More From Catherine M. Curan
Daria: Fashion Character
The MTV star took time out from her busy schedule of tapings, homework and hanging out at the pizza parlor to…
Bankers: Growth Seekers Driving Loans
NEW YORK -- After a long period in which solvent apparel makers had little interest in visiting their bankers,
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KMart Gets Cracking
NEW YORK -- Kmart Corp. has begun the Herculean task of shoring up its ailing discount business.
After ardent…
St. John Quarter Net Up 40%, Topping Estimates
IRVINE, Calif. -- St. John Knits reported third-quarter earnings climbed 40 percent to $3.5 million, or 43…
Cherokee May Have to Return to Chapter 11
NEW YORK -- Cherokee Inc. may be headed for Chapter 11 again in a new restructuring plan, Cary Cooper, the…
Upscale Women’s Apparel Leads August Same-Store Sales Gains
NEW YORK -- Upscale women's apparel retailers paced the field in same-store sales for August, while many…
Wall Street: Winners Will Keep Winning
NEW YORK -- Major apparel manufacturers had a mixed showing in the first quarter, with some companies in the…
SA’s Big Breadwinners
NEW YORK -- Some top apparel executives scored huge earnings increases in 1993, but at underperforming…
Sara Lee to Cut 6% of Jobs, Take $495 Million Charge
NEW YORK -- Sara Lee Corp. will take a $495 million after-tax restructuring charge in the fourth quarter…
Wal-Mart, Kmart Have Sluggish First Quarter
NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart Stores Corp. and Kmart Corp., the two largest general merchandise retailers in the…
Dillard’s Reports Good Sales Gains But Flat Earnings
NEW YORK -- Despite strong sales gains, first-quarter earnings at Dillard Department Stores Inc. were flat…
Apparel Gives Sales a Boost in a Slow April
NEW YORK -- Apparel was again a strong contributor to many stores posting April sales gains, as the…
NM Group to Close Pastille, up to 50 Contempo Units
NEW YORK -- The Neiman Marcus Group will close up to 50 underperforming Contempo Casuals stores and the…
Kmart Sees Net Falling in First Quarter
TROY, Mich. -- Citing women's apparel as one of the few strong areas in a lower-than-expected sales picture…
Women’s Apparel Helps Push Retail Sales Ahead in March
NEW YORK -- Aided by strong women's apparel business, retail sales roared back in March, with many stores…