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WWD 2007/12/18

A Season in the Balance: Hopeful Retailers Brace For Eleventh-Hour Blitz

It's the holiday homestretch and fashion retailers are groping to meet sales and profit goals. The weekend storm crushed business in the Midwest and much of the Northeast, making a challenging season for apparel even tougher.

SK Networks Acquires Y & Kei and Hanii Y

SK Networks Co. Ltd., a $17 billion Seoul-based global marketing company, has acquired Obzee Co. Ltd. and its affiliate brands Y & Kei and Hanii Y.

— Dec 18, 2007

Bob Green, VP Sales, Departs St. John

Bob Green, vice president of sales at St. John, has left the Irvine, Calif., company.

— Dec 18, 2007

Charles Jourdan To Be Liquidated

Charles Jourdan, the troubled French luxury footwear and accessories brand that filed for bankruptcy protection in September, is being liquidated by the...

— Dec 18, 2007

Sang A Im-Propp Receives Award

Entering her second year in the accessories business, Sang A Im-Propp has been recognized not only for her design aesthetic, but her entertaining skills, too.

— Dec 18, 2007

A Season in the Balance: Hopeful Retailers Brace For Eleventh-Hour Blitz

It's the holiday homestretch and fashion retailers are groping to meet sales and profit goals.

— Dec 18, 2007

Hue Got It

Donatella Versace likes sharp-looking, Sixties-inspired shapes in bold colors, and she's featuring fresh versions of them for day in her pre-fall Versace...

— Dec 18, 2007

Eye Scoop

Connecticut, not downtown Manhattan, was the place to party over the weekend.

— Dec 18, 2007

Web Designer

The Costume Institute at the Met has entered the blogosphere. Its latest exhibit, "blog.mode: addressing fashion," opens today...

— Dec 18, 2007

Closet Case

There is nothing that gets Elika Gibbs' heart pumping more than piles of clutter.

— Dec 18, 2007

In Brief: H&M Reports... Gottschalks' Wider Loss... Talmage Tapped For Solstice.

Hennes & Mauritz reported Monday that its sales in November accelerated 14 percent thanks to store openings.

— Dec 18, 2007

Gant Shareholders Vote Against Bid

More than 55 percent of Gant's shareholders have rejected a hostile bid by Maus Frères SA, the Swiss retail group that owns the Lacoste brand,...

— Dec 18, 2007

Slimane, LVMH Said Exploring Deal

Could Hedi Slimane end up back at LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton?

— Dec 18, 2007

Treasure Trove

Valerie Steele, director and chief curator of The Museum at FIT, enjoys telling the story of how she persuaded Tim Long, curator of costumes at the Chicago...

— Dec 18, 2007

U.S. Container Traffic Slows

Retailers' lack of optimism about the holiday season is showing at the nation's ports.

— Dec 18, 2007

Truck Drivers Maintain Hours

Retailers stocking store shelves for holiday got a gift from federal regulators last week who upheld existing limits on commercial truck drivers' hours...

— Dec 18, 2007

Tokyo Design Week Ups Fashion Quotient

Tokyo Design Week is gaining more recognition throughout the world.

— Dec 18, 2007

Memo Pad: A New Technique... Stepping Out... Sarko Spotting...

As if Vogue didn't scoop up enough fashion advertising, it continues to reach for more via its very own in-house ad agency.

— Dec 18, 2007

Fabric Technology Spurs Japan Creation

The Japan Creation textile fair this month featured hand-spun silk and polyester recycling systems, showcasing the country's ability to preserve ancient...

— Dec 18, 2007

Beauty Beat: Italian Beauty Sales Rise 2.9% for Year

After three years of relatively stagnant sales, the Italian beauty market is picking up the pace.

— Dec 18, 2007

Family Affair at Brooks Bros. Benefit

The Brooks Brothers flagship on Madison Avenue transformed into a family affair Thursday when 375 guests, including 50 children, fanned out for holiday...

— Dec 18, 2007

Fashion Scoops: Charron's Next Chapter... Westwood's London Fling... Cruz-ing Along...

Paul Charron, former chairman and chief executive officer of Liz Claiborne Inc., is headed back to work...

— Dec 18, 2007

The Things They Can't Live Without

As holiday shoppers scramble for last-minute gifts, fashion insiders know there is something to be said for appreciating what they already have.

— Dec 18, 2007

Another Kind of Green Movement

Keira Knightley appears to be doing more for the color green than Kermit the Frog ever did.

— Dec 18, 2007

Timberland to Launch Worldwide Sites

Timberland Co. is taking the autonomy and speed it gained with the launch of its U.K. Web site to a handful of international sites next year.

— Dec 18, 2007

As TDA Closes, Roberts Remembers Different Days

Bruce Roberts, a key figure in the textiles industry for decades, remembers when the domestic fiber business thrived.

— Dec 18, 2007

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