Daily News Record back issues from April 2008:
FIT CLUB.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Slim Silhouettes Emerge as a New Standard in Dress Furnishings Caption(s): ...
ADRENALINA'S PUMPED FOR NATIONAL GROWTH.
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Jean E. Palmieri NEW YORK - Beware, Zumiez and PacSun, there's a new game in town. Adrenalina, a new action-sports retail concept, is quietly beginning a national rollout. The Miami-based company, which went public through a reverse merger last fall, ...
ABBOUD TRIAL; TALKS FAIL, JUDGE TO MAKE RULING; THE RIGHT TO THE ONGOING USE OF THE ABBOUD NAME WILL BE DETERMINED IN THE COMING WEEKS.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Byline: Brenner Thomas NEW YORK - Compromise has eluded Marty and Joseph once again. After three weeks of discussions, the former business partners, Marty Staff, CEO of JA Apparel, and Joseph Abboud, failed to reach an agreement in the much-discussed trademark ...
MULBERRY COULD JOIN PVH STABLE.(Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Gillian Koenig NEW YORK - Mulberry Neckwear, the second-largest tie company in the country, is reportedly on the block, and the most likely buyer is believed to be Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. Sources said the two companies are talking and that a deal was nearly ...
BRIEFING: MARCO BORTOLETTI...STEVE DELUCA...VF CORP....3.1 PHILLIP LIM.(Steve DeLuca has been named vice-president and publisher of Details of Cond Nast Publications)(Marco Bortoletti will retire at the end of this month as CEO of Fashion Box Group)(VF Corp will open a Manhattan store )
Apr 07, 2008 ... Marco Bortoletti will retire at the end of this month as CEO of Fashion Box Group, maker of the Replay, Replay & Sons and We Are Replay brands. Bortoletti is an 18-year veteran of the company and is exiting to pursue other interests. A new CEO will be named in the next few weeks, according ...
BANANA REPUBLIC OPENS FIRST MONOGRAM STORE.(Brief article)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Maisie Wilhelm NEW YORK - Banana Republic will open its first freestanding Monogram concept store today in Greenwich Village. The store, on Bleecker Street and Sixth Avenue, will remain open for nine months and serve as a laboratory for the company's men's ...
GILT GROUPE TO ADD MEN'S.(Gilt Groupe)(Company overview)(Brief article)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Maisie Wilhelm NEW YORK - Gilt Groupe, the e-commerce site that brings designer sample sales to its members via the Internet, will begin offering men's wear on April 16. Founded in November 2007 by Alexis Maybank and Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Gilt Groupe aims ...
CORRECTION.(Correction notice)
Apr 07, 2008 ... NEW YORK - Ron Frasch is president and chief merchandising officer of ...
H&M TO COLLABORATE WITH KAWAKUBO.(&M has tapped Rei Kawakubo to collaborate on a collection for holiday)(Brief article)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Miles Socha PARIS - H&M has tapped Rei Kawakubo to collaborate on a collection for holiday. "Mentally, I will not change my approach," the maverick Japanese designer behind Comme des Garons told DNR. "But since the object of the exercise is to join the forces ...
ATLANTIC CITY GETTING SPIFFIER; BOSS, OTHERS TO OPEN UNITS IN THE WATER CLUB, BORGATA'S NEW SISTER HOTEL IN THE NEW JERSEY GAMING TOWN.
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Maisie Wilhelm NEW YORK - Atlantic City is making more waves. The Water Club, a new, $400 million, non-gaming boutique hotel adjacent to the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, will welcome Boss by Hugo Boss, Just Cavalli and other high-end retailers to the New Jersey ...
GOLD-PLATED LUNCHEON.(Italy-America Chamber of Commerce)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: David Moin, Jean Palmieri NEW YORK - Italian brands are very important to Bergdorf Goodman. And so it makes sense that its CEO, Jim Gold, would be singled out for the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce's Business and Culture Award. Gold, who received the ...
TANSKY TO SPEAK AT EWA EVENT.(Emanuel Weintraub Associates)(Conference news)(Brief article)
Apr 07, 2008 ... NEW YORK - Top executives from the retail and apparel industries will be the speakers at an upcoming seminar hosted by Emanuel Weintraub Associates. Burt Tansky, CEO of Neiman Marcus Group; Richard Baker, CEO of NRDC Partners, which owns Lord & Taylor; Joe Gromek, head of ...
AMERICAN APPAREL DEFENDS BILLBOARD; FILMMAKER WOODY ALLEN SUES CONTROVERSIAL MANUFACTURER FOR $10 MILLION OVER UNAUTHORIZED USE OF HIS IMAGE.(cases)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Andrew Harmon LOS ANGELES - Dov Charney loves the schmata business. Perhaps that's why the controversial American Apparel CEO used an image of Woody Allen, clad in Hasidic garb and sporting peyots in a scene from the 1977 film Annie Hall, for a short-lived ad campaign ...
BETWEEN THE LINES: BOWERY BOY...DOG DAY AFTERNOON...FAST FASHION.(Brief article)
Apr 07, 2008 ... BOWERY BOY: John Varvatos began drawing back the curtain on his new boutique in the former CBGB space on the Bowery over the weekend, and was poised to welcome the public on Monday. The rebirth of the birthplace of punk is sure to draw a curious crowd. BTL has learned that the walls were ...
THE HUNDREDS HITS SAN FRANCISCO ; THE L.A.-BASED STREETWEAR BRAND SETTLES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH A SECOND RETAIL SHOP.(Brief article)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Jessica Pallay NEW YORK - With just an "Adam bomb" flag hanging overhead, the line of young men that stretched around the block was a dead giveaway that something was happening behind 585 Post Street's blacked-out windows. The Hundreds, one of streetwear's most popular ...
ORLEBAR BROWN REACHES U.S.(Orlebar Brown )(Company overview)(Brief article)
Apr 07, 2008 ... Byline: Brenda Lloyd ATLANTA - After only a year in business, upscale British men's swimwear company Orlebar Brown has made its entry into the U.S. market. Orlebar Brown, named for its owners, Adam Brown and Julia Simpson-Orlebar, was launched in March at Clearly ...
SIMA SELECTS AWARD NOMINEES.(Surf Industry Manufacturers Association)(Brief article)
Apr 07, 2008 ... NEW YORK - The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association has chosen its nominees for the 2008 Image Awards. The winners in 15 categories will be announced at the SIMA Surf Summit, which takes place in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on May 14-17. Nominees for the surf industry's men's ...
DOMENICO VACCA SETS RETAIL EXPANSION; ITALIAN DESIGNER TO OPEN LICENSED STORES IN RUSSIA AND DUBAI AS WELL AS THREE ADDITIONAL UNITS IN THE U.S.(Company overview)(Statistical data)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Brenner Thomas NEW YORK - Recession may be dampening retail plans elsewhere, but Italian-born designer Domenico Vacca isn't feeling the pinch as he moves ahead with plans to open five new units in the U.S. and abroad in the next two years. The luxury brand, ...
EVERLAST BUILDING ON ITS BOXING ROOTS.(Everlast Worldwides Advertising campaigns)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Brenda Lloyd ATLANTA - Delivering on plans it announced nearly a year ago for a makeover, Everlast Worldwide has launched an advertising campaign and unveiled a new, revitalized logo. Everlast is building on its roots in the boxing world, which date back to ...
DKNY JEANS OPENS EUROPEAN FLAGSHIP; THE 44,4000-SQUARE-FOOT STORE IN LONDON IS ONE OF SEVERAL UNITS IN U.K., THE SECOND-LARGEST MARKET FOR FIRM.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Byline: Samantha Conti LONDON - DKNY Jeans has splashed a shock of taxicab yellow in central London with the opening of its first European flagship. The 4,400-square-foot store in a former antiques gallery is DKNY Jeans' largest freestanding unit in Europe, and ...
CALVIN KLEIN TOUTS BEST BETS FOR FALL; HOUSE SEES WINNERS IN BLACKJACK, POUCH-FRONT UNDERWEAR AND FALL FASHION OFFERINGS IN A SUBDUED PALETTE.
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Jean Scheidnes NEW YORK - Out like a lamb? Not Calvin Klein, which ended the month of March with two snazzy events. First, the company sponsored a Cinema Society premiere of 21, the blackjack movie starring Jim Sturgess and the current face of Calvin Klein Jeans, Kate ...
BALANCE SHEET; WINNERS AND LOSERS ON THE FISCAL BATTLEFIELD.(clothing industry report)(Report)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Evan Clark A new report on the luxury industry by HSBC analysts Antoine Belge and Erwan Rambourg should be filed under the heading of "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger," and its findings should resonate not only with high-end players, but fashion companies across ...
LUNDGREN, ULLMAN GET PAY CUTS IN '07.(Lower profits led to reduced pay for the top brass at both Macy's Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. Inc)(Statistical data)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Evan Clark NEW YORK - Lower profits led to reduced pay for the top brass at both Macy's Inc. and J.C. Penney Co. Inc. last year, according to regulatory filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission last week. Terry Lundgren, Macy's chairman, CEO and ...
TRANSATLANTIC APPEAL; POSH BRITISH FLAIR COUNTERS '60S AMERICAN PREP IN FALL FURNISHINGS.
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Gillian Koenig NEW YORK - Men's wear is in the midst of a British-American crossover, and nowhere is the transatlantic trend more evident than in the contrasting assortment of fall furnishings. Dramatic dress shirts featuring British cutaway collars and large checks in ...
A SOMBER MOOD; CHINESE COMPANIES FEEL THE HEAT OF A WEAK U.S. ECONOMY AT INTERTEXTILE BEIJING.
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Kathleen E. McLaughlin BEIJING - China's textile manufacturers, pressed by rising costs at home and a weakening U.S. economy, are casting their eyes toward European and domestic markets in hopes of making up for slowing American demand. "We are expanding to other ...
REVISITING THOM BROWNE.(Column)
Apr 07, 2008; ... Byline: Stan Gellers Looks like, feels like and moves like Black Fleece. But was the suave, hip two-button suit that I saw at Brooks Brothers' recent fall preview really designed by Thom Browne, the downtown designer who exploded on the men's wear scene in the summer of '03? In ...
VEST BET.
Apr 07, 2008 ... Byline: David Lipke Tailored vests have been popular among 20-something hipsters for the past few seasons, and trendy brands continue to tweak the look for fall '08 by injecting a dose of downtown flavor to the sartorial staple. "Vests and classic denim are the perfect ...
CITY OF MEN.
Apr 14, 2008 ... DKNY Readies Ambitious Push ...
MEN'S WEAR MALAISE CONTINUES IN MARCH.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Maisie Wilhelm, Evan Clark NEW YORK - Men's wear was not immune to the depressing retail environment in March as many consumers held on to their pennies while dreading a recession. Frigid temperatures and an early Easter made for tough comparisons in the ...
ERNEST BROWN JOINS MAN ALIVE.(Finish Line has appoints Ernest Brown as vice president )(Brief article)
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jessica Pallay NEW YORK - In a continuing effort to turn around a flagging streetwear business, The Finish Line has hired Ernest Brown, a longtime Parisian merchant, as vice-president and GMM of its Man Alive division. Brown reports to Lou Spagna, who came on board as ...
BRIEFING: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN...KATHEE TESIJA...B*FLY...A/X ARMANI EXCHANGE.(Gaetano Sallorenzo was named chief executive officer of Italy's Fashion Box)(Kathee Tesija was named executive vice precident of merchandising at Target)
Apr 14, 2008 ... Alexander McQueen opened his long-awaited Los Angeles boutique last week on Melrose Avenue. Anchored by a Robert Bryce Muir steel sculpture, "Angel of the Americas," that hangs suspended through a circular skylight, the 3,100-square-foot store is located at the intersection of Melrose and ...
MEN'S WEAR SHOWS FACE OFF IN ATLANTA; APPAREL MART AND COBB GALLERIA SHOWS BOTH DRAW STORES.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Brenda Lloyd ATLANTA - It was the battle of the men's apparel shows here April 6-7 as both the AmericasMart's Alpha and the Atlanta Apparel Exhibition (AAE) held their markets. Alpha, AmericasMart's men's show, was tiny this time around, with fewer than 50 ...
THE NEEMA SHUFFLE.(Wayne Markowitz has been named chief finance officer of Neema Clothing )(Brief article)
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Brenner Thomas NEW YORK - Wayne Markowitz has been named CFO and COO of Neema Clothing as part of a larger executive shuffle at the suit maker. "Wayne has a wealth of experience and knowledge in both financial management and day-to day operations," said Neema ...
BRAND MIX KEEPS ARMANI IN OVERDRIVE; WITH PLANS TO OPEN 50 NEW STORES WORLDWIDE THIS YEAR, DESIGNER CALLS FUTURE "CERTAIN AND BRIGHT".(Company overview)
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Andrew Roberts MILAN - Size matters to Giorgio Armani. After his eponymous fashion empire registered a 17 percent hike in operating profits in 2007, the 73-year-old designer said Thursday that he expects further retail expansion worldwide to fuel his ...
THE RALPH OLYMPICS.(Polo Ralph Lauren's management)
Apr 14, 2008 ... Byline: Jean Scheidnes NEW YORK - Polo Ralph Lauren might not bring home any medals, but the company is poised to win big at the Olympic Games in Beijing in August as the official outfitter of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams. The teams had previously been dressed by Roots, ...
HEARTS ON SLEEVES; INDUSTRY EVENTS RAISE AWARENESS AND SUBSTANTIAL SUMS FOR DESERVING CHARITIES.
Apr 14, 2008 ... Byline: Jean Scheidnes, Jean E. Palmieri, Tom Beebe NEW YORK - Jeffrey's fifth annual Fashion Cares NYC event doubled in attendance this year and raised over $500,000 for Gay Men's Health Crisis, Lambda Legal Defense Fund and the Hetrick-Martin Institute, home of the Harvey Milk ...
LEVI'S BETS ON PREMIUM POSITIONING; CEO JOHN ANDERSON AIMS TO PUMP UP THE TOPS BUSINESS, INTERNATIONAL SALES AND PRODUCT QUALITY AT LEVI'S, DOCKERS.(Company overview)
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: David Lipke NEW YORK - Levi Strauss & Co. may have built its brands with bottoms-the company is synonymous with 501 jeans and Dockers khakis-but CEO and president John Anderson is aiming to leverage that heritage into complete lifestyle collections that garner a much ...
DKNY SUITS UP; A CLOTHING LICENSE AND A CAMPAIGN, AIMED SQUARELY AT MEN AND STARRING A FAMILIAR FACE, ARE IN THE WORKS AS THE BRAND GEARS UP FOR A BIG FALL PUSH.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jean Scheidnes NEW YORK - Donna Karan International is in the final stages of negotiating a license with Peerless Clothing for DKNY tailored clothing, the latest in a string of new partnerships working toward a major, multi-category extension of DKNY across the better ...
OLIVER SPENCER OPENS IN LONDON.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Lucie Greene LONDON - Oliver Spencer is branching out. The British men's wear brand unveiled its first London store last week, and will debut a women's collection in September. Next year, a second London store is planned and the long-term strategy ...
VARVATOS' TRIBUTE TO CBGB BOWS; DESIGNER'S MUSEUM-LIKE, NEW RETAIL STORE RETAINS MANY ELEMENTS FROM THE LEGENDARY, BYGONE BOWERY NIGHTCLUB.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jean Scheidnes NEW YORK - It's showtime for John Varvatos. The designer lifted the curtain on his new boutique in the "birthplace of punk," the former site of the legendary rock club CBGB, a platform that helped launch the early careers of The Ramones, Patti ...
A TOAST TO TERRY; MACY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE TAKES THE TOP PHILANTHROPY HONOR FROM CARNEGIE HALL, WHILE MACY'S WEST CELEBRATES SPRING.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jessica Pallay, Joanna Ramey NEW YORK - With his retail empire stretching from coast to coast, Terry Lundgren clearly knows the value of real estate. So the Macy's chairman, CEO and president was naturally pleased to see all three tiers of the Waldorf-Astoria's ballroom ...
BALANCE SHEET; WINNERS AND LOSERS ON THE FISCAL BATTLEFIELD.(Financial report)
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Evan Clark So the U.S. lost 80,000 jobs in March (the third straight monthly decline), consumer confidence is more than a little down and J.C. Penney slashed first-quarter estimates and probably won't be the only chain to do so. Where's the industry to look for some good ...
JA APPAREL'S CHINA ROLLOUT; JOSEPH ABBOUD BRAND JOINS ZEGNA AND HUGO BOSS IN THE COUNTRY'S SURGING MEN'S WEAR MARKET.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Brenner Thomas NEW YORK - Marty Staff took the first step in realizing JA Apparel's big plans for China late last month with a runway show in downtown Beijing, where China's retailers and fashion elite got their first taste of the Joseph Abboud brand. The ...
OLYMPIC DREAMS; HAVING WON THE BID TO HOST THE WINTER OLYMPICS IN 2014, SOCHI IS UNDERGOING AN ECONOMIC AND RETAIL EXPANSION.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Peter Savodnik MOSCOW - Winter sports aficionados are fond of decamping to Vail or Jackson Hole or Chamonix for top-flight, black-diamond slopes. Now there's Sochi, the Black Sea resort in Russia's North Caucasus, featuring the plushest, most plentiful snow on the ...
MOSCOW MATURES; FLUSH WITH CASH, MUSCOVITES SEEK OUT A NEW, MORE VARIED LUXURY MARKET.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Alastair Gee MOSCOW - On opening day in April 2007, Rosa Kamenev's vast, new Moscow store, which sells both men's and women's wear, sold just a single pair of leggings for around $400. A year later, Kamenev's Cara & Co is just about breaking even. As a ...
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS; SPENDING ON LUXURY GOODS IS ON THE RISE, TEMPTING FOREIGN BRANDS TO OPEN SHOP IN INDIA.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Mian Ridge DELHI - It comes as no surprise to industry professionals that an increasing number of contemporary men's wear designers have announced plans to open new stores in India. In recent months a rush of international designers and brands have announced ...
LANDS OF OPPORTUNITY.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: David Lipke Where are the biggest potential growth areas for retailers around the world? In a mix of developed and emerging markets, according to a new study by TNS Retail Forward, which ranked the top 10 countries for opportunities in the retail sector through 2012 ....
THE HEAT IS ON; PROTECTIVE FABRICS DOMINATE AT TECHTEXTIL, WHILE A 73-YEAR-OLD ORGANIC MILK FIBER TURNS HEADS.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Brenda Lloyd ATLANTA - Apparel shown at Techtextil North America was not for the faint of heart. Companies highlighted serious fabrics-many with flame-retardant properties-made to protect workers in dangerous jobs. The three-day symposium at the exhibition, ...
KEEPING CURRENT.(Company overview)(Brief article)
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Brenda Lloyd Glen Raven is a company that knows something about innovation. The 127-year-old, North Carolina-based textile company once made only apparel fabrics. That side of the business now accounts for less than 1 percent of its total sales, and that is ...
WANT FRIES WITH THAT? FROM PRODUCT LIFE-CYCLE MANAGEMENT TO ORGANICS, IF YOU WANTED IT, MATERIAL WORLD HAD IT.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Suzanne Hoppough MIAMI BEACH - It was like a smorgasbord. There were shipping companies, trend watchers, button manufacturers, high-tech consultants, fabric mills and even a bit of bling. Taken la carte, the offerings could have been construed as a bit disjointed, but ...
MOUNTAIN HARDWEAR OPENS STORE.(Brief article)
Apr 14, 2008 ... ATLANTA - Mountain Hardwear Inc. has joined the ranks of brands branching out into retail. The mountaineering, outdoor equipment and apparel company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Sportswear, said last week it is opening its first unit this month. The 3,000-square-foot ...
KNOTHE'S MINKOFF DEAD AT 78.(Obituary)(Brief article)
Apr 14, 2008 ... NEW YORK - Ely Minkoff, former CEO of sleepwear manufacturer Knothe Apparel, died March 31 after a long battle with cancer. He was 78. Minkoff began his 40-year career in the apparel industry in 1958, when he took a job as a production manager at sleepwear maker Wilker Brothers ....
DESIGNER RANDY ALLEN DIES AT 59.(Obituary)
Apr 14, 2008 ... NEW YORK - Men's wear designer Randy Allen died at his home in Sonoma, Calif., on April 6 due to heart complications. He was 59. He was best known for his full collection, AZT, which he launched in 1980. His original designs, including leathers in textured lambskin, earned Allen ...
FANCY PANTS.
Apr 14, 2008; ... Byline: Jessica Pallay, Brenner Thomas Foppish patterns generally evoke old-school wool trousers, but fancies have migrated into chic sportswear for fall '08. Labels range from classics like Hart Schaffner Marx, which turned out a patterned corduroy, to hip young men's brands ...
CULTURE CLASH.
Apr 21, 2008 ... The New Urban Market Melds Street and Skate with Premium Influences Caption(s): Poly jacket ...
PENNEY'S LAYS OUT RECESSION STRATEGY.
Apr 21, 2008; ... Byline: Jean E. Palmieri NEW YORK - J.C. Penney is putting on the brakes. At its annual analyst meeting here this week, the Texas-based retailer said it has implemented a "bridge" strategy to "navigate" the current downturn until the economy turns around ....
BROOKS TO EXIT 5TH AVE. IN JANUARY; RETAILER TO FOCUS ON MADISON AVE. FLAGSHIP, SEEK SMALLER SATELLITE LOCATIONS IN NEW YORK.
Apr 21, 2008; ... Byline: Jean E. Palmieri NEW YORK - Brooks Brothers will close its Fifth Avenue store early next year and focus its attention on revamping the Madison Avenue flagship while searching for other satellite locations in the New York City market. "We will leave [Fifth ...
ZEGNA TO PUSH RETAIL OPENINGS IN '08.(Company overview)
Apr 21, 2008; ... Byline: Emilie Marsh MILAN - Ermenegildo Zegna will maintain its drive to create a retail empire in 2008, despite recession concerns. "This year is challenging. Anything can happen. We will prepare for the possible worst, but keep our minds on the best," Gildo Zegna, ...
BRIEFING: JOE'S JEANS...KRIS VAN ASSCHE...WILLIAM RAST...LORD & TAYLOR.(Kris Van Assche has appointed Perrine Houdoux-Stoclet as managing director of the designer brand)(Lord & Taylor appointed Roger Adams to the newly created position of senior vice-president and chief marketing officer )
Apr 21, 2008 ... L.A.-based Joe's Jeans signed a lease to open its first retail store, to be located in the trendy Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago. The 1,890-square-foot store is situated at 1715 North Damen Avenue and will bow in August. The company plans to open a total of four stores in 2008. ...
ARMANI NAMES CEO OF AMERICAN DIVISION.(Giorgio Armani SpA has named Bruno Laguardia as chief executive officer)
Apr 21, 2008; ... Byline: Andrew Roberts MILAN - Giorgio Armani SpA has named Bruno Laguardia CEO of its U.S. subsidiary, replacing Bridget Ryan Berman, who left in September. Laguardia, 61, most recently spearheaded the creation and organization of Trimil SpA, a joint venture set up ...
KENNETH COLE'S NEW CHIEF.(Kenneth Cole Productions has appoints Jill Granoff as chief executive officer)
Apr 21, 2008; ... Byline: Whitney Beckett NEW YORK - Aiming to get back on the growth track, Kenneth Cole Productions has poached Liz Claiborne's Jill Granoff for the role of CEO. Granoff, Claiborne's executive vice-president of direct brands, will take over day-to-day ...
OVERSEAS HANES ADS RAISE EYEBROWS; UNAUTHORIZED ADS CREATED BY AGENCY MCCANN ERICKSON IN INDIA LEADS TO AN ONLINE STORM OF CONTROVERSY.
Apr 21, 2008 ... Byline: David Lipke NEW YORK - Underwear maker Hanes isn't known for provocative marketing-its ads have starred universally likable stars like Michael Jordan, Kevin Bacon and Matthew Perry. So executives at the Winston-Salem, N.C.-based company were taken aback when a series of ...
C'N'C TURNS LENS ON NYC.(Costume National's C'N'C )
Apr 21, 2008; ... Byline: Jean Scheidnes NEW YORK - Costume National launched C'N'C in 2004 to reach younger consumers and today it is actively addressing them in the familiar language of the Internet generation. The brand's spring/summer ad campaign features 10 young Parisians who ...
THE SHIFTING MEN'S SCENE.
Apr 21, 2008; ... Byline: Brenda Lloyd, Jean E. Palmieri ATLANTA - After five years as head of J.C. Penney's men's business, Lana Cain left the company last week to take the president's post at Bealls Department Stores. Cain, whose appointment is effective on April 28, comes after an eight-month ...
7 FOR ALL MANKIND GROWS STORE COUNT; DENIM MAKER SIGNS SIX NEW RETAIL LEASES, READIES GROUNDBREAKING NEW FALL AD CAMPAIGN.
Apr 21, 2008; ... Byline: David Lipke NEW YORK - VF Corp.'s 7 For All Mankind denim brand is ramping up its retail expansion plans, having signed a string of new leases in recent weeks. Over the next nine months the L.A.-based company will open at least six new stores, including two units in ...