HOT BOX
At Carson Pirie Scott in Milwaukee, Wisc., Galt Sand’s sweatshirt for the Super Bowl-hopeful Green Bay Packers, retailing for $36.99, is hot. Tens of thousands of the sweatshirt in the last three weeks alone have sold in the 11 Carson’s throughout Wisconsin.
Ultimo, Chicago, has sold eight units in mint green, bright orange and black in just two days, of Tse’s superfine and sleeveless wool baby turtleneck that retails for $320.
At Barneys CO/OP Department, Coleridge & Co.’s yolk front boot leg stretch pants, that retail for $159, have sold through at 60 percent in two weeks nationwide, and Barneys has already ordered 500 more.
At Christy Sports, a 35-unit retail operation based in Lakewood, Colo., high tech, waterproof, athletic-cut ski jackets are bestsellers. With retail prices ranging from $265 to $400, Roffee, Marker and The North Face are popular brands.