Next Stop for Jones: Group Is Said Mulling Possibility of Breakup

TJX Cos. said Wednesday that an unknown amount of data relating to debit, check and credit card transactions had been stolen from its internal databases, and could affect T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods, A.J. Wright and possibly Bob’s Stores customers.

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A rift between House and Senate Democrats has arisen over tying a minimum wage increase to tax breaks for small businesses.

The Bush administration began collecting data on Vietnamese imports of trousers, shirts, underwear, swimwear and sweaters last week, kicking off a controversial program that eventually could restrain trade by imposing antidumping duties.

Warm weather led to soft holiday apparel sales in the New York, Philadelphia and Richmond, Va., areas, according to the Beige Book, the Federal Reserve Board’s anecdotal reading of the U.S. economy.

December wholesale prices on U.S.-made women and girls’ apparel fell 0.4 percent compared with November and were down 0.7 percent from a year earlier.

Bowing to pressure from Democrats on Capitol Hill, the Bush administration said Wednesday that it would revise labor rights provisions in trade deals with Peru, Colombia and Panama before the measures are brought to a vote in Congress.

The top 10 most booked domestic travel destinations for 2007.

The city of Hamburg has sold its 10 percent stake in Beiersdorf.

Paris denim gurus Catherine Leung and Nordine Yousfi are sticking with a food theme when it comes to retail expansion.

Perry White has returned to the fabric that helped him start his career in fashion with the launch of his first full denim collection.

Contemporary clothing label American Chi is introducing the next evolution in back-pocket styling.

Juicy Couture just keeps thinking bigger when it comes to Manhattan. The fashion brand, owned by Liz Claiborne Inc., will open a store on Friday here at 368 Bleecker Street.

Summer was in the air at the three-day Intermezzo trade show here. ENK International’s January edition at the Show Piers was busy with buyers who were on the hunt for fresh looks to complete their summer selling season.

How to build a global brand and create shareholder value were two main themes at financial seminars held earlier this week.

The biggest retailers are getting bigger. “The State of Global Retailing: Planting Seeds of Sustainable Growth” seminar at the National Retail Federation convention here drove home that point with a list of the top 10 retailers.

Inspired by young people and their use of technology, interactive services firm IconNicholson and designer Nanette Lepore have created a shopping experience that merges the digital and the real worlds.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s proposal to eliminate the city’s 4 percent sales tax on clothing was welcome news Wednesday to retail executives.

Moving into its third decade in business, Dana Buchman is turning a page.

The Mills Corp. may finally be at the end of its troubles. The beleaguered real estate investment trust, which last week conceded that it was considering bankruptcy, agreed Wednesday to be acquired by Brookfield Asset Management for $7.5 billion,…

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Gen Art has tapped its own Lee Trimble to take over as fashion director, handling all fashion events and programming.

It’s a case of a little guy battling the big guy over samples. SPI Manufacturing LLC, a small supplier of private label sportswear, is suing Pacific Sunwear of California over alleged misappropriated samples and a resulting loss of business, in a $3.5…

Stephen Burrows is seeing the light of day. The designer, who has been rebuilding his business mostly with evening dresses fit for a disco diva for the last four years, is expanding his Stephen Burrows World label with a line of 25 matte jersey…

Chuck Turlinski has emerged as a top candidate to become the next chief executive of Goody’s Family Clothing, the Knoxville, Tenn.-based apparel, accessories and gift chain.

After an aborted auction of the entire company last year, Jones Apparel Group may be contemplating plan B: a breakup.

Less than four years after buying Fila, private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management has sold the Italian active apparel company.

The fashion houses doing couture may be dwindling fast, but the party circuit certainly isn’t thanks to Conde Nast Publications .