Back in the Saddle: Hal Kahn Named as CEO of Steve & Barry’s

Former Macy’s East ceo to run specialty chain.

The Retail Plaza Collection has tapped the founders of Warren-Tricomi salons to develop a beauty store to meet the needs of the Plaza?s clientele.

Designer Charlotte Ronson to be face of hair care brand Sebastian Professional?s upcoming product launch.

Physicians Formula is introducing new color cosmetics for the face and eyes, all of which bear the Ecocert organic certification.

Getting influential consumers to use and gab about their products is a dream for beauty companies, and one that Blush Media is aiming to fulfill.

With its Time Zone Line and Wrinkle Reducing Moisturizer, due this winter, Estee Lauder is introducing a proprietary Tri-Hyaluronic Acid Complex.

Fragrance marketer First American Brands Inc. has signed 21-year-old actor and pop artist Jesse McCartney to a scent deal.

Dianne Brill has a simple business model: make your customers feel good.

Chesapeake Bay Candle is getting a new signature this fall, in a move that also will expand the brand’s distribution reach.

Mark Badgley and James Mischka are playing off their red-carpet heritage with Badgley Mischka Couture, a new fragrance that they will introduce in February.

It’s a sign of the Thymes: the Minneapolis-based personal care brand is taking its first step into both the facial skin care and naturals categories.

YSL Beaute has added French actor Vincent Cassel to its constellation of star spokesmen.

Men’s grooming brand Zirh has reached a long-term product development and distribution deal with seller Jafra Cosmetics International Inc.

One nail, hand and foot care company called Barielle is galloping into CVS Pharmacy.

Saks? associate divisional merchandise manager Sarah Tam, designer Robert Lee Morris, and Jon Cetnarski, a SVP for MasterCard, offer economic downturn advice.

Economy hits Frieze Art Fair in London.

On the one hand, having Tea Leoni on the cover of your magazine the week her separation from David Duchovny is confirmed is fortuitous timing.

Adam Chodikoff, producer for “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart,” does his homework.

In Hong Kong, the Golden Week holiday also brought the city?s first retail casualty, when chain store and manufacturer U-Right failed.

Gap executives outline initiatives which include paring retail space and closing several hundred stores.

In the first 90 minutes alone, shoppers at FFANY Shoes on Sale’s annual benefit Wednesday night bought more than 33,000 pairs of half-priced shoes.

Design-driven technology continues to be a growth path for companies both in and outside the fashion world.

Index seesaws throughout day.

The day’s best and worst performers.

Burberry chief executive Angela Ahrendts upbeat despite turmoil.

Sources said 100 to 150 executive jobs are expected to be eliminated in the central offices in Lord & Taylor?s Fifth Avenue flagship and at branch stores.

Mosaic seeks long-term funding.