YSL, Finally Profitable, Plots Ambitious Growth

Amidst a sea of black-clad editors, it was easy to spot Salma Hayek at Balenciaga. “He loves me in green,” referring to her hubby Francois-Henri Pinault.

Retailer Urban Outfitters slows store openings.

Same-store sales fall, but show some signs of life.

Beth Ditto’s arrival at Nina Ricci Thursday night sent several guests into a tizzy, including Leigh Lezark of The Misshapes.

High performing specialty store Buckle chain sets sights on New York and New Jersey.

The international launch of PureOlogy begins on March 16.

Next month Chanel will unveil its first street-front store dedicated entirely to fragrance and beauty products.

DKNY hosts party with celebs Blake Lively, Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Mark Vanderloo to celebrate its new fragrance.

Dillard’s reports nearly $150 million loss in the fourth quarter.

Obama reiterates support for Employee Free Choice Act.

The day’s gainers and losers

Valerie Hermann and Stefano Pilati plot expansion for luxury firm YSL.

Fifteen local chapters of UNITE HERE have set a vote for Saturday on whether to disaffiliate from the parent union.

Material World and the Los Angeles International Textile Show are set to merge, according to sources.

High-end accessories firm Lambertson Truex filed a Chapter 11, and its exit strategy is a sale of the company.

Contemporary brand Milly open its first store in Tokyo today, and puts a Manhattan unit on hold.

ICE arrest group for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to import more than $40M of counterfeit merchandise into New York ports.

After a much tougher-than-feared first quarter, almost every magazine publisher is going back in and cutting its 2009 budget again.

Brioni is finally in the shop window.

The rules of the game for beauty firms have changed.

Attendance was as low as the spirits at the Personal Care Products Council’s annual meeting, held Feb. 24-27 at the Boca Raton Resort and Club.

PCPC conference keynote speaker Gregory D. Wasson, Walgreens’ new ceo, is putting the chain’s spotlight on beauty.

Karen Grant, vice president of The NPD Group, says consumers will always spring for innovative products.

The day’s top gainers and losers.