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WWD 08/01/2007

Bulking Up at Coach: Accessories Firm Eyes $5B in Sales by 2012

Coach Inc. delivered another quarter of robust sales and earning growth on Tuesday but wants even more: The handbag and accessories firm said it is aiming to double sales in five years.

VF Sets Expansion Game Plan for Lucy

VF Corp. has big plans for Lucy Activewear.

— Aug 1, 2007

Conover Rides the Dress Cycle

Kathryn Conover can testify to the cynical nature of the dress trend.

— Aug 1, 2007

Kimora Lee Simmons Teams With Her 'Girlz'

Like mother, like daughters. In a Candy Land-themed runway show Wednesday at the Phat Farm showroom at 512 Seventh Avenue here, Ming Lee and Aoki Lee Simmons, seven and four, respectively, celebrated the launch of their new children's collection, Ming...

— Aug 1, 2007

Free People Coming to Manhattan

Free People, in December, will open a two-level, 6,000-square-foot store at 79 Fifth Avenue in New York's Flatiron District.

— Aug 1, 2007

H&M Gets Approved For Store Opening On Champs-Elysees

Almost a year after being denied permission to open on the Champs-Elysees here, Hennes and Mauritz has obtained the right to open a branch on the famed street.

— Aug 1, 2007

Thai Stores Scramble to Lure Shoppers

Retailers are mounting aggressive promotions here this summer in an attempt to squeeze profits out of 2007, which has been marred by political unrest and low consumer confidence.

— Aug 1, 2007

Banana Republic Opens in Singapore as Part of Global Expansion

If you build it, they will come and, Gap Inc. hopes, they will shop. Customers were waiting when the retailer unveiled its first Banana Republic store here on July 14, the region's third new boutique in as many months.

— Aug 1, 2007

Fast Retailing Formalizes Barneys Offer

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd. made a formal offer Tuesday to acquire Barneys New York from Jones Apparel Group for $900 million in cash.

— Aug 1, 2007

Liz Claiborne Posts 65% Earnings Drop

William L. McComb braced shareholders for a rough ride in his first-quarter earnings call three months ago - and for good reason.

— Aug 1, 2007

In Brief: LVMH Appointment... Nike Settlement...

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton on Tuesday named Ravi Thakran as group director for India, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

— Aug 1, 2007

Dems Mull Action Over High Court Pay Rulings

Democrats in Congress considered moves Tuesday that would counteract Supreme Court decisions involving minimum pricing agreements and pay discrimination that have broad implications for the fashion industry.

— Aug 1, 2007

Consumer Confidence Hits 6-Year High

July's Consumer Confidence Index reached a six-year high, but whether consumers stay upbeat remains to be seen.

— Aug 1, 2007

J. Crew Revs Up Catalogue With Icon SUV

J. Crew is giving TLC, a company that buys, restores, services and sells Toyota Land Cruisers, a little TLC.

— Aug 1, 2007

Safilo 2nd-Qtr. Earnings Reach $18M

Safilo Group SpA, based in Padova, Italy, posted robust earnings on solid top-line growth for the second-quarter and first-half period Tuesday.

— Aug 1, 2007

Bulking Up at Coach: Accessories Firm Eyes $5B in Sales by 2012

Coach Inc. delivered another quarter of robust sales and earnings growth on Tuesday but wants even more.

— Aug 1, 2007

Goode Partners Takes Stake in Intermix

Facing a more competitive specialty store environment, Intermix said Tuesday that Goode Partners LLC, a New York private equity firm, has made a minority investment in the company.

— Aug 1, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Settling the Bill... Desserts Only... Out and In...

The favorite spot for socialites and visiting Euros, Cipriani on Fifth Avenue, finally reopened last month and now diners there will have plenty to talk about while sipping their Bellinis.

— Aug 1, 2007

Emerging Style in Berlin

Youth carried the day at the inaugural Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin July 12 to 15.

— Aug 1, 2007

Playboy Turns to Fashion, Puts Accent on Youth

The party had just started for Hugh Hefner at Hyde Lounge, a favorite celebrity club here.

— Aug 1, 2007

Bally Freshens Look on Rodeo Drive

Swiss design house Bally reopened its Rodeo Drive store here on Friday to unveil a look with a more residential feel.

— Aug 1, 2007

Louis Vuitton Moves Into London Mall

Louis Vuitton is spreading its wings into west London.

— Aug 1, 2007

Beauty Beat: Restructuring Impacts Avon Net... Ferrovial Said Looking to Sell Airport Retail Network

Despite a hefty sales gain, Avon Products Inc.'s second-quarter earnings fell 25 percent year-over-year.

— Aug 1, 2007

CFDA Welcomes Freshman Class

Leave it to Diane von Furstenberg to loosen up a crowd. The president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, who, along with the CFDA board, hosted a party to welcome 30 new members Monday night, had the fashion crowd in stitches during her...

— Aug 1, 2007

Top 2 Saks Execs Receive New Employment Deals

Saks Fifth Avenue's top two executives entered into new evergreen employment agreements.

— Aug 1, 2007

Memo Pad: What's the Delay?... Lost in the City... Stylish Man...

When will Janice Min sign a new deal with Wenner Media?

— Aug 1, 2007

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