Daily News Record back issues from March 1987:
Campus traditionals. (NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Campus TRADITIONALS Today's young men lead a diversified life with a variety of activities both on and off campus. Young men's and young contemporary manufacturers are acknowledging their customers' need for individuality with fashions for the fall 1987 season that will guarantee straight ...
Benetton's man hunt; Uomo is the men's club variation on a winning theme. (NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... BENETTON'S MAN HUNT Uomo is the men's club variation on a winning theme. Benetton Group has its sights on the American male. The highly successful knit- and sportswear manufacturer based in Treviso, Italy is now targeting the U.S. men's wear market with brand new ...
Everything's tops for knit shirts and ties. (Retail forecast '87; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Everything's Tops For Knit Shirts And Ties Knit tops, the red-hot category last year, will again lead growth in sport shirts for all, and retailers are strongly optimistic about the prospects for woven sport shirts in hanging, novelty models. Sportswear will also ...
Outerwear swings up with new fabrics, colors. (Retail forecast '87; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Outerwear Swings Up With New Fabrics, Colors In danger of miring in dull merchandise, outerwear manufacturers have turned to new fabrics and fresh colors, in hopes of giving retailers a boost in a market that not too long ago seemed hopelessly bogged. The expanded ...
Caps on credit cards the next trend? (Retail forecast '87; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Caps On Credit Cards The Next Trend? ALBANY (FNS)--An educated consumer may be some retailers' best customer, but what happens if your men's wear consumer starts educating himself about the interest-rate differences between retail credit cards and bank credit cards? With rates ...
Knitwear: Italy's rise makes cotton king again. (Retail forecast '87; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Knitwear: Italy's Rise Makes Cotton King Again In a market continuously buffeted by the rising prices of Italian goods, sweater sales and expectations for both imported and domestic knits remain high. Buyers who shopped the Italian shows found that sweater prices have ...
Outside possibilities (coats). (NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Outside Possibilities Translating classic silhouettes into looks that appeal to the progressive customer: contemporary manufacturers are exploring these possibilities for fall 1987. By crossing pieces that are customarily considered basic with this market's characteristic ...
Brave new colors. (in men's clothing) (NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... BRAVE NEW COLORS The gauntlet was thrown. The challenge before mainfloor sportswear resources: create a sense of excitement in traditional sportswear without scaring off the "trad hounds." The answer: brave new colors. Throughout many of the fall '87 collections, such classic ...
Harvey Ltd.: where preppy perseveres. (Specialty store strategies; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... HARVEY Ltd.: Where Preppy Perseveres ST. LOUIS (FNS)--Let other owners moan and groan about department stores horning in on their territory. Let others complain about seeing their designer labels on a discounter's rack. Ted Lapides doesn't have those problems. He's a survivor in a market ...
Grassfield's: sweating the details. (Specialty store strategies; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Grassfield's: Sweating The Details DENVER (FNS)--Max Grassfield thrives on details. A retailer of quality men's wear here for the past 25 years, he is reaping the profitable results of years of personal attention to thousands of small details in his customers' lives. In spite of ...
Witlin & Gallagher: an exclusive package. (Specialty store strategies; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Witlin & Gallagher: An Exclusive Package PHILADELPHIA (FNS)--"We don't try to be everything to everybody." The speaker of this unfalteringly self-confident assertion: Larry Albert, owner of the three-store chain of men's apparel specialty shops called Witlin & ...
Skomer's: when discounting doesn't work, service surely will. (Specialty store strategies; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Skomer's: When Discounting Doesn't Work, Service Surely Will SCOTTSDALE (FNS) -- "Brand names and designer labels lend credibility to a store," explains Michael Skomer, one of the principals in Skomer's, a men's specialty store in Scottsdale's Fashion Square mall. "Even though ...
Executive Clothier: the path to success is middle-of-the-road. (Specialty store strategies; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Executive Clothier: The Path To Success Is Middle-Of-The-Road Albany (FNS)--The spotlight is on Executive Clothier, the Albany-based specialty men's store that is thriving in the "mini-Wall Street" of the downtown sector, despite a fading men's wear specialty industry in Upstate ...
Fine Threads: basic private labels - by the gross. (Specialty store strategies; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Fine Threads: Basic Private Labels--By The Gross SEATTLE (FNS)--Private label is woven into Fine Threads' old-fashioned design of being a specialty store that truly specializes. The five-year old single-unit operation offers what is arguably the Pacific Northwest's ...
Nadler's: brands out, new names in. (Specialty store strategies; NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Nadler's: Brands Out, New Names In CINCINNATI (FNS)--Department stores have bastardized and ruined every good brand there is in men's furnishings and clothing, according to Mel Nadler, owner of Nadler's, a three-unit men's apparel operation here. "Brands are of no ...
Campus Corner: banking on personality. (Specialty store strategies: NAMSB supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Campus Corner: Banking On Personality BUFFALO (FNS)--James Lojacono, owner of the Campus Corner men's specialty store here, is a soft-spoken, modest man, but if you ask him to sum up the reason for his 28 years of success as a men's wear retailer, his succinct answer is ...
Wondrous weaves. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Wondrous Weaves Fancy weaving becomes a more important fashion for next year's spring and summer as fabric designers search for ways to break up the fabric ground. Crepe weaves and basket weave variations come into play, and the use of high-contrast black and white yarns gives a prominent ...
Computerization may solve knotty knitting problems. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Computerization May Solve Knotty Knitting Problems NEW YORK -- Fashion knits have been making it big for over a year. Despite huge imports, major American knitters are busy and looking for still better business ahead. So naturally they are thinking in terms of new, fast versatile ...
Post-ITMA'83 shuttleless loom purchases cost saver for most, 'lifesaver' for one. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Post-ITMA '83 Shuttleless Loom Purchases Cost Saver for Most, 'Lifesaver' for One CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The latest generation of shuttleless weaving machinery that has been purchased or installed in the past few years has reduced costs--as much as 30 per cent--and improved efficiency ...
Greenville Mills: costs, defects, downtime down. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Greenville Mills: Costs, Defects, Downtime Down GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Installation of shuttleless weaving machines at many South Carolina textile mills in the past few years has significantly reduced weaving costs, defects and downtime. A better monitoring of machinery through ...
Japanese machinery output down in '86. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Japanese Machinery Output Down in '86 TOKYO (FNS) -- Japanese production of all textile machinery an parts last year dropped 6.3 per cent in yen value from the preceding year. Exports, in dollar value soared more than 40 per cent but remained slightly or 0.7 per cent below the ...
UK mills buy looms but still big on oldies. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... UK Mills Buy Looms But Still Big on Oldies LONDON (FNS) -- U.K. textile manufacturers who have invested in new weaving systems in the last four years estimate the machines have cut production costs by up to 60 per cent because of fewer defects, less downtime, reduced labor and ...
Plan to study performance of newer yarn on looms. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Plan to Study Performance Of Newer Yarn on Looms CLEMSON, S.C. -- Researchers at Clemson University have begun a project to determine the performance of newer types of yarns on high speed looms, knowledge, project officials believe the textile industry must have if it is to make further ...
Say need technology to hike labor productivity (for industrialized countries). (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Say Need Technology to Hike Labor Productivity NEW YORK -- Weaving technology that would improve labor productivity by 40 to 45 per cent is needed by textile mills in industrialized countries if they are to successfully compete with low wage countries, according to Raoul Verret, ...
French say extra benefits from new looms abound. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... French Say Extra Benefits From New Looms Abound PARIS (FNS) -- French textile weavers say they have realized a host of time, manpower and cost savings over the last four years by replacing old equipment with more sophisticated weaving machinery exhibited at the 1983 International ...
West Germany: less does more in weaving plants. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... West Germany: Less Does More in Weaving Plants BONN (FNS) -- West German textile mills, on a modernization kick, have been replacing a larger number of older weaving machines with fewer, more sophisticated models, resulting in higher production speeds and better quality fabrics. ...
Firms in Conn., N.C. merge. (Textile Prints Corp., General Textile Screen Printing Corp., Best Textile Prints Corp.) (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Firms in Conn., N.C. Merge BRANFORD, Conn. -- Textile Prints Corp. and General Textile Screen Printing Corp., here, have merged with Best Textile Prints Corp. of Rocky Mount, N.C. The resultant company will be called General Textile Printing and Processing Corp. No further financial ...
Fewer shuttle looms work longer hours: Census Bureau. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Fewer Shuttle Looms Work Longer Hours: Census Bureau NEW YORK -- Single shuttle cam looms continue to be the workhorse model for the production of broadwoven fabrics, even though the number of looms in place in the first nine months of 1986 dropped 18.3 per cent compared with the ...
Thai-Domtex plant hit by spindles snag. (Textile technology supplement)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Thai-Domtex Plant Hit By Spindles Snag BANKOK (FNS) -- A Thai-Canadian textile joint-venture is seeking Thai government approval to import used spindles for a controverial spinning project. According to industry sources, Dominion Textile (Domtex), the largest textile ...
Imports slip 0.7% during January.
Mar 02, 1987; ... Imports Slip 0.7% During January WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Total imports of textiles and apparel in January declined slightly for the second consecutive month, prompting hopes within the Reagan administration that its strengthened controls over merchandise shipped from the Far East finally are ...
Fleece a major force in U.S. yarn biz boom.
Mar 02, 1987; ... Fleece a Major Force in U.S. Yarn Biz Boom NEW YORK -- Domestic spinners selling cotton and blended yarns are experiencing a surge in business as a result of the boom in knit goods, especially fleece. The increase in business began about five months ago, mills report, and the ...
Mervyn's in pact to acquire three of the Denver units. (from May Department Stores Co.)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Mervyn's in Pact to Acquire Three of The Denver Units NEW YORK--Mervyn's Department Stores said it and May Department Stores Co. have agreed in principle for Mervyn's to purchase three of The Denver Dry Goods Stores that May Co. plans to close. Terms of the agreement were not ...
Men's, boys' wear retail prices decline 1.5% during January.
Mar 02, 1987 ... Men's, Boys' Wear Retail Prices Decline 1.5% During January WASHINGTON (FNS)--Retail prices for men's and boys' apparel declined 1.5 per cent in January from December prices, but they were up 0.3 per cent from January 1986, the Labor Department reported Friday. Seasonally adjusted, the ...
Marzotto will introduce lower-priced Ferre line. (Gianfranco Ferre)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Marzotto Will Introduce Lower-Priced Ferre Line MILAN (FNS) -- Marzotto S.p.A., a Valdegna-based apparel manufacturing group, said Friday that it will manufacture and distribute a new "lower-price" men's line, designed by Gianfranco Ferre, to be sold initially only in the United States. ...
Textile bill is 'devious,' says Third World.
Mar 02, 1987 ... Textile Bill Is 'Devious,' Says Third World GENEVA (FNS) -- Third World countries attacked the new textile and apparel bill introduced in Congress as a "devious" means of freezing and eventually reducing U.S. imports. "To cover up its protectionist objectives the proposed act has ...
Dixie Yarns in agreement to buy Ti-Caro for $70M in stock.
Mar 02, 1987; ... Dixie Yarns in Agreement to Buy Ti-Caro for $70M in Stock GASTONIA, N.C. -- Dixie Yarns, Inc., a Chattanooga-based yarn and thread manufacturer, plans to buy Ti-Caro, Inc., a manufacturer of yarns, industrial sewing threads and knit fabrics, based in Gastonia, N.C., for 3 million shares of ...
Apparel makers sought for roles in DLA program. (Defense Logistics Agency)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Apparel Makers Sought for Roles In DLA Program NEW YORK -- The Defense Logistics Agency, Alexandria, Va., is looking for apparel manufacturers to participate in a demonstration of advanced manufacturing technology. The program is designed to help apparel manufacturers produce test ...
DH plans 13-week tryout of home shopping by TV. (Dayton Hudson Department Store Co.)
Mar 02, 1987 ... DH Plans 13-Week Tryout Of Home Shopping by TV MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (FNS) -- The Dayton Hudson Department Store Co. has entered a joint venture in home shopping by television. The one-hour show will air weekdays in selected markets for a 13-week test run and present exclusively ...
Form Universal to market men's, boys' PL slacks. (Universal trousers Inc.; private label)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Form Universal To Market Men's, Boys' PL Slacks NEW YORK -- A new company, Universal Trousers, Inc., has been formed to market private label men's, young men's and boys' slacks to chains, department stores and specialty stores. The three partners in Universal are T.I. ...
Howard Behar to launch 1st men's line in new venture. (Howard Behar Designs Ltd.)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Howard Behar to Launch 1st Men's Line in New Venture NEW YORK -- Howard Behar, formerly a women's wear designer, will launch his first men's wear line in new venture, Howard Behar Designs Ltd. The first introductions will be primarily accessories for Father's Day delivery, and ...
Heather Hill has new young men's line. (Heather Hill Sportswear)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Heather Hill Has New Young Men's Line NEW YORK -- Heather Hill Sportswear has introduced Diner Sportswear, a new young men's classification line, for fall 1987. Alan Schneider is national sales manager for Diner. He was national sales manager for Heather Hill's Tokyu young men's ...
May Co. plans to buy Dey's, from Allied.
Mar 02, 1987 ... May Co. Plans To Buy Dey's, From Allied NEW YORK -- David C. Farrell, chairman and chief executive officer of May Department Stores Co., said in a speech last week that May Co. is negotiating to purchase Dey's department stores in Syracuse, N.Y., From Allied Stores Corp. May Co ....
No deposit... (Sero Corp gimmick for sportswear)
Mar 02, 1987; ... NO DEPOSIT ... NEW YORK -- Sero Corp. is hitting the bottle--a polyester one at that--in an effort to build its sport shirt business. The venerable specialty store resource for traditional button-down shirts, is stuffing an oversized, prewashed woven sport shirt into a soda bottle ...
Du Pont develops lightweight fiber called Kevlar 149.
Mar 02, 1987 ... Du Pont Develops Lightweight Fiber Called Kevlar 149 NEW YORK -- Du Pont has developed a new generation of Kevlararamid fibers, which the company describes as "a major advance in aramid fiber technology, and one of several new types of Kevlar to be introduced in the months ahead." ...
Supply tight - and some import prices run higher than domestic. (Industrial Gray Goods) (column)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Supply Tight--and Some Import Prices Run Higher Than Domestic NEW YORK -- Import prices for industrial gray goods ran ahead of domestic quotations in some instances last week as the market moved through still another period of tight supply. Sheetings, sateens, ducks and certain ...
Cavalier Label employes appeal design theft charges. (Cavalier Label Co. Inc.)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Cavalier Label Employes Appeal Design Theft Charges NEW YORK (FNS) -- A Group of former Cavalier Label Co., Inc., employes are appealing an injunction obtained by the company in a suit charging them with stealing company secrets and setting up a rival business. Cavalier, ...
Judge won't throw out bid to put Daroff into Chapter 7. (Mitchell Daroff Enterprises Inc.)
Mar 02, 1987; ... Judge Won't Throw Out Bid To Put Daroff Into Chapter 7 PHILADELPHIA (FNS) -- Bankruptcy Judge David A. Scholl has denied a motion by Mitchell Daroff Enterprises, Inc., to throw out a bid by its creditors committee to put it into Chapter 7 liquidation proceedings, and has given the parties ...
Neiman's cancels fortnight gala for '87 in favor of Christmas party. (Neiman-Marcus)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Neiman's Cancels Fortnight Gala for '87 in Favor of Christmas Party DALLAS -- Neiman--Marcus has cancelled its annual Fortnight Gala for 1987 and will instead hold a Christmas Party honoring the 80th Anniversary of the specialty store. The Fortnight extravaganzas were started in 1957 and ...
Sakowitz's creditors want $3.5M payment to ok plan. (Sakowitz Specialty Stores)
Mar 02, 1987 ... Sakowitz's Creditors Want $3.5M Payment to OK Plan HOUSTON -- Creditors of Sakowitz Specialty Stores have told Robert Sakowitz, president and CEO, that they want a payment of $3.5 million before they approve any reorganization plan. The creditors, attending a negotiating meeting ...
Hechter okays new Europe pact with Bidermann.
Mar 03, 1987; ... Hechter Okays New Europe Pact With Bidermann PARIS (FNS) -- Daniel Hechter said he has agreed to renew his 18-year-old men's wear licensing deal for France and other European countries with Bidermann S.A., based on a new financial terms which include the opening of 60 Hechter men's shops in ...
Rep. Gibbons attacks Trogdon on textile bill. (Sam Gibbons, Dewey Trogdon)
Mar 03, 1987; ... Rep. Gibbons Attacks Trogdon On Textile Bill WASHINGTON (FNS) -- Dewey L. Trogdon, the president of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, knew he wouldn't be welcomed with open arms when he testified before the House Trade Subcommittee. But Trogdon, who was urging the ...
Wool tops as topcoat biz rebounds.
Mar 03, 1987; ... Wool Tops As Topcoat Biz Rebounds NEW YORK -- Reporting fat gains in 1987 bookings versus a year ago, topcoat manufacturers are already talking of posting "sold out" signs before the end of the month. And this surge of business is at least six to eight weeks earlier than usual. ...
Adidas' Dassler worried Puma will be sold. (Horst Dassler)
Mar 03, 1987; ... Adidas' Dassler Worried Puma Will Be Sold MUNICH (FNS) -- Horst Dassler, chairman and chief executive of Adidas, created a sensation at the International Sporting Goods Fair (ISPO) here by expressing deep concern over the likelihood that heavy losses in the U.S. will lead its archrival, ...
Amer. Hoechst officially completes its acquisition of Celanese Corp.
Mar 03, 1987; ... Amer. Hoechst Officially Completes Its Acquisition of Celanese Corp. NEW YORK -- The merger of Celanese Corp. with Hostachem Acquisition, Inc., a subsidiary of American Hoechst Corp., was completed Monday, according to an American Hoechst spokesman. Hostachem was organized for ...
Du Pont introducing new Zepel treatment today.
Mar 03, 1987 ... Du Pont Introducing New Zepel Treatment Today NEW YORK -- Du Pont will introduce an improved Zepel rain and stain repeller at a press reception at the Four Seasons restaurant here this afternoon. Although Zepel fabric treatment has been around 25 years, the new version Du Pont ...
Thailand, US wrestling over new textile-apparel quotas.
Mar 03, 1987; ... Thailand, US Wrestling Over New Textile-Apparel Quotas BANKOK (FNS) -- Thailand and the U.S. are trying to reach an agreement on new textile and garment quotas for 1987 since previous talks have failed, industry sources said. Western diplomatic sources said the U.S. has rejected a ...
Say healthy $ has been boon to textiles in the '80s.
Mar 03, 1987; ... Say Healthy $ Has Been Boon to Textiles in the '80s WASHINGTON (FNS) -- The strong dollar of the early 1980s may have been a "blessing in disguise" for textile manufacturers, according to a new analysis showing steadily rising employment and output levels in the industry. Since ...
Frost Brothers closes its unit in Laredo, Texas.
Mar 03, 1987 ... Forst Brothers Closes Its Unit In Laredo, Texas SAN ANTONIO -- Frost Bros. recently closed its Laredo store which has been hit hard by the plummeting value of the Mexican peso. Sales at the 53,000-square-foot men's and women's specialty retailer were said to be less than $200 per square ...
5 regional distribution centers to be shut by Sears over 5 years.
Mar 03, 1987 ... 5 Regional Distribution Centers To Be Shut By Sears Over 5 Years CHICAGO -- Sears, Roebuck will close five regional distribution centers over the next five years in a sweeping realignment of its distribution system. "The program is a logical extension of our retail store ...
Name Shaw new exec V-P at A&S. (Dorris Shaw; Abraham & Straus)
Mar 03, 1987 ... Name Shaw New Exec V-P at A&S NEW YORK -- Dorris Shaw has been named executive vice-president, marketing and communications, a new position, at Abraham & Straus. Formerly the store's senior vice-president, sales promotion, Shaw reports to Chaim Edelstein, A&S's chairman and chief ...
South Carolina textile employment increases by 700 during January.
Mar 03, 1987 ... South Carolina Textile Employment Increases by 700 During January GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Despite an increase in South Carolina's unemployment rate in January, fueled by moderate losses in the state's manufacturing sector overall, textile employment rose by 700 jobs, the South Carolina ...
Bayly's profits soar 115% in first quarter.
Mar 03, 1987 ... Bayly's Profits Soar 115% in First Quarter DENVER, Colo. (FNS) -- Bayly Corp.'s earnings increased 114.9 per cent and sales rose 19.9 per cent in the first quarter ended Jan. 31. In the quarter, earnings reached $260,000, or 11 cents a share, from $121,000, or 5 cents. Sales ...
Liberation to liquidate.
Mar 03, 1987 ... Liberation to Liquidate LOS ANGELES (FNS) -- Liberation Clothing Co. and its Ricshall, Inc., subsidiary have failed in their attempt to reorganize in Chapter 11 and will be liquidated. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell appointed Larry Diament as trustee after denying the women's wear ...
Ripcosa files Chap. 11, lists $1.4M liabilities.
Mar 03, 1987 ... Ripcosa Files Chap. 11, Lists $1.4M Liabilities NEW YORK (FNS) -- Ripcosa of America, Inc., an importer of women's lingerie from West Germany, has filed a Chapter 11 petition seeking time to reorganize. The petition lists liabilities of $1,427,139 and assets of $354,170 as of ...
Rosenblatt wins stay vs. Woods. (Leon B. Rosenblatt Textiles Inc., Jon Woods Fashions Ltd.)
Mar 03, 1987 ... Rosenblatt wins Stay Vs. Woods NEW YORK (FNS) -- Leon B. Rosenblatt Textiles, Inc., has obtained a preliminary injunction on consent in its copyright infringement suit against Jon Woods Fashions Ltd. Pending a ruling on a permanent injunction, Woods is barred from making women's ...