.

— Oct 7, 2005

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Retailers on a Tightrope: Price Cuts Drive Comps As Darker Clouds Loom

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