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WWD 2008/04/11

WWD 2008/04/11

Optimism at Armani: Profits Up 17%, Growth Rolls On in 2008

After his fashion empire registered a 17 percent increase in operating profits in 2007, the 73-year-old designer said he expects further retail expansion worldwide will fuel growth this year and ease any market-specific downturns in consumer spending.

Optimism at Armani: Profits Up 17%, Growth Rolls On in 2008

Size matters to Giorgio Armani, who expects global expansion to offset consumer caution in 2008.
— Apr 11, 2008

Joico Aims to 'Renu' Hair

Joico is offering Baby Boomers a solution when it comes to reversing the signs of aging hair (thinning, breaking and dullness) with its new antiaging Renu Age Defy Hair Care system.
— Apr 11, 2008

Snippets: New Beauty Stores... Fragrance Awards...

NewBeauty magazine is getting into the retail business.
— Apr 11, 2008

Critical Mass: Soap Hopes Scent Is Charmed

Launching a fragrance can be grueling. Failure rates are high; consumers are hard to captivate.
— Apr 11, 2008

SuperFoods Creates Skin Care for Healthful Set

West Coast beauty and health foods marketer SuperFoods Rx is banking on the connection between food and beauty...
— Apr 11, 2008

EmerginC Goes Green on the Outside, Too

Not content with expanding his paraben- and synthetic fragrances-free line to a growing number of spa outlets, Ian Lirenman, owner of the EmerginC cosmeceutical line, is revamping his packaging as well.
— Apr 11, 2008

Owner Adds Salon To Unit's Floor Plan

Jennifer Gray noticed that customers of her downtown boutique here were looking for more than just the latest fashions. They wanted convenience.
— Apr 11, 2008

Cautious Buyers Seek Value in Dallas

The vulnerability of the U.S. economy dictated a key theme of the fall market at FashionCenterDallas here, as buyers exercised caution in searching for key items and strong value.
— Apr 11, 2008

Nordstrom Execs See Lower Pay

Smaller performance-based bonuses contributed to lower pay in the Nordstrom Inc. executive suites last year.
— Apr 11, 2008

Adidas Defends Trademark

Adidas keeps earning its stripes.
— Apr 11, 2008

The Long and Short on Portfolio

Any new business venture - from manufacturing couture gowns to baking cupcakes - will have a rocky road at the start, and Condé Nast Portfolio's first year was no different.
— Apr 11, 2008

Memo Pad: Generalizing The Journal... New Owner In At Out...

Cultural reporting might be on the wane at many of the nation's newspapers, but it may yet have its day at the Wall Street Journal.
— Apr 11, 2008

A Growing Success in Home

Little did Giorgio Armani know that when he embarked on the Armani Casa project in 2000, and did wenge wood furniture long before anyone else...
— Apr 11, 2008

Curl Power: Ouidad Readies for Expansion

In the early Eighties, curly hair expert Ouidad and her husband, Peter Wise, a former restaurateur, flipped a coin to decide if the entrepreneurial duo would open a salon or a restaurant.
— Apr 11, 2008

Well Off

Saks Fifth Avenue is giving natural and wellness products an upscale new face. In May, the retailer will officially unveil The Beauty of Living Well in five of its stores.
— Apr 11, 2008

Shiseido's Three-Year Plan: 20% Annual Growth

Shiseido Co. Ltd. is aiming for annual sales growth of 20 percent under an aggressive new three-year strategy.
— Apr 11, 2008

Mary Kay Adds More Color to the Compact

Mary Kay is modernizing its decade-old signature compact, allowing customers to fill it, and refill it, with a slew of mineral-based color combinations.
— Apr 11, 2008

Canyon Ranch Your Transformation

Since its founding in Tucson, Ariz., in 1979, Canyon Ranch has espoused the importance of wellness.
— Apr 11, 2008

Vinita

As a young girl growing up in India, Vinita Jain became fascinated with the spiritual practices and herbal remedies of Himalayan monks...
— Apr 11, 2008

Blue Lagoon

Talk about natural.
— Apr 11, 2008

Skin Nutrition

Richard Purvis' early career as an athlete, then as a sports nutrition company owner, taught him the importance of taking care of the body inside and out...
— Apr 11, 2008

Versace Net Falls, Sales Gain

Versace reported a drop in earnings last year because of unspecified costs, as sales climbed.
— Apr 11, 2008

Counterfeit Goods Seized in Raids

An eight-month counterfeiting investigation culminated in raids on four Long Island locations Thursday, yielding a trove of apparel and accessories.
— Apr 11, 2008

A Commitment to WIN

In a ballroom festooned with silvery balloons floating above the dinner tables, Charla Lawhon seemed like she was aloft herself, dressed in a vibrant red Donna Karan gown...
— Apr 11, 2008

March Madness: Sales Drop and Stocks Pop

March sales were so bad they made Wall Street happy.
— Apr 11, 2008

Democrats Stall Colombian Trade Bill

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi thwarted a key Bush administration initiative on Thursday when she led an unprecedented vote to delay action on the Colombian free trade agreement.
— Apr 11, 2008

China and Vietnam Apparel Imports Gain

Amid a growing overall trade deficit, China's apparel imports to the U.S. increased 4.7 percent in February compared with a year ago, reversing two months of declines.
— Apr 11, 2008

L'Occitane Rolling Out to Nordstrom

L'Occitane, a brand that traditionally has been carried in its own freestanding stores, selected Sephora stores and independent boutiques...
— Apr 11, 2008

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