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WWD 04/17/2006

WWD 04/17/2006

Wal-Mart's N.Y. Plan: Retailer Pushing Effort To Build in 5 Boroughs

Wal-Mart Stores, battling political and organized labor opposition, has renewed its drive to gain a foothold in New York City. After being defeated last year in its initial expansion push here, the retailer has gone on the offensive.

Wal-Mart's N.Y. Plan: Retailer Pushing Effort To Build in 5 Boroughs

Wal-Mart Stores, battling political and organized labor opposition, has renewed its drive to gain a foothold in New York City.
— Apr 17, 2006

CKI in Dress Deal With G-III

Calvin Klein Inc. is expected to announce today that it is adding a dress license to the better-priced Calvin Klein line in a deal with G-III.
— Apr 17, 2006

Jones' Rhonda Brown Exits, Two Promoted

Jones Apparel Group said Rhonda Brown, president and ceo of its footwear, accessories and retail group, is no longer with the company.
— Apr 17, 2006

Coming This Week

A look at the coming week's events.
— Apr 17, 2006

In Brief: Shift At Russell ... Overtime Due

A brief look at some of the day's stories.
— Apr 17, 2006

Penney's Aims for $2B Internet Revenues

J.C. Penney Co. Inc. is aggressively pursuing a strategy aimed at doubling its annual Internet revenues to $2 billion.
— Apr 17, 2006

Memo Pad: Not So Simple ... Out No Longer In ... Nimble Giant

Real Simple has hit another stumbling block in its march to brand ubiquity.
— Apr 17, 2006

Skirting the Issue

Talking with Kayoko Ota, curator of Prada's much anticipated "Waist Down" exhibition, making its debut this week at its SoHo flagship.
— Apr 17, 2006

Powerpuff Girls

Shoulder pads may have gone the way of "Dynasty" and "American Gigolo," but there are other ways to achieve their hip-whittling effect.
— Apr 17, 2006

Sticky Fingers

Most chick lit is so saccharine that even the most hardy "Sex and the City" viewer can barely wade through the infinite flow of titles about twenty- and thirtysomething girls in public relations/bartending/fashion jobs that glut bookstore shelves.
— Apr 17, 2006

High Prices Don't Dull Retail Desire

The high cost of precious metals and stones has forced price hikes at watch and jewelry firms, they said at two Swiss trade shows.
— Apr 17, 2006

Judith Leiber Has Rachel Zoe in Its Clutches

Dressing Hollywood's "It" girls is no longer enough for stylist Rachel Zoe.
— Apr 17, 2006

Rifat Ozbek's Global Positioning at Pollini

Aeffe is revisiting its Pollini brand.
— Apr 17, 2006

Club Monaco Goes Luxe

Taking a cue from parent Polo Ralph Lauren Corp., specialty chain retailer Club Monaco wants a bigger piece of the $30 billion accessories market.
— Apr 17, 2006

Findings: High-Tech Travel ... Magic Carpet Ride ... Mai Day

With the launch of Avietta, a luggage line that is as sleek as it is high-tech, with handles and wheels that are fully integrated into the designs, Valextra is living up to its innovative standards.
— Apr 17, 2006

Beauty Beat: Skin Care's Latest Wrinkle: Plasma ... Walker Teaming With Boots

High-definition plasma TV technology is now being applied to skin care products.
— Apr 17, 2006

Lady Ester Deal Symbol of M&A Activity

The acquisition of Lady Ester Corp. by Komar Co. and Russell-Newman highlights the surge of M&A activity in the sector.
— Apr 17, 2006

Frederick's Inks Pact With Celeb Stylists

Frederick's of Hollywood has signed an agreement with celebrity stylists and designers Cristina Ehrlich and Estee Stanley to produce a co-branded collection of intimate apparel.
— Apr 17, 2006

Intimate Notes: Read All About It

Vassarette, a division of VF Intimates, has taken the concept of flexible microbeads beyond Beanie Babies and sleep pillows.
— Apr 17, 2006

Replay Takes Collection Into Own Hands

Replay is taking production of its innerwear collection in-house starting with the fall-winter 2006-'07 collection.
— Apr 17, 2006

The $1 Billion Mark, and Growing

Due to successful store growth initiatives, a steadily recovering economy and a strong fashion cycle, a growing number of specialty apparel retailers joined the club by posting significant billion-dollar revenue benchmarks in the most recent fiscal year.
— Apr 17, 2006

Need Cash? Factoring Can Help

Businesses strapped for cash because they're looking to expand production, acquire another company or extend their brand through licensing or other businesses can benefit from developing an accounts receivables-based factoring relationship.
— Apr 17, 2006

For New Businesses, New Ways to Borrow

Starting a business is never easy. Starting a business in an industry that doesn't pay up front for goods purchased is nearly impossible.
— Apr 17, 2006

GE Touts Personalized Service in RCF Unit

Four years ago next month, GE's American Consumer Finance business established Retail Consumer Finance as a separate business unit and appointed Margaret Keane as its president and chief executive officer.
— Apr 17, 2006

Filing Reveals Details of Tommy Acquisition

Tommy Hilfiger Corp.'s sale to Apax Partners for $1.6 billion had its roots in informal discussions during board meetings four years ago, when the directors hashed out the future of the company.
— Apr 17, 2006

CIT's Daly: Retail Consolidation Remains an Issue

With clients ranging in size from $2 million privately held firms to $500 million publicly held companies, CIT Commercial Services is the largest factor in the industry today.
— Apr 17, 2006

BCG Report: Firms Should Beef Up Global Investments

A recent survey from the Boston Consulting Group revealed that companies see significant sales growth opportunities in rapidly developing economies such as China and India, but are not making investments in these places to capitalize on it.
— Apr 17, 2006

Atlanta Feels a Slight Spring Chill

Retailers shopping AmericasMart here liked fall's more sophisticated direction but were preoccupied with lingering cool weather that has kept spring business from taking off.
— Apr 17, 2006

Fashion Scoops: They'll Have Paris ... Treating D&G ... Issac's Guys

Paparazzi obsession, party girl, dingy reality show star and ... award-winning fashion designer.
— Apr 17, 2006

Malls Court Luxury: A Long Affair

The Lumenati division of The Macerich Co. wants
— Apr 17, 2006

Landmark Phoenix Center Gets New Lease on Life

The aging Biltmore Fashion Park, this city's most famous and historic shopping center on 30 acres, has begun a redevelopment.
— Apr 17, 2006

Westfield: Reinvesting to Succeed

The Westfield Group is one of the world's largest and most successful retail developers.
— Apr 17, 2006

Expanding Globally, but Selectively

In the time it takes most developers to build a single mall, the Westfield Group will invest roughly $10 billion in redevelopment and expansion of its existing global portfolio.
— Apr 17, 2006

Mills' Vision in the Meadowlands

Despite the woes of its developer, Mills Corp., construction of Meadowlands Xanadu, a fanciful $1.2 billion, 4.8 million-square-foot retail-entertainment-sports colossus rising from New Jersey swampland, plows on, albeit at a slower pace.
— Apr 17, 2006

Bangkok's Big Push

Despite political uncertainty, the city is setting its sights on becoming Asia's newest hub for luxury sales.
— Apr 17, 2006

A Controversial Domain

Few subjects raise the ire of urban planning, development, and legal experts as much as the question of eminent domain.
— Apr 17, 2006

A Rodeo Drive Spin on the Strip

Retailing keeps pouring into Sin City, but General Growth Properties believes there's room for more and has a plan to deliver what it considers a novel retail experience.
— Apr 17, 2006

Betting on Bond Street

Only two blocks long and covered in cobblestones, Bond Street in Lower Manhattan has always harked back to an earlier time.
— Apr 17, 2006

Adapting to Change

The retail real estate industry is changing by leaps and bounds, from the perspectives of the developers who build projects for retailers and of the service providers, brokers and lenders who make retail deals happen.
— Apr 17, 2006

People & Projects

A survey of names and upcoming projects.
— Apr 17, 2006

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