Article: Fresh items spur moderate handbag business.

NEW YORK -- After a year or so of slumbering, the moderate handbag business is showing signs of life.

While the handbag category as a whole has been on a roll for quite some time now, the moderate segment of the business, centered in department stores with retail price points that stretch mostly from $20 to $60, has been struggling. While executives won't give specifics, several admit figures have been off.

Now, retailers and vendors concur, the outlook has brightened, with a better flow of new items and the much-anticipated addition of Nine West, whose line will hit stores this fall. The brand has already proven itself as the number one shoe vendor for many department ...

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