Sprint to the Finish: Lauder Net Rises 35.7% in Fourth Quarter

Shopping from the palm of your hand.

Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. issued its first set of quarterly earnings since Isetan Co. Ltd and Mitsukoshi Ltd merged in April.

Full year earnings rise 5.5 percent.

Economy boosts discount giant.

The 31st anniversary of the icon’s death means big business.

Leighton Meester in Nina Ricci at the Piaget Party.

Another McCartney…. Gossip Girls at Bendel’s…. Giorgio gets a kick…

Big increases in same-store sales and profit margins.

Troubled European retailer may even be for sale.

Shareholder rights provisions would be triggered by hostile takeover bid.

Stocks rebounded Thursday, breaking a two-day losing streak as financial stocks recovered and helped push the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.7 percent.

American Media Inc. has been on a roll…. Portfolio to stick with portrait covers?…

Franck Marilly joins U.S. division from Chanel France.

Talking about Wenner, Bonnie Fuller and magazines.

Allege retailer violated U.S. election law.

Both beat expectations but drive guidance in opposite directions.

Christina Zilber launched cosmetics line Jouer in 2004 with unique interlocking packaging, but she admitted it’s not quite the right package all together.

Dallas skin care start-up Organicare will launch a prestige USDA-certified organic range at Henri Bendel, Fred Segal and select Nordstrom and Dillard’s stores.

New location marks first expansion of Freemans Sporting Club Barber concept.

CVS gets a beauty of a deal with its purchase of Longs Drug Stores. CVS Caremark announced Tuesday it was acquiring Longs’ 521 retail sites for $2.9 billion.

CND Names Creative Director… Oh, Behave… FHI Names CFO…

Firm matches estimates and projects strong 2009 as stock soars.

After half a century in the apparel business, Lilly Pulitzer is adding a little juice — as in fragrances — to the mix.

Italian denim and sportswear firm creates men’s and women’s scents with P&G Prestige Products.

Lancome will begin a global rollout in September of a new lipstick collection, called L’Absolu Rouge.

When Diesel launched its Fuel For Life fragrances a year ago, the masterbrand was portrayed as being so intoxicating that the it was as irresistible as drugs.

Quiksilver Inc. and its fragrance licensee Inter Parfums Inc. are readying the label’s first eponymous men’s scent.

Dermatologist Fredric Brandt is taking the next step in the microdermabrasion game by introducing an exfoliator for the body.

Angel’s star is set to rise again this fall, thanks to its new body product line and debut TV advertising campaign, featuring Naomi Watts.

CEO seen out as financing arrangements are finalized.