Schottenstein Takes Majority Stake in Leiber

This isn’t your mom’s HSN.

We face a real challenge in the beauty industry,” said Marc Pritchard, president of strategy, productivity and growth at Procter & Gamble…

The eight-year-old AKQA, as in All Known Questions Answered, is a global digital media agency with offices in San Francisco, New York, Washington, London, Amsterdam and Shanghai.

What a difference two years can make.

The flurry of merger and acquisition activity in the beauty business was the backdrop for a panel discussion of financial experts at the WWD Beauty CEO Summit.

Target may not have been the first mass marketer to enter the beauty realm, but the discounter has tried to do it better than the competition.

If Wendy Liebmann had it her way, attendees of the WWD Beauty CEO Summit would have joined her onstage, held hands and leapt into the abyss.

What does it take to build a global operation out of a traditional infrastructure?

Govind Shrikhande, chief executive officer of India’s Shopper’s Stop Ltd., kicked off his presentation with a quip about trying to keep the audience awake after lunch. He needn’t have worried.

Sasa International Holdings aims to be the definitive one-stop cosmetics specialty shop servicing all of Asia.

The luxury consumer represents a key growth driver for the beauty industry, according to Paolo de Cesare, Printemps’ chief executive officer and chairman.

John Replogle, president and chief executive officer of Burt’s Bees, presented the “severe dilemma” the beauty industry is facing today by asking the audience of beauty executives one simple question: “If we’re here to help consumers live better…

The Internet has given consumers a giant megaphone, and beauty firms can’t help but hear shoppers’ concerns, uncensored take on products and shopping preferences, William P. Lauder, chief executive officer of the Estée Lauder Cos. Inc., told…

Rather than give a formal speech, Leslie Blodgett, chief executive of Bare Escentuals, regaled the crowd at the WWD Beauty CEO Summit with a series of stories that had everyone laughing.

To understand the future, you must first look to the past. So says Paolo Gasparrini, the man who established L’Oréal’s business in Mainland China in…

Virginia drosos, president of global Beauty Care at Procter & Gamble, has played a large part in the transformation of the brand most women in the Fifties knew as Oil of Olay.

A total of 235 top cosmetics executives gathered here at the historic Breakers Hotel from May 12 to 14 for the seventh WWD Beauty CEO Summit, which featured…

Gottschalks Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter loss widened as both revenues and comparable-store sales dropped by double-digit percentages.

Movado Group Inc. said first-quarter earnings dropped by almost half on disappointing domestic sales.

It’s a packed calendar for Dolce & Gabbana, which is planning store openings around the world over the next 12 months, investing in both developed and…

Virginia drosos, president of global Beauty Care at Procter & Gamble, has played a large part in the transformation of the brand most women in the Fifties knew as Oil of Olay.

Sharon Stone may have apologized for her controversial remarks on China’s massive earthquake, but it’s not stopping the actress from getting her own dose of…

There’s a deeper concept behind Alessandra Facchinetti’s first Valentino ad campaign than just a pretty picture.

Naomi Campbell is in hot water again, this time across the pond.

True Religion Brand Jeans will bring some casualwear to the land of the suit.

Yoox Group, the Bologna, Italy-based Internet retailer, said Thursday that it plans to go public in the first part of 2009.

Few luxury firms sell online, yet among those that do online retail is an important part of their business, accounting for 12 percent of revenues on…

Skin care brand H2O Plus has been sold.

Alessandro Dell’Acqua is the new creative director at Malo, replacing 6267 duo Tommaso Aquilano and Roberto Rimondi, who went to Ferré last month.

Federal agents arrested eight people on counterfeiting charges Thursday and seized 1,113 boxes of fake goods, such as apparel under the Tommy Hilfiger,…

Pegasus Capital Advisors has sold a majority stake in the luxury accessories brand Leiber to Schottenstein Stores Corp., which owns a majority of Filene’s…

CFDA award-winning jewelry designer and sculptor Robert Lee Morris is partnering with a new young design duo: Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen.

Only a day after acquiring direct control of its stores in Greater China, Coach unveiled a sprawling new flagship in the Central District here.

In a much anticipated move, Liz Claiborne Inc. is decentralizing its sourcing, giving each of its more than a dozen brands control over its own…

J. Crew Group, driven by strong online revenues, healthy margins and conservative planning, reported first-quarter net income up 23.7 percent to $30.5…

Butler Bag has signed an agreement with Accessory Network Group to design, manufacture and distribute handbags to specialty, midtier and mass retailers…