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WWD 04/20/2006

WWD 04/20/2006

Growing the Nameplate: Penney's to Invest $3B On Expansion, Upgrades

J.C. Penney is thinking big, earmarking about $3 billion to build 150 stores and renovate more than 200 more. The initiative, Penney's most ambitious expansion since 1980, will focus on off-the-mall units.

Growing the Nameplate: Penney's to Invest $3B On Expansion, Upgrades

J.C. Penney Co. plans to embark on its most ambitious expansion plan since 1980, spending $1 billion to build 150 stores from 2007 to 2009.
— Apr 20, 2006

Phat Farm Sets Mideast Growth

Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons' world of Phat is aggressively going global.
— Apr 20, 2006

Memo Pad: Sur-Face Lifts ... Weird Science

Fool Surface once, get a reprimand. Try to fool them twice, and be prepared for a public humiliation.
— Apr 20, 2006

In Brief: American Eagle CFO ... Bergdorf Departure ... Traldi's Touch

American Eagle Outfitters Inc. has promoted Joan Hilson to executive vice president, chief financial officer of the American Eagle Brand.
— Apr 20, 2006

Beauty Beat: P&G Expand Arnold's Duties ... Quest's Thoman Named Consumer Unit Head

French beauty giant L'Oreal reported Wednesday that sales for first-quarter 2006 rose 11.3 percent to 3.94 billion euros, or $4.72 billion at average exchange rates.
— Apr 20, 2006

Fashion Scoops: Education, Donna-Style ... Alphabet City ... A Good Judge of Character

Donna Karan is giving back to her alma mater, now known as Parsons The New School of Design.
— Apr 20, 2006

Liz Enters Kate Spade Sweepstakes

Liz Claiborne Inc. is among the firms looking into buying Kate Spade, industry sources said Wednesday.
— Apr 20, 2006

Ford Sets Up Milan Showroom

Tom Ford's luxury empire just got its commercial base.
— Apr 20, 2006

Dior's Malone Looks to Continue U.S. Surge

Patricia Malone's challenge as the new president and chief operating officer of Christian Dior Americas is to maintain the division's momentum.
— Apr 20, 2006

Waist Deep

A throng of people came to Prada's SoHo store to celebrate the "Waist Down" exhibit of Miuccia Prada's most iconic skirts.
— Apr 20, 2006

L'Oreal Sales Gain 11.3% in First Qtr

French beauty giant L'Oreal reported Wednesday that sales for first-quarter 2006 rose 11.3 percent to 3.94 billion euros, or $4.72 billion at average exchange rates.
— Apr 20, 2006

Denim Dish: N.E.O. Relocates to L.A. ... Jacobs' Western Flair ... Grass Founders Exit ...

The denim collection N.E.O. has moved to Los Angeles from France and has picked up a new name along the way, N.E.O. of L.A.
— Apr 20, 2006

Uniformly Chic In South Beach

Express fused function and fashion to create uniforms for the staff of South Beach's superchic boutique hotel, Hotel Victor.
— Apr 20, 2006

Norm Zwail Joins Aaron Chang International

Junior swim and surfwear company Aaron Chang has a new operating structure, and has tapped activewear industry veteran Norm Zwail as president.
— Apr 20, 2006

Women's Athletic Stores on the Rise

The new Paiva retail concept from Finish Line is part of a growing trend of athletic specialty stores for women.
— Apr 20, 2006

Sidelines: Marks Leaves Marika ... New Hind GMM ... Jantzen's New Look

Shelley Marks has left as president of the Marika Group Inc.
— Apr 20, 2006

A Changing Wal-Mart to Focus on Hispanic Market

Describing Wal-Mart as a company in "transformation," president and ceo Lee Scott said Hispanics represent a key opportunity for the retailer.
— Apr 20, 2006

LVMH's L Capital Takes Stake In Restaurant Group

Bernard Arnault still has a taste for acquisitions -- this time, of trendy restaurants and bars.
— Apr 20, 2006

Banana Republic Conveying Modern, Stylish Fall Image

Banana Republic is streamlining its image for its fall ad campaign, playing on a sense of stylish simplicity and of being modern.
— Apr 20, 2006

CPI: Apparel Prices Up 2.9 Percent in March

Retail prices on women's apparel jumped 2.9 percent last month, matching the second-largest seasonally adjusted increase on record and potentially pointing to some pricing gains after years of declines.
— Apr 20, 2006

Too Cool for School

Top women's wear retailers that teenagers consider to be the trendiest.
— Apr 20, 2006

Details Dominate in Dallas

With an eye for special items, buyers at the fall market at FashionCenterDallas responded to detailed short jackets, cropped pants, Bermuda shorts, long sweaters and skinny jeans, and velvet, plaid and lace treatments.
— Apr 20, 2006

Coldwater Creek Tests New Day Spa Concept

Coldwater Creek, a purveyor of clothing made from stretch denim and with figure-forgiving drawstring waistbands, is offering its Baby Boomer customers the relaxation they crave with a new day spa concept.
— Apr 20, 2006

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