Article: Movie Star ends men's shirts.(Brief Article)

NEW YORK -- Movie Star Inc. said last week it will exit the men's work and leisure shirt business because of inadequate return on capital. The move will allow the firm to concentrate on its intimate apparel operations.

The men's division, Schwabe, has sales of about $20 million, about 50 percent of that to one customer, Movie Star said. The firm business is "highly seasonal and requires high inventory levels and significant amounts of capital to support it"

The firm said it will record an unspecified special charge in the fourth quarter ended June 30, reflecting the write-down of assets tied to the shirt business. In the year-ago fourth quarter, the company ...

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