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WWD 12/21/2006

Counterfeiters' Holiday Payday: Real Money for Fake Goods

In a holiday season brimming with finicky shoppers, aggressive markdowns and tough competition, retailers are facing pressure from the counterfeit and knockoff market ¿ especially in jewelry, accessories and apparel.

Counterfeiters' Holiday Payday: Real Money for Fake Goods

In a holiday season brimming with finicky shoppers, aggressive markdowns and tough competition, retailers are facing pressure from the counterfeit and...

— Dec 21, 2006

Teen Holiday Hits

Teens seem to want it all - from Sony PlayStations to sweaters and shoes - and

— Dec 21, 2006

Paper Partners for Growth

Almost a year a strategic repositioning took it from boutiques to department stores, Paper Denim & Cloth has found a new partner to help push the brand to new heights.

— Dec 21, 2006

Ahmadi-Miller's Next Generation

The label also is setting up a nonprofit foundation dedicated to helping women and children in Afghanistan whose lives have been affected by war.

— Dec 21, 2006

Bread & Butter Prepares for BBB Kraftwerk Show

Just a few weeks after pulling the plug on the Berlin edition of Bread & Butter, Karl Heinz Miller, founder and managing director, is charging ahead on his newest Berlin venture: BBB Kraftwerk.

— Dec 21, 2006

The Year in Film

The Golden Globes kick off awards season next month, so it's a good time to take a look at the leading films of 2006 in terms of dollars.

— Dec 21, 2006

Bergdorf's Goes Modern on Level Three

With its easy, open flow and array of advanced European collections, the new 25,000-square-foot third level at Bergdorf Goodman neatly captures what the retailer calls a "modernist'' mode.

— Dec 21, 2006

Beauty Beat: Susan Posnick Fills Out the Face

Susan Posnick, a makeup artist who spent 18 years as Mary Kay's personal cosmetician, is expanding her eponymous line of color cosmetics, an assortment she calls "the anti-makeup-artist thing."

— Dec 21, 2006

Miss January

Hailing from Sioux Falls, S.D., actress January Jones knows something about small towns. So slipping seamlessly into the cast of "We Are Marshall," the film opening Friday about a Midwestern hamlet with a lot of heart, came naturally.

— Dec 21, 2006

Golden Eye

Though hardly a household name to Western audiences, Chinese director Zhang Yimou has been making his mark on the international cinematic scene for almost two decades, most recently in his martial-arts-heavy "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers."

— Dec 21, 2006

Red Carpet Flash

Though husband Bart Freundlich was by her side much of the evening, the happy-couple award went to Julianne Moore and Clive Owen at Monday night's Cinema Society and GQ screening of "Children of Men."

— Dec 21, 2006

Wal-Mart Works on Image, Rebutting Critics With Mixed Results

Wal-Mart president and chief executive officer H. Lee Scott appeared on the Rev. Al Sharpton's radio show in July to discuss ways the world's largest retailer is changing corporate practices.

— Dec 21, 2006

Escada Looks to Revitalize Brand

After months of below-the-radar activity, Escada chief executive officer Frank Rheinboldt is taking visible steps to awaken and rejuvenate what he describes as a "sleeping beauty" of a brand.

— Dec 21, 2006

Memo Pad: Second Coming?... Teens Rule... New Style

Now that Time's Person of the Year issue has been shipped (though the controversial reactions to the magazine's choice of "You" are rolling in from readers on Time.com and columns from media pundits), deputy managing editor Stephen Koepp is making a move.

— Dec 21, 2006

Retailers Go the Extra Mile To Earn Consumer Loyalty

Many consumers, who expect little in the way of service, anticipate even less during the holiday season.

— Dec 21, 2006

Prada Buys Back Church's Stake

Prada Group announced Wednesday that it has regained full control of British footwear brand Church's.

— Dec 21, 2006

Gucci Inks Lease for Trump Tower Space

Gucci signed a lease on Tuesday for what will be its biggest store in the world, a 45,000-square-foot, three-level emporium at 725 Fifth Avenue in Trump Tower here.

— Dec 21, 2006

Fashion Scoops: Madonna's Moment... Donna, Party Animal... Marc Mania...

Steven Klein has shot the ad campaign for Madonna's second collection with Sweden's fast-fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz.

— Dec 21, 2006

Nike Net Up 8% in 2nd Qtr.

Nike Inc.'s earnings climbed 8 percent in the second quarter, driven by strong sales and a retroactive tax benefit.

— Dec 21, 2006

Bush Signs Wide-Ranging Trade Bill

President Bush signed a comprehensive trade and tax bill Wednesday that gives permanent normal trade relations to Vietnam and extends duty free benefits to companies that produce apparel in sub-Saharan Africa, the Andean region and Haiti.

— Dec 21, 2006

NexCen Announces Blass Buy

NexCen Brands Inc. said Wednesday that it inked a $54.6 million cash and stock deal to acquire Bill Blass Holding Co. Inc.. The announcement confirmed a report in WWD.

— Dec 21, 2006

In Brief: Limited Winner... Oxford President Resigns... Benetton Picks CFO

Riding on the heels of Victoria's Secret and Bath & Body Works' success, Limited Brands is expected to come out on top this holiday season, according to Mark Montagna, retail analyst at CL King & Associates.

— Dec 21, 2006

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