A Sign of the Times: Women’s ‘Challenged’ As Macy’s Loses $59M

A difficult economy isn’t putting a damper on Gucci’s global retail expansion.

Millard “Mickey” Drexler is no yogi. He’s never even taken a yoga class.

Construction rigs in the greater Houston metropolitan area are whirring, particularly for the retail market, where some 5 million square feet of new space valued at $700 million will be completed this year.

City population… Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown MSA population…

A slew of projects are changing Houston’s vast skyline.

Hennes & Mauritz has kicked off a growth spurt in the Atlanta metropolitan area that will give it four stores in the region, including a 20,000-square-foot flagship, by the end of the year.

The U.S. has retained its status as the world’s most competitive economy despite the credit crunch and the sharp economic downturn, a new global survey said.

Things are looking up for Italian fashion group Aeffe SpA.

Tod’s SpA on Wednesday reported an 8 percent gain in first-quarter operating profits, following revenue growth across all brands, particularly Hogan.

Macy’s Inc. took it on the chin in the first quarter of 2008, posting a loss of $59 million, or 14 cents a share, and citing weak sales in women’s, the…

Benetton reported Wednesday that net profits rose 8.6 percent to 29 million euros, or $40.3 million, on a 3.4 percent hike in sales in the first quarter.

IT Holding SpA reported a 13.1 percent drop in first-quarter earnings, but said roughly flat revenues for the period did not reflect double-digit increases…

Pronovias christened its worldwide flagship here amid the lushness of moss, vines and flowering branches that surrounded wedding dresses and gave the store…

Rising food costs drove prices up on consumer goods, but women’s retail apparel prices were flat in April compared with the previous month and dropped 4.3…

Procter & Gamble Co. has named Bruce Brown as chief technology officer, succeeding G. Gilbert Cloyd, who is to retire Sept. 1.

The Express specialty store chain has taken exception to Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s “Express for Less” ad campaign and sued the retail behemoth for trademark…

Now that it’s a hit and moving to a new network, “Project Runway” has lots of magazines eager to partner up with the show for the sixth season.

Anyone who thinks fame is wasted on the young need only spend some time with Leighton Meester of “Gossip Girl.”

As if retailers and press needed more shows, the ever-expanding fashion circuit has just added another leg: Milano Moda Pre-Collezioni, a presentation of…

Stella McCartney unveiled not one but two stores in China last month and kicked off an expansion drive to open another seven units in the country over the…

It took five whacks of a Taittingers bottle, and help from a crew member, but Salma Hayek eventually christened Puma’s “Il Mostro” yacht here, part of the…

Diesel is abandoning the “American Idol”-like format of its annual competition to find the world’s newest and hottest music acts.

There already may be a lot of controversy surrounding the Summer Olympics here in August, but Nike insists it’s staying focused on the Games.

Shanghai Tang is hoping the third time’s a charm.

Resort season is in full swing, and in New York on Wednesday, Oscar de la Renta rolled out a slew of punchy, Popsicle-bright looks that kept his customers…

Daryl Kerrigan has always been body-conscious in her designs, and for resort, she looked to the human form for inspiration.

Stars attending the opening ceremony of the Cannes International Film Festival Wednesday night sure didn’t let the downbeat story line of headlining film…

There may not be any links between Coco Chanel and Miami — not known ones, anyway — but Karl Lagerfeld feels it’s about time to draw the connection.

Diane von Furstenberg and Liz Claiborne, two Belgian-born women whose businesses have deep ties to Manhattan’s Garment District, will be this year’s…

The House passed a $300 billion compromise farm bill on Wednesday that could potentially help retailers and apparel brands save millions of dollars in…