Article: Zayre earnings advance 22.6% in third quarter.

Article: A VIABLE CHANNEL; SPECIALTY STORES HOLDING THEIR OWN IN THE TABLETOP INDUSTRY.
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  May 21, 2001 ;     506 words ...NEW YORK-With specialty stores accounting for nearly a third...Associates, contends that some specialty stores may have gained some market...better at smaller independent specialty stores, such as Michael C. Fina and...

Article: Specialty stores soar: sales increase 14.2%. (housewares)(Top 100 Housewares/Tabletop)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  September 18, 1995 ;     700+ words ...NEW YORK--Specialty stores held their own against competing...Dollar figures are in millions Specialty stores' share of the housewares pie...by a dynamic list of national specialty stores, three of the overall top growth...

Article: Better dress firms: specialty stores mean business.
WWD;  March 19, 1991 ;     700+ words ...Better Dress Firms Specialty Stores Mean Business NEW YORK -- Years...to find the best couple of specialty stores in a city and concentrate on...dress manufacturers. They see specialty stores playing an increasingly important...

Article: Visit with Nautica stirs thoughts of specialty stores. (sportswear manufacturer and retailer) (column)
Daily News Record;  February 13, 1989 ;     700+ words ...Visit with Nautica stirs Thoughts of specialty stores All the current conversation about...presumptuous, to say the least, to dissociate specialty stores from the sportswear business. It would...the primary message of the store. Specialty stores can't be counted out. Reports from...

Article: COURTING THE SMALL STORES.(Moderate vendors and specialty stores)(Statistical Data Included)
WWD;  May 3, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Moderate vendors are romancing specialty stores with a renewed passion. Several fashion...merchandising programs to increase volume with specialty stores as they diversify their account base...game plans. We started selling to specialty stores 50 years ago, and we've never stopped...

Article: Specialty stores saved table linens.(Table linens report: 2004)
Home Textiles Today;  June 14, 2004 ;     352 words ......mid-tier and home textiles specialty stores that continued to open...harvest season goods. Specialty chains have more and more...increasing there. In 2003, discount department stores generated 32 percent...market share; home textiles specialty chains nabbed 24 ...

Article: Consumers, confused by mergers seen turning to specialty stores. (clothing and dress)
Daily News Record;  April 15, 1988 ;     620 words ......Confused by Mergers, Seen Turning to Specialty Stores By BILL BRICK NEW YORK -- The mergers...as a blessing for independent men's specialty stores, according to several top executives...buying offices that primarily cater to specialty stores contend their respective member stores...

Article: Specialty stores score with luxury. (1995 household linens sales)(The Top 100 Retailers of Home Textiles)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network;  September 23, 1996 ;     671 words ...NEW YORK--Specialty stores have focused heavily on better...growth niche area More than ever, specialty stores are being challenged to differentiate...merchandise to consumers. Nearly all specialty stores in the top 30 posted gains. Linens...

Article: Woolworth's keys gains to its specialty stores.
WWD;  June 19, 1987 ;     183 words ...Woolworth's keys gains to its specialty stores Specialty stores accounted for more than one-third of sales and...chairman, told the annual meeting here Thursday that specialty stores have been responsible for 62 percent of the company...

Article: Isn't that special. (shoe industry considers specialty stores their best ally)
Footwear News;  July 22, 1991 ;     657 words ...Isn't That Special NEW YORK - Specialty stores. They are just that - stores that...wholesalers increasingly are looking to specialty stores - both small scale operations and...half of Bally's business is done in specialty stores, which he considers the spirit of...

Article: Specialty stores save table linens.(Table linens report: 2004.)
Home Textiles Today;  March 8, 2004 ;     700+ words ......and home textiles specialty stores that continued to...there. In 2003, discount department stores generated...targeting department and specialty stores, with basic designs...2003 % 2003 $ 1. Discount department stores 32% $193...24 7. Single unit specialty ...

Article: Specialty Stores: The Right Mix Is the Key.
Kiplinger Business Forecasts;  March 14, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Byline:Sally Martin O'Briant Specialty stores, which offer harried consumers a tightly...whose major appeal is low prices, specialty stores will draw customers by offering them...of consumers who say they shop in specialty stores has increased steadily from 2000 to...

Article: NOT TO CLOSE UP 8,000 SPECIALTY STORES IN CHINA, AVON SAYS
AsiaInfo Services;  April 6, 2004 ;     237 words ......Services 04-06-2004 Not to Close up 8,000 Specialty Stores in China, Avon Says BEIJING, Apr 06...world, would close up more than 5,000 specialty stores and more than 2,000 specialty counters...it does not absolutely close up its specialty stores and specialty counters. Even if ...

Article: Specialty stores buoy sweater orders.
WWD;  May 1, 1985 ;     700+ words ......been deepening their penetration into specialty stores with their current fall lines. They...said they are having better luck with specialty stores and are selling at more of the regional...far, said Jack Benson, president. Specialty stores account for 70 percent of Jeanne Pierre...