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WWD 06/08/2007

Luxury Rocks 'n' Rolls: Neiman's Net Up 47% Despite Competition

Luxury retailers are ratcheting up their games, but Neiman Marcus Group Inc. is unfazed by the widening competition. For the third-quarter ended April 28, Neiman's that earnings jumped 47% to $59.5 milliion from $40.5 million in the year-ago period.

Neiman's Net Up 47% Despite Competition

Luxury retailers are ratcheting up their games, but Neiman Marcus Group Inc. is unfazed by the widening competition.

— Jun 8, 2007

FiFi Does the Downtown Scene

With a guest list that included Sean "Diddy" Combs, Paula Abdul, Jane Seymour and singer John Legend, the FiFi Awards embodied the phrase "starry, starry night."

— Jun 8, 2007

Huber, Chapoulaud Promoted at L'Oreal

Edgar Huber, who has led the Luxury Products Division of L'Oreal USA since 2003, has been promoted to a senior position at the international group's Paris headquarters.

— Jun 8, 2007

Jacobs: Making a "Marc" in Home

A year after launching his Waterford home collection, Marc Jacobs is dipping a toe into the home fragrance market.

— Jun 8, 2007

Choo Signs Scent Deal With Selective Beauty

The high-end footwear and accessories brand has inked a 10-year worldwide fragrance licensing deal with Paris-based beauty manufacturer and distributor Selective Beauty SAS.

— Jun 8, 2007

Burkle Links With Stephen Webster

Ron Burkle may be eyeing Dow Jones Cos., but he's added another bit of bling to his luxury portfolio.

— Jun 8, 2007

Kellwood CEO Expects Boost From Acquisitions

Robert C. Skinner Jr. told the annual shareholders' meeting Thursday that the company was not satisfied with financial results for 2006.

— Jun 8, 2007

In Brief: Expo Postponed... Tough Tariff Talk

The initial edition of Denim Expo, Italy's first trade exhibition entirely dedicated to denim, will be held in January instead of later this month.

— Jun 8, 2007

House Bill Seeks to Ease Export Taxes

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers, seeking to give American companies some relief from the adverse impact of globalization, has introduced a bill to eliminate billions of dollars in taxes that most foreign countries impose on U.S. exports.

— Jun 8, 2007

JPMS Ads Feature Culture, Not Product

Less Product is more in John Paul Mitchell system's latest advertising campaign.

— Jun 8, 2007

Barbie to Tout Mass Appeal

Like most Americans, Barbie, it seems, is a cross-channel shopper.

— Jun 8, 2007

SoftSheen Takes Consumers to Heart

SoftSheen-Carson is keeping busy this summer with two efforts - one philanthropic, one consumer-oriented - that look to put the L'Oreal USA-owned ethnic beauty company in a stronger position to meet African-American women's needs.

— Jun 8, 2007

Luxe Sector Buoys Split May Comps

May same-store sales gave out some mixed signals. Despite higher gasoline prices and a slowdown in the housing market, sales improved overall after a dismal April in which poor weather and the loss of Easter volume cooled comps.

— Jun 8, 2007

Armani Aims to Put the Bling in Emporio

The Giorgio Armani brand has become a beauty powerhouse, particularly in men's fragrances.

— Jun 8, 2007

Serum Claims to Be Stem Cell Stimulus

Amatokin, an antiaging serum that uses stem cell technology to renew skin cells, has been flying off perfumery shelves in Europe and the U.S.

— Jun 8, 2007

Ferragamo Bolstering Men's Business

Ferragamo Parfums has a new man lined up for fall.

— Jun 8, 2007

P&G's Close of Stamford Site in 2010 to Affect 615

Procter & Gamble is closing its Stamford, Conn., manufacturing and administrative site in early 2010, the company announced yesterday.

— Jun 8, 2007

An Organic Lotion Worthy of a Seal

Nature's Gate is launching for national distribution the first organic lotion range to bear the USDA Organic seal.

— Jun 8, 2007

Artist Creates Cosmeceutical Makeup Line

A new makeup line brings together Japanese aesthetic and Western technology to treat skin as well as beautify it.

— Jun 8, 2007

Third Time's the Charm for Drugstore

The cashier at an Eckerd store here laughed as she waited for a credit card purchase to go through. "Maybe the new system will be better," she chuckled. "I just got used to this one."

— Jun 8, 2007

Cartier Fashion-Forward Bag Bows

Say Cartier, and most likely expensive diamonds or watches will be the first things that spring to people's minds.

— Jun 8, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Val Speaks Out... To Catch A Thief... School Of Frock

Valentino Garavani and his business partner Giancarlo Giammetti have spoken out for the first time since Italian investment fund Permira bought control of Valentino Fashion Group from the Marzotto family this month.

— Jun 8, 2007

Memo Pad: A View From The Top... We Did It For The Reader... Summer Crop...

Oscar de la Renta appreciates a good view. On Wednesday, the designer accepted the first-ever Biella.

— Jun 8, 2007

Pearlstine: On the Record

Norman Pearlstine never seems to raise his voice. He rarely smiles or frowns, and if he is perturbed by anything, it does not show.

— Jun 8, 2007

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