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WWD 08/31/2007

Bullish About Beauty: L'Oréal Boosts Outlook as Net Rises 8.4%

L'Oréal keeps buffing up its business. The French beauty giant seems posed to post its 23rd consecutive year of double-digit earnings per share growth in 2007, according to its chief executive officer Jean-Paul Agon.

Bullish About Beauty: L'Oreal Boosts Outlook as Net Rises 8.4%

The French beauty giant seems poised to post its 23rd consecutive year of double-digit earnings per share growth in 2007.

— Aug 31, 2007

Veronica Barton Adds Bottle Service

Given that she's had her salon for close to three decades, Veronica Barton has been slow to jump on the private label bandwagon

— Aug 31, 2007

Snippets: A Creative Change... Southern States... One Million and Counting...

Creative Nail Design has changed its name to CND as part of a larger rebranding effort.

— Aug 31, 2007

Walgreens Shows Its Natural Side

Walgreens is leading the chain drugstore industry's push into natural products.

— Aug 31, 2007

Adding Beauty: Klinger Files for Chapter 11

Angela Krivulka spends all her time immersed in the spa world these days, but she's anything but relaxed.

— Aug 31, 2007

The Venetian: Bigger and Better in Macau

With fireworks, showgirls, feng shui masters and enthusiastic crowds, the Las Vegas Sands Corp. officially opened the $2.4 billion Venetian Macau, the first step in the development of the Cotai Strip.

— Aug 31, 2007

Knightley Raises Heat at Chanel

The actress' first Coco Mademoiselle campaign is imminent, and the company plans to blanket the market with images of the brunette Brit.

— Aug 31, 2007

Arden Hopes Market Will Believe in Britney

Britney Spears is hitting the fragrance market at least one more time.

— Aug 31, 2007

Giving DDF a Fresh Face

Procter & Gamble Co. is breaking new ground with its recently acquired DDF division.

— Aug 31, 2007

Boilard Named to New Role at Clarins

Clarins Fragrance Group has named Danyelle Boilard senior vice president of sales for the group, a position she will assume Wednesday.

— Aug 31, 2007

Priori Bioengineered Line Plans to Launch in U.S.

Priori Bioengineered Skincare uses idebenone as a key ingredient in a high-tech skin care range launching in the U.S. this fall.

— Aug 31, 2007

Volume Is Key for New Cover Girl Mascara

In a bid to nail down the number-two position in mascara, and to steal the coveted spot from the L'Oréal Paris brand, Procter & Gamble Co. is expanding its rapidly growing Cover Girl mascara franchise with LashBlast.

— Aug 31, 2007

Margiela's Latest Store Launch

Maison Martin Margiela has opened its ninth boutique on a quiet stretch of South Santa Monica Boulevard here. Like the brand, the store flies just under the radar, occupying a signless white space that previously housed a church.

— Aug 31, 2007

Burberry Draws Crowd in Chicago

Customers were eager to see Burberry creative director Christopher Bailey's first U.S. runway show here Tuesday night.

— Aug 31, 2007

Christopher & Banks Taps Nagler as Chief

Christopher & Banks has named Lorna Nagler president and chief executive officer, succeeding Matthew Dillon, who resigned.

— Aug 31, 2007

Carrefour Posts 3.3% Gain in 1st-Half Profits

Carrefour Group reported a 3.3 percent leap in first-half net profits and said sales growth and profitability would accelerate in the coming years.

— Aug 31, 2007

Millers' Time: Sisters Fete London Opening

A store really showcases your mood," said Savannah Miller, who sat having her makeup applied at her and her sister Sienna's newly launched Twenty8Twelve store on leafy Westbourne Grove here Thursday, ahead of a party to fete the venture.

— Aug 31, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Blonde Ambition...

As if the New York party schedule weren't packed enough next week, Donatella Versace is jetting into town to bring a little of la dolce vita to fashion week.

— Aug 31, 2007

Sears Income Slides 40 Percent in 2Q

Sears Holding Corp. posted a 40 percent year-over-year drop in second-quarter income Thursday due to lower operating results in its Sears Domestic and Kmart units just two weeks after the retailer reduced its guidance range for the period on economic...

— Aug 31, 2007

Ferragamo Taps Ortiz as Creative Head

Ferragamo has appointed Cristina Ortiz as its new creative director for ready-to-wear, following the exit of Graeme Black earlier this month.

— Aug 31, 2007

Tiffany Ups Forecast Following Strong Qtr.

Tiffany & Co. boosted its fiscal 2007 outlook after posting strong second-quarter results.

— Aug 31, 2007

Jacobs, Rucci to Show in Paris

Two American designers will get the last word on Paris Fashion Week.

— Aug 31, 2007

In Brief: Burberry Up...

Shares of Burberry Group plc spiked 3.5 percent Thursday after a Merrill Lynch analyst said the British luxury group could be the target of an acquisition by one of its competitors.

— Aug 31, 2007

Memo Pad: Power Moves... EMap's Review Continues... Extra, Extra...

Meredith Vieira's shift to "The Today Show" was a smart career move, according to Forbes.

— Aug 31, 2007

La Redoute Does New Look Shop

Updating its brick-and-mortar image, French cataloguer La Redoute has unveiled a new-look women's fashion boutique here dubbed So'Redoute.

— Aug 31, 2007

France's Diabless Hitting East Coast

Flirty French contemporary brand Diabless is showing its legs.

— Aug 31, 2007

Arts & People: The Price Is Right at Boston Arts Benefit

The original art was on sale for about the price of a Gap hoodie.

— Aug 31, 2007

Gottschalks to Set Long-Term Plan

Ending a review of strategic alternatives that began in November 2006, Gottschalks Inc. said Thursday that it will pursue its own long-term growth strategy.

— Aug 31, 2007

Zale Posts Slight Profit in 4th Qtr.

Despite a slight drop in year-over-year revenue, Zale Corp. swung to a fourth-quarter profit, helped by tax benefits.

— Aug 31, 2007

Prom, Special Occasion in Focus at AmericasMart

Most of the action at the AmericasMart market was focused on holiday, social occasion, prom and pageant dressing. Retailers bought carefully, waiting for a break in the oppressive heat of summer to get a read on fall.

— Aug 31, 2007

Imagining Wal-Mart: New Musical to Open Off Broadway

It's the future and Wal-Mart rules the world.

— Aug 31, 2007

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