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Article: JOHNNIE WALKER STRIDING INTO THE APPAREL BUSINESS.
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- Daily News Record
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- June 17, 1998
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SPORTSWEAR LINE DESIGNED BY JEFFREY BANKS WILL DEBUT AT BLOOMINGDALE'S IN OCTOBER
NEW YORK -- The world's best-selling scotch is preparing to serve one up to the apparel industry. This fall, Johnnie Walker will extend its brand into other products for the first time with the launch of The Johnnie Walker Collection of men's sportswear and watches. The collection, which will be designed by two-time Coty Award winner Jeffrey Banks, will make its debut at Bloomingdale's and Bloomingdale's by Mail in October.
The Johnnie Walker Collection is owned by the whiskey maker. Retail consultant Marvin Traub, the former CEO of Bloomingdale's who put the deal together, told ...