All Important Season: Stores Look to Cruise For Smoother Sailing

A memorial service for Dick Baker, A former president of Ocean Pacific, will be held at 6 p.m. June 25 at The Times Center, 242 West 41st St. in Manhattan.

Tod’s chief Diego Della Valle insists his 6 percent holding in Saks is a family investment and said he doesn’t plan to revive Schiaparelli before 2010.

Firm continues push into men’s grooming.

At the 2009 CFDA Awards, Tracey Ullman ribbed Marc Jacobs, and Jack White gave Anna Sui the Geoffrey Beene Lifetime Achievement Award.

CFDA Womenswear Designers of the Year Kate and Laura Mulleavy celebrated their win at the Jane Hotel with Kirsten Dunst, Andy Samberg and Alexander Wang.

Study shows 53 percent of international tourists come to shop in the United States.

A creator of brand images, Marc Gobé has traveled to more than 15 cities worldwide since forming Emotional Branding consultancy 18 months ago.

Low inventories spurred retailers to buy immediates as well as holiday items at L.A. Market.

Wholesale prices for U.S. made apparel increased 0.1 percent in May compared with April, and rose 1.4 percent from a year earlier, the Labor Department said.

Carolyn Horchow started Horchow Collection with her husband.

Zilli, the French luxury men’s wear brand, will open a New York flagship this fall.

On Inauguration Day, First Lady Michelle Obama donned Toledo’s lemongrass silk and tulle ensemble, thus catapulting the veteran designer to pop culture stardom.

S&P Retail Index fell 3.1 percent, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a milder 1.3 percent Tuesday.

A study by the National Retail Security Survey finds first upswing in store theft in six years.

Troubled jeweler Finlay sets up formal procedure for firms interested in business, assets.

Pending court approval, Syms hopes to close acquisition on Filene’s this week.

Senate prepares to take up landmark health care reform legislation today.

Macy’s announces $4.1M donation to the National Parks Association to help get kids in touch with nature.

Calvin Klein Jeans was singled out by the media on Tuesday for its provocative billboard at the corner of Houston and Lafayette streets in Manhattan.

Bernard Arnault said most of the growth in the last five to six years was largely due to an overleveraged economy, not to real growth.

Designer Sophia Kokosalaki regains control of her company.

Fashion house Stella Cadente and luxury French leather goods brand Renaud Pellegrino are the among the latest victims of the economy.

Fashion executives at European houses remain upbeat about the cruise season, while designing clothes more for desks than deck chairs.

Diane von Furstenberg was honored by The Mission Society yesterday.

P.S. may stand for postscript in literary terms, but the new retail concept from Aéropostale Inc., aimed at seven- to 12-year-olds, is no afterthought.

J. Crew tests out new accessories store in SoHo.

The day’s top gainers and losers.