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WWD 04/23/2008

Playing Exclusives Game: Results Can Be Win-Win But Brands Face Pitfalls

Putting all your eggs in one basket — or, in apparel, your entire collection in one retailer — is a high-stakes game that is being played more and more. As stores rush to differentiate themselves they're looking for product no one else has.

In Brief: Marks And Spencer Expands In India... Loehmann's Picks Politzer...

Marks and Spencer Group plc said it plans to launch 50 stores in India over the next five years with Reliance Industries.

— Apr 23, 2008

VF Net Gains, Exiting Nautica Women's Sportswear

Despite posting impressive revenue and earnings gains in the first quarter, VF Corp. wasn't immune to the difficulties of the U.S. retail environment and...

— Apr 23, 2008

Coach Income Up, Withholds Guidance

Shares of Coach Inc. fell 2.46 percent on Tuesday as investors took issue with the company's decision to hold off on guidance for fiscal year 2009.

— Apr 23, 2008

Of Palatial Proportions... Power Lunching... House Of Fog...

At least the Louvre got the piece it wanted from the aborted auction at Christie's New York last week of the 115-piece lot owned by jewelry and antiques...

— Apr 23, 2008

Drexler on the Small Screen

How did Millard "Mickey" Drexler feel getting fired from Gap after catapulting the business from $400 million to $14 billion in revenues?

— Apr 23, 2008

Fortunoff Names Sims EVP, CFO

As part of its rebuilding effort following its recent bankruptcy, Fortunoff has hired former Saks Inc. executive Christopher Sim as executive vice president...

— Apr 23, 2008

Work That Skirt

WWD came up with looks to suit office dress codes. Designers are adding a feminine yet sexy edge to classic staples like pencil skirts and tie-neck blouses.

— Apr 23, 2008

Newsreel: Royal Rewards... Down To Earth...

Queen Elizabeth II gave her seal of approval to several British fashion businesses on Monday, as part of her annual enterprise awards.

— Apr 23, 2008

L'Oreal Files Trademark Suit

L'Oreal USA Creative Inc. filed a suit against Zotos International Inc., a hair care product manufacturer and subsidiary of Shiseido Co. Ltd., for alleged...

— Apr 23, 2008

Wal-Mart Exec Pay Rises, Saks' Sadove Slips

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. boosted the compensation packages of its top executives last year, but Dillard's Inc. went in the opposite direction, according to...

— Apr 23, 2008

Retail Shares Under Pressure as Oil Rises

Retail shares were mired in red on Tuesday as oil prices reached new highs.

— Apr 23, 2008

Labelux in Deal for Bally

Labelux Group, a Vienna-based luxury goods holding company, has reached an agreement to acquire Bally International from private investment fund TPG Capital...

— Apr 23, 2008

Hong Kong Firms Set Green Goals

The heads of a dozen of Hong Kong's leading fashion firms gathered Tuesday to launch the Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium and details emerged about...

— Apr 23, 2008

Adjourned... FT In China... Model Mom...

The departure of Wall Street Journal managing editor Marcus Brauchli Tuesday seemed to confirm some of the worst fears the paper's old guard had about...

— Apr 23, 2008

Marching Orders

It was Opera 101 for the fashion flock on Monday night, as the Metropolitan Opera celebrated its new production of Gaetano Donizetti's "La Fille du...

— Apr 23, 2008

Calypso Founder Christiane Celle Exits Company

Calypso founder and chief executive officer Christiane Celle has left the 33-unit multibrand retail chain less than seven months after Solera Capital LLC...

— Apr 23, 2008

Geren Lockhart Launches Mini Collection for Urban Outfitters

Contemporary designer Geren Lockhart is reaching beyond boutiques and stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Barneys New York to cultivate a younger, equally...

— Apr 23, 2008

Playing Exclusives Game: Results Can Be Win-Win But Brands Face Pitfalls

Putting all your eggs in one basket ¿ or, in apparel, your entire collection in one retailer ¿ is a high-stakes game that is being played more and more.

— Apr 23, 2008

Nau's Brick-and-Mortar, Online Hybrid

As outdoor clothier Nau blurs the line between designing apparel for the streets and the slopes, the brand is exploring the retail frontier by integrating...

— Apr 23, 2008

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