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WWD 03/02/2007

WWD 03/02/2007

Reversing Gap's Tailspin: To Cut Marketing, Store And Court Older Shopper

Gap Inc. continued its downward slide on Thursday reporting a 35 percent drop in earnings and 7 percent decline in comparable store sales in the fourth quarter, and then making it clear to investors there is a long recovery road ahead.

Reversing Gap's Tailspin: To Cut Marketing, Stores And Court Older Shopper

Gap Inc. continued its downward slide on Thursday, reporting a 35 percent drop in earnings and 7 percent decline in comparable store sales in the fourth...
— Mar 2, 2007

Hain Celestial's Natural Growth

These days, the Hain Celestial Group is recognized as a company that offers a lot more than tea and a bag of chips.
— Mar 2, 2007

Snippets

This month, Target will clear room in its beauty department for Lumene, the Finnish beauty brand that CVS Pharmacy introduced to the U.S. market in 2003.
— Mar 2, 2007

Panpuri Seeks to Bring Thai Beauty Approach to U.S.

With line names like Solitude, Leading Light, Awakening and Beyond Self, Thailand skin care line Panpuri is hoping to tap into the trend in holistic and Eastern-inspired beauty.
— Mar 2, 2007

Fragrance Houses Cater to Younger Audience

An increasing number of fragrance manufacturers have young consumers on their radar. That's because people in the 18- to 24-year-old range are still buying scents at a slower pace than older shoppers.
— Mar 2, 2007

Coty Unveils New Space at Lord & Taylor Flagship

Coty Inc. today will unveil a new fragrance bay at Lord & Taylor's Fifth Avenue flagship in Manhattan, with an eye to unite at retail the prestige scents that Coty owns and distributes in U.S. specialty stores.
— Mar 2, 2007

Theyskens Taking It One Step at a Time at Ricci

Knowing expectations are running high for his Nina Ricci runway debut on Sunday, Olivier Theyskens prefers to characterize it as a "first step."
— Mar 2, 2007

Sybilla's Fall Show to Kick Off Retail Expansion

During Madrid's mad artistic upheaval of the Eighties, Sybilla, the brand and the impish designer behind it, were one and the same - iconic and quirky, long before the word became a part of the fashion lexicon.
— Mar 2, 2007

Galliano to Do Signature Scent

John Galliano will soon be sending a message - make that an epic - in a bottle.
— Mar 2, 2007

Shiseido Names Dick Page Artistic Director for Color

There's a new Page in Shiseido's color cosmetics playbook - noted editorial makeup artist Dick Page, that is.
— Mar 2, 2007

Mass Beauty Makers Take Cue From Prestige, Runway

The mass market cosmetics category is undergoing a major overhaul with manufacturers borrowing the best of the best from upscale companies.
— Mar 2, 2007

Jean Marc Plisson to Fill Top Spot at Fresh

Jean Marc Plisson has been named chief executive officer of Fresh Inc., succeeding co-founder Lev Glazman at the LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned beauty brand.
— Mar 2, 2007

Philosophy Taps McNamara as CEO

Philosophy plans to build its future with a new architect at the helm.
— Mar 2, 2007

Get Dressed

Hussein Chalayan operates on his own wavelength, one on which clothes morph mechanically at the flick of a button and dresses illuminate murky rooms with bright LED displays. Above all, Chalayan is a resolute futurist, thoughtful about what tomorrow's...
— Mar 2, 2007

Kohl's Net Leaps in Qtr., Year

Reinforced by robust gross margin increases and strong sales, Kohl's Corp. on Thursday posted double-digit profit gains for both the fourth quarter and for the year end.
— Mar 2, 2007

In Brief

The Senate defeated an amendment Thursday that would have required 100 percent scanning of all U.S.-bound cargo containers at foreign ports, a measure importers and shippers oppose.
— Mar 2, 2007

Limited to Shrink Apparel And Grow Victoria's Secret

On the agenda for 2007: more downsizing in the apparel division and aggressive expansion for Victoria's Secret, along with moderating inventory levels after last year's fourth-quarter buildup.
— Mar 2, 2007

Quote of the Week

"As far as age is concerned, there are only two ages - girlhood and womanhood."
— Mar 2, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Flight Patterns... Naked Truth... Back In Black...

Stefano Pilati, who showed his fall-winter collection for Yves Saint Laurent Thursday night, has also had travel on his mind.
— Mar 2, 2007

House Labor Union Bill Faces Bush Veto

The House passed a bill Thursday that would make it easier for unions to organize workers, but President Bush has said he would veto the legislation, bolstering the position of retailers opposed to it.
— Mar 2, 2007

Memo Pad: Timely Exits... Closing The Diary... Shrinking World...

Time Inc. is less than halfway toward its target number of Guild-protected employees it needs to take buyouts, according to a representative from the Newspaper Guild.
— Mar 2, 2007

Apparel Sales Boost Sears Holdings' Earnings in 4th Quarter

Sears Holdings Corp. said Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings jumped 26.5 percent, beating the consensus earnings per share estimate by 15 cents.
— Mar 2, 2007

Dark Victories

Wow! Stefano Pilati has arrived at Yves Saint Laurent. The first exit of his show on Thursday night - an austere, voluminous double-breasted coat - heralded a very different collection from those he has presented in the past.
— Mar 2, 2007

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