Now that new quotas have been brought to bear on Chinese imports, vendors are rushing to ship before they get caught in a pinch.
European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said Tuesday that there was an opportunity to broker a deal with China to stem its surging textile and apparel exports.
Consumer confidence made a surprising jump in May, ending a four-month decline.
Shareholders of May Department Stores and Federated Department Stores have a lot to chew on before their July 13 meeting.
Versace widened its losses in 2004 to $117.8 million, as sales dropped 20.6 percent to $396.8 million.
KOHL’S MAY SALES: Kohl’s Corp. said Tuesday that sales for the four-week period ended May 28 rose 10.2 percent compared with the same four-week period a year ago. On a same-store basis, sales inched up just 0.2 percent. The retailer…
Just who is this Paris Latsis, besides Paris Hilton’s similarly named fiance?
Cosmoprod to Relaunch De Silva Brands
MILAN — Italian beauty marketer Diana De Silva has a new business strategy in the making — thanks to an acquisition of the firm earlier this spring by Cosmoprod, a newly formed…
Giorgio Armani and EMAAR Hotels & Resorts finalized their pact on Tuesday to create a chain of hotels and resorts.
ITALIAN INITIATIVE: In an act of patriotic spirit, Giorgio Armani, Donatella Versace, Valentino Garavani and Gianfranco Ferre are curbing their normally competitive…
Cruise continues with collections from Dolce & Gabbana, Versace and Alessandro Dell’Acqua, while J.Crew adds luxurious details such as fur.
The heat is on for moderate firms to speed up their production to keep up with consumer demand for the latest trends.
A growing number of marketing experts has been clamoring for branding that taps into people’s emotions, but author-consultant Mark Joyner is calling for a reason-based approach.
As fashion retailers scramble to find the next rich niche to mine, four brands, Liz Claiborne, Hanes, Jones New York and Talbots are proving among the most popular across two generations: Baby Boomers and Gen Xers.
It’s a mistake for marketers to paint Baby Boomers with too broad a brush, a reality evident in new findings that divide the generation into three psychographic groups.
Major retailers, such as J.C. Penney Co., as well as bridal chains like David’s Bridal and BridesMart Bridal and Internet entrepreneurs are trying to tap into the sales potential of the growing U.S. Hispanic population.
Her niche may be shoes, but Calleen Cordero is quickly becoming known for so much more.
In the past few years, Santa Barbara has seemed less like a resting place for surfers and retirees and more of a hot spot of fashion and design. The wind-swept city is home to no less than three collections — Karanina, Tamsen and Lucky…
Five floors may not seem like much for a hotel, but they qualify as the tallest building in downtown Santa Barbara — the beautiful and quaint Hotel Andalucia. Nestled right at the top of the old-world Spanish-style hotel is El Cielo, Santa…
Easily one of the most peaceful pastimes for Los Angeles’ denizens is shopping, and while the usual arcades of fashion are perfectly fine, many of today’s savvy shoppers turn to any of the five Blue Bee boutiques located on Santa Barbara’s trendy…
The beachside haven of Santa Barbara, Calif., has quietly turned into a fashion destination. Here are the hottest of the cool.