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WWD 07/05/2007

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WWD 07/05/2007

Contemporary A Go-Go: With Growth in Sector, Scoop Exands Abroad

Scoop is dipping its toes into the Aegean Sea in the first step of a planned international rollout.

With Growth in Sector, Scoop Expands Abroad

Scoop is dipping its toes into the Aegean Sea in the first step of a planned international rollout.

— Jul 5, 2007

Former French First Lady Claude Pompidou

Claude Pompidou, the former first lady of France and a regular at the couture shows, died Tuesday at her home in Paris. She was 94.

— Jul 5, 2007

Harry Bulova Henshel, Former Bulova CEO

Harry Bulova Henshel, former chairman and chief executive officer of Bulova Corp., died Friday at 88.

— Jul 5, 2007

Permira Gets More VFG

European private equity group Permira Holdings is one step closer to owning 100 percent of Valentino Fashion Group SpA.

— Jul 5, 2007

Boucheron Inks Deal for China Units

Boucheron, the Paris jewelry house that belongs to French retail and luxury conglomerate PPR, has concluded a deal to open 10 freestanding stores in China over the next five years.

— Jul 5, 2007

Barneys Goes Bigger in Seattle

Barneys New York believes designer labels will be a stronger draw even in casual, laid-back Seattle.

— Jul 5, 2007

New Look No Longer for Sale

British retailer New Look has been taken off the block after its owners, private equity groups Apax Partners and Permira, failed to achieve the 1.8 billion pound, or $3.7 billion at current exchange, price tag they had put on the fast-fashion chain.

— Jul 5, 2007

Boucheron Inks Deal for China Units

Boucheron, the Paris jewelry house that belongs to French retail and luxury conglomerate PPR, has concluded a deal to open 10 freestanding stores in China over the next five years.

— Jul 5, 2007

French Leave

Summer in France: rose wine, acres of blooming lavender, the Tour de France - and endless traffic jams as the entire nation seemingly hits the road, especially come August.

— Jul 5, 2007

FIFA Becomes a Brand

Federation Internationale de Football Association, the world governing body of soccer, is out to turn itself into a brand.

— Jul 5, 2007

Puma Launches Bodywear

The German sports lifestyle brand will launch its Complete Bodywear Collection this fall, putting its own stamp on a category made hot by Under Armour.

— Jul 5, 2007

Prince Brings Apparel In-house With Aerotech Line

Prince Sports Inc., best known for its rackets and hard goods, is taking its activewear in-house for spring to make apparel a corporate focus.

— Jul 5, 2007

L.E.I. Gets New Look for Back-to-School

Jones Apparel Group wants to breathe new life into its L.E.I. junior denim brand with a fresh look for fall.

— Jul 5, 2007

The Recipe for Building a Good Society

Aiden Dinh wants to do the right thing.

— Jul 5, 2007

Memo Pad: Batter Up

Members of the so-called New York media elite have been accused of many things, but excessive athletic fervor - or skill - is rarely one of them.

— Jul 5, 2007

A World of Retail

The top emerging countries for global retail expansion.

— Jul 5, 2007

Contemporary's Retail Movement

There's no question the contemporary market is booming. And for those designers riding the wave, expansion means not only launching new product categories, but opening their own stores on a worldwide scale.

— Jul 5, 2007

Analysts Give a Positive Spin for Back-to-School Season

The back-to-school shopping season is right around the corner and with teen spending up, analysts believe the age group will be in the stores well before they hit the books.

— Jul 5, 2007

Australian Wool Innovation, PETA Come to Terms

Pitted against each other for the past two years in the Federal Court of Australia - and on the front steps of some of the world's biggest retailers - Australian Wool Innovation and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals have reached a...

— Jul 5, 2007

Beauty Beat: Frederic Malle Plans New York Fragrance Boutique... Coty Appoints Macchio to R&D Post... L'Oreal Scents Take Father's Day

Frederic Malle has set his sights on Manhattan.

— Jul 5, 2007

Designer Takes Line to the Streets of Milan

Since its debut in the Forties, the three-wheel car the "Ape" (bee in Italian) has been spotted careening around streets of small Italian towns selling fruit, fish and flowers.

— Jul 5, 2007

In Brief: Gaultier Renews With AEFFE... 24 Seven Awarded... Hair Today

Italy's Aeffe SpA, which is preparing to go public this summer, has inked a renewal contract for the production and distribution of Jean Paul Gaultier ready-to-wear.

— Jul 5, 2007

From Coco to Rococo

While Karl Lagerfeld turned out meticulous looks that celebrated modern women's power ala Coco Chanel, Christian Lacroix went for complete couture drama: feathers, furs and exaggerated chapeaux.

— Jul 5, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Blonde Ambition... Bag Du Jour

The latest campaign for Dom Perignon reunites two of Germany's most famous fashion exports.

— Jul 5, 2007

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