Daily News Record back issues from January 2006:
DOLCE & GABBANA GETS SERIOUS ABOUT TAILORED CLOTHING.(Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, Dolce & Gabbana S.R.L.)(Column)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: COURTNEY COLAVITA, Contributions by AMANDA KAISER MILAN -- Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana are out to show their growing customer base that wearing suits can be just as cool as wearing their signature slim, unbuttoned shirts and low-rise, super-worked jeans. ...
PRIME CUT.
Jan 02, 2006 ... Giving Classics a Youthful Edge ...
CORRECTION.
Jan 02, 2006 ... NEW YORK -- ENK's new trade show, Blue, is scheduled to be held Jan. 21-23 at Tunnel in New York City. This information appeared incorrectly ...
THE COLLECTIVE'S BLUE OUT TO WOO RETAILERS; NEW PREMIUM DENIM SECTION TO SHOWCASE 50 BRANDS IN A SEPARATE LOCATION.(ENK International)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Byline: SANDRA NYGAARD NEW YORK -- This month The Collective will make the most of its time advantage over Project by striking back with Blue, a highly targeted premium denim show. "Blue is going to serve a very specific purpose -- it's going to be a beautifully ...
BERGDORF'S TAPS FAZIO FOR FASHION POST.(Bergdorf Goodman Inc. Bergdorf Goodman Men Div. )(Tommy Fazio )
Jan 02, 2006 ... NEW YORK -- Tommy Fazio has been appointed men's fashion director for Bergdorf Goodman. He succeeds Michael Bastian, who, as reported, left the store in October to launch his own men's wear collection this month in Italy. At Bergdorf, Fazio will be responsible for men's fashion ...
EVERLAST ISSUES MEN'S APPAREL LICENSE.(Everlast Sporting Goods Manufacturing Company Inc.)(Jacques Moret Inc.)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: LEE BAILEY NEW YORK -- As of Jan. 1, Everlast stepped out of the apparel-making ring. The company said last month that it had licensed U.S. men's apparel to Jacques Moret Inc., which already made women's wear for the boxing brand. Everlast started producing ...
NEWS IN BRIEF.(Vilebrequin)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Badgley Mischka will unveil its first collection of men's accessories for spring 2006 The design house, known for its luxurious eveningwear and bridal gowns, collaborated with Sama Eyewear, the upscale manufacturer of chic eyewear, for a men's and women's collection of eyeglasses and ...
GREG NORMAN TO DEBUT LIFESTYLE LINE; NEW SPORTSWEAR COLLECTION TARGETED TO SPECIALTY STORE DISTRIBUTION.(GN Signature Series, lifestyle sportswear collection )
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: BRENDA LLOYD NEW YORK -- Greg Norman Collection will introduce the GN Signature Series, a performance-driven lifestyle sportswear collection aimed at specialty store growth, at the PGA Golf Merchandise Show later this month in Orlando, Fla. This golf ...
PEERLESS INKS DEAL TO MOVE OFFICES.(Peerless Clothing Inc.)(Brief article)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: STAN GELLERS NEW YORK -- Peerless Clothing Inc. has inked the first lease for 15,500 square feet of showroom space in the next "men's wear building," located on the northeast corner of 54th Street and Lexington Avenue. The tailored clothing company is ...
VARVATOS HIRES WHOLESALE PRESIDENT.(John Varvatos)(Robert Aldrich )(Brief article)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: SANDRA NYGAARD NEW YORK -- John Varvatos may have lost president Peter Arnold last month, but the designer just added a new president of wholesale volume. Robert Aldrich has been appointed to the position, reporting to Varvatos, who is chairman and CEO of his eponymous ...
NEW ORLEANS GETS BACK TO BUSINESS; INDEPENDENT RETAILERS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS AS SHOPPERS SUPPORT REBUILDING EFFORTS IN CITY.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: BRENDA LLOYD ATLANTA -- Despite multiple obstacles resulting from Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans specialty retailers still managed to have a happy holiday. Strong support from consumers in the suburbs and even other parts of the U.S. for the downtown stores -- both in ...
LAST-MINUTE SURGE, GIFT CARDS SAVE SEASON FOR STORES; MOST RETAILERS SATISFIED WITH FINAL RESULTS AS CASHMERE, PREMIUM DENIM, ACCESSORIES HIT HOME WITH SHOPPERS.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: JEAN E. PALMIERI, ADAM TSCHORN, BRENDA LLOYD, JULIE VARGO, ROBERT SHAROFF DNR MARKET REPORT -- A last-minute sales surge helped most retailers meet their modest goals for the 2005 holiday season, which averaged low- to mid-single-digit increases. With the ...
LAST-MINUTE SURGE, GIFT CARDS SAVE SEASON FOR STORES; MOST RETAILERS SATISFIED WITH FINAL RESULTS AS CASHMERE, PREMIUM DENIM, ACCESSORIES HIT HOME WITH SHOPPERS.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: JEAN E. PALMIERI, ADAM TSCHORN, BRENDA LLOYD, JULIE VARGO, "We're thrilled that the higher price points are doing so well," Browning said, adding that Parisian's best-selling sweater is from Polo Ralph Lauren for $69. Another top brand is Columbia Sportswear, which ...
BALANCE SHEET; WINNERS AND LOSERS ON THE FISCAL BATTLEFIELD.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: VICKI M. YOUNG, ARTHUR ZACZKIEWICZ The stock market got the shivers last week after investors fretted over the possibility of a recession looming in 2006. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 106 points on Tuesday, but retail shares were largely left untouched after a ...
QUIKSILVER STRUCK GOLD WITH 2005 PROFITS.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: LEE BAILEY NEW YORK -- Boardsports apparel and equipment maker Quiksilver posted strong results for fiscal 2005, and in a subsequent conference call, top executives reviewed the company's strategic moves and previewed its plans for 2006. Results for ...
MEN'S PUBLISHERS PONDER NEW YEAR; LEVERAGING DIGITAL INNOVATIVE ADDEDCONVERGENCE, CREATING -VALUE CONCEPTS AND FIXING DETROIT WOES ON '06 AGENDAS.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: DAVID LIPKE 2005 was the year that Vitals, Sync and Radar passed on to the great pulp mill in the sky, American men finally got a Vogue to call their own, and Jessica Biel was crowned the Sexiest Woman Alive after a multi-month buildup by Esquire. (What, Kristin from ...
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.(Brief article)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Seasons may change, but Giorgio Armani's talent for sharp-fitting jackets stays as consistent as the ticking of a clock. In his Armani Collezioni fall '06 preview, the Milanese maestro adds a youthful edge to his traditional, tailored sensibility with mixed, layered separates, such as ...
SWANK'S COMEBACK; STRUGGLES BEHIND HIM, JOHN TULIN AIMS TO BUILD ON THE COMPANY'S RECENT JUMP IN SALES.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: ELLEN ASKIN BAILEY There is nothing more important to John Tulin than his reputation. When the president of Swank Inc. recalls the history of the 100-year-old company where he has worked for the past 36 years, he proudly -- and repeatedly -- uses words like "integrity," ...
INTO AFRICA; AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING, COTONIFICIO HONEGGER GETS READY TO OPEN ITS VENTURE IN ERITREA.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: STEPHANIE EPIRO ALBINO, Italy -- Many Europeans may dream of an exciting new venture in Africa, but not many have worked as hard or waited as long as the chairman of the Gruppo Zambaiti-owned Cotonificio Honegger. In February, at long last, the ambitious, ...
BARTLETT PARTNERS WITH GITMAN, MMG.(John Bartlett)(Gitman and Co.)(MMG Corp.)(Brief article)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: STAN GELLERS NEW YORK -- John Bartlett is expanding his portfolio. The designer, who recently launched his first licensed tailored clothing collection with Jack Victor, has signed a joint venture with Gitman, a subsidiary of IAG, to produce a line of better ...
TED BAKER SIGNS ASIA, MIDEAST LICENSES.(RSH Ltd.)(Brief article)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: DAVID LIPKE NEW YORK -- Ted Baker has signed a new license with Singapore-based RSH Ltd. for the distribution of the British label in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Lebanon. The ...
DOCKERS AT 20.(Brief article)
Jan 02, 2006 ... Levi Strauss & Co.'s Dockers brand turns 20 this year. Few brands have achieved what it has in two short decades -- a billion-dollar business in eight years, at least one item in the wardrobe of seven out of every 10 American men and an instantly recognizable pop-culture tagline ("Nice ...
BEYOND KHAKIS; AS PART OF A BRAND EVOLUTION, DOCKERS AIMS TO BROADEN ITS NON-BOTTOMS BUSINESS.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: ADAM TSCHORN When it comes to brand recognition, few labels can compete with the Dockers nameplate. In two decades it has become virtually synonymous with khaki-colored twill trousers, it is the market leader in the casual pant business and, in a recent DNR-commissioned ...
THE DOCKERS DECADES; AFTER ITS LAUNCH IN 1986, IT BECAME ONE OF THE FASTEST-GROWING BRANDS IN MEN'S WEAR HISTORY.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: ADAM TSCHORN Just as the history of denim was written by miners and cowboys of the American West, the back-story of khaki can be traced to the soldier. The term, as it applies to a particular color of twill cotton trouser, originated with the British colonial forces in ...
FULL SPEED AHEAD; BRAND PRESIDENT JOHN GOODMAN'S PLANS INCLUDE STEPPING UP FASHION AND SPEED TO MARKET.(Levi Strauss & Co.)(Interview)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: ADAM TSCHORN SAN FRANCISCO -- On the eve of Dockers' 20th anniversary and six months into his tenure as president of Levi Strauss & Co.'s U.S. Dockers business, John Goodman met with DNR for an in-depth Q&A session in his sixth-floor corner office at Levi Strauss ...
NICE ADS; FROM THE OUTSET, DOCKERS MARKETING RESONATED WITH, AND SOMETIMES IRKED, THE CONSUMER.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: RICHARD BRAVO Whether you find them quaint and comedic or trite and tiresome, there is no escaping them: Dockers advertisements seem to be everywhere, and everyone has an opinion about them. Since their inception, Dockers has consistently shown a ...
THE ANATOMY OF CASUAL FRIDAY; WHEN CORPORATE AMERICA DRESSED DOWN, IT REDEFINED THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: STAN GELLERS Casual Friday is officially over for some, but for most men it's still very much alive. Why? Because easy, casual comfort is now a part of America's DNA and the new dress code says it all. Start with the 20-somethings who layer a sleek, striped ...
WHY I WEAR IT.(Primoz Klemencic, Bill Payne and Daniel Robinson on Dockers)(Levi Strauss & Co.)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: JENNI CHANG DNR looked for Dockers-clad guys in Fort Worth, Texas, to see what they had to say about the brand. Since a reported seven out of 10 American men ages 18 and older own Dockers, it proved to be an easy assignment. Primoz Klemencic, 52, stay-at-home ...
WHAT DRIVES INNOVATION; MOBILE PANT, STAIN DEFENDER, AND OTHER PRODUCT AND FABRIC INTRODUCTIONS SPURRED BY CONSUMERS.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: CLAIRE WILSON It's what they call an "aha! moment." For Dockers, that moment was the launch of its Mobile Pant in the summer of 2001. Designed to carry a wearer's mobile phone invisibly, without any unsightly bulge, this innovation altered the male sartorial ...
ARE COOL KHAKIS TOMORROW'S PREMIUM DENIMS?
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: STAN GELLERS Could be. And I'm not saying it after hearing the ominous predictions that premium denims are "peaking," "over," "saturated" and "too expensive." Do you know what I feel? Something else is happening, because if this were all true, premium jeans ...
WARNACO TO HELP CALVIN'S GLOBAL GROWTH.(Fingen SpA)(Warnaco Group Inc.)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: MARC KARIMZADEH NEW YORK -- Calvin Klein is poised for continued global growth, thanks to Warnaco Group Inc.'s recent acquisition of the licenses and corresponding wholesale and retail businesses for several Calvin Klein-related entities from Florence-based Fingen SpA ....
LANE CRAWFORD'S MEN'S MAKEOVER; REMODELED PACIFIC PLACE STORE NOW OFFERING INTERNATIONAL AND AVANT-GARDE DESIGNERS.
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: VICKI ROTHROCK HONG KONG -- Lane Crawford's revamped Pacific Place store, here, has added a touch of spice to its more tried-and-true men's wear offerings. "Men by nature are not very adventurous, but I think men's wear is changing a lot," said George Yabu ...
STACY ADAMS ISSUES SUBLICENSE FOR SUITS.(Respekt-Wear Apparel Group)(Brief article)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: STAN GELLERS NEW YORK -- Stacy Adams, the men's urban footwear brand, is launching a line of suit separates and sport coats for fall '06 to be manufactured and marketed by Respekt-Wear Apparel Group, the company's new clothing sublicensee. According to ...
BERETTA SETS ITS TARGETS ON LONDON; VENERABLE BRITISH GUNMAKER NOW OFFERING CASUALWEAR, ACCESSORIES AND TECHNICAL APPAREL FOR MEN.(Beretta U.S.A. Corp.)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: NINA JONES LONDON -- Beretta has its sights set on London's hunting and shooting crowd. The 479-year-old gun and apparel firm opened its latest Beretta Gallery in the city's St. James's area last month. "London is one of the most important locations for our ...
TOMMY HEADS UPSCALE IN NEW DEAL WITH APAX.(Tommy Hilfiger Corp.)(Apax Partners Holdings Ltd.)
Jan 02, 2006; ... Byline: LISA LOCKWOOD, with contributions by PETE BORN and JULEE GREENBERG NEW YORK -- The recent sale of Tommy Hilfiger Corp. to Apax Partners, a global private equity firm, has not only breathed new life into the faltering casual-preppie brand but has also veered its U.S. ...
SATISFACTION.
Jan 02, 2006 ... In the inaugural National Retail Federation Foundation/American Express 2005 Customer Service survey, conducted by marketing firm BIGresearch, consumers answered the question, "Which retailer delivers the best customer service?" The index was weighted by each company's 2004 sales to ...
RETAIL VETERAN LUIS PADILLA JOINS KUHLMAN; EX-SEARS EXECUTIVE JOINS FAST-GROWING, MINNEAPOLIS-BASED RETAILER AS PART-TIME CEO.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: JESSICA PALLAY NEW YORK -- After departing three months ago from Sears Holdings Corp. as president of merchandising for Sears, Roebuck & Co., Luis Padilla has resurfaced at Minneapolis-based Kuhlman Co. The retail veteran will serve as part-time CEO for the 53-unit ...
CALVIN KLEIN TO EXPAND SPACE.(Calvin Klein Inc. Calvin Klein Men's Div.)(Brief article)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: SANDRA NYGAARD NEW YORK -- Calvin Klein International is making room for its women's collection. Previously housed at the Vestimenta showroom on 57th Street and Sixth Avenue, the women's collection showroom will be welcomed in-house to the company's 39th Street ...
FERRAGAMO TO RECEIVE "WALK OF STYLE" NOD.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: ADAM TSCHORN LOS ANGELES -- Salvatore Ferragamo has been named a recipient of the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style award (WOS), which will be bestowed in Beverly Hills on Oct. 8, 2006. The Italian-born designer, who passed away in 1960, is the fifth to receive the honor and ...
NEWS IN BRIEF.(Giorgio Armani Calze appoints)(Pal Zileri USA appoints)(Geoffrey Beene Inc. appoints)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Giorgio Armani has promoted Caroline Brown to senior vice-president of marketing and communications, U.S. Brown, formerly senior vice-president of marketing, will now oversee the newly formed U.S. Communications Group, which includes the public relations, advertising, retail marketing, ...
MEN'S LUXE STILL GAINING GROUND; WITH $22.61 BILLION IN SALES IN '04, HIGH-END MEN'S WEAR BUSINESS NOW RIVALING WOMEN'S.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: COURTNEY COLAVITA MILAN -- Men are getting more impulsive. With more and more male shoppers embracing impulse buying, men's wear designers and tailored clothing executives are looking for healthy gains across all product categories in 2006. On ...
PRINGLE UPS LUXURY QUOTIENT; NEW CREATIVE DIRECTOR WILL SHOW HER DEBUT UPSCALE COLLECTION IN MILAN DURING FASHION WEEK.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: SAMANTHA CONTI LONDON -- Pringle is going posh. For her debut collection, creative director Clare Waight Keller has conjured the Duke of Windsor and his aristocratic pals, who spent their days swathed in the world's finest fabrics and handmade suits. ...
BETWEEN THE LINES: SCRUMTRILESCENT...HAWKES EYE ON PARIS...TIMES UP...
Jan 09, 2006 ... SCRUMTRILESCENT! Inside the Actor's Studio's James Lipton may be known for his professorial attitude and obsequious nature during A-list interviews with everyone from Paul Newman to Tom Cruise, but he has definitely not been known for his sense of style -- until now. Lipton, often parodied ...
CANADIAN EXPORTS TO U.S. DROP AGAIN.(Statistics)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: BRIAN DUNN MONTREAL -- Canadian apparel exports to the U.S. have shown a steady decrease in the last three years as the Canadian dollar has strengthened against the U.S. dollar and competition from Europe has grown. In that time frame, the value of the ...
BALANCE SHEET; WINNERS AND LOSERS ON THE FISCAL BATTLEFIELD.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: VICKI M. YOUNG, ARTHUR ZACZKIEWICZ Tommy Hilfiger Corp. set up a retention bonus plan of up to $12 million for key employees, a maneuver to entice them to stay on with the company after its pending merger with Apax Partners, according to a recent filing with the ...
OLEG CASSINI SUES CONWAY FOR SELLING MEN'S SHIRTS.(Conway Stores Inc.)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: LIZA CASABONA NEW YORK -- Oleg Cassini Inc. filed a lawsuit against Conway Stores Inc. late last month alleging that the retailer sells men's shirts bearing a Cassini trademark. The trademark-infringement lawsuit claims Conway sells the shirts in its stores ...
BRUCE WEBER'S ODE TO FASHION; THE CELEBRATED PHOTOGRAPHER TALKS ABOUT HIS NEWEST BOOK, IRAQ AND ROBERT MITCHUM'S ALLURE.(Interview)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: DAVID LIPKE It would be hard to overestimate Bruce Weber's influence on the world of men's fashion photography. Since the late '70s the Greensburg, Pa.-born lensman has shot countless magazine features and created cutting-edge campaigns for Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, ...
PROJECT HIT LIST; OVER 400 VENDORS WILL PACK THE JACOB K. JAVITS CENTER NEXT WEEK FOR PROJECT NEW YORK, ENCOMPASSING A RANGE OF TRENDSETTING DENIM, STREETWEAR AND SPORTSWEAR LABELS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. WHERE TO START? HERE ARE SIX COMPELLING COLLECTIONS TO PUT AT THE TOP OF YOUR SHOPPING LIST.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: DAVID LIPKE Troglodyte Homunculus Troglodyte Homunculus is the humorously named label launched last year by James and Gwendolyn Jurney, the husband-and-wife team behind Seize Sur Vingt, the Nolita haberdashery that's earned cult-like devotion from a certain ...
THE RAINMAKERS; VIKTOR & ROLF AIM TO ENERGIZE ALLEGRI WITH A FRESH DOSE OF FASHION.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: COURTNEY COLAVITA Viktor & Rolf designed their first store upside down. They staged their last runway show in reverse order. But don't expect inside-out trenches in their first collection for Allegri, which debuts this week at Pitti Immagine Uomo in Florence. The Dutch ...
VESTIMENTA'S NEXT CHAPTER; THE ITALIAN LABEL REFOCUSES GOALS IN TURNAROUND BID.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: COURTNEY COLAVITA Maurizio Ceriani, Vestimenta's new owner, likes to say it took him his whole life to close the deal that secured him the trademark rights to the Italian tailored clothing label. When the men's wear veteran -- who clocked many years at Canali ...
M5'S GROWTH TRACK; SHOWROOM SURGES WITH ITALIAN LUXURY LABELS.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: COURTNEY COLAVITA Michael Burns, who along with his brother Joe represents some of the industry's hottest outerwear labels through his newly expanded and newly named New York showroom, M5, started his sales career in the most cliche of ways: selling ties door to door. ...
A TOUCH OF CLASSICO; CLASSICO ITALIA GROUP IS READY FOR ITS NEXT VENTURE: GLOBAL RETAILING.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: COURTNEY COLAVITA When Classico Italia -- the 23-member consortium of high-end, niche men's wear companies -- formed more than 20 years ago, the goal was simple: Reach out to the trade in a unified manner, whether through promotional activities in the U.S. and Japan or ...
LAKESIDE LUXE.(Brief article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... A serene vacation spot favored for centuries by Italian nobility, Lake Como offers an ideal backdrop for luxuriously laid-back fall fundamentals -- from cozy cashmere turtlenecks to a lush sheepskin coat -- set to debut this week at Pitti. Caption(s): Wool-lined nylon/microfiber ...
NEUTRAL SHIFT.(fashion)(Brief article)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: ELLEN ASKIN BAILEY When tailored clothing dabbles in neutral shades of brown and beige -- as it does this fall 2006 season -- neckwear tends to follow suit by keeping its pattern and color in very understandable palettes. At Pitti Uomo this week, you'll see an abundance ...
WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS.(Exhibitions)(Brief article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... Subtle military details, quietly rebellious punk and pop graphics, and a sylvan palette of greens and browns characterize the fall 2006 collections slated for exhibition at this month's Action Sports Retailer show in San Diego. Thanks to designers, young boardsports enthusiasts will be ...
ADDING TO THE AGENDA; ALTERNATIVE SAN DIEGO SHOW GROWS WITH BIGGER BRANDS.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: ADAM TSCHORN LOS ANGELES -- When the Agenda trade show returns to San Diego next week, it will have a new venue and a handful of new exhibitors, including OP, Obey and Stussy -- names previously found only in the aisles of the Action Sports Retailer (ASR) show down the ...
THE SCORECARD.(Blue Marlin)(Brief article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... The Scorecard Who's Wearing: Blue Marlin Although its corporate headquarters are in San Francisco, vintage-inspired Blue Marlin is all over Tinseltown and its celebrity inhabitants. The label's Los ...
REEF DEBUTS DELUXE DENIM.(Brief article)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: ADAM TSCHORN LOS ANGELES -- Just a few seasons after launching sportswear, Reef is trying to catch the premium denim wave with the Linton (named after '70s reggae dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson), which rolls out at ASR next week. At a retail price point of $120, it's ...
EVERLAST TAKES STEP IN EUROPE.(Everlast Sporting Goods Manufacturing Company Inc.)(Brief article)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: LEE BAILEY NEW YORK -- Boxing-oriented brand Everlast announced that it has issued a license for the production of footwear in Europe. The Nuremberg, Germany-based licensee, Globus Trading Group GmbH, has sold socks, underwear, apparel and boxing ...
NORTH FACE TO LAUNCH UPSCALE OUTERWEAR LINE; WILL COMBINE TECHNICAL ELEMENTS WITH FASHION.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: BRENDA LLOYD ATLANTA -- The North Face (TNF) has taken its outerwear technical expertise and blended it with Seventh Avenue styling to create a high-end line of outerwear that will debut at The Collective this month. It will launch in better specialty stores and ...
PUMA STRATEGIZES TO BOLSTER RETAIL SALES; MARKETING FIRM HIRED BY SPORT BRAND WORKS WITH STORES TO TRAIN STAFF, ENHANCE PRODUCT PLACEMENT.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: BRENDA LLOYD ATLANTA -- Puma was already hot, achieving double-digit sales increases for six consecutive years, but it wasn't enough for the Herzogenaurach, Germany-based sport and lifestyle brand. Three years ago it took on the challenge of correcting problems at ...
SYMS PROFITS FALL IN THIRD QUARTER.(Brief article)
Jan 09, 2006 ... SECAUCUS, N.J. -- Syms Corp. reported last week that third-quarter profits were off their year-over-year level, but that profits over the last three quarters saw a strong gain. For the 13-week period ended Nov. 26, 2005, Syms posted a net profit of $1.2 million, or 8 cents a ...
SGMA TO REPLACE SUPER SHOW ; NEW SPRING MARKET LAUNCHING IN LAS VEGAS IN JUNE WILL TARGET TRENDSETTING SPORTING GOODS STORES.(Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association)
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: BRENDA LLOYD ATLANTA -- The Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) is counting on its new show format, which debuts in 2007, to better serve the sporting goods industry with its own retooled national trade show. SGMA announced last week that, after ...
STAR LIGHT...
Jan 09, 2006 ... Late last year Genius Insight, a New York-based marketing and research firm, released its StarPower 2005 report, which analyzes celebrity awareness and likability. Below you will find the top 10 male stars who appeared in that survey. The "Fan Base" score is a percentage of all survey ...
MEN'S RETAILERS POST DECENT SALES IN HOLIDAY PERIOD.
Jan 09, 2006; ... Byline: JESSICA PALLAY NEW YORK -- Although the holiday spirit didn't move consumers to buy until late in the month, most retailers still reported a cheerful December -- or at least an adequate one. Last-minute shopping surges, aggressive promotions and the onslaught of gift ...